New York Casting Calls & Acting Auditions

Company: Method Studios

Position: Creative Director (Autodesk Flame)

Location: Hybrid – New York, NY

• Salary Range: $100,000 ~ $265,000 USD

Position Summary

The Creative Director (Autodesk Flame) will work with directors, VFX supervisors, editors, and CG supervisors by overseeing existing and upcoming projects and managing artists through completion of post production. They will clearly communicate and justify concepts while leading the planning, design, and implementation of multiple creative projects.

Main Duties

The Creative Director must be able to ensure a high creative standard is maintained across multiple projects while working with other VFX Supervisors, leads and Juniors to help elevate their skills. The candidate will oversee freelance teams to ensure they have support and can meet method’s benchmarks. In addition, the Creative Director must be able to develop and maintain strong relationships with directors, agency creatives, and producers.

• Clearly communicate and justify concepts and lead the planning, design and implementation of all creative projects.
• Achieve simple to complex compositing tasks at all stages of the production process including pre-comps, temp composites, beauty work, 2D tracking, 2D effects, extractions, selection and integration of elements, and color grading
• Mentor, assist and support other team members
• Produce high level photorealistic images and create seamless transitions between filmed footage and composited 2D and 3D elements

What You Bring

• Proficiency in Autodesk Flame/ Nuke.
• Proven ability to lead a creative team.
• Strong strategic and conceptual thinking.
• Must be able to execute a wide variety of tactics.
• Proven ability to develop and maintain strong relationships with project teams and clients.
• Outstanding conceptual and problem-solving skill.
• Strong grasp of the creative development process, have excellent art direction skills, and consistently deliver excellent work.
• In-depth knowledge of all steps required in the creative process, including effectively and efficiently staffing projects, providing communication and creative direction, and giving timely and helpful feedback to improve creative solutions.
• Ability to produce all work efficiently and on schedule.
• Ability to successfully supervise shoots.
• Ability to communicate effectively with creative and project management staff, engendering trust and respect.
• Great presentation skills and ability to work collaboratively with pipeline and technical teams in a fast-paced environment.

About The Company

Company 3 provides a full range of Creative Services for content creators, including conceptual design, pre-vis, look development, ideation and rapid prototyping, 3D animation/CGI, motion graphics/designers, matte painting, compositing, dailies and production services, color grading, post-production finishing, marketing/trailers, live-action production, experiences, and more.

Diversity And Inclusion At Company 3

Creativity has diversity at its core. We celebrate the value of each unique experience by being dedicated to fostering the most diverse, equitable and inclusive culture where every employee feels empowered and safe to show up to work as their full self.

It is our policy to provide equal employment opportunities to all applicants and employees. Please inform the company’s HR representative if you need assistance completing any forms or to otherwise participate in the application process.

• The listed pay range represents the lowest to highest range that we in good faith believe we would pay for this role at the time of this posting. We may ultimately pay more or less than the posted range, and the range may be modified in the future. An employee’s pay position within the range will be based on several factors including, but limited to, relevant education, qualifications, certifications, experience, skills, seniority, geographic location, local currency exchange rates, performance, shift, travel requirements, sales or revenue-based metrics, and business or organizational needs.

Depending on location and subject to applicable law, we offer a comprehensive package of health, retirement, and insurance benefits and paid time off to eligible employees.

The above compensation and benefits information is provided in accordance with various state and local pay transparency laws.

Note: No amount of pay is considered to be wages or compensation until such amount is earned, vested, and determinable. The amount and availability of any bonus, commission, or any other form of compensation that are allocable to a particular employee remains in the Company’s sole discretion unless and until paid and may be modified at the Company’s sole discretion, consistent with applicable law.
Method Studios

Artisan Creative seeks a Senior Art Director passionate about branding, owning projects, and leading teams to join a prestigious legal enterprise in New York. This opportunity is full-time and hybrid twice weekly onsite in their New York office. New York candidates are preferred, but relocation assistance is offered for those open to relocating.

About You:

• You are passionate about the legal industry, stay up-to-date with design trends, and understand brand guidelines to create innovative designs.
• You are a skilled leader who understands how to communicate your ideas to a team but offers feedback and mentorship to your team.
• You are highly organized and have excellent time management skills to ensure all project deadlines are met in a timely manner.

In this role, you will:

• Demonstrate your deep understanding of the company’s brand guidelines, tone, and voice to incorporate to create compelling digital assets, including web designs, digital material, social media marketing, and storyboarding for videos or motion graphics.
• Lead projects across all channels and own the projects from concept to completion.
• Work cross-functionally with the Global Creative Director, Senior Creative Manager, Art Director, and design team to create strategic and impactful workflows.

Requirements:

• BA Degree in Graphic design or a related field
• 15+ years in a managing Art Director or Senior Art Director role in a professional industry
• Must be skilled in Adobe Creative Cloud, Sketch, InVision, and Figma
• Must showcase a portfolio with digital assets, strong typography, layouts, photography, and accessibility
• Must have strong verbal and written communication
• Must have strong organizational and time management skills
• Must have the ability to handle confidential material and showcase professionalism

Artisan Creative

We are looking for a junior creative producer to help produce all shoots for the brand from campaign to ecommerce. This person should be comfortable producing a variety of projects from big budgets

to small, and able to create and track budgets, invoicing as well as liaise with 3rd parties. This postion will report into the Creative Project Manger/Producer.

Responsibilities:

-Manage photo shoot budgets

-Track & submit and own all invoicing related to shoots.

-Manage all casting and talent coordination.

-Shoot Production

-Create & manage pre/post production timelines

-Liaise with photographers, retouchers, stylist etc….

-Organize and distribute all photo/video assets

-Track all ecommerce images and QC them.

-Organize all samples needed for shoots.

-Move samples and other shoot material.

-Coordinate all pre-styling

Qualifications:

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent work experience

Must be willing to pitch in wherever needed no job is to big or small

Enjoys working in a collaborative, team-oriented environment

Highly organized

Able to work in a fast paced environment, and stay cool under deadline pressure

Relationships with talent(models, photographers, stylists etc..) a plus

Proficient in Excel

1-2 years of experince in a similar role.

DVF (Diane von Furstenberg)

Tiffany Company Casting is looking for REAL PEOPLE in NY to be featured in a STARBUCKS COMMERCIAL

We are looking for REAL, EVERY-DAY people – those with a palpable, AUTHENTIC energy, who walk to the beat of their own drum. We want to see all different types of hair, personal styles, walks of life, body types and gender identities.

PROJECT RATE

2022 SAG-AFTRA Commercials Contract

TERMS/USAGE/RUN

The intended initial scope of use at this time is Broadcast & Traditional Digital.

The following options payable only if used:

• Photography Still:
Take photography stills (there will be a photographer on set.) for use in all media. If used, performers will be paid a non-negotiable, one-time fee of $1,500 + 20% agent’s fee (includes $500.00 + 20% sitting fee,for a 1-year period of use, worldwide. Year 2: $2,000 +20% agent’s fee for worldwide use on all media.

• May shoot b-roll footage for behind the scenes….“making of” the commercial. If any performers are filmed for this purpose, we intend to pay scale session fees under the Corporate/Educational/Non-Broadcast Contract, Category II, which payment covers Categories I & II, Internet and New Media use.

EXCLUSIVITY

Quick Service Restaurants

*IMPORTANT*

This spot is shooting in New York Dec. 2 – Dec. 8.

WE WILL NOT BE TRAVELING TALENT. ALL TALENT MUST BE LOCAL HIRES IN NY.

All talent must have valid work visas/minor work permits in order to be hired.

All talent will be required to disclose their Covid vaccination status and will be required to Covid test prior to the shoot.

Hip Hop Artist Music Video Casting Call for Lead Models

Looking for: Lead Models x 3

• Female
• African American/ Latinx / Ethnically Ambiguous
• Ages: 21 to 30 years old
• Unique Features – Eccentric
• Must be Licensed to drive

Open Call Date: Sunday, November 13, 2022. 

ACCN: THE HUDDLE @ SYRACUSE – Skilled Utility

Date – 11/12
Project – ACCN: THE HUDDLE @ SYRACUSE
Location – Carrier Dome (Syracuse, NY)
Position – Skilled Utility
Rate – $250/10

NEW HBOMAX SHOW GIRLS ON THE BUS LOOKING FOR TODDLERS (AGES 2-3) WHO CAN PORTRAY ASIAN FEMALES. This is to portray the younger version of a principal actor. 

• COVID TEST TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 8TH ($100 COVID TEST)
• FILMING WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 9TH ($187 WORK DATE)

GIRLS ON THE BUS has a vaccination policy for all Zone A workers, including Background Actors, Stand-Ins, and other talent ages 6 months and above working on its set. To be eligible to work on this production, you must (1) have at least one COVID-19 vaccine shot (meaning you received the initial shot of Pfizer, Moderna, AstraZeneca, or Novavax, or the single shot of Johnson & Johnson) or (2) have a disability or sincerely-held religious belief that prevents vaccination. Any offer of work is “conditioned” on you providing adequate proof to Production that you meet either of the two criteria mentioned above. If you are unable to show adequate proof to Production, then you are ineligible to be hired for this particular Production. Please answer “yes” to this message if you can supply adequate proof to Production. If not, answer “no.” If you answer “yes,” you are hereby attesting to the fact that you will provide such adequate proof to Production. (Note: If you are selected, only Production will collect and verify your proof of disability/religious belief (if applicable to you), but both Central Casting and Production will each separately collect and verify your proof of vaccination.)

Company Description

dentsu creative is a collective of agencies at the forefront of culture and innovation. Formed in January of 2021, we are one of the most globally awarded teams across the Dentsu network. Composed of dentsuMB, 360i, and Isobar, amongst other notable agencies, we work with clients to provide solutions that meet people at every single point of their brand journey and are committed to upholding a culture of diversity, equity, and inclusivity.

We are champions for meaningful progress and we strive to be a force for good—for our people, for our clients, for the industry and for our society. We keep our people at the center, creating space for growth, understanding and learning so they can thrive. We embed diversity, in our mindset, in our solutions and in our teams to empower an inclusive, equitable and culturally fluent environment. Building this culture within our teams makes us better collaborators with each other and with our clients, driving better outcomes for all.

Job Description

CREATIVE INTERNSHIP PROGRAM:

Interns will be fully embedded and entrenched in the creative process from brief through production. They will work with multiple teams across brands that encompass some of the most iconic, household names on creative opportunities across all platforms: video (TV, online video, online video), print, radio, digital (websites, banners), and social.

This paid, full-time internship begins on Monday, June 6th and ends Friday, August 19th, 2022.

What We Are Looking For

We are looking for someone who is excited and hungry. Someone who loves to create and tell stories. Interns can be rising seniors, recent graduates newly starting their career, career changers looking to enter a new industry, or anyone excited about growing their artistic and brand strategy skills alongside an innovative, outside-the-box creative team. We welcome and embrace candidates from non-traditional backgrounds – art school credentials and college degrees are not required! We invite people at all stages of their career to join our team and contribute their unique ideas and perspectives. All we ask is that you come with an exceptional eye for art and craft, a positive and ambitious attitude, and a willingness to roll up your sleeves.

Program Highlights

• Work on real client briefs and deliverables
• Fully embedded into creative projects with creative teams
• Partner with a Mentor to set and achieve professional development goals
• Complete a summer-long project, presented to senior-level executives
• Learn from exceptional creative talent across the brands
• Network with industry leaders and fellow Interns across dentsu Creative – 360i, dentsuMB, and isobar
• Work across potential clients like: American Express, 7-Eleven, FTX, Oreo, Crayola, Audible, Subway, Famous Footwear, Clorox, Disney, Chapstick, Hidden Valley Ranch and more!

Art Director interns will be expected to

• Collaborate with creatives to develop conceptual ideas
• Present well thought out creative concepts/ideas to Creative leads
• Execute visual excellence in deliverables
• Work shoots with photographers and videographers (virtual)
• Contribute to campaign ideation
• You will concept and art direct against deliverables, developing campaigns, comps, story boards and mockups
• Partner well with a copywriter, intern counterpart
• Proficient at Photoshop and/or Illustrator
• Have a great design sense

Qualifications

• Rising seniors, recent graduate, career, career changers looking to enter a new industry, or anyone interested in gaining more experience in the creative field.
• Ability to work in a team-based, fast-paced, detail-oriented environment
• Resourceful, aptitude for learning new skills, and initiative to participate in advanced projects.
• Be self-motivated, hard-working, well organized, and resilient to ever-changing timelines, requests, and deliverables
• Receive and apply constructive feedback, push past your comfort zone, and keep work on schedule
• Someone who will strive for creative excellence

A portfolio of creative work/creative examples are required for any creative internship

To Apply

• Applications are open until April 30th 2022
• Fill out an application: https://forms.office.com/r/rwn4hP1PCP
• Talent Acquisition will follow up with applicants via email
• All interviews will take place virtually and on a rolling basis
• By May 13th, all interns will be selected

Perks

Additional Information

• Great compensation package
• Comprehensive healthcare plans
• 401(k) with employer match
• Flexible time-off
• 16 weeks paid parental leave

Dentsu is a modern marketing solutions company. Our mission is to help clients navigate, progress and thrive in a world of change. Businesses rely on our integrated network of agencies and specialized practices to champion meaningful progress through creative, media, commerce, data and technology. Part of Dentsu Group, our global network comprises 66,000 diverse people in 143 countries, who are dedicated to teaming for growth and good. Some of our award-winning agencies include 360i, Carat, dentsumcgarrybowen, DEG, dentsuX, iProspect and Merkle. Follow us on Twitter @DentsuUSA and visit dentsu.com/us.

Employees from diverse or underrepresented backgrounds encouraged to apply.

Dentsu (the “Company”) is committed to a policy of Equal Employment Opportunity and will not discriminate against an applicant or employee of the Company, on the basis of age, sex, sexual orientation, race, color, creed, religion, ethnicity, national origin, alienage or citizenship, disability, marital status, veteran or military status, genetic information, or any other legally-recognized protected basis under federal, state or local laws, regulations or ordinances. Applicants with disabilities may be entitled to reasonable accommodation under the terms of the Americans with Disabilities Act and/or certain state or local laws. A reasonable accommodation is a change in the way things are normally done that will ensure an equal employment opportunity without imposing an undue hardship on the Company. Please contact [email protected] if you need assistance completing any forms or to otherwise participate in the application process or to request or discuss an accommodation in connection with a job at the Company to which you are applying.
dentsu international

CBS SERIES – BLUE BLOODS  is looking for kids, age 6-8, appear Black, to portray son of principal actor. 

This role is photo selected by the director. COVID TEST 11/7 or 11/8 (NYU Hospital – NYC or Mineola), Work 11/9 (NY area) – PHOTOSTILL

Rate: $193/8, COVID test $100 stipend

• Minor must have valid minor work permit, trust account set up, valid PHOTO ID to complete an I9 document.
• Guardian & minor must be fully vaccinated (booster not required) or they will have to request an exemption.

We are currently seeking a Creative Director to join our team at Anecdote. The Creative Director will guide all projects and be responsible for the overall quality of work produced by the creative department. 

Key Responsibilities: 

–             Manage the creative process from concept to completion.

–             Translate marketing objectives into clear creative strategies.

–             Work closely with multidisciplinary project teams

–             Lead and direct the creative team in the production of all marketing collateral.

–             Ensure visual communication and brand standards are met

–             Oversee client pitches and proposals.

–             Oversee profitability, deliverables, timelines and budgets

–             Review work, troubleshoot and provide feedback to creative teams

–             Remain actively involved in training creative staff

Requirements: 

–             5+ years of design experience within the media industry with experience in print and digital 

–             Experience managing creatives and ability to collaborate across all departments 

–             Superior Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign and Acrobat skills 

–             Ability to come up with big ideas that tell a story 

–             Authentically enjoys a results based, transparent, collaborative and fast-paced environment

Anecdote