Music Video Casting Calls and Auditions

Operations Manager, Biltmore

The MRG Group

Vancouver, British Colombia

WE CREATE POSITIVE SHAREABLE EXPERIENCES.

The MRG Group is a leader in experience creation. In operation since 2008, The MRG Group has grown to become Canada’s largest independent entertainment company, and through its ownership of 9 hospitality properties and 6 venues across Canada, the business is passionate about providing positive shareable experiences for its guests, 500+ employees, and partners. In addition, The MRG Group owns and operates an events business, travel company, digital publication, and ticketing service Admit One. In 2021, the business expanded its presence into the US, signing its first venue deals with properties in New York and California later that year. The MRG Group’s portfolio of properties and experience based businesses boast a captive audience of 700k+ unique individuals and growing! Working with us provides our employees with an opportunity to work in the exciting experience industry where your work will directly contribute to creating positive shareable experiences and memories for our guests.

The MRG Group offers opportunities for growth, cross-division collaboration with extremely talented and passionate people. We find solutions and celebrate our wins together as a team.

The MRG Group by the numbers in 2022:

• 9 Hospitality Properties across Canada
• 1000+ live shows per year via the largest Independent Concert Promotions Company in Canada, MRG Live
• 6 Live Entertainment Venues
• MRG Travel – Curating Travel Experiences
• Admit One – Ticketing Platform
• BeatRoute – Global lifestyle digital media company

Reporting directly to the Regional General Manager of Venues, the The Operations Manager is accountable for the overall success of the building; acting as a representative and in the best interest of the venue. The ideal Operations Manager of the Biltmore Cabaret is passionate about Live Music, has great people skills, is business & computer savvy and genuinely enjoys hospitality and guest service. You have your ear to the ground with the local music scene and are excited to act as an ambassador of the venue and our organization as a whole. Think you have what it takes? Willing to roll up your sleeves and get things done? Let’s talk!

The Role

• Take the lead on all points including operational excellence, service, safety, capacity, atmosphere, overall financial performance this includes but is not limited to timecard approvals, tip pool management and month end cash counts.
• Overall safety and cleanliness of the venue.
• Effectively address guest concerns in a fair and honest way
• Create positive relationships with your team, exhibiting empathy and respect for people at all levels
• Develop and maintain a positive work culture for all employees
• Be responsible for, and take ownership of the training & development of your team and direct reports
• Ensure brand standards are being met
• Working alongside our shared services to follow through with service expectations for special events
• In this position, you will be the champion of Positive Shareable Experiences. You will be empowered to go above and beyond to make the day for your guests in a fun and exciting way for them. You bring life to the party and encourage your team to do the same!
• Build a work environment with opportunities to grow and learn every day for your team
• Ensure accurate and timely inventory management & ordering

Knowledge, Skills, Abilities

• Passion for creating Positive Shareable Experiences in a safe & fun environment
• Positive and calming disposition
• Love of systems and keeping businesses organized
• Proven track record of hiring, training and developing engaging team members
• Ability to resolve conflict in a fair and diplomatic way
• Strong problem solving skills
• Natural ability to create positive relationships with your team, exhibiting empathy and respect for people at all levels
• Takes initiative to learn and grow within the organization and hospitality industry
• Demonstrated performance and background in operating a profitable hospitality business. This includes P&L accountability, labour management, food and beverage costs of goods and meeting sales targets
• Must regularly work weekends, evenings and holidays

Terms & Expectations

• Due to the nature of the work, after hours correspondence may be required

What’s In It For You?

• Competitive starting salary
• A generous vacation package which allows you to rest and rejuvenate throughout the year
• Participation in the MRG Travel Ambassador Program
• A fun and casual environment. You will be joining a close-knit, innovative team of creative and energetic go-getters
• Employee Discounts to our concerts/shows, at our hospitality venues
• A welcoming, fun and safe work environment where everyone can show up authentically to work each day and feel respected
• Career development opportunities with a company that encourages individuals to learn and grow

Thank you for your interest in MRG. Given the anticipated interest in this role, only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

The MRG Group

We are UMG, the Universal Music Group. We are the world’s leading music company. In everything we do, we are committed to artistry, innovation and entrepreneurship. We own and operate a broad array of businesses engaged in recorded music, music publishing, merchandising, and audiovisual content in more than 60 countries. We identify and develop recording artists and songwriters, and we produce, distribute and promote the most critically acclaimed and commercially successful music to delight and entertain fans around the world.

A division of Universal Music Group, the world’s leading music company, Republic Records is home to an all-star roster of multi-platinum, award-winning legends and superstar artists such as Ariana Grande, Black Thought, Drake, Florence + the Machine, Greta Van Fleet, Hailee Steinfeld, Jack Johnson, James Blake, James Bay, Jessie J, John Mellencamp, Jonas Brothers, Julia Michaels, Kid Cudi, Lil Wayne, Lorde, Metro Boomin, NAV, Nicki Minaj, Of Monsters and Men, Pearl Jam, Post Malone, Seth MacFarlane, Stevie Wonder, Taylor Swift, The Weeknd and more.

Founded by brothers and chief executives Monte and Avery Lipman, it is also comprised of innovative business ventures, including American Recordings, Boominati Worldwide, Brushfire, Casablanca Records, Cash Money, Lava Records, XO, Young Money, among others. Republic also maintains a long-standing strategic alliance with Universal Music Latin Entertainment (J Balvin and Karol G).

How we LEAD:

Republic Records is partnered with some of the greatest creative minds and storytellers of our generation, praised for their music and marked by inspiring and meticulously planned visual eras.

Today, the predominant methods of music discovery are visual. In order to continue to build upon the legacy Republic is known for, we must be able to cater to music fans of today and build an infrastructure to continue to support our artists’ creative needs.

We are looking for individuals to usher this philosophy into the core of campaigns and the heart of the label.

How you’ll CREATE:

• Work with artists on the Republic Records roster to develop holistic creative and brand strategy for campaigns.
• Provide visual branding direction across artwork, artist imaging, packaging, music content, marketing assets, content, and promotion materials, and other visual content.
• Maintain, recruit, and develop outside freelance creative talent including visual artists, graphic designers, photographers, animators, video directors, editors, etc. to incorporate into artist ecosystem.
• Collaborate with marketing and digital departments to create compelling artist single and album rollout strategy and visual campaigns.
• Work collaboratively internally and externally to bring artist brand and music campaign narratives to life.
• Develop and manage creative process from concept to completion. Ensure timely delivery of assets and associated deadlines.
• Contribute to the direction of the Republic Brand across Advertising, Events, Product, and Artwork.
• Communicate / Direct imaging and branding specifics for each artist / project to key business departments.
• Commission and negotiate fees for photo shoots including photographers, stylists, make-up artist, prop stylists, and hair stylists.
• Provide art direction to internal and freelance creative talent such as designers and photographers.
• Design compelling pitch decks for label and artist pitches.

Bring your VIBE:

• Proficient in Digital, Social, AV, and Print advertising formats and top of class design benchmarks.
• Experience working directly with talent and creators to collaborate on campaigns.
• Experience managing high-volume creative and multiple campaign types in parallel.
• Proficiency in Adobe Creative Cloud applications, in particular Photoshop and InDesign.

Perks Playlist:

• Be part of an entrepreneurial, global organization that values authenticity, drive, creativity, relationships, and a competitive spirit
• Comprehensive medical, dental, vision, and FSA options, as well as:
• 100% coverage for out-patient mental health services
• Wellbeing reimbursements for fitness classes, spa treatments, meal services, travel, and so much more (up to $720/year)
• A lifetime fertility support allowance of $30,000 to plan participants
• Student Loan Repayment Assistance and Tuition Reimbursement
• 100% immediately vested 401(k) match on the first 5% of your contribution on eligible compensation
• Variety of ways to prioritize much-needed time away from work including:
• Flexible Paid Time Off (PTO) for exempt employees
• 3-weeks PTO for non-exempt employees
• 2-weeks paid Winter Break
• 10 Paid Holidays (including Juneteenth and Wellbeing Day)
• Summer Fridays (between Memorial Day and Labor Day)
• Generous paid parental leave for every type of parent

Disclaimer: This job description only provides an overview of job responsibilities that are subject to change.

All UMG employees are currently required to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 or provide proof of a negative PCR or Antigen test before entering any Company offices unless they have been approved for an exemption or unless prohibited by applicable law.

Universal Music Group is an Equal Opportunity Employer

We are an E-Verify employer.

For more information, please click on the following links.

E-Verify Participation Poster: English / Spanish

E-Verify Right to Work Poster: English | Spanish

Job Category:

Creative, Design & Production

Salary Range:

$79,300 – $121,440

The actual base salary offered depends on a variety of factors, which may include, as applicable, the qualifications of the individual applicant for the position, years of relevant experience, specific and unique skills, level of education attained, certifications or other professional licenses held, and the location in which the applicant lives and/or from which they will be performing the job. All candidates are encouraged to apply.

Universal Music Group

Assistant Editor/Channel Manager, YouTube

MailOnline, the world’s largest English-language newspaper website with over 202 million unique monthly visitors globally, is looking for a talented assistant editor/channel manager with experience of growing established YouTube channels to help grow our presence on the platform.

This role is based in our New York newsroom, with a hybrid work style (some days in office, some WFH). Candidates not based in the NY metropolitan area will not be considered.

The successful candidate will have:

Deep experience with YouTube as a platform, as a creator or platform manager

Knowledge of YouTube Creator Studio and the YouTube Content Management System

Proficiency in Adobe Premiere

Ability to script explainer and original content packages

Previous video experience in a media environment / newsroom

Excellent editorial judgment

Experience of quick turn-arounds, with multiple projects on your plate at any given moment

A solid understanding of social video platforms and formats

Keen analytical mind that can turn data into insights

Excellent written and verbal communication skills

Knowledge of internet culture and wider digital video landscape

Key responsibilities include:

Creating key YouTube assets including thumbnails, headlines, descriptions

Implementing video SEO and journalistic best-practices to optimize and grow channel

Researching, planning, and developing news-based original video content

Pitching and creating YouTube Shorts that grow the channel strategically

Organize livestreams and utilize YouTube’s Community tab

Editing, implementing motion graphic templates, coloring and mixing, and delivering per specifications

The above list is not exhaustive and constantly evolving, based on the needs of the business.

Perks & Benefits:

Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance

401k Plan with Company Match

Short and Long-Term Disability Coverage and Life Insurance

Paid Time Off

And much more!

About MailOnline / DMG media

dmg media is the consumer media company of DMGT plc. Since the Daily Mail was first published in the closing stages of the 19th century, our brands have been pioneers of popular journalism, attracting the media industry’s best talent and reaching new audiences with new technologies.

Throughout that time, dmg media’s brands have benefited from the stewardship of one family, holding fast to the editorial values that have made ours the most successful news media brands of the past century. These brands include the Daily Mail, Mail on Sunday, Mail Plus, MailOnline, DailyMail.com, Daily Mail Australia, Metro and Metro.co.uk, and Eliza.

Dailymail.com is known for its unique blend of world news, entertainment/celebrity buzz, pop culture editorial, female lifestyle editorial, and phenomenal images. UK-born MailOnline is the world’s largest English-language newspaper website reaching over 225 million unique monthly visitors globally, 75 million of those coming from the United States.

Eliza is a digital lifestyle brand for millennial women. Launched in Spring 2022, Eliza combines first-class beauty and fashion content with personalised shopping experiences to help women to shop smarter. They can be found on Instagram @eliza.co.uk

MailOnline

Universal Orlando

Tencent Games is looking for a highly motivated candidate to join one of our second-party studios.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Work with the Senior PR Manager and Product Marketing Teams to develop, manage, and execute public relations campaign strategies to support ongoing live-operations, as well as supporting pre-launch, launch and live-game operations for the upcoming online game Project Skylight.
• Develop pre-launch, launch, and post-launch campaign plans and execute under alignment of broader marketing campaign related to key product updates, launches, company events/initiatives, in-game events, partner promotions, community activities and more
• Collaborate with internal and external departments to develop brand accurate messaging and creative PR campaign planning
• Develop written PR content, including press releases, media alerts, pitch drafts, blog posts, opinion pieces, interview Q&A’s and manage alignment of communications across integral departments, including social, editorial, community, and product development
• Assist in managing deliverables and deadlines for long lead and short lead press opportunities, including assets, interviews, gameplay needs, and more
• Identify and secure new press opportunities and coverage verticals for Digital Extremes’ products and grow DE’s exposure on press social channels, including Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram
• Track press feedback across marketing beats and manage coverage tracking for all titles with external PR agencies, analyze results and feedback
• Manage distribution of press materials and assets to journalists with external PR agencies during key campaign beats
• Report on meaningful metrics and data from PR campaigns to showcase themes including press sentiment, engagement, popular stories, and more
• Help organize and plan press events and activities at gaming and company events, including virtual press preview events, in-person press activations, industry events (TennoCon, PAX, E3, etc.)
• Analyze and stay updated/informed on competitive events, companies, news and programs and be dialed into industry news

REQUIREMENTS

• Subject Matter Expert and Trend Spotter
• Creative and Collaborative Support for Senior PR Manager
• Passion for Gamer Culture and Online Gaming
• Strong Industry Foundational Knowledge
• Ability to Work with Little Info – Resourceful
• Bachelor’s Degree in Communications, E-Media, Journalism, English, Marketing or Related Field
• 4-5 Years of Experience in Public Relations within the Gaming and Entertainment Industries
• In-House and Agency experience preferred
• Experience with live service and mobile games preferred
• Writing Samples – Press Release/Alert, Blog/News Post, etc.
• Detail-oriented, quality-focused and driven to consistently meet tight deadlines
• Ability to individually contribute and to embrace accountability and challenge in a dynamic, fast-paced environment
• Individual responsibility for championing outcomes for projects with shared ownership across groups
• Deep understanding of promotional and marketing communications strategies within the video games ecosphere
• Ability to leverage analytics, insights and reporting to make more informed decisions on PR campaign strategies
• Strong organizational and project management skills with great communication and collaboration
• Clever, creative personality with a passion for gamer culture
• Proficiency with MS Office and Google Applications
• Global live-service game marketing experience
• Knowledge of JIRA, Basecamp, and Slack
• Proficiency in creative writing with strong grammar skills and agility to make amendments based on critical feedback
• Familiar with AP Style Writing

Tencent

Hearts & Science has been inspired by confident marketers seeking business advantage in a world of personalized digital marketing, where CRM and addressable channels converge, and decisions must be made in real time to aggregate effective reach and deliver the right message at the right time. Designed to inform brand strategies with real-time insights, Hearts & Science is a data-driven marketing agency with expert media planning and buying capabilities, among other services that include shopper marketing, marketing innovation and content activation.

As a Digital (Creative) Asset Manager, you will play a key role in working with internal media activation and operations teams and external stakeholders to manage the creative asset workflow associated with digital media campaigns. This role’s primary focus and responsibility is the management of video/custom program development, including production timelines and technical specifications, and routing of digital display, video, and other creative assets between the client, internal teams, creative agencies, and media partners. The Creative Asset Manager also plays a vital role in helping the media team build creative decks to illustrate the media plan and assists in presenting plans to the client.

Core responsibilities include, but are not limited to the following:

• Scheduling and leading creative kick-off calls with internal and external stakeholders
• Creating and managing spec sheets in collaboration with media
• Providing clear daily communication related to status and next steps for all pending, complete, or at-risk items
• Managing custom program development, including production timelines and routing of assets between client, creative agencies, and media partner
• Performing initial QA of delivered creative assets to confirm that all expected items have been received and meet basic spec requirements (such as file type, file size, and clip length)
• Communicating with operations team to ensure creative assets are trafficked and set live correctly and on time
• Building creative decks and speak to spec needs, timelines, and best practices at client meetings

Desired Qualifications

If you have the skills and experience described below and you’re someone who thrives in a fast-paced environment that runs on adaptability, open communication, creative problem-solving (and fun), we want to meet you!

Desired Qualifications (Knowledge, Skills & Abilities)

• Minimum 3 years of experience working at a creative or digital media agency
• Eperience supporting clients in the entertainment industry preferred
• Foundational knowledge of digital media creative specs, IAB standards, and related concepts
• Ability to manage multiple complex campaigns simultaneously—strong project management (time management, organization, and prioritization) skills are a must
• High degree of proficiency in Microsoft Office applications
• Excellent interpersonal skills, with the ability to communicate (verbal and written) effectively and efficiently across disciplines with colleagues, clients, and partners at all levels
• Basic knowledge of Google Campaign Manager or Studio is a plus
• Knowledge and skills typically acquired through the completion of undergraduate studies in advertising, marketing, or a related field

Compensation Range: $50,000 – $95,000 annually. This is the pay range the Company believes it will pay for this position at the time of this posting. Consistent with applicable law, compensation will be determined based on relevant experience, other job-related qualifications/skills, and geographic location (to account for comparative cost of living). The Company reserves the right to modify this pay range at any time. For this role, Benefits include: health/vision/dental insurance, 401(k), Healthcare Flexible Spending Account, Dependence Care Flexible Spending Account, vacation, sick, personal days, paid parental leave, and paid medical leave, STD/LTD insurance benefits.

Hearts & Science is An Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or veteran status, age or any other federally protected class

Hearts & Science

The Coca-Cola Company

Position Summary

Working closely with the Group Director and the rest of the team, the role will be to help lead the team in developing media planning solutions, implementation and reporting procedures.

The Associate Director, CAM/CD, partners with the integrated Initiative team and across Mediabrands SBUs to ensure brilliant strategy, media plan design, flawless execution, and most importantly, delivery on KPIs and business results for your client.

The team act as brand guardians for one of Initiative’s key clients, Amazon. They strive to deliver the best possible communication solutions across all channels for these clients. This role will focus on the Prime Video part of the business, across key tentpole releases and local releases (e.g., Clarkson’s Farm, The Boys, to name a few). Previous experience in entertainment is preferable (we will also consider those with Live Sports experience).

The role requires planning across all channels in conjunction with specialists – TV, Digital, OOH, Print and Radio, however, it is essential that the candidate has strong working knowledge of creating and implementing digital, OOH, TV and Media partnership activity.

Key Responsibilities

Client

• Manages all communications in a timely manner, with no request going unnoticed.
• Leads client proposals, recommendations and points of view
• Build relationships with day to day leads on the client side, as well as with clients’ partner agencies
• Works with internal discipline partners to understand creative needs and develop communications for partner agency teams to ensure timely delivery of assets for campaigns
• Driving creative media solutions on behalf of the Prime Video client

Internal

• Participate in all client briefings, record and report client needs and objectives to Client Advice senior leaders and to the integrated Strategy, Communications Design and Partnership leads
• Actively drive and support the efforts of leadership and the integrated client team, including SBUs, to deliver brilliant work, best in class, integrated solutions, and flawless execution, contributing to positive client satisfaction scores
• Learning how to be the internal “client voice” to ensure business-appropriate lens is placed across all internal responses, recommendations and points of view
• Support your Group Director in leading key projects and internal timelines

Commercial

• Advise team on producing tracking reports to monitor progress against financial goals / targets across Initiative and Mediabands SBU’s

Desired Skills & Experience

• Proven ability to develop and maintain strong professional relationships with clients, colleagues and vendors
• Experience in Marketing, Advertising or Media
• Experience in leading, managing and developing a staff
• Ability to drive projects from conception to completion; project management experience
• Background in consulting, marketing, advertising or integrated communications
• Strong leader, presenter and packager of opportunities
• Strong commercial acumen

About Us

We guarantee that your career with us will be varied and exciting. Every day in this fast paced environment presents a different challenge and if you work smart and are the best at what you do, your time here will produce endless possibilities for your future.

You will get our support in developing your skills at every step of your career journey with us. Your manager will help you create a tailored career path and through our in-house experts, and online performance management and learning and development tool, you will have access to a wide range of internal and external courses. In addition to this there are always plenty of internal sessions on the latest developments in the industry, e-learning courses, bite-size learning sessions and on the job training and development.

We aim to provide all of our people with a supportive and fun work environment where you can develop your full potential and benefit from the broad range of opportunities within the agency both in the UK and globally.

When you join us, we want to make sure you feel valued – and that you are rewarded for your fantastic work. So we also offer a range of benefits:

• Flexi-leave, offering uncapped holiday allowance to all employees. In addition to your annual holiday entitlement and bank holidays, the office usually closes between Christmas & New Year
• Hybrid working policy allowing split time between the workplace and home
• Free breakfast and lunch from our onsite canteen daily
• Group Income Protection (after 2 years’ service)
• Life Assurance
• Private Medical Insurance or Health Cash Plan (dependent on level)
• Group Personal Pension Plan with matched contributions from 3-6%
• Core Hours (Mon-Thurs, flexible start/finish times)
• Early finish Fridays
• Generous Maternity & Paternity Pay
• Wellbeing programme, including subsidised monthly massages
• Paid time off for Volunteering
• Independent mortgage advice
• Financial education
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Interest free season ticket loan
• Subsidised Café
• Free eye tests
• Regular Bar Night
• Retail discounts
• Flexible benefits including Dental, Travel insurance, Ride2Work, GymFlex and many more!

At Mediabrands and Kinesso, we celebrate difference and believe this makes us stronger. Mediabrands and Kinesso are equal opportunity employers and committed to championing an inclusive culture that provides a sense of belonging for all our employees. We do not discriminate against any applicant based on age, disability, race, colour, ethnicity, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, belief, marital status or any other characteristic protected by law.

If you need any adjustments to ensure our recruitment process is fully accessible to you, then please contact us on [email protected]

HOW WE PROTECT YOU:

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Initiative

CASTING: SMALL BUSINESS OWNERS

GENUINE is looking for small business owners with an eye for growth and innovation for a docu-series.

We are also interested in businesses that give back to their communities and are value-driven.

Those selected for the final project will be compensated accordingly for participation, and they and their company will be featured in a docu-series video sponsored by a major financial services company. 

FT LAUDERDALE – MUSIC VIDEO

RATE $125 flat, shoots Friday March 3.
MUST BE AVAIL FROM FRI 1 AM UNTIL 1 PM SAT. 
It is an overnight shoot. We are looking for guys to be marching soldiers. Ladies as extras also.
All eth, 18-30 or so.