Chicago Casting Calls & Acting Auditions

*NASHVILLE TN* EXTRAS CASTING NOTICE

Project Type: CORPORATE Video

Union Status: NON-UNION

Rate of Pay:

$100.00 for up to 8 hour day

FILMING DATE:  WEDS 1/19/22

–We do not yet have Call/Wrap Time information  so you MUST have full day available to allow for any call/wrap time 

Shoot Location: NASHVILLE, TN

NASHVILLE TN LOCAL HIRE ONLY!! (Travel/accommodation is NOT provided)

Featured Roles:

• FILM CREW – Male and Female, ALL ethnicities, age range 30s-40s, variety of types who need to look like a film crew on location (Director, Production Assistant, Business Reps), creative and business types. 
• MOTION CAPTURE PERSON – Male or Female to wear a motion capture suit, height range 5’9″-6’0″, weight range 165-185lbs, waist no larger than 32″, not a lot of hair as you will also be wearing a knit cat that fits very snugly.

ACCEPTING SINGLE PARENT WITH BABIES AND KIDS !!!

MIAMI – CARTER’S CHILDREN CLOTHING

Casting until Jan 21, 22,  

Fittings: Jan 23-25, Shoot Jan 26-29

ALL ETHNICITIES

Sizes/Categories: 

• 3M – 6M – 9M
• 12M approx 30″
• 3T approx 38-42″
• 7Y approx 47 – 50″
• Special Needs in all sizes
• Families with babies under 12 months
• Siblings kids should be sized between 6M – 7Y
• Looking for families with same sex parents also !

Rates:

$375 per day for babies 

$500 per day for kids 2yrs and up

$100 flat fitting fee

Now On boarding

TDA is holding meetings for currently unrepresented talent in the following categories:

• Diverse talent (Hispanic, AA, Asian/Indian)
• Senior Talent 50+
• Spanish Speaking Talent
• Plus Size Models

NOW CASTING 1/19/2022

FIRST WIVES CLUB SEASON 3 

Destination Casting is excited to announce we are accepting submissions for paid, stand ins, background and featured talent to work as local hires in the Atlanta GA area! 

NOW CASTING THE FOLLOWING FEATURED TALENT … 

MALE BACKGROUND SINGER

• Any ethnicity MALE
• Very handsome / fit body types!
• Will not actually sing (be able to a plus!)
• Must be comfortable moving with rhythm!
• Appears Ages: 20-40

Rate: 135/12+OT 

• -Paid in the form of check via payroll company within 4-6 weeks 
• -Virtual voucher completed via Castifi (Now called Everyset!) 
• -Must have valid identification to work in the US 

Shoot Dates: WEDNESDAY 1/19/2022

• -All dates subject to change  
• -Shoots can last -/+12hours  
• -Must have open availability as talent may work multiple days between these dates  

Shoot Location:  Atlanta GA (area) 

• -Some locations may not be within perimeter or on Marta line 
• -Talent must be able to work as a local hire  
• -Exact locations will not be released until the day prior to shoot day 

NEW MANDATORY COVID-19 TESTING: SUNDAY 1/16 AND TUESDAY 1/18

• -MUST NOW test TWICE with Production prior to start date 

Testing Bump: +$30 per test (paid on work day) 

• -NO outside tests will be accepted at this time. 

Local to Chicago/Suburbs/Surrounding Border states to Chicago ONLY!

Casting Alert! 

• Searching for Male, African American, Asian, Latino, 20’s to 30’s, to work as a Molly’s Patron for Chicago Fire on Monday, Jan. 31st. There will be a covid test on Friday, Jan. 28th (Takes about an hour). 

Ever seen a targeted ad on an Instagram story or on the TikTok #foryou page that makes you think–“Is my phone LISTENING to me?!”

First Media’s Performance Marketing (Direct Response) team is a performance-first marketing division at a fast-paced, millennial women’s lifestyle company. We use data to make informed decisions around creative video storytelling — rather than having the data work for us. This means we are constantly looking at Facebook performance to optimize and streamline creative decisions to give our direct-to-consumer clients the best chance of success in the marketplace to grow their client-base. We never settle for “good enough” and react in real-time to make creative decisions and leverage how the world responds to our creative to make it even better.

We’re looking for a Creative Producer to join our Los Angeles team! The ideal candidate has past success in the direct-to-consumer space, ideally with consumer packaged goods and user generated content.

Responsibilities

• Creative Ideation and Storytelling: Ideate, pitch shoot concepts, and script your video concepts in a clear voice to tell a specific story about a product to a specific audience, scaling what works well and nixing what doesn’t
• Assist other Producers and the Creative Director in turning scripts into shot lists and fully fleshed out shoots.
• Proactively engage in meetings with the production team to determine the creative elements needed to fully execute on concept.
• Project management: Work across brands and clients with a team of directors, editors and producers. Able to juggle multiple concepts scripting and concepting, at the same time as other projects in post-production with a video editor.
• Occasionally direct digital media video advertisements: testimonials, food shoots/styling, glam product shoots, modeling, etc.
• Win: Make informed decisions to capture an audience and convert them to customers

Qualifications

• A portfolio of digital content you have helped create (or created yourself), and the ability to talk about the strategy that informed each piece in the portfolio
• 3+ years experience in Entertainment marketing, advertising or content creation
• 2+ years experience in editing in Adobe Premiere
• 2+ years experience in shooting using DSLR cameras
• Able to combine streamlined copywriting and visual narratives into one medium
• Ability to bring ideas to life on a white board, big stage presentation, or finished content
• Experience in the consumer packaged goods (CPG) and/or user-generated content (UGC) a plus

First Media is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, age, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity / expression, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected under federal, state or local law, where applicable, and those with criminal histories will be considered in a manner consistent with applicable state and local laws.

First Media US

THE ROLE

Dion Lee has an exciting opportunity for an experienced Creative Producer to work on our multi-faceted USA business. This dynamic role will begin as a freelance position, with the potential to grow into a full-time in-house role.

The successful candidate will be responsible for delivering end to end production, including pre and postproduction for the business from stills + motion campaigns, to social media content, e-commerce shoots and brand-driven projects. This individual will partner with the creatives, cross functions teams and external talent to drive successful productions and realise creative concepts on time and to budget.

PRINCIPLE RESPONSIBILITIES

• End to end production of all Dion Lee content + special projects, including management of the production schedule

• Development of production timelines, ensuring briefs are delivered on brand and on budget

• Negotiation and booking of all models, talent and creative teams

• Location research, site visits, studio bookings and permit filing (where necessary)

• Negotiation and management of appropriate usage rights for all original assets produced

• Oversee all suppliers and coordinate insurance and legal documents where relevant

• Act as an on-set producer on the day of the shoot, managing all production needs to ensure a successful and smooth photoshoot for all teams

• Budgeting and invoice management, including tracking estimated to actual spend to ensure the budget is adhered to and accurate

• Partner with the Brand Manager to develop a roster of talent, photographers, film-makers, set designers and creatives at the start of each season

• Continually identify and recommend production workflow process improvements

REQUIREMENTS

• Minimum 2-3 years of experience in shoot and post-production. Agency experience is a plus.

• College degree in photography, film or creative field preferred

• Existing network of photographers, stylists and creatives

• Interest and strong understanding of the creative industry, keeping abreast of all creatives and up and coming talent in the fashion/photography/film/art community

• In-depth knowledge of project and budget management

• Dynamic and a creative problem solver

• Organized with strong ability to multitask on multiple projects

DION LEE

Ready Set (ReadySet.co) is looking for a full-time VP, Executive Producer to help us build a New Advertising Industry Everyone can Love. 

What does a VP, Executive Producer at Ready Set DO you ask? Well let us tell you!

Sitting on the executive team and overseeing multiple departments: Casting, UGC Production, Studio Production and Shipping + Logistics, you’ll be responsible for everything to do with producing the direct response footage that goes into our ads. Based in Los Angeles, some of the things you and your teams will be working on include: 

• Overseeing studio production teams and directors on at our downtown LA soundstage
• Developing and implementing a budgeting process for studio production, UGC production and shipping for UGC talent and working to get the most out of the investment we’re putting in
• Hiring a world-class team to execute as we scale production at a rate that keeps pace with our 300% year over year rate of revenue growth
• Partnering with our tagging and product+engineering teams on building the best machine to produce great work quickly that feeds into our technology 
• Supporting your Shipping + Logistics Lead select and build out warehouse space on the same site
• So much more! As with anyone hired into such a senior role (or any role) at our company, we give you the keys to the car. 

About Us: At Ready Set, we create a “Smart Creative Feed” of video ads for paid social every week, for clients like SmileDirectClub, hims, Weight Watchers, NordicTrack and more. Our founders spun out of Airbnb and Nanigans, respectively. 

What you’re good at:

• Empathy. You’re a great listener who can help your team feel heard and supported.
• Fast-paced production: Upleveled UGC and studio production are what we’re known for.
• Budgeting: We have never had someone focused on this, across and by clients.
• Hiring: This is a senior role and your ability to bring in “hell yeah” candidates is essential. 
• Taking feedback. You’re open to learn new things, openly. 
• Being accessible. When your friend texts you, you text right back. Not 17hrs later 🙂
• Thinking strategically. As a member of the exec team, we think 3-10+ yrs out together.
• Attention to detail. This doesn’t always go with creativity, but it’s important at Ready Set.

You are:

• Accessible, responsive and diligent – we move fast and reliability is key. 
• Humble, coachable – takes feedback well. We are always learning from each other.
• Self-motivated – a doer. We give everyone at Ready Set a ton of freedom. 
• Someone who works well remotely. We are a fully remote company. 
• Collaborative: works well with others. Our team is diverse, from all over the world!

What we offer:

• A hyper-growth startup environment where your work has a real impact on the company.
• Consistent clarity and context from management, who are accessible to everyone.
• Remote work, collaborating with a talented team distributed across the globe. 
• Competitive salary 
• Unlimited paid time off

Ready Set

BRON Digital, is a state-of-the-art virtual production and service company, that utilizes the Unreal Engine to develop and produce long-form animation for series television, short-form content, and motion pictures. This division leverages BRON’s extensive experience producing traditional CGI animation to apply and adapt the best practices of linear animation pipelines and marry those with Unreal Engine centered, virtual production workflows. The move allows BRON to broaden and expand its production and produce high quality content with much faster turnarounds.

We are seeking an Associate Producer to join our team, cross our Digital animated shows.

Requirements

Role & Responsibilities:

• Help to promote interdepartmental communication and workflow.
• Assist line producer and production manager in balancing artistic and productivity requirements.
• Mentor production managers, coordinators, assistants and provide guidance and support to department leads.
• Attend all relevant reviews and approval sessions to promote effective communication throughout the production team and provide leadership as needed.
• Assess schedule continuously with line producer and production manager, and as team weigh technical constraints against scope of the project, while also protecting the creative.
• Help forecast overages and delays throughout production, and work to find creative and technical solutions with production team, director and department leads.
• Communicate creative priorities throughout the production by working closely with Director.
• Suggest production solutions that will allow for needed creative changes to be made.
• Assist in the creation of and help to maintain project management documents including status reports, project plans, communications plans, post-mortems and compiling of historical information.
• Track, document, and report on major creative changes that affect budget/schedule to line producer and production manager in a timely manner.
• Generate and distribute reports to EVP and SVP Digital.
• Work with partner studios to ensure daily communication runs smoothly, troubleshoot issues, and foresee and avoid potential delays.
• Responsible for overseeing data management in Shotgrid – check that all materials are being correctly captured, and that all relevant data is accurate.

Qualifications

• Minimum 5+ year’s production management experience in animation film and/or VFX production or equivalent
• Proficiency with ShotGrid Software
• Experience with all parts of the animation production pipeline, including layout, modeling, shading, animation, effects, lighting, rendering, compositing & post
• Familiarity with all aspects of production management, including budget & schedule management, personnel and performance management
• Superior personnel management and team building skills, and ability to lead with a positive attitude and encourage collaboration
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Working knowledge of production techniques and terminology
• Expert organizational, project management & time management skills
• Ability to anticipate and deal with an ever-changing production environment
• Ability to handle sensitive and confidential material
• Ability to manage time and balance priorities amid the pressures of busy, deadline-driven production
• Must have the ability to organize, schedule, and delegate work effectively
• Must be proactive and be an effective problem solver
• Previous computer experience with knowledge of Microsoft Word, Excel and MS Project, spreadsheet and database applications required

Benefits

• Competitive compensation package, including Extended Health Benefits
• Studio Holiday closure between Christmas and New Year
• 7 health days per year (prorated per any partial year, and/or contract length)

BRON Studios