Toronto Casting Calls & Acting Auditions

‘RUN THE BURBS’ SEASON 2 OPEN CASTING CALL

 Actors must be based in the Toronto, Canada greater area! 

Larissa Mair Casting and Associates is searching for VIETNAMESE talent for season 2 of Andrew Phung’s Run the Burbs comedy series! 

•  Age range: Late 20s-30s
•  Must be based in the Greater Toronto Area 

TSN SOCCER CAMPAIGN
CASTING NON UNION TALENT – TORONTO – $300

A campaign for a major sports network is looking for Non Union Talent for an upcoming shoot. This form is for unrepresented talent. 

DATES: Oct 17 or 18 (talent only required one day)

LOCATION: Toronto

RATE: $300 (inclusive). Drummer role is $400. 

ROLES:

• DRUMMER: Talented drumline style drummer with own instrument (this role pays $400). 
• CHILD HERO: Ages 10-13. For various scenes. 
• TEEN HERO: Ages 13-16. For various scenes
• OLDER TEEN HERO: Ages 17-20.
• ADULT HERO: Ages 20-40. For various scenes. 
• BACKGROUND: Rates are 16/h. 

The Role

Mint is looking for a passionate, talented creative to join our team. Reporting to the ECD, you’ll get the opportunity to flex your creative chops and work on a wide range of projects – from video, XM, digital, print, pr and more. Responsible for coming up with big ideas, tactical executions and overall visual direction, the Senior Art Director is a key collaborative member of the agency team, as both a leader and mentor to other creatives.

Responsibilities:

• Generate big ideas and creative concepts based on creative briefs
• Develop visual language and oversee visual direction of projects
• Collaborate with an integrated agency team of writers, strategists, account services and PR experts
• Provide visual direction for photography, film, animation, digital and print executions
• Sell through creative to internal stakeholders and clients
• Develop new 360o creative approaches
• Immerse themselves in a client’s brand and business problems
• Supervise and mentor other art directors and designers

Skills, Abilities and Experience:

• 5-7+ years of experience in an agency
• Strong aesthetic inspired by forward thinking design trends
• Great presentation and communication skills
• Proficient in creative suite for Mac operating systems;
• Strong understanding of the creative process
• Familiar with production process of all relevant disciplines
• Fluent in English, oral and written

*Please include your online portfolio link with your application

About Mint

We’re an independent creative agency made of culture creatures with multidisciplinary expertise across all major marketing disciplines.

Driven by creativity and inspired by humanity, we focus on brand love between companies and people. Our best work is done through true partnership, as an extension of and advisor to our clients. Guided by core structure, we build bespoke teams to collaborate on our client’s individual business problems to produce creative work that makes a positive impact on culture and the future.

Our Values

• Empathy – We believe the work is better when we consider the world through the eyes of others.
• Optimism – We believe in the good above all else; the good in people, the good in the world and the good in our future.
• Audaciousness – We are brave enough to try the untried and unexpected. And we dare to always follow through.
• Progressiveness – We fear status quo, so we break conventions and push to evolve, innovate and disrupt.
• Kindness – We are respectful, honest, transparent, inclusive, social and good to each other.

What we do: Advertising, Design & Branding, Strategy, Social, Digital, Content, Experiential, PR and Talent & Influencer.

Mint is committed to creating a diverse work environment and is proudly an equal opportunity employer.

Mint

Dove Men+ Care & MiLO Casting are seeking Passionate Male Car/Motorbike Modification/Restoration specialists for a Dove Campaign!

Looking For:

• – Men in Ontario aged roughly late 20’s to early 50’s, open ethnicity
• – You have a passion for car/motorbike modification and restoration, perhaps you work as a specialist mechanic in a restoration/modification shop, or you are a passionate car or motorbike restorer/modifier in your own time outside of work!  
• – Working in an artisan car or motorbike shop, tuning your beautiful car for vintage car shows, restoring old classics, tuning vintage bobber bikes, custom paint job master, working on fast and the furious style home modifications, race cars or drag racing on the weekends or whatever it may be in the world of motor vehicles, we want to see it! 
• – We are particularly interested in men with an edgy unique look, be that unique style, facial hair, tattoos, but not necessary. Passion for motor vehicles is paramount! 
• – Dove only casts real people, you MUST have NO prior experience as a model or actor. 

Details & Submission Information: 

• Those  chosen for this campaign will be paid $4500+ to be featured in the campaign 
• If interested, you must submit in order to be considered for this project. 

You must be available for the key dates: 

SHOOT: November 17th, 18th, 19th & 20th (not required ALL dates)

*Those selected may need to covid test prior to shoot. Cost of test would be covered by production*

Please submit ASAP!  *ONTARIO RESIDENTS ONLY 

CASTING HOMEOWNERS!

RECEIVE $20,000-$40,000+ IN DESIGN SERVICES AND MATERIALS, IF SELECTED. 

WE’RE SEEKING HOMEOWNERS IN THE GREATER TORONTO AREA, WHO WANT TO RENOVATE PART OF THEIR HOME AND HAVE A MINIMUM BUDGET OF $100,000. 

HERE’S YOUR CHANCE TO REALIZE YOUR RENOVATION DREAMS (QUICKLY) AND BE ON THE INCREDIBLE HGTV SERIES, STYLED!

Free items include furniture, flooring, bathroom/kitchen materials and fixtures, etc. In addition, you would receive access to an incredible design and construction team, capable of executing high quality renovations on a quick timeline (6-9 weeks!) 

Dreaming of finally renovating your kitchen to make it chef/entertainment friendly? Want to create a Zen master bedroom and spa-like ensuite? Looking to add square footage by finishing your basement into a home gym/theatre/playroom?

Looking for someone to handle all the heavy lifting: the design, sub trades, construction, installation, styling, and more? Want to see your reno finished fast? 

PLEASE NOTE-  TO BE ELIGIBLE YOU MUST:

– Own a house (detached, semi-detached or townhouse) in the Greater Toronto Area (Mississauga to Newmarket to Whitby).

– Have a minimum budget of $100,000 not including HST and contingency fund (25%).

– Have funds available or easy access to financing via mortgage, HELOC or other credit facility.

– Not have plans to do an addition or basement underpinning. (Due to tight timelines, we are limited to interior renovations and minor structural work only.)

– Be able to move out for the duration of the renovation (6-9 weeks) and find your own temporary accommodations

– Be available for three full days of filming (interviews) over the course of the renovation, which will take place between November 2022 and January 2023.

– Be outgoing and comfortable being filmed and interviewed.

NOW CASTING – PROJECT BANK – Commercial – NON-UNION

Run or Usage: 1 year digital online

Conflicts: None

Director: Kajal

Casting Director: Jesse Griffiths

Casting Assistants: Leah Galloway, Tanu Ravi, Shaunie Frontin

Audition Date(s): First Round By Self-Tape

Callback Date(s): October 11th, 2022

COVID Test Date: October 17th, 2022

Wardrobe Date(s): October 18th, 2022

Start Date: October 19th, 2022

Rate of Pay: $500 Session Fee + $1000 Buyout + $75 Wardrobe Fee + $75 Covid Fee

Location: Toronto

ROLES

• [MAE] 70 to 80 years old, Black female. Colorful and full of character. Can be anywhere from straight-laced to artsy while exuding youthful spirit. Ability to play a brass instrument ideal but not required…SOC
• [FEATURED BAND] 65 to 80 years old, Black male…SOC

If you have an agent, let us know and we will reach out on your behalf. 

Blackjet, a boutique branding & creative consultancy, is looking for an energetic and enthusiastic Integrated Producer for our Toronto office. 

The Integrated Producer reports to the VP, Digital & Content. 

Responsibilities include:

• Pioneering the refinement of the production process.
• Provide leadership and guidance to project teams throughout the lifecycle of the project; establish and set expectations on how the team will work to complete projects and team objectives.
• Manage schedules, budgets, assets, and overall project organization to ensure requirements and project deliverables dates are clearly communicated, understood, and executed upon.
• Work with the accounts team to accurately scope projects, be involved in Discovery, and all stages of traditional & online content projects including dealing w/ actra and non-union talent. 
• Launch and manage multi-platform content marketing campaigns.
• Familiarity working across multiple creative disciplines; experience working with or at advertising agencies. 
• Soft skills: conscientious, entrepreneurial spirit, solid work ethic, organized, and driven.
• A diligent project leader who makes everyone in the team understand exactly what their role is and what is required of them, and holds them accountable to that. 
• Experience working on simultaneous projects for a variety of clients and does so exceptionally without letting the quality of any project suffer.
• Manage resource assignments to the project, and proactively identify resource challenges.
• Work with the creative team to execute creative briefs.
•  Gather bids from vendors, manage and source creative teams.
• Actively monitor project risks and scope creep to foresee/identify potential problems and proactively identify solutions to address them in advance.
• Responsible for reporting and bottom-line accountability.
• Work with the Accounts team to consistently manage client expectations, ensure delivery of the highest quality service, and solicit and act on client feedback.
• Communicate and document project status to team members, and management on a regular basis; escalate issues accordingly via the appropriate channels.
• Recap and create debriefs for every completed project; facilitate discussions on lessons learned and new knowledge gained; document properly and share.
• Oversee and execute on content collection and content population in Content Management Systems.
• Review and address weekly resourcing requirements as required, replying to triage/status emails with updates.

Requirements

• 5+ years agency producers experience managing projects in an agency environment
• Experience managing project budgets for marketing, creative or technology projects
• Knowledge of production, animation, editing, audio and post-production.
• Solid understanding of production principles
• Understands all facets of both online and traditional productions.
• Demonstrated ability to work within tight deadlines.
• Excellent verbal and written communications skills; experience developing statements of work and client estimates.
• Strong prioritizing, interpersonal, problem-solving, presentation, project management & planning skills.
• A fearless approach to process improvement.

blackjet inc

Senior Producer Games

Position

We are looking for a Senior Producer to join our mighty production team! As producers we help our studio drive vision and ideas from conception into reality. We pride ourselves on facilitating a collaborative and agile environment.

About you:

●    You are passionate about games and the game development process

●    You are comfortable working with international teams

●    Are an expert working in different agile methodologies

●    Are comfortable navigating an existing studio process and helping to iterate on it

●    Have experience helping a new team build a strong foundation that allows them to thrive

●    Value collaboration and team culture as much as effective process

●    Can both recognize problems and know how to find the root cause

●    You like working in a fast paced, high energy environment with a high amount of dependencies between teams

●    You are adaptive and believe processes should evolve and change to fit the needs of the team

●    You pride yourself on your communication skills

●    Tools like jira/confluence/airtable/google suite feel like a second home

●    You believe in iteration

●    You are a lifelong learner and also love sharing knowledge

What you’ll do:

●    Facilitate effective team meetings: stand-ups, sprint planning, sprint reviews and retrospectives

●    Create a team environment where everyone feels comfortable having a voice

●    Creatively solve problems across disciplines

●    Define and maintain complex work pipelines

●    Build strong communication bridges between teams

●    Uncover and remove team impediments that prevent our teams from achieving their shared goal

●    Manage product scope and control scope creep during the development sprints

●    Work with the project team to provide estimates

●    Continuously work with teams to help improve/maintain velocity

●    Identify, manage and mitigate project and team risks

●    Coach and train studio team members on agile tools and practices in an Agile game development environment

●    Roadmap and resource planning

GSN Games

Soho VFX, a leading visual effects studio located in Toronto, is currently seeking experienced VFX Coordinators to join our growing team. We have many exciting projects in the works and we offer a great working environment and team of artists to collaborate with.

Duties & Responsibilities:

·      Assisting VFX Production Managers and VFX Supervisors

·      Track shot progress and maintain organized and clear notes from shot reviews and meetings

·      Coordinate and track all deliveries, including uploads and downloads, as well as all physical shipping and receiving

·      Keep track of shot reviews, meetings for a project and keep the team well informed of any changes

Qualifications:

·      Must be proactive, detail-oriented and highly organized

·      Must possess excellent oral and written communication skills.

·      Must have good understanding of the postproduction process, as well as a clear understanding of all aspects of visual effects and production.

·      Must be a team player and have a friendly and positive attitude

If you think you would be a good fit for this position please email your resume, cover letter and link to your demo reel to [email protected]. Please indicate “VFX Coordinator” in the subject of the email.

We appreciate all who apply but due to the volume of applicants only the candidates selected for an interview will be contacted.  

Soho VFX

We are seeking a digitally savvy, experienced marketing mind to develop and execute our influencer marketing strategies and creative campaigns. You will be working with the Marketing and Product Teams to develop strategy and events that represent Nourish’s brand DNA.  

The Influencer and Community Specialist will be responsible for influencers and media outreach, manage blogger, influencer campaigns and related events as well as develop and maintain relationships with established and emerging influencers across social and digital platforms.

Responsibilities and Objectives of this role

• Develop and execute influencer marketing strategies and creative campaigns
• Develop content ideas and prepare campaign briefs
• Research relevant industry experts, competitors, target audience and users
• Brainstorm new, creative approaches to influencer campaigns
• Keep abreast of emerging trends, technologies, and influencers
• Liaising with the marketing team to create and coordinate marketing strategies that work across different channels
• Build and maintain relationships with of local community – businesses, organizations, institutions etc.,
• Work with cross-functional teams to plan, coordinate, and execute community events
• Manage social media content plans and influencer outreach to increase brand awareness
• Work with product and eCommerce teams to support brand, product launches 
• Create and manage Influencers, community and media collaboration calendar and budget 
• Monitor and track influencers and campaigns performance 
• Preparing detailed monthly, quarterly, and annual marketing reports.

Skills and Qualifications

• 3+ years of work experience in social media, PR, community, or a related field
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Great interpersonal skills and ability to work well as part of a team
• Proven track record in outreach campaign strategies
• In depth knowledge of social media marketing industry

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in public relations, communications, English, Marketing, or a related field.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite or related writing and presentation software
• Well organized with great time management skills
• Excellent interpersonal and relationship building skills
• Networking aptitude

Company Overview: Founded in 2021. Nourish is a one-stop platform for clean beauty and sustainable wellness products from around the globe. Our office is located in Vancouver, B.C. We’re a team of entrepreneurial thinkers, with a relentless drive to get things done, passionate about what we do and the innovative impact we are making.

This is a very exciting time for you to join us as we are going through a rebrand and building a new website, which is a great opportunity for you to be a part of a growing brand. 

Nourish Clean Beauty