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Apple

Our retail client is looking for a Creative Producer to join their team on a full-time, permanent basis. This is an exciting opportunity to be directly involved in the photo & video shoots of one of Canada’s most established brands.

What you’ll be doing as the Creative Producer in this role:

– Organizing logistics for photo & video shoots including sending out casting calls, scheduling appointments with models, and adding casting images to their internal files.

– Booking shoot locations, transportation of equipment & product, sending call sheets, and securing catering.

– Managing the post-production process by communicating with external retouchers, colourists, editors, and composers.

– Collaborating with the production team, creative team, and styling team.

Skills and Experience:

– 5+ years exp as a Producer

– 2+ years exp coordinating photo & video shoots

– Retail or luxury brand experience is a huge plus

– Exceptional communication & organization skills

Creative Circle

Influencer, Social Media Management

About Trend Hunter

With nearly 3 billion views from over 150,000,000 people, Trend Hunter is the world’s largest, most popular trend website and an innovation consultancy. We help the world’s leading brands, like Starbucks, Google, Disney, Netflix, Universal, NASA, and Tesla, predict and create the future. With our New York Times bestselling methods, Artificial Intelligence, and big data, we’ve created thousands of custom trend reports, inspiring keynotes, action-oriented workshops, and epic Future Festival events.

Behind the scenes, we have a team of 60+ people, with our office located in the heart of Toronto’s Queen West neighbourhood. Wall Street Journal has featured us as Workplace of the Day; we are also “One of Canada’s Best Start-up Work Cultures,” according to Digital Magazine. We pride ourselves on our warm, dynamic culture, which prioritizes the personal and professional development of all team members. We value individual personality and celebrate all wins — big and small — within our organization through weekly End of Week get-togethers, a peer-nominated Platinum Rewards Program, team excursions, and an infectiously enthusiastic attitude. As an organization, we are committed to constantly improving our efforts within the causes we support through our employee-led DEI Committee, Eco Team, and our sister site, SocialBusiness.org.

Trend Hunter employees are currently working remotely, with plans to re-open our offices in January based on a hybrid model, where employees will be expected to come into the office at least once a week with their teams (our offices are located in downtown Toronto, at Queen S. & Spadina). 

The Opportunity

Trend Hunter continues to grow as a company and with this acceleration comes an opportunity to really take advantage of our market potential. Growing from 30 to 70 over the last year, the team is constantly challenged with new responsibilities, creative challenges and areas of development. Our client list is constantly adding top-tier names like Nasa, Samsung and Netflix and this role is central to bringing Trend Hunter solutions to the innovation community. 

The Role

Trend Hunter is looking for a highly organized, self-motivated, creative, and passionate marketer responsible for assisting in planning and executing our social channels, as well as growing the personal brand of our CEO, Jeremy Gutsche. 

This individual will have a strong understanding of most social media platforms (LinkedIn, Facebook, Instagram, Tik Tok etc), and will be able to seamlessly jump from our brand voice, to Jeremy’s voice across platforms. You will also be responsible for creating content and copy for our weekly newsletter, as well as managing Jeremy’s overall brand and presence. 

How You’ll Make an Impact 

• Manage all social media accounts for both Trend Hunter and Jeremy Gutsche
• Website: https://www.jeremygutsche.com
• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeremygutsche
• Twitter: https://twitter.com/jeremygutsche
• Develop social media plans that take into account upcoming promotions, as well as providing trend inspiration for all followers
• Head up Influencer Management strategy; look at competitors, best in class examples, yearly planning, overall brand strategy etc. all tied to building up Jeremy’s personal brand and status as a world renowned keynote speaker
• Create unique, well thought out content for our weekly newsletter that goes out to over 250,000+ people
• Analyze the success of posts in order to strategically plan for the future 

Requirements

• Self-motivated learner with a curiosity to identify new opportunities and efficiencies in business processes.
• Excellent communication skills, with the ability to develop and maintain solid working relationships
• Experience collaborating with multiple stakeholders internally and externally
• Strong attention to detail with a hyper focus on organization
• Excellent writing skills with the ability to tell a compelling story
• A working knowledge of video editing skills is not required, but is an asset

All applicants should have completed their undergraduate studies and should be ambitious and passionate about social media management and influencer marketing/management. Applicants should be familiar with the website’s content, Future Festival & advisory services. They should have some experience in social media management and copywriting. Please attach social media handles either on your resume or within your application. 

Start Date: January 2022

Please apply by sending a resume and cover letter to [email protected]

Trend Hunter

Production Assistant – An opportunity to join a thriving Creative Production agency in London.

The Boulder Group comprises of three core businesses – Pebble Studios (Creative Production Agency with a focus on Moving Image), Big Rock (Performance Marketing) and Lava (Digital & Branding Agency). The Boulder Creative Studio works across all parts of the group, offering in-house and freelance creative solutions that span Creative, Design, Animation, Film production, digital design & development and Immersive experiences (VR & AR).

A BIT ABOUT THE ROLE:

Pebble Studios are looking for a Production Assistant to join a talented team of producers, project managers, animators and artists, supporting and working on a variety of projects for the business for a range of world class clients.

Reporting into a Senior Producer, as well as supporting the wider Production team, the successful candidate will be responsible for helping deliver projects across a wide variety of mediums: Motion Graphics, 2D, 3D, Character and VFX/3D led projects – and outputs: TV, Social, Event Based & Immersive (VR&AR). This role will also be required to manage internal resource allocation across the wider business. Working with Account Handlers, Project Managers and Producers to ensure internal resource and freelance resource is coordinated and booked as required to ensure the highest quality creative output.

At Pebble Studios we blend the agency and production company model so we are looking for a confident, proactive and ambitious Junior producer who is confident, highly organised and keen to learn!

If this sounds like you, we’d love to hear from you!

WHAT WE’RE LOOKING FOR:

A Production Assistant with 1 or more years’ experience working in advertising, production or events:

• Highly organised and proactive
• A creative eye and detail orientated
• Experience in creating timing plans and budgets
• A problem solving mindset, proactive and entrepreneurial
• Knowledgeable and interested in social channels and tech in the industry
• Proficient in Microsoft Office (Experience in Wrike a benefit)
• A love of moving image.
• Day to day communication with Account/Project Management teams and Creative department
• Managing project resourcing through our Project Management tool (Wrike)
• Ensuring appropriate briefing of project requirements by setting up briefing and internal kick off meetings
• Working with Heads of Department to highlight skills gaps and build our roster of freelance/3rd party suppliers
• Weekly resource meetings to forecast Creative Studio requirements and highlight bottle necks
• Presenting weekly resource calendar in Company wide Monday morning kick offs
• Management and updating the ‘Black Book’ with contact/specialism details of freelancer and third party partnerships

ABOUT US

We’re a founder owned, independent agency that merges data and creativity to get truly outstanding results for our clients. 

Pebble Studios merge expertise in experiential, moving image design & technology to deliver knock out content to top agencies & brands such as Disney, X-Box, ABC and Samsung.  Working collaboratively with our in-house progressive digital performance marketing team, Big Rock, we’re in the unique position of being able to craft beautiful ads that feed our performance strategies. 

Big Rock works for some of the fastest growing and most innovative businesses in the UK; from scale-up fintech’s like ClearScore, to well established global brands like Direct Line and Aon – all looking to invest in accelerated digital marketing performance. 

Lava creates beautiful and intuitive digital branding and experiences for exciting brands across B2C and B2B comms, often working in collaboration with Big Rock and Pebble to deliver outstanding creative and highly effective experiences for our clients.

We’re always looking for people to join the team who are as passionate as we are about creating a leading agency within this ever-changing space. 

OUR CULTURE

Culture is hugely important to us. There are no big egos here, just a group of people looking to be at the forefront of digital innovation and creativity. We’re a highly inquisitive bunch, regularly hosting inspiration sessions, training programs and teambuilding activities. We have even organised bootcamp sessions, quizzes, book clubs and film clubs to keep us connected whilst working from home.

Following a strong 18 months of fully remote working we are now operating a 2 days in office, 3 days remote working model to allow for the benefits of in person collaboration and positive work/life balance.

BENEFITS:

• 25 days Holiday + Bank Holidays
• Sunshine and Festive Fridays
• 2 hours ‘Meeting Free’ time every day
• Flexible Working / Hybrid model: 2 days at the office, 3 days working from home
• Bootcamp
• Book Club
• Film Club
• Cycle to Work
• Culture Club socials 
• Impact Groups – Internal groups dedicated to making a positive impact to the business and wider world

Big Rock – Performance Marketing Agency

We are Casting for an Online Wellness Platform , we are currently looking for Athletes ages 18 to 30, active in the following sports: Athletics, Gymnastics, Swimming, Volleyball.

Casting will run into January but shooting will begin from the 10th of December into February.

Shooting will be comprised of brief interview, regarding personal relation to sport and training as well as some on field action shots.

Shooting will take place in the Miami Area at Studio Location, will require 4 hours time.

We are now casting a special project this Thursday in Atlanta for one of the biggest Hip Hop artists in the World

• Rate: $1200 per lead models (6)
• Rate: $500 per feature models (10)

Talent must be available all day this Thursday

No Exceptions

This is a full 10 – 12 hour shoot

Casting Call

Music Video Shooting 11/29/2021

• Looking for a female model/actress who has 700k or more followers on Instagram
• All Day Hours
• Must have reliable transportation this is shooting near or in Santa Clarita

Rate $1,000

Los Angeles

Major Sneaker Brand Commercial

Looking for:

• High Schoolers:
• Any Gender
• Any Ethnicity
• Ages 18 to 25
• Eccentric – Unique Features

Rate: $250 (8 – 10 Hours)

Shoot Dates: November 24th – Wednesday

A Health Care commercial filming in Detroit, MI on Dec. 2nd or 3rd, 2021 is looking for 5 people!

They need 4 Principals (Rate: $900) and 1 Extra (Rate: $200).

The Principal Roles are:

• 1 Black Mother (Mid 50s)
• 1 Black Adult Daughter (30ish)
• 1 White Woman (Mid 50s)
• 1 White Man (Mid 50s-60s)

The Extra Role is:

• 1 Male Priest (Mid 30s-50s, any race)

COVID testing will be required prior to filming, regardless of vaccination status. Testing will either be provided by production, or they will reimburse for testing costs.

CASTING COUPLES!

RECEIVE $1,500-$4,500+ EACH, IF SELECTED.

PLEASE READ CAREFULLY AND ONLY APPLY IF YOU FIT THE CRITERIA.

CASTING COUPLES IN THE GREATER TORONTO AREA WHO LOVE COFFEE AND DONUTS FOR A FUN TIM HORTONS COMMERCIAL!

We’re seeking real couples, under 60 years of age, in the Greater Toronto Area who love coffee and donuts.

Do coffee and donuts make the perfect pair? Do you go hand in hand with your partner? If so, we want to hear from you!

PLEASE NOTE:

– All notes below must apply to you and your partner.

– This is a non-union project. No acting experience is required, however, you should be outgoing and comfortable being filmed and interviewed.

– Strict COVID-19 safety protocol will be adhered to during the production of this commercial and it will be produced in accordance with public health guidelines at the time of filming. For more information, please visit: https://www.theaccp.tv/

– To apply, you MUST be a Canadian Citizen or Permanent Resident.

– If shortlisted, you MUST be available for a brief online interview with the director on January 4th.

– If selected, you MUST be available for a COVID test between January 10th and 11th. You will only be required briefly on one day.

– If selected, you MUST be available for a wardrobe appointment (if required) between January 10th and 11th. You will only be required briefly on one day.

– If selected, you MUST be available for filming on January 13th and 14th. You will only be required on one day, but must keep both dates available until booked.

– If booked, you will each receive $75 for a covid test appointment, $75 for a wardrobe appointment (if required), and $750 for one day of filming. If your footage is in the final commercial, you will receive an additional $1,500-$2,000.

IF SHORTLISTED, YOU WILL BE NOTIFIED ON OR JANUARY 3RD.

THANKS FOR APPLYING!

GROUNDGLASS is a premier casting company, we cast people just like you in commercials for brands such as Procter & Gamble, Tim Hortons, Unilever, Johnnie Walker, and Chevrolet.