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TMZ Sports has an immediate opening for an Associate Producer on our daily television show, covering the latest in sports pop culture. The ideal candidate will be a hands-on, self-starter with news, sports, and/or talk show experience. It’s not a deal-breaker if you’ve never covered celebrity news. The most important factor – the ability to contribute to pre-production and post-production of a daily program in a high-pressure, deadline-driven newsroom environment.

 

Responsibilities:

  • Ideal candidate must have at least 2-3 year of news experience
  • Ability to locate assets for daily show segments
  • Assist Editors and Producers during pre-production and post-production
  • Must have the professional skills required to develop sources, pursue stories, and break news
  • Ability to enterprise news stories

 

Requirements:

  • A genuine interest in sports, pop culture and news are a must.
  • Ability to work well under pressure and multi-task in a fast-paced environment

·      Solid knowledge of sports, general pop culture and celebrities

  • Strong organizational skills and attention to detail
  • Basic photoshop knowledge a plus
  • Television graphics experience a plus

 

TMZ is an Equal Opportunity Employer. 

TMZ

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Production Title: Marvel Studios ‘Echo’

Job Description: Casting directors are now casting actors to work on scenes filming outside Atlanta, Georgia, from Sunday, July 31st to Friday, August 5th. Must be able to work from the said date. 

Role: Stickball Players

  • Competitive Stickball Players with an athletic physique
  • 18 years old and above
  • All ethnicities
  • Male
  • Non-local and Local are encouraged to apply

Covid Test: TBD

Rate: Pay is $235/day for up to 12 hours

For those who live more than 100 miles from the location, production will provide additional compensation for housing: 

Your choice of A clean hotel room + $25/day for meal compensation or $125/day living expenses

Production will also provide additional compensation of up to $350 in travel expenses with valid receipts (each way). 

Job Type:
Actor
Skills:
Acting

Production Title: Commercial Casting Call

Job Description: Casting directors are now casting actors to work on scenes filming in Toronto, Canada, in the week of July 18th. Must be able to work from the said date. 

Casting: Dentist

  • Female
  • South Asian
  • Age Range: between the ages of 25-35 years old
  • You will be playing a dentist, so really good teeth is a must

Covid Test: TBD

Rate: Pay is $500/Day

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Production Title: ‘Houston’ Season 1

Job Description: Casting directors are now casting extras to work on scenes filming in Atlanta, Georgia, from Monday, July 18th to Friday, July 22nd. Must be available to work from the said date. 

Roles: Middle School Students

INTERIOR / EXTERIOR MIDDLE SCHOOL SCENES

Teachers, Librarians, and Chaperone Background Actors
  • All genders
  • all ethnicities
  • Ages 30s-60s

Covid Test: TBA

  • Testing will be required the day before your filming date.
  • Testing is located in Atlanta, GA.
  • No outside tests are accepted.
  • The test performed is a Covid-19 PCR Test.
  • While at the test facility and on set, You must wear PPE.
  • All possible work dates are contingent upon clearing these tests.
  • You may not provide test results from another outside source. It would be best if the Houston Health and Safety team tested you.
  • You must attend testing regardless of vaccination status.

Rate: Pay is $100/ 8 hours

COVID-19 testing bumps: Quarter check rate COVID-19 Testing Bump (for any testing outside of a work date)

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Production Title: OWN’s ‘Queen Sugar’ 

Job Description: Casting directors are now casting real auctioneers to work on scenes filming in Vacherie, Louisiana, on Tuesday, July 19th. Must be able to work from the said date. 

Role: Real Auctioneer

  • All Genders
  • All Ethnicities

Covid Test: TBD

Rate: SAG SCALE (Approx $1000.00 for the day)

Production Title: Discovery+ Christmas Movie

Job Description: Casting directors are now casting extras to work on scenes filming in Oxford, Georgia, from Thursday, July 21st. Must be able to work from the said date. 

Roles: 

Wedding Guests

  • Age: 13+
  • All Genders
  • All Ethnicities

Featured Servers

  • Age: 20s-30s
  • All Genders
  • All Ethnicities

Featured Photographer

  • Age: 30s
  • All Genders
  • All Ethnicities

Featured Real Gay Couple

  • Age: 20s
  • All Genders
  • All Ethnicities

Featured Best Man

  • Age: 60s
  • Gender: Male
  • All Ethnicities

Featured DJ

  • Age: 20s
  • Gender: Male
  • All Ethnicities

Featured Minister

  • Age: 35+
  • All Genders
  • All Ethnicities

Wardrobe

For this production, you need to provide your costume. It is a wedding scene, so that you will need formal attire; the scene is supposed to take place in the wintertime, so please keep that in mind. The wardrobe department is requesting that you bring 3-4 options. If you do not have this type of wardrobe on hand that you can get, please submit it for another scene.

Covid Test: Tuesday, July 19th

Rate: Pay is $80/8 hours

You are guaranteed $80 even if you work less than 8 hours. Any time worked past 8 hours. You will receive overtime pay.

 

Job Type:
Singer
Skills:
Singing

Production Title: American Idol

Job Description: Casting directors are now casting singers to work on scenes filmed in the United States. 

Role: Singers

  • Age Range: 15-28 and dream of a chance to make your mark in the music world, now it’s your chance, and it’s your time to shine! 

Covid Test: TBD

Rate: Not paid

Production Title: Industrial Casting Call

Job Description: Casting directors are now casting actors to work on scenes filming in Nashville, Tennessee, from Saturday, July 16th to Monday, July 18th. Must be able to work from the said date. 

Role: Featured Extras

  • Male and Female
  • all ethnicities
  • age range 18-80 years old
  • wide variety of “real people” types

Covid Test: TBD

Rate: Pay is $250/Day

Production Title: HBO ‘Doom Patrol’ Season 4 

Job Description: Casting directors are now casting babies to work on scenes filming in Conyers, Georgia, on Friday, July 22nd. Must be able to work from the said date. 

Role: Twin Babies

  • Caucasian
  • Six months old

Covid Test: TBD

Guardians accompanying the minors will be required to take a COVID test before filming. 

Rate: Pay is $300 per child per day (test pay $50, fitting pay $75)

Production Title: Queer Family Commercial

Job Description: Casting directors are now casting actors to work on scenes filming on Oregon Coast from Sunday, July 17th to Monday, July 18th. Must be able to work from the said date. 

Casting: Queer Family 

  • Parents:
    • Age Range: Late 30s to early 40s
  • Kids
  •  Age 4-10 years old (no younger or older, for labor law reasons)

Covid Test: TBD

Rate: Pay is $1000/family member (more the rates are union)

Please note this is a SAG-AFTRA project, and we are only hiring Pacific Northwest locals.

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