Chicago Casting Calls & Acting Auditions

Your reason for being here…  

Your purpose at DRPG is to ensure we’re producing outstanding work with a sensational client experience to match. Like the true leader you are, you’ll guide projects from brief to delivery to reach the creative ambitions of both our clients’ and our own. Through instinct and experience you’ll know exactly what dials to turn to make good into great.  

The way you roll… 

You’re a sharp communicator with a passion for delivering meaningful films. Thanks to those handy years of experience, not only can you interpret client briefs and devise the best creative approach for solving them, you’re also able to guide and influence clients and team members into making the best decisions. 

As you’re such a whizz at developing creative and handling clients, you’ll ensure their needs are met at any time in the process. Additionally, you’ll bring our philosophy of ‘anything’s possible’ to life through your positive attitude, enviable work ethic and expert problem-solving abilities that you’ll apply 100% of the time.  

Let’s make magic happen! 

How you make it all possible… 

• Delivering exceptional client service  
• Developing proposals and producing winning pitches 
• Devising creative treatments that nail it every time 
• Script writing, producing and edit producing 
• Excellent project leadership, providing insight and guidance to clients and team members 
• Providing stewardship of several projects simultaneously ensuring they are on budget, on schedule and achieve the creative ambition 
• Managing the overall production and crafting the project to fit the parameters of the brief, budget and timeframe 
• Directing projects if appropriate and working with our team of in-house Creatives 
• Production of both live action and animation projects 

What’s in your toolbox… 

• You’ll have at least two years’ experience at an agency or production company creating cutting-edge brand, marketing and comms films as an executive producer, or five years’ experience as a senior producer and can clearly demonstrate your ability to take the next step  
• You have experience producing content for comms, brand and marketing as well as content for events 
• You can show a track record in project management that demonstrates excellent attention to detail and professionalism 
• You’ll have leadership experience and know how to support a team of your own 
• You’ll be able to write and develop creative and pitches 
• You’ll have experience working on international shoots (bonjour) 
• You can effectively conduct interviews with senior, high-profile individuals 

Get to know us… 

We’re one of the most all-round capable communications agencies that’s been on the go for years – ever since our head honcho set up shop in a shed back in 1980, in fact.  

Since then, we’ve made it our mission to make anything possible for our many and varied clients, putting our creative flair into delivering strategic communication campaigns, digital solutions, film and videos, events, exhibitions, and whole lot more in between. We’ve grown a lot, but we’ve kept everything that made us great, back from the very day we first started out. Our global HQ and largest studios are smack bang in the middle of the UK and well worth a visit to see for yourself!  

Hang on, there’s more… 

The role will be based primarily in Hartlebury with remote working, but there will be times when you’ll need to work from our other offices and undertake other related commercial duties both in the UK and overseas. Flexibility is key!  

We’re a friendly team. We really, really welcome anyone who wants to become part of a brilliant company. If you’re passionate with a cracking drive to deliver on our ‘anything’s possible’ mindset, we’d love to hear from you! 

DRPG is an equal opportunities employer 

Data Security (not super exciting, but necessary) 

At all times you must work within the guidelines set out in the DRPG Information Security Policy and your Employee Confidentiality Agreement. Failure to do so may be treated as gross misconduct. 

You must also work within the guidelines set out in DRPG’s Health & Safety Policy and Team Handbook. 

DRPG

TBWAMedia Arts Lab (or MAL as you’ll hear us called) is the bespoke global advertising agency dedicated solely to Apple. Our mission is to create smart, simple and iconic work that transforms business and makes culture for the world’s best brand.

We believe that what MAL creates belongs to everyone; and everyone belongs at MAL. We think creativity lives in open, safe and brave spaces, where diverse perspectives can come together, free of prejudice and discrimination. We strive to be a partnership of equals. Everyone has a role to play here, and we invite you to bring your fully authentic and crazy selves to this space. Together, we’ll do the best work we’ve ever done.

We’re headquartered in Los Angeles, California, with 5 international hubs and over 700 people making great work for Apple in 26 markets around the globe. We’d love to meet you!

An Executive Producer at MAL must be a natural leader; perpetuating MAL culture and setting the example for what a MAL producer should be. This role requires innovative thinking and a hands-on approach. We want someone who can lead a team, has a strong understanding of the technical side of digital production and who can foster flawless execution in production. This person should have deep connections in the digital world, a highly collaborative attitude, and a commitment to doing whatever it takes to make great work.

The Work

• Serve as a key partner to Account, Creative, Strategy and Media counterparts
• Collaborate across all disciplines to ensure digital advertising is represented and stays parallel to traditional creative

development process:

• Work with internal creative and production teams to determine the best ways forward
• Oversee and adequately communicate production realities
• Create production timelines and budgets

feedback & balanced workloads to grow appropriately

• Manage a portfolio of work:
• Manage multiple work streams simultaneously
• Review all project briefs for timing and resource assignments
• Provide prioritization guidance for project teams
• Evaluate vendor needs and manage accordingly
• Cultivate relationships with creative and strategic teams to help them understand the limitations, possibilities and ongoing learnings within the digital space
• Work closely with Media on domestic and global media plans to determine the appropriate strategy for each creative launch and ensure flawless technical execution on each build
• Create, shepherd, and champion ideas – partner with Creative Technologists to continually push the limits for what’s possible and help expand our technology practices
• Develop a deep understanding of agency processes, tools, and capabilities to get the work done effectively and efficiently. Beyond this, think outside of the box to problem solve new work processes & solutions that may not be the ‘norm’.
• Responsible for handling challenging conversations through the production process
• Collaboration & People Management:
• Maintain strong, trusting, open relationships with internal departments & global MAL counterparts
• Manage vendor relationships; including active evaluation of new vendors
• Ensure proper training of production team within the pod & share best practices or learnings within the department
• Model exemplary time management and communication skills to producers
• Partner with other EPs on producer staffing, training and development for the team
• Actively track progress of producers through regular performance check-ins, ensuring they have clear goals, direct

Who will thrive in this role?

• Someone with an unrelenting ambition to create smart, simple, iconic work for our client.
• A master communicator – someone who can give clear direction and support to the team and client
• Must be a proven leader who can handle programmatic management of multiple complex work streams at once, meet deliverables, create budgets and manage resources
• Must have experience in the online space and advertising deliverables; static and animated banners, rich media, website development and social activations. global localization experience a plus.
• Someone with the ability to keep teams motivated and positive
• A champion of DEI, with the understanding that the expectation of DEI for leaders at MAL is that it is a responsibility and not just a

passion.

• Someone who is mature and unflappable under pressure and tight deadlines, with an art for dealing with conflict resolution
• Someone with the ability to turn lessons learned from each project and experience into training tools & growth opportunities
• Someone who strives to get the job done cooperatively, respectfully and with a great attitude
• Someone who participates in and contributes to agency culture

TBWAMedia Arts Lab

Empower the Individual Through Crypto

Gemini is a crypto exchange and custodian that allows customers to buy, sell, store, and earn more than 30 cryptocurrencies like bitcoin, bitcoin cash, ether, litecoin, and Zcash. Gemini is a New York trust company that is subject to the capital reserve requirements, cybersecurity requirements, and banking compliance standards set forth by the New York State Department of Financial Services and the New York Banking Law. Gemini was founded in 2014 by twin brothers Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss to empower the individual through crypto.

Crypto is about giving you greater choice, independence, and opportunity. We are here to help you on your journey. We build crypto products that are simple, elegant, and secure. Whether you are an individual or an institution, we want to help you buy, sell, and store your bitcoin and cryptocurrency. Crypto is not just a technology, it’s a movement.

At Gemini, our mission is to empower the individual and that includes giving our employees flexibility of choice — our Office Optional Policy allows employees to choose to work from one of our physical locations or from home.

About Nifty Gateway

Nifty Gateway is the premiere, all-in-one platform that makes it easy to buy, sell, and store digital art and collectibles, otherwise known as Nifties (or NFTs). Nifty Gateway was founded by Duncan and Griffin Cock Foster in 2018, and acquired by Gemini in 2019, with the belief that crypto networks and the blockchain have the power to fundamentally change the art world by creating greater choice, independence, and opportunity for artists, creators, and collectors.

The Department: Marketplace Operations

The Nifty Gateway Marketplace Operations team works closely with artists and leaders of NFT projects across all vertical areas to bring content to the Nifty Gateway marketplace which has been deemed safe and legitimate. You will be responsible for facilitating a scalable process for ingesting legitimate NFT content while keeping out spam and other content which detracts from the marketplace user-experience or is otherwise undesirable. You will craft policies, define tools, automate processes, and provide support to the NFT community. You will leverage a deep understanding of NFT technology and community and use this visibility to identify opportunities. You will interface with a broad range of internal and external teams. You have an understanding of creator industry dynamics and economics including creator platforms, emerging content formats, and mixed media. You will be excited by the opportunity to shape the future of Nifty’s relationships and content in the face of ambitious growth plans.

Responsibilities

• Create framework and process to verify the safety and quality of Nifty Gateway content including smart contracts and NFTs across different verticals
• Communicate with and support NFT project teams participating in the Nifty Gateway marketplace
• Refine, communicate and enforce guidelines to create a marketplace free of confusing or undesirable content
• Proactively approach projects missing from the marketplace to support their onboarding
• Define and drive ingestion improvements and automation while evangelizing ideas and requests from project teams
• Understand and communicate technical requirements with partners, assisting their teams in finding the best formats and mechanisms for success
• Coordinate co-marketing initiatives between internal and external teams
• Direct and coordinate scheduling/production efforts amongst teams internally and externally

Qualifications

• Working knowledge of Solidity preferred but demonstrated technical aptitude sufficient
• Experience working with metadata and data transfer formats such as JSON, XML
• Basic understanding of ERC-721 and ERC-1155 NFT standards
• Strong technical acumen, with the ability to navigate strategic uses of NFT technology
• A history of gathering and using data to drive decisions
• Outstanding brand sensibilities and the ability to both define and communicate the brand
• Strong passion for creating a disruptive and revolutionary platform for the art space and creator ecosystem as a whole
• Strong business acumen with a demonstrated track record of successful partnerships
• Familiarity with the NFT community including existing projects and their history
• Previous experience in a startup environment is a plus

“Do you have NFT experience? Passion? Show us on your application by writing about it on your resume before submitting. The experience does not need to be a “paid” experience and your personal story in this space can be a part of our process if you can share your NFT experience with us.”

At Gemini, we strive to build diverse teams that reflect the people we want to empower through our products, and we are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity, or Veteran status. Equal Opportunity is the Law, and Gemini is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and affirmative action employer. If you have a specific need that requires accommodation, please let a member of the People Team know.

Gemini

Casting for the upcoming Zara Kids Spring 22 Campaign 

Shooting in NYC (following all Covid Protocols) 

• Dec 17 – Fitting
• Dec 18-19 – Shoot (2 days)
• Paid Job 

$900 per day to shoot 

$900 for fitting 

Unsigned Talent Only 

• Local to New York City 
• Kids MUST fit a size 10/12
• All Genders 
• All Races 

Kids must feel cool, unique and a bit rebellious (punk vibe a plus) 

Unique Hair Styles and /or color a plus.

Kids who speak a second language also a plus. 

**HBO SERIES CASTING**

HEY EVERYONE! We have a brand New HBO Series shooting in Atlanta is looking for males and females of all ethnicities, 18-27 yr olds to look younger, to work as CAMP COUNSELORS ! This will be filming from Dec 9th-17th!  Only submit if you are completely available from the 9th-17th for these are Recurring Roles! Must be Fully Vaccinated so only submit if you’ve had both doses or the J&J!

• Covid Rate: TBD
• Daily Rate: $92/8

*PLEASE be sure to include vaccination status! Upon selection, you must be able to provide Vaccination Card to production as we are a Mandatory Zone A production.

Casting a Wilson Chinn Look a like 

SACRED MOTIVATION – STARRING WILL SMITH! 

**Higher rate for battlefield scenes!**

Filming battle scenes in the Covington, LA and Bush, LA areas! 

This film will tell the horrific, yet heroic story of Whipped Peter, who escapes a Louisiana plantation. He was a pivotal figure in exposing the brutality of slavery and served as a soldier in the war. 

You do not have to be registered with Central Casting to work so share this casting notice with your friends and family! 

Please read thoroughly and submit only if you are available and okay with production’s requirements.

• FILMING RATE: $250/12 hours (HIGHER RATE)
• GAS Bump: $40
• COVID Rate (for off set testing): $100

You must take a mid-nasal PCR COVID test every 48 hours prior to fitting or filming. Initial COVID testing in New Orleans or Bush, LA.

• WILSON CHINN: Seeking submissions for men can portray Wilson Chinn (18+ years old). This scene will be directly after the Civil War. Wilson Chinn, along with Peter – helped expose the cruelty of slavery by having his photograph distributed in the North. Must be willing to have your hair altered to reflect Wilson Chinn (please look at the photo below). Facial Hair is good! Filming will be exterior. Please no strong/modern cuts/styles (like locs or dreads) or unnatural colored highlights. The makeup department may add facial hair in some cases. 

**As a condition of working on set, Background Actors (including children and parents) will be subject to the same testing requirements as cast & crew in advance of work dates.**

Production will also require that anyone over the age of 8 wear a face mask that covers your nose and mouth to be worn while on set or while at any production facility (including testing center).

Now Casting:

• Golfers age 25 to 75

For Non-Union Commercial

Pays up to $3300 if cast

This is open to folks from New England and New York

FOR TUESDAY 12/7 in Atlanta — we are looking for a few men and women – 18 – 60’s generally –some neighbor types and then also a few to portray homeless types

**BROCK/ALLEN CASTING SEEKING BACKGROUND ACTORS TO WORK DECEMBER 7- DECEMBER 17 FOR CW’S WALKER SEASON 2**

This will be the last episode we film this year before our winter hiatus, so if you’ve wanted to work on this show, now is your chance! The roles we need filled and their respective dates are all listed below:

Pedestrians, Drivers, Stenographer, (real experience preferred) Reporters, News Crew

• Wednesday 12/8 (Covid testing Tuesday 12/7)
  • Upscale Dining Patrons, Steakhouse Waitstaff 
• Monday 12/13 (Covid testing Friday 12/10)
  • Travelers, Business Commuters, Porters, Vendors
• Tuesday 12/14 (Covid testing Monday 12/13)

If you are not available these dates, please still submit as we will have some smaller shoot days in between. 

Walker requires everyone to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 in order to work on the show.

Initial COVID testing: $50

Rate: $80/8 (time and a half after 8 hours)