Toronto Casting Calls & Acting Auditions

Jigsaw Casting Ltd. Is seeking an Indigenous Rapper, an Italian Nonna, Steel Drum Players and Hardcore Raptors Fans for a Turbo Tax Campaign in Toronto!

Looking for the following roles:

• 1. An authentic Canadian Indigenous Rapper, age 20+. Any gender. You can be from anywhere in Canada. Filming in Toronto but travel and accommodation will be provided to the artist who lives far away from the GTA.
• 2. Italian Grandmother, a real Nonna – 60 to 90 year old. She has a passion for cooking. It’s fine if she speaks minimal or broken English. If Nonna doesn’t speak English very well, perhaps someone from her family can submit her and fill out an application on her behalf?
• 3. Steel Drum Players. Ideally looking for a band with 3+ members who play together regularly but you can also apply individually. Should be proficient at playing steel drums. Any gender.
• 4. Hardcore Raptors Fans – Open to individuals or couples. (of any sexual orientation) Ages 25 to 80. Any gender.
• 5. New comer Raptors Fan – New to Canada, love the Raptors. Ages 25 – 80. Individual or couple.

Compensation: Indigenous Rapper: $2,675.00. Steel Drummers: $1,875.00 per person. Nonna and Raptors Super Fans: $2,175.00 per person. *Buyout is based on survival of the edit and includes all lifts, edits, versions. This is a non union campaign. No previous acting experience is necessary.

Application deadline: ASAP or before November 7 at 10 AM EST.

You must be available for these key dates (in Toronto):
Zoom Recalls: Nov 18, 2022.
Covid Test: 72 hrs prior to shoot
Wardrobe: TBD
Shoot Dates: Nonna, Steel Drummers and Rapper – Dec 8, 9, or 10 (1 DAY TBD)
Hardcore Raptors Fans – Dec 12, 13, or 14 (1 DAY TBD)
*Shoot dates will be fine-tuned as we get closer!

Position: Creative Director

Location: Fully Remote

Starts: November 2022

Duration: Full-Time

Status: Full-Time

Rate: Up to $120,000 per year

Our retail agency client is looking for a Creative Director to join their team, on a Full-time basis. This is a boutique agency that focuses on tradeshow programs and experiential campaigns.

What you will be doing:

• Providing support for external Marketing initiatives inclusive of; collateral, RFPs and social media.
• Participating in client sales presentations
• Optimizing creative briefs & concepts
• Managing external creative / design vendors
• Being involved in a design project from brief with client to execution / production
• Managing teams of designers and writers

Skills needed:

• 8+ years of experience as a Design Lead, or Art Director, Creative Director
• Experience working in an agency environment, on XM, OOH, Retail campaigns
• Proficiency with Adobe Creative Suite, and 3D design is an asset (but not a must)
• Ability to be client facing / presenting

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Submit resume (and samples if applicable) to: [email protected]

Creative Circle

WHO IS VMLY&R?

VMLY&R Canada is all about putting everything we are into everything we do. We’re a full-service experience agency that thrives on creating work that brings people together, creating new value for people and businesses through connected brands.

We resist the usual ways of seeing, thinking, and doing. We question everything, using data and insights to reimagine the entire connected customer experience.

WHY WORK WITH VMLY&R?

“VMLY&R values individual career growth by encouraging new skill and process development within the project management team. The company places an importance on culture and wellness, and it shows through all the amazing people that I work with.” – Alicia, Project Manager

THE OPPORTUNITY

Art Director (Junior)

Could this be you?

VMLY&R Canada is looking for a Jr. Art Director to assist with the realization of multidisciplinary projects (digital, content, radio etc.) as well as for the follow-up and overall quality of his/her projects. Our ideal candidate must be able to work in collaboration with copywriters, designers, co-creative directors, and production teams. This role supports VMLY&R, and GTB Canada.

You will…

• Concept and collaborate with creative teams, including other art directors, copywriters and designers
• Create visually stunning art including layout, typography and photography (when needed)
• Maintain our commitment to changing consumer behaviour through disruptive ideas at all contact points
• Ensure creative concepts and tactics are on brand and strategically sound
• Ensure quality of deliverables and oversee work throughout the production process
• Ensure creative files are prepped properly for production (digital, print and video)
• Work with the Creative Director in all areas of creative development
• Present work to clients with solid rationale and support
• Build presentation decks and visual mock-ups
• Lead and/or contribute to brainstorms
• Participate in agency-client and new business activity as required

You have…

• 1+ years’ experience in a creative agency
• Experience working on retail, in-store or shopper marketing (Automotive would be considered an asset)
• A College/university diploma in design or advertising
• A demonstrated ability to expand thinking to integrated channels
• Experience working on large brands
• Excellent communication skills- verbal and written
• Proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite, Keynote, GoogleDocs, and MS Office (Word & PowerPoint)
• Advanced knowledge of typography, layout and colour
• Strong conceptual and design skills – brand guidelines, logos, poster design and content storytelling
• Ability to work under tight deadlines, juggle multiple projects and manage time effectively
• Strong problem-solving skills

Benefits of Working Here

• Hybrid flexible working environment
• Health and dental benefits
• Paid vacation, plus the following paid days off:
• 4 day long weekends for stat holidays (April to October)
• Your birthday off
• December holiday shut-down
• A focus on your mental health (e.g., free workout app)
• Guided meditation sessions
• Weekly culture get togethers
• Annual Mind & Body program
• Employee referral bonus
• Learning and development opportunities
• WPP employee discounts

VMLY&R

Tech Commercial Casting Call for Buffalo Bills Fans (Pay is $4,000)

This candidate will be coordinating with teams across the organization to understand teams’ design needs and build out their creative strategy accordingly. In each project, you will ensure that outcomes are on a budget, within the brand, and incorporating current design trends.

Responsibilities

• Lead strategy and development of all creative campaigns ensuring a consistent brand across channels
• Remain current on emerging trends in digital technology to incorporate new technologies into your strategy
• Manage production timelines, vendor relationships, and quality or cost controls
• Communicate cross-functionally to understand creative needs
• Digital solid marketing design skills
• Demonstrated ability to work well under pressure
• Strong ability to multi-task and manage competing priorities
• Up-to-date knowledge of industry trends in loyalty, creativity, and marketing
• Brand advocate

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent
• 7+ years in a Digital design role
• Current portfolio to be submitted with your application
• Excellent communication and presentation skills
• Inspirational team leadership
• Strong relationship-building skills
• Initiative and agility to take on new challenges
• Agency experience required
• Strong Digital background and Experience only
• Results-oriented

Confidential

Commercial Casting Call for Tim Hortons Breakfast Guest

Seeking Various Individuals, Families and Couples with interesting faces for a Cryptocurrency Exchange Campaign in Toronto!

Looking for the following roles:

1. A real stand up comedian. Age 20 to 45. Any gender.
2. An actual Notary Person. Open on gender and age.
3. A TV Pundit / Politician Type. Someone like Shep Smith. Age 40s to 50s.
4. Man with a cat. A Zach Galifianakis type, but more composed. Late 30s. A particular cat dad. Will be in a scene with a cat, so please no allergies or fear of cats.
5. Woman in a french cafe. Alia Shawkat type from the movie Search party. Mid to Late-20s. Should come across a little entitled and annoyed.
6. A shop cashier. Age 40s – 60s. Tires looking, doesn’t give a sh** about much.
7. A real couple. Ages 30 to 40.
8. A real family – Mom and Dad with a son and daughter. Parents in their 50’s. Son age 10 to 13. Daughter age 13 to 18. The teenage girl will play the ‘hero girl’ role.

*Pays $2,700.00 per person, if selected. *Buyout is based on survival of the edit and includes all lifts, edits, versions. This is a non union campaign. No previous acting experience is necessary.

Application deadline: ASAP or before Wednesday October 26, 2022 at 10am EST.

You must be available for these key dates (in Toronto):
Recall Oct 28th or 29th, 2022. TBD on zoom or in person. Not all roles will be recalled, we may make a selection through your self tape.
Wardrobe: Nov 8th, 2022.
Shoot Date: Nov 9 to 13th, 2022 – One day, TBD which day needed.

“Olive House”  Feature Film Open Casting Call  

Producers:           Niv Fichman (Rhombus Media); Juan de Dios Larraín (Fabula, in association with Thin Stuff Production)    

Director, Writer:   Johnny Ma

Casting Director:  PoPing AuYeung (Live action ‘”Avatar, The Last Airbender,” ‘Shang Chi”)

Start Date:            Approximately mid-March to approximately mid-April, 2023 

Location:              Winnipeg, Canada.  

Deadline:              ASAP or by Nov. 6, 2022 

Storyline:  When her daughter falls into a temporary coma after an accident at her home in Winnipeg, Sara, an overbearing Korean mother travels from Seoul to Canada and vows to keep her daughter safe forever – by catfishing a husband for her online.

ROLE #1 [SAM] 50s -70s, male, Canadian of Korean descent. A middle-aged Korean father who has lived in Canada with his son for the past 15 years. His wife returned to Korea many years earlier, making him the opposite of a Korean “goose dad.” At first glance, Sam is a typical immigrant father, set in his ways, upholding traditional Korean ideals and values. At the same time, we see that Sam likes to try new things, and enjoys living in Canada, such as curling and eating sandwiches. We can feel that Sam wants to break out of his traditional    role of a father and find his own individual sense of identity. At his age, however, this is a challenge, until he meets Sara, who ignites a fire in his heart that he had long forgotten. LANGUAGE: Must speak fluent Korean without a Canadian accent and passable English. Most of his lines are in Korean… LEAD

ROLE #2 [MIN] 30 – 35, male, Canadian of Korean descent. Handsome, he is the perfect son-in-law that any traditional Korean mother would want her daughter to bring home. Like many good Asian sons, Min very much stands in the shadow of his father. He would like to stand up to him but doesn’t know how, as he recognizes just how much his father has always done for him.  LANGUAGE: Must speak fluent English and passable Korean. Most of his lines are in English… LEAD

ROLE #3 [MINJI] 40s – 50s, female, Canadian of Korean descent. She is Sara’s “little sister” friend. Since coming to the West, Minji has bought into the “Canadian Dream.” She married a white man and enjoys everything about the western lifestyle to the extreme. She eats, lives and laughs heartily. LANGUAGE: Must speak fluent Korean without a Canadian accent and passable English. Most of her lines are in Korean …SUPPORTING

ROLE #4 [TOTO KIM] 35 – 40, male, Korean. A new father and family man, but very much still a child himself. Toto is Sara’s older son and his way of dealing with his overbearing mother was to escape to another country. 

LANGUAGE: Must speak native Korean. ALL his lines are in Korean… SUPPORTING

PRIOR EXPERIENCE WITH BEAUTY/CPG PREFERRED.

Jump Accelerator, Toronto-based, is the only accountable accelerator that hyper-grows, women-led, early-stage beauty brands in the new world of digital + physical using both science and emotion of acceleration.

We’re looking for a Creative Director to lead our partner brands’ creative expression with a compelling tone of voice, visual storytelling, content, DTC experience, experiential campaigns, and social content.

We have a team of talented Designers & Copywriters and need a leader who can partner with the clients on creative vision, using scalable processes that enable impact.

You would:

• Partner with clients, copywriters, and designers to help bring the brand story to life in unexpected ways.
• Translate the brand strategy into a creative vision and guidelines for the brands-tone, visual storytelling, style guide, and creative assets.
• Ideate and lead the design of creative for experiential, email, and social campaigns
• Build processes that inspire our design and copy team to create impactful and masterful work.
• Build out the team further—work on team structure, attract and hire great people.
• Support the team culture of mutual respect, empathy, & drive to make a difference to both the team and our clients-brand founders.

Ideally, you:

• Have wild ideas that move the needle on business goals.
• Are as pragmatic as you are creative. You understand the execution capabilities of clients.
• Lead with empathy. Empower the team to drive projects and support them with a clear vision and humility.
• Enjoy designing brand touchpoints that deliver on the brand promise for both the short-term and the long-term.
• Have demonstrated success in creating and executing experiential, DTC web/email copy & social campaigns
• Can clearly explain your creative vision and can sell it to the team and the clients.
• Lead by example. You can either write an outstanding copy yourself or design it.
• Enjoy thinking about the brand in a greater cultural context and are curious about human psychology and a fan of ideas that spread.
• Have a great desire to contribute and make a difference.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent
• 5+ years’ in a creative director role

Jump Accelerator

DOVE & Milo Casting are looking to feature SENIOR BLACK & LATINA  WOMEN who have a REMARKABLE CAREER/PASSION THAT IS HARD ON THEIR SKIN for a Dove Campaign! 

Looking For:

• Black or Latin/Hispanic Adult women age 60 to 80+ yrs of age who are currently working in a career, recently retired, or currently enjoy a passionate hobby that has been taxing on their skin over time. Examples, to name but a few; 
• Careers or passions in outdoor sports in harsh weather conditions; sailing, mountain climbing, ultramarathons, triathlons etc. 
• Chefs, cooks, competitive barbeque aficionados
• Firefighting or fire rangers
• Park rangers or outdoor related careers working in all weather conditions
• Careers in Trade. (eg: mechanics, plumbers, welders etc…) 
• Work on the water such as boat captains, sailing instructors etc. 
• You happily embrace your skin that tells the story of your hard working career/passion.
• You have images that chronicle your career/passion
• Dove does not use models; You are NOT an actor or model, and have no prior professional experience in front of the camera. Looking for REAL WOMEN with great energy!  

Details & Submission Information:                                    

Women chosen for this campaign will be paid $5000+  to be involved.