Chicago Casting Calls & Acting Auditions

Company Description

NBCUniversal owns and operates over 20 different businesses across 30 countries including a valuable portfolio of news and entertainment television networks, a premier motion picture company, significant television production operations, a leading television stations group, world-renowned theme parks and a premium ad-supported streaming service. Here you can be your authentic self. As a company uniquely positioned to educate, entertain and empower through our platforms, Comcast NBCUniversal stands for including everyone. We strive to foster a diverse and inclusive culture where our employees feel supported, embraced and heard. We believe that our workforce should represent the communities we live in, so that together, we can continue to create and deliver content that reflects the current and ever-changing face of the world. Click here to learn more about Comcast NBCUniversal’s commitment and how we are making an impact.

Job Description

RESPONSIBILITIES:

TelemundoChicago.com is looking for an exceptional, driven Spanish-language writer with experience covering Chicago-area news and politics for a news website. Our candidate must be an extremely effective multitasker with top-notch local news judgment, a proven track-record of both breaking news and in-depth writing, and incredible attention to detail. This person works equally well solo as in a collaborative, team-focused environment.

Job Duties

• Cover Chicago-area news across platforms for TelemundoChicago.com: web, app, social media and push alerts
• Report stories from the digital desk, competitively in breaking news. Candidate must feel comfortable gathering news by making phone calls, verifying content on social media and working with reporters in the field.
• Send push alerts and post to social media in breaking news events
• Produce breaking news events across multiple platforms by collaborating with assignment desk, reporters, news staff and independent sources
• Quickly learn a website’s audience and write and distribute content based on this audience.
• Create multimedia content to enhance daily news coverage (i.e. video, live streams, slideshows)
• Edit videos for all digital platforms with accuracy and creativity
• Execute all publishing workflows for video, images and text
• Enforce editorial style guides, standards and practices
• Identify relevant stories of the day and engage our local audience across multiple platforms
• Solicit user-generated content to enhance both on-air and online news coverage
• Coordinate with news producers to cross-promote on-air and online content
• Create and write Spanish language content from English language sources
• Ensure the integrity, voice, tone and mix of content fits with the overall editorial strategy created by the Telemundo Stations Group Digital Unit.
• Collaborate with content centers in other local markets to share stories and resources across all Telemundo’s and NBC’s city/stations’ websites
• Abide by the ethical standards of the Telemundo Station Group when creating and producing content for all platforms.

Qualifications

QUALIFICATIONS / REQUIREMENTS:

Basic Qualifications

• Must be able to write for digital
• Must have experience in a newsroom
• Must be a skilled writer with outstanding communication skills.
• Must be fluent in writing and speaking Spanish and English
• Must be able to work evenings and weekends.

Additional Job Requirements

• Must be willing to work in Chicago, IL
• Must be willing to submit to and clear a background investigation
• Must have unrestricted work authorization to work in the United States
• Must be at least 18 years of age
• Must submit a resume/CV through www.nbcunicareers.com to be considered a candidate for this position

Desired Characteristics

• Ability to produce exceptional digital content under continual tight deadlines
• Working knowledge of content management and video editing tools
• Writing experience for a newspaper or news website for a minimum of a year
• Covering Chicago-area news, politics, human interest stories, cultural events
• Experience with social media, editing video and creating slideshows
• Ability to work in a creative, demanding, competitive environment
• Excellent editing, writing and management skills, as well as experience in telling stories through videos, photos and multimedia packages

Additional Requirements

• Must be willing to adhere to all Company COVID-19 workplace safety policies and protocols.
• In select work settings or where jurisdictionally mandated, must submit an attestation disclosing your COVID-19 vaccination status and be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 or adhere to enhanced protocols.
• Hybrid: This position has been designated as hybrid, generally contributing from the office a minimum of three days per week.

Additional Information

NBCUniversal’s policy is to provide equal employment opportunities to all applicants and employees without regard to race, color, religion, creed, gender, gender identity or expression, age, national origin or ancestry, citizenship, disability, sexual orientation, marital status, pregnancy, veteran status, membership in the uniformed services, genetic information, or any other basis protected by applicable law. NBCUniversal will consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with relevant legal requirements, including the City of Los Angeles Fair Chance Initiative For Hiring Ordinance, where applicable.

If you are a qualified individual with a disability or a disabled veteran, you have the right to request a reasonable accommodation if you are unable or limited in your ability to use or access nbcunicareers.com as a result of your disability. You can request reasonable accommodations in the US by calling 1-818-777-4107 and in the UK by calling +44 2036185726.
NBCUniversal

**CANDIDATES MUST HAVE AT LEAST 3 YEARS OF AGENCY EXPERIENCE**

Manager, Influencer

SALARY: $80-90K

Job Description

We are seeking a diligent and charismatic Manager for its growing Influencer Division. The ideal candidate must have 3-4 years of agency or in-house experience working on talent and influencer-based initiatives, and possess excellent relationships with talent, managers, agents, stylists, and assistants.

What You Bring:

• Relationships: You have rich relationships with talent, influencers, managers, agents, stylists and assistants.
• Operational Experience: You have direct experience in talent booking and contract negotiation. (Bonus consideration for those with experience dressing talent.)
• Dynamic Approach: You can perform seamlessly within a fast-paced, multi-priority setting, and galvanize the team beneath you to deliver under the same set of conditions.
• Social media fluency: Extensive experience working across all social media platforms, with an obvious passion for the entertainment industry and pop culture.

What You Do:

• Strategy: Develop celebrity and influencer strategies for our full client roster, thoughtfully tailoring each strategy to the unique needs and market position of that particular brand.
• Execute: You carry out your strategies to fruition, ideating, pitching, selling-in and executing influencer and brand ambassador campaigns. You negotiate deals autonomously.
• Measure Success: You always track and deliver results
• Manage: You are mentoring and managing a junior team within the influencer division, but you are also working closely with account teams across the agency. You must know how to delegate, manage and inspire team’s agency-wide.
• Relationship Building: You are expected to continue cultivating relationships with talent, influencers, managers, agents, stylists and assistants.

What We Provide:

• Medical + dental + vision insurance
• Generous PTO and paid holidays
• Dedicated mental health days
• Unlimited sick time
• Give Back. We want employees to extend their hearts and give back to their various communities and interests, on the clock! We offer 40 hours of paid VTO annually (voluntary time off)
• 401(k) retirement plan with matching
• Pre-tax commuter and healthcare benefits
• 12 weeks paid leave for new parents
• Summer Fridays (end work at 3pm on Fridays Memorial Day – Labor Day)
• Individualized career mapping

Search Max, Inc

**CANDIDATES MUST HAVE AT LEAST 3 YEARS OF AGENCY EXPERIENCE**

Manager, Influencer

SALARY: $80-90K

Job Description

We are seeking a diligent and charismatic Manager for its growing Influencer Division. The ideal candidate must have 3-4 years of agency or in-house experience working on talent and influencer-based initiatives, and possess excellent relationships with talent, managers, agents, stylists, and assistants.

What You Bring:

• Relationships: You have rich relationships with talent, influencers, managers, agents, stylists and assistants.
• Operational Experience: You have direct experience in talent booking and contract negotiation. (Bonus consideration for those with experience dressing talent.)
• Dynamic Approach: You can perform seamlessly within a fast-paced, multi-priority setting, and galvanize the team beneath you to deliver under the same set of conditions.
• Social media fluency: Extensive experience working across all social media platforms, with an obvious passion for the entertainment industry and pop culture.

What You Do:

• Strategy: Develop celebrity and influencer strategies for our full client roster, thoughtfully tailoring each strategy to the unique needs and market position of that particular brand.
• Execute: You carry out your strategies to fruition, ideating, pitching, selling-in and executing influencer and brand ambassador campaigns. You negotiate deals autonomously.
• Measure Success: You always track and deliver results
• Manage: You are mentoring and managing a junior team within the influencer division, but you are also working closely with account teams across the agency. You must know how to delegate, manage and inspire team’s agency-wide.
• Relationship Building: You are expected to continue cultivating relationships with talent, influencers, managers, agents, stylists and assistants.

What We Provide:

• Medical + dental + vision insurance
• Generous PTO and paid holidays
• Dedicated mental health days
• Unlimited sick time
• Give Back. We want employees to extend their hearts and give back to their various communities and interests, on the clock! We offer 40 hours of paid VTO annually (voluntary time off)
• 401(k) retirement plan with matching
• Pre-tax commuter and healthcare benefits
• 12 weeks paid leave for new parents
• Summer Fridays (end work at 3pm on Fridays Memorial Day – Labor Day)
• Individualized career mapping

Search Max, Inc

**CANDIDATES MUST HAVE AT LEAST 3 YEARS OF AGENCY EXPERIENCE**

Manager, Influencer

SALARY: $80-90K

Job Description

We are seeking a diligent and charismatic Manager for its growing Influencer Division. The ideal candidate must have 3-4 years of agency or in-house experience working on talent and influencer-based initiatives, and possess excellent relationships with talent, managers, agents, stylists, and assistants.

What You Bring:

• Relationships: You have rich relationships with talent, influencers, managers, agents, stylists and assistants.
• Operational Experience: You have direct experience in talent booking and contract negotiation. (Bonus consideration for those with experience dressing talent.)
• Dynamic Approach: You can perform seamlessly within a fast-paced, multi-priority setting, and galvanize the team beneath you to deliver under the same set of conditions.
• Social media fluency: Extensive experience working across all social media platforms, with an obvious passion for the entertainment industry and pop culture.

What You Do:

• Strategy: Develop celebrity and influencer strategies for our full client roster, thoughtfully tailoring each strategy to the unique needs and market position of that particular brand.
• Execute: You carry out your strategies to fruition, ideating, pitching, selling-in and executing influencer and brand ambassador campaigns. You negotiate deals autonomously.
• Measure Success: You always track and deliver results
• Manage: You are mentoring and managing a junior team within the influencer division, but you are also working closely with account teams across the agency. You must know how to delegate, manage and inspire team’s agency-wide.
• Relationship Building: You are expected to continue cultivating relationships with talent, influencers, managers, agents, stylists and assistants.

What We Provide:

• Medical + dental + vision insurance
• Generous PTO and paid holidays
• Dedicated mental health days
• Unlimited sick time
• Give Back. We want employees to extend their hearts and give back to their various communities and interests, on the clock! We offer 40 hours of paid VTO annually (voluntary time off)
• 401(k) retirement plan with matching
• Pre-tax commuter and healthcare benefits
• 12 weeks paid leave for new parents
• Summer Fridays (end work at 3pm on Fridays Memorial Day – Labor Day)
• Individualized career mapping

Search Max, Inc

**CANDIDATES MUST HAVE AT LEAST 3 YEARS OF AGENCY EXPERIENCE**

Manager, Influencer

SALARY: $80-90K

Job Description

We are seeking a diligent and charismatic Manager for its growing Influencer Division. The ideal candidate must have 3-4 years of agency or in-house experience working on talent and influencer-based initiatives, and possess excellent relationships with talent, managers, agents, stylists, and assistants.

What You Bring:

• Relationships: You have rich relationships with talent, influencers, managers, agents, stylists and assistants.
• Operational Experience: You have direct experience in talent booking and contract negotiation. (Bonus consideration for those with experience dressing talent.)
• Dynamic Approach: You can perform seamlessly within a fast-paced, multi-priority setting, and galvanize the team beneath you to deliver under the same set of conditions.
• Social media fluency: Extensive experience working across all social media platforms, with an obvious passion for the entertainment industry and pop culture.

What You Do:

• Strategy: Develop celebrity and influencer strategies for our full client roster, thoughtfully tailoring each strategy to the unique needs and market position of that particular brand.
• Execute: You carry out your strategies to fruition, ideating, pitching, selling-in and executing influencer and brand ambassador campaigns. You negotiate deals autonomously.
• Measure Success: You always track and deliver results
• Manage: You are mentoring and managing a junior team within the influencer division, but you are also working closely with account teams across the agency. You must know how to delegate, manage and inspire team’s agency-wide.
• Relationship Building: You are expected to continue cultivating relationships with talent, influencers, managers, agents, stylists and assistants.

What We Provide:

• Medical + dental + vision insurance
• Generous PTO and paid holidays
• Dedicated mental health days
• Unlimited sick time
• Give Back. We want employees to extend their hearts and give back to their various communities and interests, on the clock! We offer 40 hours of paid VTO annually (voluntary time off)
• 401(k) retirement plan with matching
• Pre-tax commuter and healthcare benefits
• 12 weeks paid leave for new parents
• Summer Fridays (end work at 3pm on Fridays Memorial Day – Labor Day)
• Individualized career mapping

Search Max, Inc

IDR is seeking a Production Designer to join one of our top clients in the hospitality industry. If you are looking for an opportunity to join a large organization and work within an ever-growing team-oriented culture, please apply today!

Position Overview For The Production Designer

We are seeking a meticulous and resourceful Senior Production Designer to join the Creative Studio’s production team. The production team supports all things technical and creative. They bring scale and efficiency to the creation of assets. They are the final checkpoint in the creative design process. They use their skills in design, typography and desktop applications to create, correct and review production-ready files for the delivery of all print and digital designs. Production designers are extremely comfortable with Adobe Creative Suite (Indesign, Photoshop, Illustrator) and although not required may also work in AfterEffects and/or HTML5 for animation.

The Production Designer works primarily with the Creative Studio design and account management teams, in addition to our corporate, brand and production partners. They work on B2C and B2B communications in digital and print, for use in consumer brand campaigns, owned-channel content and on-property.

Skills For The Production Designer

• 4+ years of Production Design experience, ideally with a marketing or advertising agency
• Proficient in Adobe InDesign, along with other creative tools/programs
• Production experience with both digital and print collateral

What’s in it for you?

• Competitive compensation package
• Full Benefits; Medical, Vision, Dental, and more!
• Opportunity to get in with an industry leading organization
• Close-knit and team-oriented culture

Why IDR?

• 20+ Years of Proven Industry Experience in 4 major markets
• Employee Stock Ownership Program
• Dedicated Engagement Manager who is committed to you and your success
• Medical, Dental, Vision, and Life Insurance
• ClearlyRated’s Best of Staffing® Client and Talent Award winner 9 years in a row

IDR, Inc.

**CANDIDATES MUST HAVE AT LEAST 3 YEARS OF AGENCY EXPERIENCE**

Manager, Influencer

SALARY: $80-90K

Job Description

We are seeking a diligent and charismatic Manager for its growing Influencer Division. The ideal candidate must have 3-4 years of agency or in-house experience working on talent and influencer-based initiatives, and possess excellent relationships with talent, managers, agents, stylists, and assistants.

What You Bring:

• Relationships: You have rich relationships with talent, influencers, managers, agents, stylists and assistants.
• Operational Experience: You have direct experience in talent booking and contract negotiation. (Bonus consideration for those with experience dressing talent.)
• Dynamic Approach: You can perform seamlessly within a fast-paced, multi-priority setting, and galvanize the team beneath you to deliver under the same set of conditions.
• Social media fluency: Extensive experience working across all social media platforms, with an obvious passion for the entertainment industry and pop culture.

What You Do:

• Strategy: Develop celebrity and influencer strategies for our full client roster, thoughtfully tailoring each strategy to the unique needs and market position of that particular brand.
• Execute: You carry out your strategies to fruition, ideating, pitching, selling-in and executing influencer and brand ambassador campaigns. You negotiate deals autonomously.
• Measure Success: You always track and deliver results
• Manage: You are mentoring and managing a junior team within the influencer division, but you are also working closely with account teams across the agency. You must know how to delegate, manage and inspire team’s agency-wide.
• Relationship Building: You are expected to continue cultivating relationships with talent, influencers, managers, agents, stylists and assistants.

What We Provide:

• Medical + dental + vision insurance
• Generous PTO and paid holidays
• Dedicated mental health days
• Unlimited sick time
• Give Back. We want employees to extend their hearts and give back to their various communities and interests, on the clock! We offer 40 hours of paid VTO annually (voluntary time off)
• 401(k) retirement plan with matching
• Pre-tax commuter and healthcare benefits
• 12 weeks paid leave for new parents
• Summer Fridays (end work at 3pm on Fridays Memorial Day – Labor Day)
• Individualized career mapping

Search Max, Inc

Studio Manager

£55,000 – £65,000

London

A fantastic opportunity to join a leading property business. You will focus on leading online and offline artwork, in addition to other brand and design activities.

You will be responsible for:

• Delivering effective creative campaigns bringing fresh thinking and approaches for different campaigns
• Ensuring designs and artwork represents the brand, is progressive and standouts amongst competitors.
• Leading the studio in the creation of all online and offline template marketing collateral including posters, leaflets, brochures
• Manage the design process from brief to creative ideas and themes to artwork.
• Control the outputs and workload of the studio team, ensuring timely delivery of quality outputs.
• Ensure the brand guidelines are correctly executed in all aspects of our customer facing and internal activity.
• Manage the creative direction of all studio outputs, supporting the design team and ensuring that the quality of work is in keeping with brand guidelines and objectives.
• Manage the production process and make sure all outputs from the studio are created to a high level of quality and delivered on time.
• Create and implement effective briefing, production and traffic management solutions, ensuring KPIs and expectations are set and maintained across the business..
• Manage a team of four – three graphic designers, one copywriter.

To be considered for the role you will match the following :

• Degree in Graphic Design/design related subject.
• Good understanding of design principles including branding.
• Proven track record in managing creative / studio teams.
• Knowledge of marketing and designing for commercial purposes.
• Adobe Creative Suite, particular InDesign, Photoshop and Illustrator.
• Working knowledge of HTML design.

Please apply or call Harjit Dlay at Pathfinders Recruitment for a confidential chat on 0207 434 3511

Pathfinders Recruitment

We are an award-winning international publisher based in the UK and the US. As an independent publisher we offer a uniquely responsive service tailored to each project. Forward thinking and agile we have adapted well to the challenges of Covid while continuing to grow strongly and deliver a world class publishing service to our authors and clients. We work hard to prioritise the wellbeing of our staff and aim always to get the best from people by creating a flexible, supportive, and encouraging work culture.

This new role represents an exciting opportunity to join the expanding Editorial department. Based in the vibrant town of Cheltenham, we are an enthusiastic and motivated team seeking to appoint new talent. 

Reporting to the Senior Editor, Elgar Original Reference, the ideal applicant will possess:

• A demonstrable interest in publishing and the social sciences
• Strong motivational skills and the ability to work independently
• Excellent organizational and communication skills

A detailed job description is available on request. Closing date 31st December 2022

Edward Elgar Publishing is committed to promoting equality of opportunity and to creating an inclusive and diverse working environment where all individuals can thrive. We encourage applications from all sections of the community.

Apply by email with CV and a cover letter to: Miss Toni Steele, [email protected]

This is a UK based role in Cheltenham.

Edward Elgar Publishing

My client is a leading luxury retail business who are looking for a Public Relations expert who can take responsibility for delivering high impact results, delivering footfall, awareness and spend. This should be driven through supporting press and clients with strategic editorials and activations. Helping to grow customer acquisition, reach and awareness across the regions.

Key Responsibilities

•The position is to act as an ambassadorial role in London developing their network and growing their awareness across Private Clients and Press

•Responsible for implementing and measuring the success of a comprehensive media relations, wider press and VIP plans to drive segmented and targeted results.

•Helping to support an active Press Office team dedicated to drive proactive media relations in line with the national strategy – developing proactive outreach and mapping out new opportunities.

•Curating traction with opinion leaders to grow their advocacy, increase awareness, reach and add to the customer acquisition strategy

•Development of media relations campaigns

•Proactively pitching relevant media stories to press on a day-to-day basis and meeting press and VIPs in London

•Proactively pitching relevant media stories to press on a day-to-day basis and meeting press and VIPs in London

•Collating press coverage and results for all activities created with comprehensive AAR reports

•Liaising with the PR agency to create press worthy assets

The ideal candidate will have extensive agency or client-side experience gained within retail/luxury.

If this sounds of interest, please contact wendygray@cartermurry for a confidential conversation.

Carter Murray