Music Video Casting Calls and Auditions

The Senior Video Producer role is responsible for end to end video content including creative direction, filming, post-production editing for a multitude of marketing channels (social, promotional, blogs, product pages, ads) promoting our ecommerce stores and product offering, proprietary brands, and marketing campaigns.

Duties & Responsibilities of the Senior Video Producer are:

• Produce video content from creative direction, filming, post-production editing
• Assist with every facet of video and creative services including ideating unique concepts, developing production plans, gathering input from stakeholders, scheduling, filming, and post-production work.
• Preparing media files to be shared across multiple platforms.
• Be proactive in developing the use of video; provide ideas and outlets for how to implement video into the overall communication strategy at Ecentria.
• Support Internal creative needs
• Responsible for direction on all photography and video (lifestyle and studio)
• On-location and in-studio art direction and management
• Review and approve selections
• Process improvement and team communication with multiple partners
• Concepting and detailed planning
• Reviewing hiring and training of models and crew (photographers, stylist, etc.)
• Planning and budgeting with partners
• Script, storyboard, budget, allocate resources, set deadlines, and select optimal forms of media for projects
• Develop production schedules
• Manage video library
• Evaluate analytics
• Other ad hoc duties as assigned

Qualifications, Skills & Requirements of the Senior Video Producer are:

• Minimum 3 years working experience planning, filming, and editing video projects in a retail or agency environment.
• In-depth knowledge of Adobe Creative Cloud suite of apps including Premiere Pro, After Effects, and Photoshop
• Moderate to advance photo editing/retouching skills (Lightroom & Photoshop)
• Strong work ethic, passion for your craft, and attention to detail
• Familiar with current/future design & video trends
• Flexible schedule with the freedom to travel for production
• Digital Portfolio of work that demonstrates video proficiency
• Must be comfortable being around firearms (candidates with the industry knowledge will be prioritized)
• Must be comfortable with traveling to film Greater Outdoor Lifestyle events (including but not limited to hunts, competitive shooting events) on as-needed basis
• High School Diploma or equivalent
• MS Office experience, primarily Word, Excel, Outlook
• Exemplary written and verbal communication skills

Benefits

• Medical Insurance from Blue Cross Blue Shield, including HSA, HMO, and PPO options
• Prescription, dental and vision insurance
• Employer-paid life, AD&D and disability insurance
• Employer-paid employee assistance program
• Generous FTO (flexible time off)
• 401k retirement benefits plan with a company match
• Voluntary legal support services, pet insurance & identity theft protection
• Salary commensurate with work experience and education

Ecentria is the winner of many prestigious HR-driven awards, including:

• Best & Brightest Place to Work in Chicago, 2021
• Best & Brightest Place to Work in Chicago, 2020
• Best & Brightest Place to Work in Chicago, 2019
• Top Workplace in Chicago (Chicago Tribune Award), 2021
• Top Workplace in Chicago (Chicago Tribune Award), 2019
• Top Workplace in Chicago, (Chicago Tribune Award), 2018
• Best & Brightest Place to Work in the Nation, 2019
• Best & Brightest Place to Work in the Nation, 2018

Work Location- Northbrook, IL (Primary)

Ecentria and its affiliates are an Equal Opportunity Employer. The Company does not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, non-disqualifying physical or mental disability, national origin, veteran status or any other basis covered by appropriate law. All employment is decided on the basis of qualifications, merit, and business need. Ecentria and its affiliates are Drug Free Workplace

Ecentria

As a Designer, you are excited to contribute to the development of creative concepts that translate visually. You are an original thinker and a team player—matching strategic direction with appropriate design results across digital experiences. There’s a line between creative expression and commercial reality—but you’ve got that covered. You’ve tackled the basics of design-related applications—and a keen attention to detail is what makes your work stellar. Most importantly, you are driven by a passion for design.

You will:

• Design solutions that meet or exceed strategic objectives.
• Create interactive design concepts.
• Design mood boards, storyboards, interactive page layouts, site grids and interface demos, photo retouches and enhancements, and animated GIFs.
• Provide quality assurance on creative deliverables.
• Build and maintain a rapport with creative team, account managers, and project managers.

You have:

• 1+ years design and interactive work experience.
• Strong design portfolio.
• Strong visual, interactive and graphic design skills.
• Solid working knowledge of the latest design toolsets.
• Time management skills to manage responsibilities and to always be prepared.
• An ability to brainstorm and contribute to the bigger idea.
• Developed and diverse communication skills to articulate creative ideas.
• A proven aptitude for fast-paced creative thinking with acute attention to detail within demanding deadlines.
• A self-motivated and accountable attitude.
• Experience in the latest versions of Mac OS, Photoshop, and Illustrator.
• An understanding of the strengths and limitations of After Effects, QuickTime, Director, and ImageReady, as well as information architecture and hierarchy.
• Comprehensive understanding of interactivity and the Web.Illustration in both electronic and traditional media.
• Motion graphics experience for the Web and video

Critical Mass

Summary

Description

The Sr. Producer is responsible for producing Bath & Body Works content, supporting marketing and packaging design. The Sr. Producer is an expert on all aspects of photo and video production and understands industry standards. They are passionate about telling a brand story through creative production. They are able to form strong relationships with internal and external partners and act as a bridge between various teams and departments. They are willing and able to produce a variety of content from digital & social media to larger campaign projects. The Sr. Producer exhibits our brand values in all aspects of their job & represents the Bath & Body Works brand to both internal and external teams.

RESPONSIBLITIES

• Production Responsibilities Produce a variety of content types, including motion pieces
• Responsible for all aspects of pre-production through production; Must be able to produce a shoot from end to end, including:
• Handle all aspects of shoot production for assigned projects: book talent, studio, catering; create and distribute call sheets & spec sheets; create and process PO’s and invoices
• Attend shoot and manage shoot day flow and budget to make sure there are no overages; On-set production includes developing daily production schedule to ensure team is staying on track and accomplishing all shots for the day
• Coordinate product and sample delivery after the shoot to retouching vendors
• Work with digital tech on file delivery and expectation
• Work with Creative Services Coordinator to ensure comps and samples are delivered to shoot prior to shoot date.
• Produce shoots with both in-house and external talent
• Recommend / hire photographers/directors, stylists, talent, crew, & external production agencies
• Responsible for creating and scheduling internal milestones, including scheduling internal and external creative kick-off meetings
• Understand all industry practices to include SAG and Union rules

Collaboration / Relationship Responsibilities

• Collaborate closely with internal creatives
• Procure and maintain talent and agency relationships
• Leverage, build and maintain outside vendor relationships. The producer is the point of contact between BBW and external vendors
• Be a brand steward and represent the brand to internal and external partners

Budget & Legal Responsibilities

• Fee & usage negotiation
• Contract fulfillment and management
• Partnership with legal team to ensure compliance
• Work closely with Manager on production budgets; producer is responsible for managing budget for each assigned project

Miscellaneous Responsibilities

• Evaluate processes and create efficiencies
• Able to stay organized with comp & sample management on set
• Understand technical specs and be able to work with external teams to ensure they adhere to our specs and processes
• Must stay relevant to fashion, beauty, cultural trends and motion technology trends to elevate brand but keep within brand DNA

Work Experience

Qualifications

• 5-7 years of experience as a producer
• Experience with Excel
• Experience working in a DAM system is a plus
• Bachelor’s Degree in Photography, Fine Arts, Marketing or equivalent experience

Behaviors

• Must be able to work independently, as well as part of a team
• Must be consistent and thorough
• Must be proactive with strong initiative, able to anticipate needs and adapt to situations as they arise
• Strong, demonstrated ability to manage multiple priorities and the ability to re-prioritize quickly
• Must have a fashion and beauty point of view
• Must remain calm under pressure
• Must be able to work in a high stress environment, be flexible and agile to change while maintaining a positive attitude
• Must excel at communication
• Be solution-oriented
• Need to be extremely organized and detail-oriented
• Able to meet deadlines in a fast-paced environment and adapt quickly to changing priorities
• Proven ability to manage relationships, stay motivated, and make decisions
• Have strong interpersonal skills and the ability to clearly communicate relevant information to partners and leadership
• Ability to collaborate with different personalities and work styles while maintaining strong service performance
• Must be able to travel and work long shoot hours when needed

An equal opportunity employer, we do not discriminate in hiring or terms and conditions of employment because of an individual’s race, color, religion, gender, gender identity, national origin, citizenship, age, disability, sexual orientation, marital status or any other protected category recognized by state, federal or local laws. We only hire individuals authorized for employment in the United States.

Category: Creative Services

Bath & Body Works

About Harry’s

Harry’s Inc. started in 2013 with a specific goal: disrupt the shaving industry by creating an innovative, everyday product at a fair price. Since then, Harry’s has expanded to Canada and Europe, developed relationships with retailers such as Target and Walmart, expanded our grooming brand into a personal care powerhouse, launched three new brands including Flamingo, Cat Person, and Headquarters, and made our first brand acquisition with Lumē. The key to our success? Our amazing people. From chemists, mechanical engineers, CX associates, to creative directors, sourcing managers, and logistics specialists, the Harry’s team is composed of some of the most brilliant, diverse, and humble people you’ll ever meet.

Our brands answer unmet consumer needs, but our company is a place of inclusion and innovation that attracts some of the brightest minds across industries, geographies, and backgrounds. Whether we have a team of 5 or 500, our core values and our startup mentality remain; we value continuous improvement and learning, teamwork and collaboration, creative problem solving, and open and direct dialogue and feedback.

Harry’s is operating as a hybrid-first environment – for us, that means that we ask folks to come into our beautiful, 88,000 square foot SoHo office a minimum of 2 days per week, with flexibility to choose exactly which days work best for you. What will you get out of that? Bagels on Tuesdays, lunch on Wednesdays and Thursdays, and fully stocked kitchens with snacks, coffee, and drinks everyday. Can’t forget the free products and the opportunity to have some meetings without Zoom (remember what 2019 was like?)

We are still requiring vaccinations for in-office employees. Reasonable accommodations due to a medical reason or sincerely held religious belief may be made.

About The Role

Harry’s is seeking a highly talented and motivated individual to lead performance marketing content development as our Growth Content Lead. This role will report to Harry’s Head of Growth and will be focused on spearheading creative content asset development to support our growth efforts and drive trial to our DTC business.

Design efforts on the marketing team at Harry’s are aimed at driving engagement, primarily to acquire new customers. You won’t just be making people ‘aware’ of the product – your team’s work needs to be disruptive enough to actually get them to try it! You will lead a growing, nimble team of a graphic designer, copywriter, and a video motions editor, and will ensure that all elements of content creation, from day-to-day optimisations to bigger swings, are completed as effectively and efficiently as possible.

You will lead the development of disruptive concepts and support our excellent existing team to produce their best work. You will partner with Growth Managers to understand creative and messaging that resonates with consumers, leveraging data from our various paid marketing channels to determine creative content strategies and unlock creative wins.

As the leader of the Growth Content pod, you will streamline our processes and oversee the content development budget, in order define a strategy and determine optimal resourcing to deliver it through freelancers, agencies, influencers and in-house staff.

Role And Responsibilities

Deliver great work: Working across all paid digital marketing channels, print, radio, podcasts, etc, you and your team will produce a consistent stream of high-quality assets, rolling up your sleeves and leaning in where necessary. You’ll take responsibility for ensuring the team effectively balances essential day-to-day optimisations and disruptive bigger swings.

Concept ideation and development: To continue to grow, we can’t keep doing the same-old-same-old. As well as our ongoing business as usual, we need to test new approaches to keep our brand feeling fresh and appeal to as broad a range of audiences as possible. You will work with your team and Growth Managers to drive creative ideation – coming up with new creative & messaging angles to capture consumers’ attention and drive them to try Harry’s.

Team management, leadership & development: You’ll take responsibility for the ongoing workflow of your team, utilizing freelancers to dynamically expand/contract the team as required. You’ll monitor workload and be comfortable pitching for additional resources when necessary, and keep an eye on the horizon and provide a clear future vision in terms of team structure. You’ll offer the right balance of support and challenge to an experienced creative team.

Process/budget management: In such a fast-moving organization, this role will be essential for managing the tools we use to deliver, including optimizing our creative processes and maximizing the DTC creative budget. You will be empowered to oversee the Creative Development budget in a way that maximizes the impact of our resources.

Experience And Qualifications

• In-depth understanding of content asset development across a breadth of styles, medium, and sources (from still photography to moving, video, to user-generated content)
• Detail-oriented, with experience managing content asset execution from end-to-end—including production, project management, and budget management
• Confidence directing and collaborating with graphic designers, video editors & creators, and copywriters to successfully telegraph ideas, visually and verbally, and in breakthrough ways
• Proven success leading teams from ideation through execution (both in-house and freelancers)
• A plus: proficiency in platforms and tools used to create content (e.g. InDesign, Photoshop, Illustrator, After Effects for motion graphics)
• Digital photography knowledge and skills a plus; both formal photoshoots and UGC
• Comfortable having work evaluated based on strict performance metrics
• Intellectual curiosity – constantly working with channel managers to understand what’s working, what’s not, and what can be improved.
• Thrives on direct, honest and supportive communication.
• Able to work under tight deadlines while juggling multiple projects.
• Digital-first thinker – understanding of ongoing digital and social media trends, customer digital behaviors, and the wider digital marketing marketplace.

We have a mandatory COVID-19 vaccination policy.

Harry’s is committed to bringing together individuals from different backgrounds and perspectives. We strive to create an inclusive environment where everyone can thrive, feel a sense of belonging, and do great work together.

Harry’s is an Equal Opportunity Employer, providing equal employment and advancement opportunities to all individuals. We recruit, hire and promote into all job levels the most qualified applicants without regard to race, color, creed, national origin, religion, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth and related medical conditions), parental status, age, disability, genetic information, citizenship status, veteran status, gender identity or expression, transgender status, sexual orientation, marital, family or partnership status, political affiliation or activities, military service, domestic violence victim status, arrest/conviction record, sexual or reproductive health decisions, caregiver status, credit history immigration status, unemployment status, traits historically associated with race, including but not limited to hair texture and protective hairstyles or any other status protected under applicable federal, state and local laws. Harry’s commitment to providing equal employment opportunities extends to all aspects of employment, including job assignment, compensation, discipline and access to benefits and training.

We respect the laws enforced by the EEOC and are dedicated to going above and beyond in fostering diversity across our company.

Harry’s, Inc.

Production Title: Hiring Part-Time Acting Teachers

Job Location: Olney, Maryland

Job Description: Seeking a Part-Time Acting Teacher (5th-8th grade) and a Music (choir) Teacher (K-8) in the Olney, MD area (2-4 hours per week). 

Classes would need to occur during the school day. We’re flexible with times.

Music Teacher additional (choir) Information:

We are currently looking at just two hours one day a week (Wednesdays).

The kids are separated into K-4th and then 5th-8th. 

The principal is open to other days if that suits their schedule. 

We are flexible with times as well. It would just need to happen during the school day.

Roles: Part-time Acting Teachers

COVID Requirement: (Yes / No) TBD

COVID Testing Date: TBD

Rate: $50/hour 

Production Title: Music Video Beverly Hills Casting Call

Job Description: Casting directors are now casting models to work on scenes filming in Beverly Hills, California, on Saturday, July 2nd. Must be able to work from the said date. 

Role: 5 Models

• Female
• Age range: 18-28 years old
• All ethnicities
• Attire: bikini
• Must not be sick or have a fever

Covid Test: Not required 

Rate: Pay is $150 flat rate ($75 per hour)

Production Title: Major Rap Group Music Video

Job Description: Casting directors are now casting players to work on scenes filming in the Atlanta, Georgia, on Thursday, June 30th. Must be available to work from the said date. 

Role: IT Girl

• AA
• Age range: 21-35 years old
• Cheerleader type

Covid Test: TBD

Rate: Pay is $300/day 

Production Title: Major Rap Group Music Video

Job Description: Casting directors are now casting players to work on scenes filming in the Atlanta, Georgia, on Thursday, June 30th. Must be available to work from the said date. 

Role: Coach

• Male
• Age range: 40’s 
• All ethnicities

Covid Test: TBD

Rate: Pay is $200/day 

Production Title: Major Rap Group Music Video

Job Description: Casting directors are now casting players to work on scenes filming in the Atlanta, Georgia, on Thursday, June 30th. Must be available to work from the said date. 

Role: 6 Football Players

• Male
• All ethnicities
• Age range: 21 to 27 years old
• Height Range: 5’10 – 6’2 
• Fit
• Athletic look

Covid Test: TBD

Rate: Pay is $200/day 

Production Title: Disneyland Commercial Casting Call

Job Description: Casting directors are now casting actors to work on scenes filming in Los Angeles, California, from Wednesday, July 13th to Friday, July 15th. Must be able to work from the said date. 

We are currently searching for black families. 

• Grandparent(s)
• Parents
• Kids
• Age 5-7 years old
• We cannot consider any children under the age of 5. So although we may invite your family to interview, we will not be able to view/book any little ones that do not meet this age requirement.
• You must be local in Los Angeles, California.

Covid Test: TBD

Adult Session Rate: $500+20% per 10-hour session, to include all potential fittings and covid-19 testing.

Adult Usage Rate: $2000+20% to include the below term, territory, and media. If is guaranteed at the time of booking.

Kids Session Rate $250+20% session, to include all potential fittings or covid-19 testing.

Kids Usage Rate $1000+20% includes the below term, territory, and media. If is guaranteed at the time of booking.

Term: in perpetuity

Territory: Worldwide

Media: Print and Video, all media. Including OOH and broadcast.