Vancouver Casting Calls & Acting Auditions

We are excited to be hiring a People & Culture Coordinator to join our team!

Founded in 2016, Search + Gather (S+G) is a passionate digital marketing agency that specializes in helping startups, scale-ups, SMBs and enterprise businesses grow. We don’t stop until our clients get the results they came for by utilizing our years of expertise to get them there. We take pride in our work, having assisted many of our clients in achieving their funding goals and even helping many of them towards acquisition.

People are at the heart of what S+G stands for. Being able to fulfill our client requests starts with our amazing team. S+G works with all team members to elevate their knowledge and produce growth plans with transparency and realistic goals. As we continue to scale, we want to utilize your skills and see you grow in new areas with a commitment to helping you achieve your career goals.

For the People & Culture Coordinator role at S+G, we are looking for someone with 1+ years of experience and knowledge in digital recruitment, HR practices, social media, community building and strong communication. This is an exciting career opportunity to get involved in a wide variety of Human Resources projects that support a small, tight-knit team. We are looking for someone who is up for the challenges and opportunities that come with working for a growing scaleup.

Daily Responsibilities:

Below is a summary of the daily responsibilities you can expect as a People & Culture Coordinator at S+G. Please note this list is not exhaustive and may include other duties as required.

Culture & Engagement

• Lead and facilitate team wide calls fostering development of professional working relationships.
• Partner with team members to develop and coordinate social events that are engaging and fun.
• Create and update employee engagement surveys, key takeaways, and presentations.
• Maintenance and updates to the People & Culture (Employee) Handbook and relevant policies.
• Continue to build synergy through planning and implementing initiatives for birthdays, work anniversaries and other major milestones.
• Collaborate with the design and social team to develop social media content for Instagram/Facebook, TikTok, and LinkedIn with the internal team to elevate and showcase S+G’s employer brand.

Employee LifeCycle Management

• Support the project management of initiatives throughout an employee’s lifecycle including hiring, onboarding, learning and development, performance improvement plans, transitions, and exits.
• Connect with team members through bi-monthly 1:1 check-ins to provide continued support.
• Participate in discussions with management and/or employees around potential concerns or requests as required.
• Management of the benefits portal and probation completion milestone presentations to share information on other perks of full-time employment with S+G.
• Manage and troubleshoot any internal team inquiries or requests.
• Draft and release any employment verification letters, salary increase letters, or alternative employment documentation

Recruitment & Onboarding

• Conducting intake meetings with Co-Founders and Directors to design and update job descriptions.
• Support recruitment initiatives to continuously source and attract the right candidates through a variety of methods (social media, outreach, job boards, partnerships, events).
• Screen candidates through live video calls to understand their skills, experiences, and career alignment with any open roles.
• Provide detailed notes and learnings about candidates within an applicant tracking system to create a constant feedback loop to both hiring managers and candidates.
• Schedule interviews and project manage all recruitment activities and updates for the team.
• Prepare employment agreements for successful candidates.
• Ensure smooth execution of the onboarding process for new hires through coordinating with direct reports and the training team.

What We’re Looking For:

• 1+ years of experience in the field of Human Resources (e.g., previous role of HR Coordinator or Recruitment Coordinator)
• Strong written and verbal communication skills with the ability to foster excitement and engagement, both internally and candidate facing.
• A continuous drive to participate in or take lead on projects to improve processes and experiences for the S+G team.
• Strong leadership qualities and presentation skills, with confidence to bring new ideas to the table.
• Knowledge of best practices in-line with requirements of the ESA and OHSA.
• Strong organizational and time management skills with the ability to proactively lead multiple projects simultaneously.
• Comfortability with ambiguity and taking problem solving initiative.
• Critical thinking skills with an analytical mindset and keen attention to detail.
• An outgoing and approachable personality with a drive for providing exceptional support for our team and potential candidates.

It’s a bonus if you have experience in…

• Working at a startup or in a small HR team.
• Sourcing candidates through outreach (e.g., LinkedIn Recruiter).
• Benefits and/or Payroll Administration.
• Acting as a business partner in supporting an organization with various employee matters (performance management, policy development, training programs, documentation).
• Experience recruiting in the marketing, startup, and/or tech fields (reviewing resumes, interviewing/screening candidates, scheduling team interviews, candidate communications and management).

Our Work Culture & Perks:

• Remote first work environment, with an office downtown Toronto for flexible collaboration days.
• Comprehensive colleague benefits including life, health and dental.
• The opportunity to grow quickly in your role and within the company.
• Eligibility to participate in team profit sharing, (based on performance).
• A strong emphasis on balancing productivity, collaboration, and FUN!
• 3 weeks of paid vacation, additional time off during major holidays, and summer/fall hours (half days every other Friday from June-November).
• Professional development and yearly educational allowance (online courses, mentorship, learning sessions).
• Fun monthly socials, both virtual and in-person.
• Team meals and drinks on collaboration days.
• Learn more about our team through Instagram @SearchGather

Schedule: Full time

Compensation: $55,000 – $65,000 annually, (dependent on experience)

Location: Downtown Toronto, ON (Remote or Hybrid)

At S+G we pride ourselves on inclusivity and working collaboratively with each of our clients and every member of our team. Having a diverse team with various backgrounds empowers us to share unique ideas to build strategies that guide our business. We present our clients with out-of-the-box approaches, while ensuring that we’re accountable and transparent with our results at every level. If you require any accommodations throughout the recruitment process please let us know.

Sound like the place for you? Join us in our journey as we continue to grow!

We appreciate and thank all applicants for taking the time to apply, however only those selected will be contacted to move forward.

Search + Gather

Condo Developer Sales Campaign Casting Call

NOW CASTING TEENS – NON UNION 

A sales campaign for a condo developer.

Audition: Self-Tape

Callbacks: Wednesday November 30th – Virtual via Zoom

Wardrobe / Fitting: The week of December 5th – TBC

Filming: Wednesday December 14, 2022 in the Toronto/North York area

Rate: $500/day session fee and $2,000 for 1-year buyout video+photo (online, broadcast, print, and OOH). $50 Wardrobe Fitting. $50 stipend for Rapid Testing.

Role:

• SOC – Teenager – All – 14 To 17
• All Ethnicities. Male or Female. Athletic. Plays sports (basketball – basic dribbling or soccer – knee kicks)

“Late Bloomer” Open Casting Call

Attention Ontario!

We are seeking South Asian talent for recurring roles for the new series ‘Late Bloomer’!!!!

Age range: 20s-30s

Talent must reside in Ontario, Canada.

Seeking talent who can speak Punjabi

Seeking talent who can speak Tamil.

“Lucky Star” Open Casting Call

Status: Full time | Home-based in Canada or the US

About PVI

PVI provides continuing medical education (CME) and professional development activities targeted at local, regional, and national levels. By leveraging innovation in educational design and application of adult learning principles, we strive to be a trusted partner in reducing professional practice gaps and fostering continuous professional development. Driving improvements in a range of clinical practice and process areas and encompassing interdisciplinary and systems approaches to disease prevention and patient diagnosis and management, we aim to improve patient outcomes by impacting those professionals in active patient care roles. PVI measures the success of educational interventions on the basis of their demonstrated impact on reducing the professional practice discrepancies.

Description

The editorial assistant performs a variety of editorial tasks, including slide formatting, preparing content to be redrawn by graphic designers, and preparing of content for production, for continuing medical education activities for a variety of therapeutic audiences. The ideal candidate for this entry-level position has an excellent command of the English language, superior Microsoft Word and PowerPoint skills, the ability to understand scientific or medical content, and a desire to develop higher-level editorial skills. Successful candidates will be able to juggle a variety of tasks in a fast-paced, home-based environment.

Key Responsibilities

• Format slides for live, virtual, and enduring continuing medical education activities
• Prepare and review materials for narration, audiovisual editing, or graphic design
• Coordinate with managing editors and production team to handle a variety of tasks necessary to launch virtual, live, and enduring activities
• Develop and maintain knowledge of the rules and regulations that govern medical education and continuing professional development (eg, ACCME) and internal style requirements (eg, AMA, internal style guide)

Qualifications

• Experience as a proofreader, fact checker, copyeditor, or production editor
• An undergraduate degree in science, communications, or journalism
• Proficiency with Microsoft PowerPoint and Microsoft Word, and familiarity with Adobe Acrobat Professional
• Ability to handle a variety of tasks for continuing medical education activities in various stages of development, while maintaining high standards of quality
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team

PVI, PeerView Institute for Medical Education

The Role

North Star: The Art Director will be responsible for the design, execution, and conceptualization of the visual style and images within the brand standards of the client. The Art Director will create and present the overall design and direct others who develop artwork or layouts.

The Art Director will frequently oversee the work of other designers and artists who produce the final artwork. They determine the overall style or tone, desired for each project and articulate their vision to the Mint designer assigned to the specific client. Their work requires them to understand the required design elements of projects, inspire other creative workers, and keep projects on budget, on brand and on time.

Working under the supervision of an Executive Creative Director the Art Director is responsible for idea generation and artistic direction of a variety of projects.

The Art Director will be responsible for the following:

• Present creative concepts and provide artistic direction;
• Work together with a copywriter, strategists and account services;
• Provide artistic direction for photography, film, animation and digital applications;
• Present creative to clients;
• Develop new 360o creative approaches
• Contribute, through a creative approach, to the constant evolution of creative products
• Get immersed in client brand to ensure holistic and fundamental understanding as well as protection of guidelines
• Develop creative concepts with internal team and client for campaigns and event-related creative needs
• Determine which photographs, art, or other design elements to utilize
• Develop the overall look or style of a publication, a campaign, set/stage, email, etc.
• Review and approve designs, artwork, photography, and graphics developed by other staff members
• Liaise directly with clients to develop an artistic approach and style
• Coordinate activities with other creative team members
• Develop detailed budgets and timelines
• Present designs and concepts for approval

Skills, Abilities and Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree in a related field;
• 3-5 years of experience in an agency;
• Ability to come up with concepts and designs;
• Proficient in creative suite for Mac operating systems;
• Strong understanding of the creative process;
• Familiar with the 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

Position: Senior Art Director

Location: Toronto

Status: Full-time Permanent

Salary: Up to $110k DOE

Job Description:

Our agency client is looking for a hands-on Senior Art Director to join their team in a full-time role.

What you’ll be doing in this Senior Art Director role:

– Working on real estate clients, developing branding and launch campaigns for new developments

– Working closely with other ADs, Copywriters and Creative Director to create concepts and design creative assets

– Creating deliverables ranging from brand identity to print collateral, large format and digital

– Working onsite in the studio most days to collaborate with your team

Qualifications for this Senior Art Director role:

– 7+ years of agency Art Director experience

– You’re a pro at strategic and conceptual thinking, branding and applying that work across multiple channels

– You still like to get hands-on with day-to-day design work and have excellent design chops

– It’s a big asset if you have prior experience working on real estate clients, branding and marketing new developments

If you’re interested in this position, apply with a brief description of your qualifications & relevant work samples.

Creative Circle

Overview

GIANT Creative is a full-service marketing agency with a history of building successful client-partnerships with brands and organizations of all shapes, sizes & industries.

At GIANT, we develop captivating creative by combining data-driven insights and strategy with compelling art direction and design. We provide our client-partners with BIG thinking and integrated creative solutions across all channels, which drive GIANT results – from research to ideation to execution.

Our award-winning team has developed and executed successful marketing and communications campaigns for a wide variety of local and national brands that include McDonald’s Canada, YMCA Southwestern Ontario, London Health Science Foundation, 241Pizza, Voyago, to name only a few.

We are looking for a talented and motivated Creative Director to support our company’s creative department. The successful candidate must possess excellent leadership qualities, with the ability to maximize the talents of their team.

As a Creative Director, you will work alongside the Senior Creative Director and very closely with the graphic design and marketing department to deliver engaging content that meets the expectations of our growing customer list. You should be extremely creative, dedicated, and possess excellent written and verbal communication skills.

Responsibilities:

• Working with the brand team to produce new ideas for company branding, promotional campaigns, and marketing communications.
• Evaluating trends, assessing new data, and keeping up-to-date with the latest marketing techniques.
• Assisting clients in resolving issues by responding to questions in a timely and professional manner.
• Creating and implementing tailored marketing plans based on individual client requirements.
• Directing brainstorming meetings and creative sessions.
• Shaping brand standards and creating procedures to ensure all products are brand appropriate.
• Supervising the department’s daily workflow, assigning project workloads, and monitoring deadlines and budgets.
• Developing exceptional and well-crafted copy that meet clients’ requirements.

Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in art, graphic design, marketing, communications, journalism, and other relevant fields.
• A minimum of 5 years’ digital experience, particularly with, but not limited to web, social, and emerging technologies.
• A solid understanding of design, copy, and web practices.
• Brilliant interpersonal and communication skills.
• Have in-depth knowledge of brand development and multichannel marketing models.
• Must be a creative and strategic thinker.

Salary Expectations: 

• TBD | Commensurate to Experience

Benefits: 

• Competitive Compensation
• Benefits Package
• Hybrid work environment

GIANT Creative Inc.

Pharma Campaign Casting Call for Latin Talent

Milo Casting is seeking Latin Mature Adults for a Pharma Campaign!
Looking For:
1) Female and Male Identifying adults of authentic Latin American heritage in Ontario
2) You are aged approx 50s – 60s
3) Female identifying adults with Black hair or greying (Salt and Pepper) hair an asset but not mandatory.
4)Male identifying adults who are bald or have grey hair are an asset but not mandatory.
Previous on set experience not necessary, simply looking for Real Latin Adults!
Details & Submission Information
Those chosen for this campaign will be paid $2100+ per adult
If interested, you must submit in order to be considered for this project.

You must be available for the key dates:
No Live Auditions! This will be a direct bookings
Fitting: December 5th
SHOOT: December 6th, 7th , 8th (You will be needed for 1-2 days)
*Covid testing is required prior to shoot. Cost of test is covered by production*
*ONTARIO RESIDENTS ONLY
Please submit ASAP!
**If an agent represents you please allow them to submit you for this project

Pharma Campaign Casting Call for Plus-Sized Talent

A Major Pharmaceutical company and MiLO Casting are looking ACROSS AMERICA for PLUS SIZED ADULTS to share their journeys to shift the narrative about weight bias!
Looking For:
1.) Female-identifying persons and Male-identifying persons 30-50 yrs of any ethnicity or orientation living in the US
2) You are either currently plus sized OR you were plus size in the past.
3.) You would like to share your personal story about your journey in order to help shift the narrative about weight bias!
4.) Those selected will be recording an interview for internal, case study usage only (not public facing) discussing such things as – whether you are looking to make (or have already made) a lifestyle shift, worries about your future health, Previous (or present) insecurities about your appearance.
5.) We are not looking for actors or models, simply looking for real people with real stories!
Details & Submission Information:
Those chosen for this campaign will be financially compensated up to $1,500 USD based on appearance in final assets.
If interested, you must submit in order to be considered for this project.

You must be available for the key dates:
SHOOT: Remote Shoot at home! Sometime early December (Likely the week of December 5th)