Good Pay Casting Calls & Acting Auditions

Position: Executive Producer- Currents News

Status: Full-time

Overview:

Currents News is looking for an experienced, ambitious, and creative journalist who can jump into a fast-paced newsroom environment to be the executive producer of NET-TV’s flagship news program. Currents News covers secular and faith-based news for a Catholic audience in the New York market with plans to syndicate to a national audience. The ideal candidate is someone who is searching to step off the news merry-go-round of covering crime, accidents, and fires, and leap into the world of engaging, inspirational and in-depth story-telling. The EP will thrive in a multi-platform environment and help to execute the organization’s mission. You will be in charge of managing the newsroom, supervise talent and producers, work with the assignment desk editor, and collaborate with managers from other platforms. You will participate in the editorial meetings, pitch stories, approve the rundown and scripts, and mentor a group of producers and reporters. You will supervise and monitor the recording of the newscast in the control room and booth live coverage of breaking news events.

Responsibilities:

• Supervise the stacking of the rundown and ensure that scripts are well-written, accurate and updated throughout the day.
• Work closely with the assignment desk editor to communicate story and information needs
• Write vos, anchor leads, teases and topical promos.
• Attend editorial meetings and pitch stories.
• Hire and train and mentor producers and reporters, approve vacation requests, work with news coordinator to schedule freelancers, as needed.
• Approve reporter packages.
• Communicate with and direct reporters in the field.
• Supervise the program in the control room, make editorial decisions.

Background, Skills, Requirements:

• Degree in journalism, broadcast news, or equivalent
• 3+ years of experience in a newsroom as a line producer or 1+ years as an executive producer
• Exceptional news judgment and ability to visually tell stories
• Manage, inspire, develop talent
• Excellent broadcast news writing, communication, and organizational skills
• Strong and proven ability to multitask and to work under deadlines
• Willing to occasionally work outside of your shift schedule to accommodate breaking news
• Basic knowledge of Catholic Church, teachings, and traditions is a plus

About DeSales Media Group:

DeSales Media Group is the communications and technology non-profit based within the Roman Catholic Diocese of Brooklyn. DeSales offers many services that include media relations and strategy, marketing and social media, ad sales, educational support, video production, and news production. DeSales Media operates NET-TV, a cable television channel that reaches more than two million people in the New York area. Its news group produces a nightly television program (Currents News), two award-winning newspapers (The Tablet and Nuestra Voz), and runs a news digital department that produces original content. DeSales Media is scheduled to move into a new state-of-the-art production facility in 2023 and is looking for creative and experienced professionals who are motivated to make a difference. The company offers competitive salaries, and many benefits including comprehensive medical and dental benefits, paid time off, and a 403b program with a salary contribution.

To apply, qualified candidates should submit an application form, a non-generic cover letter, and a resume/CV.

DeSales Media Group

About the role: Fidel is an aspiring music producer who is struggling with the ups and downs of the wild music industry. He plays drums and guitar. 

Physical characteristics: 
– Tall: from 175 cm (5.7 ft) 
– Attractive 
– From (or have origins) a place in which “Fidel” is a common name (ideally). 

Skills: 
– Good at singing (amateur or professional accepted) 
– Music lover 
– Play some music instrument (ideally).

You will be part of an international community of artists in which each one of the team members supports one another during and even after the production stage. Once you get in you will have the written agreement of earning a percentage of our earnings once we get the necessary funds for producing this film and after, when participating in film festivals, VOD platforms and donations.

The Body Stories Project is an international collective of artists working together to build a better planet, one movie at a time. 

Our core values are the empathy, equality, respect and celebration of our diversities with the power of community building. All this to deliver movies for inner peace. Healing cinema. 

Nowadays more than ever we need to see stories that bring us not only inspiration but hope towards a brighter future. We believe in the power of healing cinema, which means movies that moves our audiences to self-reflect and pursue better life choices, movies that make you smile and inspire you to love yourself better. We are not here to make movies for escapism but for embracing yourself with all your shades to regain your inner strength, the power that was always there, to become happier and connect to the here and now.

CAB Castings, LLC. is looking for:

• PAID EXTRAS for the hit STARZ  series “BMF”

Filming here in ATLANTA, GA for tomorrow WEDNESDAY 5/31

PRELIM: 11:30AM

We are casting for the following specific FEATURED extras for scenes tomorrow 5/31

RESTAURANT PATRONS 

• Ages 18 and up

Rate: $100/8 

Prelim Call Time: 11:30AM (Please have open availability on day of interest)

Location: South West Atlanta

CASTING REVLON

• F 20-30
• ANY ETHNICITY
• RATE: $1500
• NEW YORK
• JUNE 16TH

Dallas, TEXAS, casting call for a music video!

Looking for:

• 4 female models & 2 male models/actors for a quick music video!

Date: Tomorrow Tuesday May 30th

Call time: 12 noon for 1-2 hrs

Location: Dallas, TEXAS

Age range: 18-35 years old

Compensated $100 

Casting for Feature Documentary

Location: In & around the lower mainland of BC

We are seeking males in the lower mainland of BC (any age) who have contemplated or gone through the experience of terminating a pregnancy with their partner and who would be willing to share their story with a professional team of filmmakers and documentarians in an interview for a feature documentary. Interviews will be voluntary. 

We are also seeking couples in the lower mainland of BC who are either contemplating or currently planning to terminate a pregnancy and who are willing to allow a documentary film crew to follow their journey.

The couples don’t need to be romantically linked but we are interested in documenting the perspective from both sides respectively.

This will be a paid position at a flat rate of $5,000.

CAB Castings is looking:

• MALE STAND-INS

For filming Tomorrow May 30, 2023

Stand-ins needed are:

• Between the height of 5’7 – 6’2

Also looking for someone to portray a chef, will be picture picked :

Asian/Pacific Islander (FILMING THURSDAY, JUNE 15TH)

The rate for Stand Ins on this production is $180/12,

For tomorrow Tuesday, May 30th,

We are seeking:

• Experienced African American Female Stand In
• 5’2″-5’4″.

STILL CASTING!

Payback Ep. 210 

Filming in Knoxville, TN 

June 1-3 (may not be needed all days)

Network: tvONE

Audio: NO

Role:

LABARREN –

• Black male
• 40’s
• Must be comfortable with scripted violence and murder content.
• Must be comfortable handling prop gun.

Rate – $125/day (flat. no hotel, travel or stipend).

Filming 6/1 & 6/2.

EMT –

• Male or female,
• open ethnicity.
• Athletic build.
• Must be comfortable with scripted violence and murder content.

Rate – $75/day (flat. no hotel, travel or stipend).

Filming 6/2.

NOW CASTING 

• Female Dog Owner (25-35 yrs) and Medium-Sized Dog for Allergy Medication Social Ad – Non Union

Compensation: $500/half-day (owner and dog)

Shoot Date: Early June 2023 in the GTA area – TBC