San Francisco Casting Calls & Acting Auditions

GATES is a creative-led agency specializing in beauty, fashion and retail. We are a team of creatives who live to tell a brand story, big stories, small stories, true stories, stories that connect people with brands. We are strategists, artists, writers, and producers.

DESCRIPTION

GATES is seeking a Jr. Art Director to join our creative team in Los Angeles, CA. The role requires close collaboration with the Creative Director and Executive Creative Director. You will be responsible for developing creative based on the brand vision as defined by the Creative Director. Ensure that visual communication standards are met across all channels. Collaborate with creative, editorial and account teams to create innovative, compelling work that balance art and commerce. Our growing team produces engaging, high-quality assets in a highly collaborative, fast-paced environment.

RESPONSIBILITIES 

• Work with the Creative Director to build out brand campaigns from brief to production.
• Assist in the concept and campaign vision, develop original graphics, typography design, website content, social media, and other consumer touch points.
• Conduct research to better understand brand objectives, target markets, and industry trends.
• Staying abreast of new media formats and learning how to incorporate them into campaigns
• Concept, develop and execute integrated marketing activations across all channels
• Collaborate with Account, Producers and Editorial teams on campaign development.
• Always bring new ideas to the table through experimentation and iteration.
• Help clarify creative goals, assist in photo and video shoots, manage production assets, and post-production.
• Present client deliverables to Creative Director with clear POV and explanation of creative vision.
• Manage all print and digital production.
• Prioritize all projects to ensure on-time delivery.
• Explore, discover, and manage client requirements, feedback, and expectations
• Foster relationships with photographers, stylists, illustrators and all outside collaborators.

QUALIFICATIONS

• BFA or equivalent with meticulous typography, graphic design and Art Direction
• 5+ years experience in Beauty, Fashion, Retail, Packaging, Print
• Experience in a client facing, creative role in an agency and/or in-house environment
• Ability to analyze content trends and audience insights and translate those to new branded content opportunities
• Excellent presentation skills and communication abilities at all levels of both internal and client organizations.
• Strong ability to prioritize work and resources across multiple projects.
• Fluent in Adobe InDesign, Photoshop and Illustrator

COMPENSATION + BENEFITS + PERKS

GATES believes in fostering a challenging and fulfilling work environment and empowering individual growth and career success. We offer a competitive base salary, health insurance (medical, dental and vision) contributions, 401K contributions, work from home, generous PTO, Summer Friday’s and provide an inspiring client roster of highly recognizable projects and campaigns. 

GATES Creative Agency

Enlighten has partnered with a Los-Angeles based consumer packaged goods company to help fill their Art Director role. Reporting to the Creative Director, this role will manage the in-house team in producing content from ideation, and conceptual presentations, to a finished product. The Art Director will be a strong collaborator, with experience liaising across various departments, and the ability to provide clear feedback and direction for projects. 

Required Skills:

• Extensive in-house CPG and Ecommerce design experience in a fast-paced environment. 
• Excellent communication and leadership skills, with the ability to guide the production team and interact effectively with executive leadership.
• Extensive knowledge in printing and production processes, with international experience on design projects. 
• Experience leading photo and video projects. 
• Experience with creating and managing design budgets. 
• Stellar creative vocabulary, and clear and concise communication around giving and receiving feedback. 
• Advanced design skills in Adobe Creative Suite applications. 
• Experience producing animated and video content for social campaigns, along with an understanding of how to create content for engagement on social platforms. 
• Portfolio of work that reflects design across social, digital, print, audio, and experiential. 

The Role: 

• Create content that aligns with the client’s creative vision for marketing, product, and digital. 
• Produce design content from concept for projects across video, social, marketing, email, print, branding, and packaging. 
• Ensure thoughtful execution of creative strategies and user design across digital platforms. 
• Ensure that brand identity is applied to all design projects, ensuring that consistent application of brand style guidelines are adhered to across internal and external content. 
• Lead the vision for photography for use in packaging, social, and Ecommerce. 
• Interact and collaborate with various departments across the organization, building relationships and strong communication with Brand Marketing, Global Marketing, Product Development, Ecommerce, and Social Media teams.
• Management of the design team, with creative and inspired adaption of new ideas and technologies. 

Our client offers a benefits package that includes medical, vision, dental, employer-matched 401(k) plan, along with additional benefit plans. 

This is a hybrid role, based in Los Angeles. 

Salary range: $110,000 – $150,000 annually

Enlighten Creative Group

WE’RE LOOKING FOR AN EXPERIENCED ART DIRECTOR TO TAKE THE REIGNS OF OUR AWARD-WINNING RPG FRANCHISE!

• Art Director
• San Mateo (Hybrid)
• To find out more information, feel free to call Katie on; +1 737 290 1693

WHO ARE WE?

We are an indie games developer located in the Bay Area responsible for one of the most successful RPG franchise’s shipped in Steam’s history.

We have amassed a cult following of over 15 million fans who have fallen in love with the distinctive style and welcoming charm of our cosy RPG.

We are now looking for an experienced Art Director to join our ranks and take the reins of the creative direction of the studio. Breathing new life into games past, and weighing in on the conceptual development of those coming in the near future!

WHAT WILL YOU BE DOING?

You will be spearheading the artistic vision for the game! Offering your brilliant mind, ideas and expertise gained from years of industry experience, to lead our team through planning to launch!

WE NEED YOU TO HAVE…

• 8+ years in a management position (i.e Art Director, Lead Artist, Art Outsource Manager)
• Proven leadership experience
• Shipped titles on both console and PC
• A solid grasp of traditional art principles
• A strong portfolio demonstrating your artwork and creative process on previous projects
• Excellent written and communication skills
• A deep understanding of every stage of the game development cycle

IT’S NICE TO HAVE…

• Stylized portfolio
• A love for cosy games

TO BE CONSIDERED…

Please either apply by clicking online or emailing me directly to [email protected]. For further information please call me on +1 737 290 1693 I can make myself available outside of normal working hours to suit from 7am until 10pm. If unavailable please leave a message and either myself or one of my colleagues will respond. By applying for this role you give express consent for us to process & submit (subject to required skills) your application to our client in conjunction with this vacancy only. Also feel free to follow me on Twitter @SearchableKatie or connect with me on LinkedIn, just search Katie Birchall in Google! I look forward to hearing from you.

KEY SKILLS:

Gaming Industry / Video Games / Gaming / Art Director / Console / PC / Game Development / RPG / Leadership / Art Pipelines / Artistic Vision

Searchability

Our client is a Global Media Entertainment Firm in LA seeking someone for a Head of FP&A professional to be reporting to the CFO. This professional will be managing and driving Finance Operations – Forecasting, Budgeting, and Financing Planning. This professional will be a business partner to Sales and will work closely with Executive Management Team along with Legal and Tax.

Responsibilities:

• Lead and Drive Finance including Budgeting and forecasting for short and long-term strategic planning and analysis
• Manage financial models – implementing systems and processes around sales forecasting, expense tracking, and analyzing key performance indicators to accelerate scale
• Proactively identify risks and improvement opportunities, and then serve as an advisor to senior leadership address those concerns
• Support cross-functional teams in developing relevant financial metrics to tightly track progress and performance across the company’s operations
• Perform recommendation-oriented analysis on the strategic, operational, and financial impacts of managerial actions, summarizing information in a format that effectively communicates outcomes/scenarios to management
• Create meaningful and visual ways of presenting key business insights to management
• Manage Team

Requirements/Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting or Economics needed; MBA, Master’s, or CPA is a plus
• 15 years’ experience in Finance – FP&A, Budgeting, Forecasting
• High proficiency in Excel – building financial and decision support models
• Audit/Accounting from Past Experience
• Analytical, strategic thinking and detail-oriented
• Ability to Travel
• Understanding of Revenue Recognition is a plus

Coda Search│Staffing

PSA FILMING IN BALTIMORE THE LAST WEEK OF JULY

SEEKING FEATURED BACKGROUND ($400) AND PRINCIPAL CHARACTERS ($800)

ALL ETHNICITIES ARE OPEN TO APPLY

Cop – Ages 25-45, fit men must have close-cut hair and be willing to shave

CASTING CALL
L.A LOCAL ACTORS

Non-Union Feature Film [Not That Rich]

Shooting Location: Los Angeles

Shooting days: 5 Days

Synopsis: Sherry is an American-born Chinese Girl who grew up in China before returning to the US. Her family is ike any other wealthy Chinese family in Los Angeless. Her parents are separated. Family conflicts have become the norm. Sherry wants to get into a prominent college and blend into high society, but she cannot address her identity crisis. She and her parents are going through the same growth process in this social and family atmosphere.

CHARACTERS:

Party Background:

• All Genders, 35-55, Asian.

CASTING CALL
L.A LOCAL ACTORS

Non-Union Feature Film [Not That Rich]

Shooting Location: Los Angeles

Shooting days: 5 Days

Synopsis: Sherry is an American-born Chinese Girl who grew up in China before returning to the US. Her family is ike any other wealthy Chinese family in Los Angeless. Her parents are separated. Family conflicts have become the norm. Sherry wants to get into a prominent college and blend into high society, but she cannot address her identity crisis. She and her parents are going through the same growth process in this social and family atmosphere.

CHARACTERS:

School Background:

• All Genders, 18-25, Open Ethnicity.

CASTING CALL
L.A LOCAL ACTORS

Non-Union Feature Film [Not That Rich]

Shooting Location: Los Angeles

Shooting days: 5 Days

Synopsis: Sherry is an American-born Chinese Girl who grew up in China before returning to the US. Her family is ike any other wealthy Chinese family in Los Angeless. Her parents are separated. Family conflicts have become the norm. Sherry wants to get into a prominent college and blend into high society, but she cannot address her identity crisis. She and her parents are going through the same growth process in this social and family atmosphere.

CHARACTERS:

Doctor:

• All Genders, 40s, Open Ethnicity.
• Day Play. After Sherry was hospitalized for fainting, the doctor notified her mother about her overdose and miscarriage.

CASTING CALL
L.A LOCAL ACTORS

Non-Union Feature Film [Not That Rich]

Shooting Location: Los Angeles

Shooting days: 5 Days

Synopsis: Sherry is an American-born Chinese Girl who grew up in China before returning to the US. Her family is ike any other wealthy Chinese family in Los Angeless. Her parents are separated. Family conflicts have become the norm. Sherry wants to get into a prominent college and blend into high society, but she cannot address her identity crisis. She and her parents are going through the same growth process in this social and family atmosphere.

CHARACTERS:

Reddy:

• Male, 30, Open Ethnicity. Support.
• Reddy is an illegal drug dealer. He is jealous of the wealthy Asian society or students that excel academically.

CASTING CALL
L.A LOCAL ACTORS

Non-Union Feature Film [Not That Rich]

Shooting Location: Los Angeles

Shooting days: 5 Days

Synopsis: Sherry is an American-born Chinese Girl who grew up in China before returning to the US. Her family is ike any other wealthy Chinese family in Los Angeles. Her parents are separated. Family conflicts have become the norm. Sherry wants to get into a prominent college and blend into high society, but she cannot address her identity crisis. She and her parents are going through the same growth process in this social and family atmosphere.

CHARACTERS:

Belinda:

• Female, 18, Asian. Support.
• Belinda is Sherry and Jack’s friend and classmate.
• She is an outgoing and nice girl. Belinda is also the epitome of the other Chinese students in this
  school.