Chicago Casting Calls & Acting Auditions

Casting Call: Extras for Ferguson Project

Job Detail: We are seeking enthusiastic and talented individuals to join our upcoming commercial shoot with Ferguson. This is a nonunion project that will take place over two days, October 27th and 28th, with a rain date scheduled for October 29th. The shoot will be held at different locations, specifically in job sites in Richmond on the first day, and at the Ferguson showroom in Charlottesville on the second day.

Job Responsibilities: As an Extra, you will be an integral part of creating a dynamic and engaging commercial. Your role may involve interacting with main characters, performing background actions, and contributing to the overall ambiance of the scenes.

Requirements:

1. Showroom Associate

   • Gender: Female
   • Age: 25 – 40
   • Ethnicity: Any
   • Appearance: Stylishly dressed, poised, with a bright smile

2. Framers/Plumbers/Landscapers

   • Gender: Male
   • Age: 20 – 55
   • Ethnicity: Any
   • Appearance: Should appear experienced, rugged, with physical attributes of a working man. Comfortable in either a tie or steel toe boots.

3. Customers (Heterosexual Couple)

   • Gender: Male and Female
   • Age: 35 – 50
   • Ethnicity: Any
   • Appearance: Educated, affluent, with a modern/stylish look. Can be a real couple or individual submissions.

4. Ferguson Associate

   • Gender: Male
   • Age: 20 – 35
   • Ethnicity: Any
   • Appearance: Working man, physically capable.

Compensation:

• Rate: $250 per person per day
• No additional travel or compensation will be provided beyond the specified rate.

Casting Call: Live Action Character Actor (Slappy)

Location: Nashville, TN

Job Details: This is a live-action interaction role for an event promo project. The selected actor will portray the character ‘Slappy’ from the Goosebumps series. The actor will be responsible for engaging with the audience, handing out bracelets, and taking photos while dressed as Slappy. Please note that the actor will be wearing a full latex mask throughout the duration of the event, so candidates should not have latex allergies and should not be claustrophobic.

Job Responsibilities:

• Portray ‘Slappy’ character with energy and enthusiasm.
• Engage with the audience in a lively and interactive manner.
• Hand out promotional bracelets to attendees.
• Pose for photos with event attendees.
• Adhere to any specific guidelines provided by the production team.

Requirements:

• Gender: Male/Transgender Male
• Ethnicity: White
• Age Range: 18-50 (Must be at least 18 years old)
• Height Range: 4’9″-5’5″
• Suit Size: Small or X-Small
• Must not have latex allergies or be claustrophobic.
• Outgoing and energetic personality.

Work Date: Sunday, October 15, 2023

Compensation:

• $250.00 for up to an 8-hour day.

Casting Call: Featured Extra for AL Tourism Commercial

Job Details: We are seeking enthusiastic individuals to portray patrons of Birmingham Alabama Area Restaurants for an upcoming AL Tourism commercial.

Job Responsibilities:

• Portray patrons enjoying their dining experience at various restaurants.
• Act naturally and comfortably in front of the camera.
• Follow any specific directions provided by the director or production team.

Requirements:

• All ethnicities are welcome to apply.
• Ages 25 to 45.
• Must be available on either Oct 18th or 19th for the shoot.
• No prior acting experience necessary, but a friendly and approachable demeanor is a plus.

Compensation:

• Pay: $300 for the day of shooting.
• Meals and refreshments will be provided on set.

Casting Call: Standins for Music Video

Job Details:

• Filming Dates: Monday, October 16, 2023, and Tuesday, October 17, 2023
• Location: Nashville, TN (Wedgewood Houston area)
• Rate: $120.00/10 (Payment of $120 for up to 10 hours of work per day)

Job Responsibilities: We are seeking experienced stand-ins for a music video shoot in Nashville, TN. Stand-ins play a crucial role in assisting the production team in setting up shots, lighting, and camera positioning. As a stand-in, your responsibilities will include:

• Standing in for the principal actors/actresses to help the director and camera crew prepare scenes.
• Mimicking the actions, positions, and movements of the main cast to assist in setting up shots.
• Remaining on standby for extended periods while the crew adjusts lighting and camera angles.
• Collaborating with the director of photography (DP) and camera crew to ensure all technical aspects are in place before filming.
• Communicating effectively with the principal actors to ensure their comfort and assist in blocking scenes.

Requirements:

• FEMALE STANDIN:

  • Gender: Female
  • Ethnicity: Any
  • Age Range: 18-40
  • Body Type: Thin to average build
  • Height Range: 5’2″-5’9″
  • Previous stand-in experience is a MUST

• MALE STANDIN:

  • Gender: Male
  • Ethnicity: Any
  • Age Range: 18-40
  • Body Type: Average build
  • Height Range: 5’7″-6’2″
  • Previous stand-in experience is a MUST

Compensation Details:

• Stand-ins will be compensated at a rate of $120.00 for up to 10 hours of work per day. Overtime pay will be provided for hours worked beyond the initial 10 hours. Meals and refreshments will also be provided on set.

Casting Call: Family Models for Phillips Healthcare Stills Shoot

Job Details: We are currently seeking real families with a newborn baby for an upcoming Phillips Healthcare Stills shoot. This project aims to capture genuine moments of familial care and bonding, highlighting the importance of healthcare solutions for newborns.

Job Responsibilities:

• Engage in natural, candid interactions with your newborn while showcasing Phillips healthcare products in a home setting.
• Follow the director’s guidance and participate in various scenes to capture authentic moments of family life.

Requirements:

• Real families with a newborn baby (0-3 months old).
• Must be located within the M25 or have a London base for the duration of the shoot.
• Families of all races and backgrounds are encouraged to apply.

Compensation:

• Each selected family will receive a competitive compensation package.
• Travel expenses within the M25 area (if applicable) will be covered.

Casting Call: Child Actor for Short Film

Location: Los Angeles

Age Range: 5-7 years old

Experience Level: No acting or modelling experience necessary

Job Description:

We are currently casting for a short film project in Los Angeles and are seeking talented young actors between the ages of 5-7. This is a fantastic opportunity for young talent to gain experience in the film industry. No previous acting or modelling experience is required, and we welcome unrepresented talent.

Job Responsibilities:

• Attend auditions and callbacks as required
• Collaborate with the director and fellow actors to bring the character to life
• Follow directions from the director during filming
• Maintain professionalism and focus on set
• Be punctual and reliable for all scheduled rehearsals and shoots

Requirements:

• Age: 5-7 years old
• Must be a local resident of Los Angeles or surrounding areas
• No prior acting or modelling experience necessary
• Energetic, expressive, and comfortable in front of the camera
• Ability to take direction and work well in a collaborative environment

Compensation:

This is a paid opportunity. The selected child actor will receive a competitive compensation package, commensurate with industry standards.

Casting Calll: Liverpool Football Fan Tattoo Model

Job Detail: We are seeking passionate Liverpool football fans for a unique opportunity to be featured in a photographic social media advert. This project celebrates the dedication and loyalty of Liverpool supporters through the art of tattoos.

Job Responsibilities:

• Attend a tattoo session on a designated day between 21st – 30th Oct (specific date to be confirmed).
• Participate in a photo shoot on 13th Nov.

Requirements:

• Must be aged 25 or older.
• Must have a residence in or near Liverpool (travel expenses not provided).
• Must be available for a full day to receive the tattoo and on 13th Nov for the photo shoot.
• Must be a genuine Liverpool football fan, passionate about the club.

Compensation:

• Payment: £200 for the day of the tattoo session.
• £300 for the day of the photo shoot.
• Complimentary professional photograph of the final tattoo.
• Opportunity to be featured on social media platforms, celebrating your dedication as a Liverpool football fan.

Casting Call: Actors and Actresses for Commercial

Union Status: Non-Union

Shoot Dates: November 7

Shoot Place: Miami, FL

Callback: October 23 or 24 (remote)

Compensation:

Main Roles (+25 Y/O):

• Day Rate: $500
• Usage: $1,500

Secondary Roles (+25 Y/O):

• Day Rate: $500
• Usage: $1,000

Requirements:

• Talent must be 25 years of age or older, as it is a legal prerequisite for filming commercials advertising alcohol products. Providing false information or counterfeit identification will result in legal reporting.

TALENT BREAKDOWN:

Role #1: Average Height Man

• Gender: Male
• Age: 25-35
• Ethnicity: Any
• Height: 5’4-5’10

Role #2: Tall Man

• Gender: Male
• Age: 25-35
• Ethnicity: Any
• Height: 6’4 – 7 ft. tall
• Deep voice

Role #1 Woman

• Gender: Female
• Age: 25-35
• Ethnicity: Any

Role #2 Man

• Gender: Male
• Age: 25-35
• Ethnicity: Any

Secondaries – Players (2 sets):

• Gender: 2x Males and 2x Females
• Age: 25-35
• Ethnicity: Any
• Bonus points if one of the men has a ponytail.

With over 50 stores and the largest avocational cooking program in the US, Sur La Table offers an unsurpassed selection of exclusive and premium-quality goods for the kitchen and table – and the culinary expertise and inspiration to go along with it. Whether the job entails interacting with our customers, driving digital growth, or providing vital behind-the-scenes support, we’re all here for the same reason – to roll up our sleeves and create happiness through cooking and sharing good food.

The Senior Art Director, Signage, is responsible for the development and art direction of Sur La Table’s in-store marketing, display signage, print marketing for signage. This role requires a creative leader capable of selling solutions to business partners, staying current on design and retail trends, strong attention to detail, excellent knowledge of print production, and people management skills. Reporting to the Creative Director, the Senior Art Director will collaborate with Visual Merchandising, Brand Marketing, Culinary Ops, Art Directors, Copywriters, and Project Managers. This hybrid role is based in Seattle, WA with onsite required one day per week, or as needed, to review signage mockups and printed proofs.

What you get to do every day:

• Manage a small team of designers and freelancers demonstrating strong, inspirational, and relevant creative thinking. Ensure the team delivers on business objectives, on time, and budget. Occasionally help with project design files as needed.
• Partner with the visual merchandising team to drive the creative of monthly and seasonal sign kits and floor sets for promotions, product launches, and cooking schools.
• Ensure brand and visual identity consistency for all in-store signage and marketing materials.
• Work closely with print vendors to ensure accurate production, including a monthly print quality review for color-matching and material quality.
• Contribute to developing seasonal style guides to ensure visual consistency across in-store, online, and marketing channels.
• Partner with the project manager to assign work to the design team, contractors, or oneself to maintain the timely completion of projects.
• Identify opportunities for process improvements—partner with the project manager and business partners to implement change and innovation.
• Establish templates, guidelines, and best practice documentation.
• Use project management system, Wrike, for end-to-end workflow and ensure the design team consistently adheres to processes.
• Stay current with the competitive landscape and emerging trends, and incorporate this learning into the work.
• Foster a culture of creativity, excellence, accountability, testing, and learning.
• Responsible for learning the financial end-of-month process and owning parts of the creative budget in collaboration with the Creative Director and other Art Directors.

What you bring to the role:

• Bachelor’s degree in art, design, marketing, or related field
• 5+ years of experience as an Art Director in-house or at a creative agency
• Experience in retail signage across a fleet of locations
• 2+ years of people leadership, including delegating tasks, providing mentorship, and giving feedback regularly.
• Advanced knowledge of print production, best practices, templates, and die lines.
• Organized, self-starter who excels at prioritizing and planning multi-stakeholder initiatives and competing priorities in a fast-paced environment.
• Strong business acumen with exceptional strategic thinking, analytical, and project management skills, including a bias for action.
• Strong attention to detail is required for success.
• Ability to create effective relationships, influence, and collaborate at all organizational levels.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills to lead, facilitate, and present to large groups and senior leadership.
• Experience driving innovation while executing creative work within scope, time, and budget parameters.
• Advanced experience in Adobe Creative Suite (including Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign), project management tools, Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint presentation design.

What’s in it for you:

• Unlimited PTO for salaried employees
• Medical/Dental/Vision and a variety of supplemental policies available
• Company 401K match
• Company Health Spending Account (HSA) match
• Company provides group life insurance at no cost
• COBRA reimbursement for salaried employees until health insurance eligible
• Paid Holidays
• Birthday off with pay!
• Pet Insurance
• Generous employee discounts

CSC Generation Holdings family of brands provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, provincial, state or local laws.

CSC Generation Holdings family of brands is committed to the full inclusion of all qualified individuals. As part of this commitment, CSC Generation will ensure that persons with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodations. If reasonable accommodation is needed, please contact [email protected]

Sur La Table

About Us:

Azazie, Inc. is on a mission to reinvent shopping for bridesmaid dresses and wedding gowns! Our online-only store connects bridesmaids and brides with over 200 gowns in 60+ colors for bridesmaids, brides, and mothers of the bride. At Azazie, we believe that everyone deserves to don a gorgeous gown, regardless of size or budget. We carry standard sizes 0-30, and can make any of our dresses to your custom measurements. Every dress is made-to-order, making it a more sustainable and personalized option than off-the-rack retailers. Azazie has appeared on The Today Show, CNBC and other top media outlets and won the Glossy Beauty and Fashion Award for the Best E-Commerce Experience in addition to being recognized as one of Newsweek’s Fastest Growing Online Shops in 2022.

Job Overview:

As the Creative Art Director, you will be a “visual storyteller” working directly with the Creative Director and leadership team to concept and execute on a wide range of brand projects to strengthen our brand voice while adapting to needs and trends across all platforms.

Responsibilities and Duties:

• Concept, art direct, and execute compelling creative storytelling through visuals across omnichannel platforms while driving creative strategy and execution.
• Bring creative-thinking and art direction to brand projects and life cycles including concept and delivery across digital marketing and e-commerce (including social media, web, and editorials/campaigns)
• Take ownership to ensure all marketing collateral meets/maintains branding guidelines and timelines, and provides direction to external resources when needed
• Ensure consistency of creative and visuals across all platforms.
• Stay current on trends, culture, and events
• Drive processes for workflow efficiencies and be solution-oriented in the face of challenges.

Qualifications:

• 8+ years industry experience or related creative process experience combining creative strategy, content, and messaging with creative deliverables
• Creative portfolio of results oriented work that shows a diversity of experience
• Proven track record of having demonstrated creativity and innovation with working knowledge of retail, E-commerce, social media best practices.
• Experience in Fashion/Apparel
• Knowledge of creative cultures, trends, and technologies.

Physical Requirements:

While performing the functions of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit; frequently required to talk or hear; and occasionally required to stand, walk, use hands to finger, handle, or feel, reach with hands and arms, stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 20 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close, distance and color vision.

Azazie, Inc. provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability or genetics. In addition to federal law requirements. Azazie, Inc. complies with applicable state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment in every location in which the company has facilities. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.

Azazie, Inc.