Toronto Casting Calls & Acting Auditions

VERY COOL COMMERCIAL- $1,700- $7,000+ EACH, and tropical destination travel involved.

STANDBY FOR DETAILED POSTS TOMORROW

CASTING THE FOLLOWING:

• WOMEN WHO USE A WHEELCHAIR, 25-40 yrs old, can be anywhere in Canada.
• 3 SISTERS (or 2 sisters and a cousin/close friend), 22-40, Greater Toronto Area only.
• BLACK FATHER (JAMAICAN DESCENT) AND SON, Father 30-40, Son 5-8yrs old, Greater Toronto Area only.

About the Salvation Army

Mission Statement

The Salvation Army exists to share the love of Jesus Christ, meet human needs and be a transforming influence in the communities of our world.

Vision Statement

We are an innovative partner, mobilized to share hope wherever there is hardship, building communities that are just and know the love of Jesus.

Core Values

The Salvation Army Canada and Bermuda has four core values:

Hope: We give hope through the power of the gospel of Jesus Christ.

Service: We reach out to support others without discrimination.

Dignity: We respect and value each other, recognizing everyone’s worth.

Stewardship: We responsibly manage the resources entrusted to us.

To learn more about the work of The Salvation Army (TSA), check us out at: The Salvation Army – About Us.

About the Position

The Video Producer is a member of the THQ Communications Secretariat (Internal Communications Team) and is responsible for the production of video assets for The Salvation Army. He/she reports to the Senior Media Producer.

With guidance from the Director of Internal Communications (or Territorial Director of Marketing and Communications (NDMC) for externally facing projects) and/or the Senior Media Producer, the Video Producer is tasked with the planning, shooting, editing and post-production of video resources required by the organization. These video assets are used to communicate with internal stakeholders, build public awareness of Salvation Army programs and initiatives, and increase fundraising results.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

Video Production:

• Performs the following video production functions: shoots and edits raw footage; creates animation, adds audio and special effects; adds titles and graphics; produces and edits the master video.
• Ensures compliance with established video production standards as well as the mission and values of The Salvation Army.
• Assists in all regular video productions, including but not limited to assisting in pre-production, shooting, recording audio, editing and mastering.
• Participates in all live productions, including webcasts, special events, in-house events and multi-camera shoots. Serves as a member of the general video crew with an emphasis on capturing raw footage. This includes, but is not limited to, camera operator, audio recording, production assistance, lighting and general support duties, with occasional travel for location filming.
• Partners with others on the Internal Communications and Marketing and Communications Teams with the day-to-day operations of media recording spaces.
• Assists with the ongoing development of video production standards and procedures for territorial headquarters, and the future implementation throughout the territory.
• Assists in the production of various video projects, which may involve travel throughout Canada and occasionally internationally.

Equipment Management:

• Under the supervision of the Senior Media Producer, may plan and implement activity in the media studio spaces and storage areas. This includes all filming/recording preparation with lighting, cameras, audio, sets and props.
• Shared responsibility for the entire inventory and organization of equipment, cables, sets and props, and records their use.
• Shared responsible for the safety, maintenance and security of all equipment in the studio and contained storage areas. Provides similar support when on location, to include the gathering and issue of all needed equipment for a video recording session. Provides preparation support, organizes transportation, and assists in load in/load out of equipment when at major Army events that are recorded and/or webcast.

QUALIFICATIONS AND EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS:

Education, Qualifications and Certifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree from an accredited college or university with a major in Video Production or Communications.

Experience and Skilled Knowledge Requirements:

• Minimum 3 years of related experience.
• Thorough knowledge of the principles and practices and comprehensive skill with Adobe CC, specifically: PremierPro, AfterEffects, Audition, Photoshop, Illustrator and the ability to utilize them with proficiency.
• Some knowledge of studio control room operation such as, but not limited to; operating a switcher, operating PowerPoint, operating a lighting console, audio board.
• Knowledge of established video production practices and procedures to ensure compliance with general industry standards.
• Knowledge of copyright laws.
• Manage project schedules, critical paths to ensure deliverables are met.
• Ability to maintain a well-organized and cataloged equipment inventory system.
• Ability to organize equipment for major live production events, including webcasts.
• Ability to work as a member of a team in producing a variety of high-quality videos, including those of an information, educational and promotional nature.
• Ability to work effectively with outside vendors.
• Ability to create high-quality video capturing.
• Ability to develop media production standards for The Salvation Army.
• Ability to serve as a technical resource throughout the territory related to video production.
• Ability to understand media storage workflows and provide assistance to the libraries.
• Responsible for maintaining quality control, repairs and organization of all equipment.
• Adherence to the values of The Salvation Army and Fundraising Code of Ethics and a strong desire to participate in the mission of The Salvation Army.
• Understanding of The Salvation Army and its culture, and able to work in a consultative, diplomatic manner.

Skills and Capabilities:

• High standards of integrity, judgment, and confidentiality.
• Proven oral and written communication ability, especially as it relates to copywriting.
• Detail-oriented, organized, confident and self-directed.
• Strong presentation skills, oral and written.
• Superb customer service skills and experience.
• Creative and able to produce well thought out projects.
• Strong word processing and publishing computer skills.
• Ability to manage multiple tasks simultaneously.
• Knowledge of French an asset.

PREFERRED SKILLS/CAPABILITIES:

Skills and Capabilities

• Excellent computer skills
• Ability to work under minimal direction
• Ability to read, understand and modify complex text where accuracy is essential
• Required to participate in management presentations and training
• Commitment to quality customer service
• Respect and understanding of The Salvation Army – its mission, culture, and values

Compensation

The target hiring range for this position is $49,668.74 to $62,085.92 with the ability to progress to a maximum of $74,503.10. Placement in the salary range will be based on factors such as market conditions, internal equity, and candidate experience, skills, and qualifications relevant to the role.

Other Details

The Salvation Army will provide reasonable accommodation upon request. Please let us know if you have a need for any accommodation.

We thank all applicants and will contact candidates selected for next steps. Internal Applicants, please speak with your manager about your intentions prior to submitting your application.

The Salvation Army in Canada

Jigsaw Casting is seeking various roles 

• Deaf or HOH Adults and Kids who are proficient in ASL
• A Multi generation South Asian or South East Asian Family
• A Dad with his baby/twins for a Telecom Campaign in Toronto!

We are looking for the following roles:
1. Deaf or HOH Individuals. Ages 8 to 80. Must know ASL.
2. Multi Generation Family – Either of South East Asian or South Asian descent. All
ages. A family with one or both grandparents. Uncles and aunts are welcome to apply
with the family too.
3. A dad with his baby.. (open to 1 baby or 2 babies if they are twins) Dad’s age is open but the baby ideally is under 1 years old.

Compensation If selected:
Wardrobe $75. Covid Test (If separate day) $100.00. Possible Rehearsal After Wardrobe: $75 per hour (If needed). Session/day Fee: $500.00. 1 Year All Moving Media $4,000.00.

*Buyout includes all lifts, edits, versions and is based on survival of the edit. This is a non-union project.

Must be available on these dates in Toronto.

• ZOOM Recall Jan 24, 2023.
• Covid Test: Jan 28th or 29th, 2023.
• Wardrobe: Jan 30 or 31, 2023.
• Shoot Date: Feb 1 or 2, with Weather date hold Feb 3, 2023.

*If you are submitting as a family or dad with his baby, please have one person (adult) fill out the form on behalf of everyone.

Self tape instructions:
https://bit.ly/connectionselftape

Former Tobacco Smokers Wanted For Non Union Commercial Opportunity

Aged: 40-65.

Estimated filming first week of February

Non-speaking role/Non-Union/$1750 for 1 day shoot.

TV commercial Casting call for Indigenous hockey players

• Men and women age 29-46 & kids age 5-12 in the Calgary area

Pay is + $1200.00 if booked

Shoot will be 1-2 days Feb. 6-11, 2023

We need to see video of you on skates by January 21!

Career Growth, Flexibility and Collaboration!

Entrust is dedicated to securing a world in motion by enabling trusted identities, payments, and data protection around the globe. Headquartered in Minnesota, we offer our colleagues the ability to work globally, in a flexible and collaborative environment. Our team makes an impact!!

The Company: Entrust relies on curious, dedicated and innovative individuals whom anticipate the future and provide solutions for a more connected, mobile and secure world. Entrust’s technologies and expertise help government agencies, enterprises and financial institutions in more than 150 countries serve and safeguard citizens, employees and consumers.

We Believe: Securing identities is most effective when we value all identities. We are committed to ensuring that, through diversity and inclusion, the many voices that make up our communities are heard. From unconscious bias training for managers to global affinity groups that create connections both within and across our enterprise, Entrust expects and encourages all individuals to accept and respect one another. And, of course, to be themselves.

Reporting to the Vice President of Digital Transformation, the Director of Digital Transformation is responsible for transforming the enterprise-wide customer experience involving front-end, customer facing, back-end functions and customer experience. This job entails working with leadership to anticipate, interpret and support user business needs with innovative tools and resources. Day-to-day responsibilities will include managing transformation initiatives from start to finish, discovering opportunities for efficiency working with end users and collaborating with internal teams. You will be responsible for preparation and delivery of custom, story-telling style reports that deliver actionable insights to our users. The position requires experience driving cross-functional projects and managing cross-functional talent comprised of varying levels of skills is critical. This role wears many hats and the right person will be able to move fluidly between a variety of tasks

Responsibilities

• Ensure that the customer experience is consistent across all business functions, delivering great end-to-end customer experience across lifecycle stages, channels and touchpoints in the customer journey.
• Lead delivery of large-scale initiatives that drive process transformation, improve control, scalability, and compliance, and optimize the use of technology
• Act as program and relationship lead with product, marketing, sales, support, IT, finance and operations teams
• Develop communications (e.g., presentations, scorecards, emails) to share progress of initiatives, garner sponsorship, and encourage adoption
• Identify proactive opportunities for improvement in quality and efficiency
• Producing metrics for the business and presenting those senior leadership meetings which include the President and his direct reports
• Liaise with executives to make decisions for operational activities and set strategic goals
• You will be responsible for preparation and delivery of custom, story-telling style reports that delivery actionable insights to our clients.
• Evaluate regularly the efficiency of business procedures according to organizational objectives and apply improvements
• Work with the leadership team to define, the overarching strategy and long-term plan/roadmap for transformation
• Be a strong proponent of Entrust and Digital Transformation on the goals and priorities in the Customer Experience space
• Build and executing against KPI’s, leading comprehensive strategies and developing project plans and timelines
• Get consensus and obtaining stakeholder buy-in on new, complex, or challenging ideas

Basic Qualifications / Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in business or related field.
• 10+ years of experience in Customer Success, Operations or Strategy
• 7+ years of experience leading and growing teams from strategy through to operational execution
• Experience in a project management position and/or project management in a technology company
• Experience with integrations and APIs; working through business contracts and technical specifications
• Public Cloud (AWS, Azure, Google Cloud Platform)
• Experience building parts or a full data platform; ETL, Datawarehouse, Business Intelligence
• Must have unrestricted work authorization in either Dallas, Texas Shakopee, Minnesota or Ottawa, Canada

Preferred Qualifications / Requirements

• Industry CX certification
• Unique blend of business and technical savvy in the digital world, a big-picture vision for platform strategy and the ability to effectively map desired outcome.
• Knowledge of compliance and information security measures and best practices

Vaccination for Covid-19 is currently a condition of employment for field service roles in the U.S., subject to accommodation for qualifying reasons (i.e., medical, religious, etc.) under applicable law. If you would like more information about accommodations, contact [email protected].

For US roles, or where applicable: Entrust is an Equal Opportunity, Affirmative Action, Veteran, and People with Disabilities employer.

Recruiter

Steve Donahue

[email protected]
Entrust

Jigsaw Casting Ltd. Is seeking Female Real Bartenders / Mixologists from the GTA for a Pilot Cocktail Channel filming in Collingwood!

Looking for a Female, age 22 to 35 – talented cocktail bartender / mixologist to join our team for an upcoming, proof of concept social media channel with ongoing potential.

• Someone who is attractive, fun, edgy, outgoing, “sexy” with a nice smile – The ideal candidate will have a strong knowledge of mixology and a passion for creating innovative, unique, and delicious cocktails.
• We are looking for someone who is able to explain the cocktails they are preparing and potentially demonstrate some flair techniques, such as bottle juggling or fire tricks if they are proficient in those areas.
• Wardrobe would be a high end nightclub type look, please see reference photos attached. Someone who will light up a room when she enters, noticed by everyone. She has to be confident in front of cameras and the production team.

If you have a strong background in bartending/mixology and are looking for a new challenge with ongoing potential, we encourage you to apply!

THIS IS NOT A COMMERCIAL – ITS A PILOT FOR A COCKTAIL DIGITAL CHANNEL
This is currently a test spot for digital use – There is no product being featured at this point. If Pilot gets picked up – non union Digital Rates to be negotiated at that time.

If selected, pay is: Travel Fee in Collingwood: $250.00 *All Travel costs will be covered by production (Hotel, gas, per diem).
Session Fee: $750.00 per shoot day. (2 days shoot)

Must be available for these key dates:

• Travel to collingwood on Jan 29th or early am on Jan 30th, 2023.
• Wardrobe: No Wardrobe Call.
• Shoot Date: Jan 30 and 31 – Shooting in Collingwood, Ont.

Self tape instructions:
https://bit.ly/pilotcocktailchannel

CASTING ATHLETES!

RECEIVE $750-$2,000+ FOR ONE DAY OF FILMING, IF SELECTED.

CASTING MALE RUGBY/FOOTBALL PLAYERS, 30-39 YRS OLD, IN THE GREATER

TORONTO AREA FOR A FUN COMMERCIAL!

We’re seeking intermediate/advanced level rugby and football players in the GTA, ages 30-39, who are comfortable tackling and getting tackled.

Do you love rugby or football? Are you a passionate athlete? Are rugby or football big parts of your adult life? If so, we want to hear from you!

PLEASE NOTE:

• This is a NON-UNION project. No acting experience is required, however, you should be outgoing and comfortable being filmed and interviewed.
• To apply, you MUST be legally eligible to work in Canada.
• To participate, you MUST be able to film in Toronto, ON
• If shortlisted, you MUST be available for a brief online interview with the director on January 31st.
• If selected, you MUST be available for a wardrobe appointment on February 10th. You will only be required briefly (about 3 hours)
• If selected, you MUST be available for a rehearsal on February 13th. You will only be required briefly for one day.
• If selected, you MUST be available for filming on February 16th. You will only be required for one day of filming.
• If booked, you will receive $100 for a Covid test fee (if required), $150 for a wardrobe appointment, and $1,000 for one day of filming. You will receive an
  additional $500 for a rehearsal, if selected. If your footage is in the final commercial, you will receive an additional $1,000 for its use. If you are booked as a
  “demonstrator” (face not seen in final edit), you will receive $750 FLAT for your participation.

IF SHORTLISTED, YOU WILL BE NOTIFIED ON OR BEFORE JANUARY 30th.

THANKS FOR APPLYING!

GROUNDGLASS is a premiere casting company, we cast people just like you in commercials for brands such as Procter & Gamble, Unilever, Johnnie Walker and Chevrolet.