Chicago Casting Calls & Acting Auditions

Paid Opportunity – Major Brand

Seeking: NYC – based talent to be featured in a upcoming E-comm Campaign for a beloved Black-Owned Brand.

• All Sizes, All genders, All ages welcome.
• All talent must be based in the tri-state area.
• All talent must be available last week of January and first week of February, 2023.
• Open to Both signed and Unsigned Talent.

VIRTUAL SELF SUBMIT AUDITIONS

Signature Theatre (DC)

Venue: The MAX Theatre Arlington, VA

Union Status: AEA

Music and Lyrics by Stephen Sondeheim

Book by John Weidman

Director: Ethan Heard

Music Director: Alexander Tom

Casting Director: Benton Whitley CSA of Stewart/Whitley

Casting Assistant: Patrick Maravilla

Rehearsal Date: February 7, 2023

Opening Date: March 7, 2023

Rate: LORT B Scale

[RECITER] – 30’s – 60’s, any gender identity . A narrator and emcee who act as a bridge between the contemporary American audience and 1980s Japan.

Also plays the emperor. Commanding, charismatic, in control, with a twinkle in their eyes.

[KAYAMA YEZAEMON] – 30’s -40’s. Baritone. A minor Samurai chosen by the Shogun to defend Japan against the foreigners, he later becomes a Governor of Uraga.
Over the years, Kayama embraces western ideology and customs, coming into tension with his friend, Manjiro. He is dutiful and honor-bound, proud. 

Production: Gotham Knights
Casting Company: Casting All Talent
Location: Conyers, GA Indoor Scene.
Pays $88/8

Available Roles:

• Visitors
• Criminals
• GCPD Officers
• Detectives
• Bomb Squad

You will take a rapid covid test on your work date.
NOT a vaccine mandated film.
Available 1/18

Production: Gotham Knights
Casting Company: Casting All Talent
Location: Conyers, GA
Pays $88/8

Work Dates:
Jan. 11th – small outdoor scene
Jan. 13th – indoor dance club scene.
     (also need EMTs and GCPD on 13th)
Jan. 17th – smaller scene at the bar.

Types Needed:
Mainly Younger Crowd, but a mix of ages are welcome.
Some Unique/ Grunge Punk Aesthetics. A little splash of 1920’s Weimar night scene, a little modern day Berlin, a little afro punk, a little 90’s ska club, and a whole lot of every day Gotham with these little special splashes mixed in. 

You will take a rapid covid test on your work date.
NOT a vaccine mandated film.

Production: Gotham Knights
Casting Company: Casting All Talent
Location: Conyers, GA Indoor & Outdoor
Pays $125/8

Role: GCPD Officer / Partner of Actor
Work Dates: Jan 11th, 13th, 17th
(18th preferred but optional)

You will take a rapid covid test on your work date.
NOT a vaccine mandated film.

Production: Holiday Road
Starring Mark Wahlberg & Michelle Monaghan

Seeking 5 men, ages 20 to 40,  
to be FEATURED to play rowdy drunk guys, 
(laughing and taunting a lead character)

 NOTE: Acting ability is requested.
(You may attach resume or list exp. below.)

Location: Six Flags – Austell, GA

Work Date: Friday, January 13th
 NIGHT SHOOT(Approx. 5pm start time)
Covid Testing: within 48 hrs prior to work date or will accept other PCR test results.

Pay Rates: 
Work Date:  $125/8
Covid Testing: $50
 
NOT a vaccine mandated film.

Production: Holiday Road 
Starring Mark Wahlberg & Michelle Monaghan
Rate: $88/8
Covid Test Pays: $50
Location: Six Flags Austell, GA
Outdoor Scenes
NIGHT SHOOT

Roles: 

• Theme Park Goers, 
• Rollercoaster Riders, 
• Vendors, and Technicians.

Jan. 13th – still seeking theme park goers

Jan 12 – is BOOKED
(but you can still apply)

You do not have to work both days.
PCR Covid Test Required within 48 hours of work date.
Testing sites available in Smyrna & Atlanta.

Skybound Entertainment is looking for a project manager to join our design team. The right candidate will establish and drive process and product content that delivers on our product and product marketing strategy. If you are passionate about comics, games, detail oriented and take personal pride in your ability to create the world’s best master schedule then this job is for you. Come and be part of a fast-growing fun team to create and deliver success with us! This role will require expertise in production management, cross collaboration, and superb communication and prioritization skills.

This position reports to: Senior Creative Director, Design

Responsibilities: Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Responsible for successful delivery of one or more features while collaborating with colleagues internally and external partners from brand, agencies, and studios.
• Prioritizes tasks, identifies dependencies, assesses risks, removes blockers and sends weekly status reports.
• Identify and implement project management tracking system or software (Monday.com).
• Recognizes areas for internal improvement and develops plans for implementation.
• Develops and assesses metrics to support project targets/deliverables.
• Creates workbacks and formulates approval process for each milestone/execution.
• Anticipates bottlenecks and prioritizes issues to provide management escalation.
• Tracks and implements project improvement plans to drive team efficiency and quality improvements.
• Identifies, mitigates, and drives all risks and issues towards resolution.
• Ensures goals and objectives for the team are in place and are being met.
• Resolves any issues or disputes within the team in a collaborative way, ensuring team satisfaction and motivation.
• Establish and manage folder structures for shared creative.
• Runs daily ops meetings as needed towards milestones and launch.

Requirements:

• 3+ years of project management experience.
• Interactive knowledge and/or experience across all platforms including Xbox, Playstation, PC, Mobile, and Web.
• Experienced in working within guidelines, pitch cycles, and creative constraints
• Education or work experience in related fields that apply directly to job responsibilities.

Desired Experience:

• Exceptional verbal and written communication skills.
• Experience with merchandise and print on demand
• Creative problem spotting and solving skills.
• Familiarity with The Walking Dead, Invincible, and other Skybound IP
• Experience with Shopify and Klayvio
• Ability to context switch quickly, assess and take action.
• Ability to prioritize and raise flags across development.
• A professional, calm and action-oriented demeanor.

Job Type: Exempt, Full-time

Salary Range: $70,000-$80,000/year

Skybound offers a wide array of benefits including medical, dental, vision, life insurance, flexible spending and dependent care accounts, as well as free counseling through our Employee Assistance Program (EAP). We also offer a 401K plan with 4% match, 12 weeks of paid parental leave, generous time off, wellness benefits, and tuition reimbursement. This role may also qualify for a possible discretionary bonus annually.

Company Overview

Skybound is a multiplatform content company working closely with creators and their intellectual properties, extending stories and universes to new platforms, including comics, television, film, tabletop and video games, books, digital content, events, and beyond. We are home to critically-acclaimed global franchises, including The Walking Dead and Invincible.

Skybound Games produces, publishes and distributes video and tabletop games across all genres, including the multi-million-unit selling The Walking Dead video game series. In addition to our wholly-owned franchises, we work with independent developers to foster and create original games with compelling characters and worlds, strong creator and artistic focus, and innovative approaches to engaging genres.

Equal Opportunity Employer

At Skybound we value diversity and are looking for extraordinary employees of all backgrounds! Skybound is an Equal Opportunity Employer and provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, citizenship, age, genetic information, disability, hair texture or veteran status. In addition to federal law requirements, Skybound complies with all applicable state and local laws governing nondiscrimination.

Skybound will consider applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the CA Fair Chance Act and Los Angeles Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance.

Skybound Entertainment

Pixelogic Media Partners, LLC provides distribution services and technology solutions to the entertainment industry. We help studios, broadcasters and digital retailers localize and distribute their feature and episodic titles to global audiences on-time and with superior quality.

Our service offerings cover end-to-end workflows including language services such as scripting, subtitling, access services, dubbing, text and metadata localization in over 50 languages. Our technical services master and prepare this content in all distribution products including digital cinema, digital media and physical media (Ultra HD Blu-ray, Blu-ray and DVD).

To date, we serviced thousands of titles for iTunes, Google Play, YouTube, Netflix, Amazon, Movies Anywhere and others. We also authored thousands of Ultra HD Blu-ray, Blu-ray and DVD discs. Our research and development team works on cutting-edge technologies such as 4K, high dynamic range (Dolby Vision, HDR10+), artificial intelligence and machine learning, software automation and our proprietary end-to-end operating platform branded as pHelix.

Experience start-up at scale. Be part of building innovative solutions to service our media and entertainment clients and help us fulfill their content distribution needs. Join us if you’re passionate about entertainment, innovation and customer service excellence!

Primary Responsibilities

• Managing the creation and delivery of digital video and audio files to digital storefronts such as iTunes, Netflix and Amazon
• Establishing a solid understanding of specific client specifications and needs
• Managing multiple Digital Distribution projects from client order to delivery completion
• Building strong working relationships with clients and focusing on delivering the highest quality assets on time
• Liaising with multiple clients and Digital Partners and maintaining clear communication
• Managing complex projects from beginning to end in a timely manner
• Developing project plans and workflows, managing time, budget, resources and quality control
• Managing, monitoring, and updating all timelines and setting realistic expectations for day to day deliveries to clients
• Performing order entries based on client requests and ensuring final deliveries are within the expected timeframe
• Working with the billing team to ensure projects are billed correctly and on time

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree
• Solid organizational skills, including multitasking and time-management
• Collaborative thinker who works well in a team
• Experience in media industry and post-production workflows
• Passionate about customer experience and customer service excellence
• Hands-on experience with digital media workflows is preferred
• Excellent communication skills with technical and non-technical individuals
• Deep sense of urgency and ability to work in a fast-paced environment with high volume
• Problem solver with creative and innovative approach with ability to think out of the box
• Outstanding attention to detail and ability to plan complex projects with urgency
• A positive attitude when experiencing obstacles and enthusiastic to get things done

Pixelogic Media

Établi à Montréal, Reflector, une compagnie du groupe Bandai Namco, est un studio de divertissement œuvrant avec les meilleurs talents et produisant du contenu engageant pour des publics du monde entier. À l’aide d’une approche trans-média focalisant d’abord sur la création d’univers narratifs, l’entreprise arrive à créer des propriétés originales engageantes qui interpellent les adeptes sur de multiples plateformes.

SOMMAIRE

Le/la directeur.trice de l’impartition relève du chef des finances et est une personne clé dans tous les mandats d’impartition du studio, principalement dans le contexte de la production de jeux vidéo. Il/elle travaillera en collaboration avec plusieurs équipes de Reflector afin d’optimiser les stratégies et les processus d’impartition principalement au niveau de la main d’œuvre.

Responsabilités

• Construire et mettre en œuvre une approche stratégique d’externalisation tout en travaillant en étroite collaboration avec les parties prenantes du développement de jeux ;
• Aligner les actions à court terme avec les futurs besoins et la vision du studio ;
• Définir la portée appropriée des composants d’externalisation sur tous les projets du studio, en considération des coûts, de la qualité, du temps et de la disponibilité des ressources internes en collaboration avec les gestionnaires de projets ;
• Revoir et améliorer les processus à partir de la définition du mandat jusqu’à l’acceptation des livrables en passant par les outils de gestion, les documents et les étapes d’approbation ;
• Valider la clarté et la précision des mandats en travaillant en étroite collaboration avec toutes les parties prenantes pour minimiser le gaspillage et maximiser l’efficacité ;
• Sélectionner les meilleurs partenaires d’impartition grâce à des processus de sélection diligents ;
• Orienter les communications et entretenir des relations saines avec les fournisseurs actuels et potentiels ;
• Collaborer avec le service des finances pour élaborer, suivre et respecter les budgets d’impartition tout en négociant les meilleurs taux et conditions possibles ;
• Collaborer avec le service juridique interne pour définir les clauses contractuelles et veiller à leur respect.

Qualifications

• 8 ans d’expérience dans des rôles de production ou d’approvisionnement dans l’industrie du jeu vidéo ;
• Expertise de collaboration directe avec les fournisseurs ou les sous-traitants ;
• Axé sur les solutions et capable de faciliter efficacement la communication entre les différentes parties prenantes, y compris la haute direction ;
• Sens aigu des affaires et compétences éprouvées en matière de réseautage et de négociation ;
• Compétences démontrées en analyse et en organisation ;
• Solide intérêt pour l’amélioration des processus et l’approche systémique.

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Headquartered in Montreal, Reflector, a company of the Bandai Namco group, is a new breed of studio working with top talents to create high-quality, compelling content for global audiences. By employing a true transmedia approach, where content is built outwards from fully fleshed “Storyworlds”, the company is able to tell richer, deeper stories that connect with fans everywhere.

Summary

The Outsourcing Director reports to the CFO and isa key person in all of the studio’s outsourcing mandates, mainly in the context of video game production. He/she will work in collaboration with many teamsat Reflector to optimize the outsourcing strategies and processes.

Responsibilities

• Build and implement a strategic approach toward outsourcing while working closely with the game development stakeholders;
• Align short term actionswith future global needs and studio vision;
• Define the proper scope of outsourcing components on all projects across the studio, in regard to cost, quality,time, and availability of internal resources in collaboration with projects owners;
• Review and improve processes from the mandate definition to the deliverable acceptance trough managementtools, documents and approval gates;
• Validate the clarity and precision of the mandates by working closely with all stakeholdersto minimize waste and maximize efficiency;
• Select the best outsourcing partners trough diligent selection processes;
• Lead communications and maintain healthy relationships with current and prospective suppliers;
• Collaborate with the finance department to elaborate, track and respect outsourcing budgets while negotiating the best rates and conditions possible;
• Collaborate with the internal legal department to define contract terms and ensure their respect.

Qualifications

• 8 years’ experience in production or procurement roles in the video game industry;
• Expertise in direct collaboration with suppliers and sub-contractors;
• Solution driven and able to facilitate communication efficiently across different stakeholders including top management;
• Strong business acumen and proven networking and negotiation skills;
• Demonstrated analytical and organisation skills;
• Profund interest for process improvement and systemic approach.

Reflector Entertainment