San Francisco Casting Calls & Acting Auditions

SOREN WEST exists to create authentic human engagement, evoke the joy of living, and play a significant role in The Age of Experience; we are a creative studio & production company focused on producing guest experiences that move the needle; we are an industry defining leader producing the highest level of corporate theater and experiential marketing for some of the world’s most recognizable brands, on some of the world’s most important stages.

We are also a small, passionate and high-performing team, and we are looking for our next great hire. If you happen to be curious, driven, experienced and looking for your next chance to make an impact, then we should talk…

SOREN WEST is currently seeking a Creative Director; reporting to the COO, you will sit at the intersection of creativity, amazement and engagement, to conceptualize, develop and execute on breathtaking experiences. From true immersive experience, to stage design for live event or broadcast, we expect you to provide creative vision and leadership throughout the process. You will lead and mentor a talented team of in-house and external creative personnel, to deliver world-class experiences.

*This position is remote but will require some in-person meetings on occasion. Our teams are in Denver, Los Angeles, and San Francisco.

Attributes:

• Excellent leadership and teamwork skills
• Strong conceptual thinking skills
• Ability to manage & prioritize tasks in a high-speed environment
• Big picture focused while detail oriented
• Excellent visual, written and verbal communication skills
• Kind and respectful, passionate, creative and fun!

Responsibilities include, but are not limited to the following:

• Work with client, creative & strategy teams to understand needs, then quickly and iteratively support development of client pitches and presentations that share our vision.
• Understand the company’s strategic goals and incorporate them into decision making.
• You are an individual contributor as well as a leader. You are able to execute all visual design stages from sketches to concepts to final deliverable, and lead a team.
• Develop and maintain project guidelines, objectives and priorities
• Supervise the creative department’s daily workflow, assign project workload, and monitor deadlines and budgets.
• Direct brainstorming meetings and creative sessions.
• Generate ground plans & stage plots & accurate 3d models of environments.
• Deliver engaging creative pitches and stories that meet the expectations of the client, with intelligence and energy.
• Start a project off from an incredibly strong position and come up with surprising, cool concepts to move it forward.
• Review final copy, layouts and content in print or digital form for accuracy and completeness.
• Help build tightly knit teams of high performing in-house and freelance talent, evaluating how to improve our collective abilities and shared knowledge.
• Inspire and mentor creative teams and participate in their development and success
• Collaborate with the creative teams in the development of concepts
• Ensure your team’s daily & weekly goals are clearly communicated and any internal blockers are brought to a quick resolution.
• Work with other members of the creative team to resolve any unforeseen issues that arise during the creative, production and delivery process
• Work with the design and marketing team to produce new ideas for company branding, project build outs, and marketing communications.
• Understanding the world of immersive entertainment and experience design; bringing these ideas and concepts to the table for discussions and developments
• Have authority on, insight into, and a finger on current trends, including pop culture, art, technology, fashion, music, and architecture.
• Stretch your skills across film or animation, graphical images, web pages, collateral materials – to name just a few.
• Conceptualize original ideas that bring simplicity to complex design roadblocks.
• Establish and work within brand design guidelines, best practices, and standards.

Qualifications:

• 7+ years of experience in creative direction including a combination of positions such as art direction, production designer, visual designer, or similar, in multimedia, live events, architecture, theater, creative management, museums, or other relevant / related field
• Strong & diverse technical skills including, but not limited to:
• 3D design & modeling software
• 2D visual design & drafting software
• MS Office suite
• Google tools
• Keynote
• Extensive knowledge of graphic design, 3D design, and modeling software is a strong asset
• Proven ability to manage and complete multiple projects simultaneously, to work under pressure and in a team environment.
• Strategy, writing experience, with a strong knowledge of design, architecture and new technologies
• Skilled in managing human and creative resources
• Ability to make decisions, delegate and negotiate
• Display a positive attitude in all interactions with internal and external teams.
• Time management as well as willingness to put in the time to meet client and internal deadlines.
• Curiosity and constant search for ideas through new trends in the cultural and entertainment industry
• Ability to establish good interpersonal relationships
• Ability to stimulate and direct a variety of creative resources
• Self-starter, team player and dependable.

SOREN WEST

Jeion Green, LLC is currently seeking an experienced Executive Producer or Group of Executive Producers to Aid in the success and funding of a slate of Award-winning Television and Film projects.

URGENT Notice about Position:

This company is in a RE- Start-up position; therefore:

This position will be paid only in association with the success of receiving its funding goals. In the achievement of our goal the Executive Producer can expect upwards to a six-figure income at the start and continued payment throughout the sales of our projects. Additionally, the Executive Producer will be named on all projects associated with Jeion Green, LLC in addition to, a guaranteed percentage of any overall deals made on the behalf of the company. If this is not something you would be willing to be associated with PLEASE DON’T APPLY.

The company was founded by Jeion Green in 2018. The company values, supports, and uplifts the voices of the under-represented, and undiscovered talent within the Film & Television industry as a method to increase the lack of diversity, equity, and inclusion of LGBTQAIGNC+, The Disabled, BIPOC creatives that have went unnoticed.

Within the world of Television and Film Production, Jeion Green, LLC focuses on:

Film

20 – 30 min Short Stories*

Feature Films

Television

Limited Television Series

Short and or Anthology related Series (Ex: “Black Mirror” – Netflix, “Love, Death, Robots“- Netflix, “Solos” – Amazon Prime Video, “White Lotus” – HBO Max)

Responsibilities

The Executive Producer will work with the production company to:

• Plan filming schedules
• Raise and Distribute project funds and coordinate resources on set.
• Plan the strategy of the entire film from fundraising to release.
• Will give instruction to other Producers on staff who will manage the small details and technical aspects of the projects.
• Manage staff schedules and approve promotional materials to generate excitement for a project’s release and contribute to the overall creative brand.

Qualifications

• Communication skills for coordinating the work of various people to finish a project within budget and on-time.
• Fundraising skills or securing investor skills – Access to high level investors, or funds to guarantee slates success.
• Creativity in deciding how a script will be interpreted and representing the script’s ideas on the stage or screen.
• Leadership skills for instructing Actors and helping them portray characters in a believable manner. They also need these skills for supervising the crew which is responsible for completing behind-the-scenes work. 
• Time-management skills in finding and hiring the best crew and Director for the project while making sure that everyone involved effectively do their jobs and keep the project on schedule and within budget.

Jeion Green Llc

Company: Company 3

Position: Associate Producer, Episodic

Location: Hollywood, CA

Position Summary

Company 3 is looking for an Associate Producer, Episodic to join its team! The Associate Producer will assist producers in WO and task creation, & job spec wrangling. They will work with the production team to manage project SAN space.

Main Duties

The Associate Producer will confirm all material needed for project has arrived and has been forwarded to the appropriate individual(s). They will generate prep and post status reports as well as actualizing and billing out work orders.

Interface with client if required materials for jobs are missing (i.e. rough cut, drives, etc.)

• Coordinate with Operations the rental and installations of any additional resources needed for projects.
• Verifying project prep for any issues and/or missing items, and communicating them with the Producer and client.
• Work with Producer and assistants to troubleshoot any session related problems.
• Assist in greeting and escorting clients to the bays upon arrival.
• Assist in checking in on artists, clients, assists, and client services on a regular basis to make sure the session is well supported. The client should feel the producer’s presence and know that you are taking care of them.
• Ensuring all work orders and tasks are filled out and submitted, following up where needed. Actualize work orders for Producers sign off.

What You Bring

The Associate Producer will bring previous experience in TV Post Production. They will bring knowledge of digital capture cameras and files.

• Background and/or knowledge of offline editing.
• Avid and/or FCP experience.
• File based workflow experience.
• Media Pulse and/ or post production scheduling software experience.
• Post scheduling experience.

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.
Company 3

Accordion Extras Casting Call

Skater Extras Casting Call

“Break” Casting Call for Homeless Types

CASTING CALL: ‘BREAK’ 11.10
(FEATURE FILM – L.A. area)

Casting Director: Amir

**FULLY VACCINATED AND BOOSTED**

*SAG ONLY* Seeking a person in their late 40s- 60s to play vagrant/homeless. WORK 11/10 (TEST ON SET)

BREAK’ Casting Call for Pool Players

CASTING CALL: ‘BREAK’ 11.13
(FEATURE FILM – L.A. area)

Casting Director: Amir

**FULLY VACCINATED AND BOOSTED**

Seeking male, SAG, professional-level pool players, all ages and ethnicities welcome.  African Americans preferred.

SAG #: Vaccination Status: (Male) Height: Weight: Coat: Neck: Sleeve: Waist: Inseam: Shoe: ONE clear headshot, ONE clear head-to-toe photo.

*MUST SUBMIT A LINK TO A VIDEO OF YOU PLAYING

Company Description

Invisible Narratives is a “tradigital” entertainment start-up that specializes in providing content and story development services, custom merchandising capabilities, and organic marketing expertise to Creators in the Creator Economy. Invisible Narratives helps build out IP franchises with Creators by leveraging social media platforms alongside its direct-to-fans e-commerce platform, INVIZ.tv, where fans can seamlessly watch premium content featuring influential Creators, and shop unique and custom product bundles featuring limited-edition merchandise drops.

Responsibilities

• Reporting to the Creative Director and CEO/Creative Principal, you will be responsible for the development of project specific marketing graphic materials (posters, key art, social posts)

• A major emphasis of this role will be on the development of cinematic digital merchandise project campaigns.

• A strong understanding of brand aesthetic and innate ability to quickly shift aesthetics depending on the film project at hand.

• Work with Creative Leads, Producers and CD to design creative pitch materials.

Requirements

• 3+ Years in a Graphic Designer or Art Director Role (AV Agency highly preferred)

• Immense passion for movie poster design.

• Expert knowledge of Adobe Creative Suite

• Strong ability to concept multiple ideas quickly

• A keen eye for what works and the communication skills to explain why

Invisible Narratives

ART DIRECTOR – San Francisco Bay Area

(no relocation and no contractors please)                      

At LIFT, we work hard, think smart, have fun and possess a relentless curiosity about what drives audiences to click, learn, join, download and buy. We understand that lifting our clients’ bottom line results is our mission and a critical measure of success for LIFT and our clients.

We are searching for a talented Art Director with solid agency/studio or client-side experience and understands how to design to meet business goals. You can handle multiple projects simultaneously and work well alone, in a group or teamed with a writer. You can think big and sweat all the little details, and your leadership potential shows in your interactions with clients and co-workers. You thrive on keeping up with trends and genuinely love all things related to design.

Creative Competencies

• Excellent design and conceptual skills, including typography, color, imagery, composition, systems structures, visual hierarchy and/or interface design
• Expert in Adobe Creative Suite
• High quality online portfolio representing a range of design styles and diversity of projects
• Excellent written and verbal skills; able to present work articulately
• An avid student of strategic marketing design:
• Driven to understand and optimize results for all programs
• Deep understanding of client businesses and goals
• Relentless inquiry into the needs, motivations, and aspirations of target audiences
• At least 5 years of working in an agency or design centered type of position

Teamwork, Culture & Communication

• Partners well with account team, strategy team, CDs, art directors, copywriters, designers and clients
• A pro at juggling projects and deadlines; able to reprioritize/change directions when required
• Maintains a strong work ethic; does what it takes to get the job done
• Takes an active role in own development; proactively seeks learning opportunities to add value to own skill set or to the agency

About LIFT:

• An independent full-service marketing and advertising agency
• A warm, smart and collaborative group of creative thinkers & doers
• Passionate about our work, our team and our client relationships
• Offices in San Francisco and Brooklyn 
• Competitive with salaries and generous with benefits

Next Steps:

• Check out our website to get a sense of the projects we work on https://www.wearelift.com/
• If you feel like you are a good fit for a career with LIFT, please email [email protected] with your resume.

LIFT Agency, Inc.

Job Description

nWay is looking for a Creative Director to shepherd the creative vision and help create an amazing and balanced user experience for a new and exciting web3 project. As Creative Director, you will work with product managers, designers, artists, engineers, and the production team to foster an environment of collective creativity that inspires teams to come up with the best ideas that they can to support it. The ideal candidate must be an expert on what makes a game highly accessible but compelling enough to keep the competition element challenging yet fair and a deep understanding of free to play game economies and the openness to implement innovative web3 compliments into this exciting new space.

Responsibilities

• Define a clear, cohesive creative vision for the game by turning high-level ideas into detailed and well-thought out concepts.
• Works to make high level direction from the VP of Creative a reality and works with the other project leads to meet these goals.
• Work closely with the Lead designers to create engaging and gameplay systems with fun features that will improve user experience, engagement, and monetization.
• Work closely with other core team members to develop their specific parts of the vision + unify your concepts to tie together all design, graphic, narrative, and technical elements.
• Work closely with the Production team to review and discuss production priorities, timelines, and scope.
• Communicate (and emphasize) the creative direction across all channels to guide teams.
• Establish design processes to ensures all design and implementation deliverables are up to studio’s high standards of quality.
• Validate the consistency and quality of the game + ensure creative alignment between branding, experience, and strategy.
• Maintain and track ongoing relationships with current partners.

Requirements

• 5+ years of leadership experience as a designer, producer or artist with at least 3+ years on a live free-to-play mobile game.
• Exceptional organizational, interpersonal, and presentation skills
• Effective cross-departmental communication: you have the know-how to comfortably communicate with all disciplines (programming, art, design, marketing, and so on)
• A highly collaborative and innovative spirit
• The ability to take technical and production feasibility into account when coming up with concepts
• Mentorship: you’re motivated to share your expertise to guide the next generation of creatives
• Autonomy in using presentation and design tools (e.g. Google Suite, PowerPoint, Photoshop, Illustrator, etc.)
• Knowledge of game engines (e.g. Unity or Unreal) and their limitations
• Working knowledge of modern fighting and real time strategy games
• Desire to work with an established IP in Web3
• Deep familiarity with competitive multiplayer genres on mobile, PC, console, and tabletop
• Expert knowledge of gameplay and mechanics for competitive games

Pluses

• Proficiency with Excel and/or Google Sheets
• Experience with competitive game design
• Running live ops for at least 1 year in the free to play space
• Working knowledge of blockchain and NFT technology
• Expert in fighting games and community
• Passion for the collectibles market

Why you want to work here

At nWay, we’re passionate about creating meaningful entertainment through real games with digital ownership and we’re always looking for talented individuals who share that same drive. We’re a small startup defined by a very collaborative, lean and laid back culture where everyone just wants to get things done. Our office is located in the heart of San Francisco and we’re conveniently located near BART, Muni, SF Ferry and Caltrain. We also offer medical, dental, vision insurances, FSA and commuter options. Most importantly, we do our best to keep everyone’s belly full with a fully stocked snack room plus office lunches!

nWay Inc.