Entertainment Careers Casting Calls and Auditions

We are actively seeking an exceptional Art Director/Designer to join a growing design team at an experiential marketing agency. This is a highly conceptual role and involves crafting brand activations, in-venue experiences, permanent installations, and VIP journeys for globally recognized brands.

In this position, you will work closely with the Creative Director for mentorship and support.

Key Responsibilities:

• Create compelling ideas for experiential solutions solving clients needs and challenges
• Develop layouts that transform the concept into design
• Bring ideas to life: oversee one or more projects from concept to design, construction, and installation
• Effective collaboration with internal teams is essential

Requirements:

– 4+ years of experiential agency experience

– Ability to be a team player in a dynamic and fast-paced agency setting

– Design savvy, conceptual thinking and ability to create fresh ideas

– Math skills such as adding and subtracting fractions: required for projects involving construction.

– Expert in Photoshop and Illustrator

– Creative writing and copywriting is a plus

– Expertise in both 2D and 3D design (Sketchup)

– Experience or interest in sports and entertainment

– Able to manage multiple projects, tight deadlines and attention to detail

– Familiarity with Mac systems is necessary

– Production skills and ability to create solutions with production teams. (Basic understanding of construction is a plus).

Salary: $80,000 to $90,000, commensurate with experience. This is a full-time position, on-site in the New Haven area, CT. Remote work is not an option for this opportunity. Candidate must reside in or near the New Haven, CT area.

To apply, please submit your resume and portfolio link/case studies for immediate consideration

Due to the volume of applications, we are unable to respond to each application personally. If we are interested in your qualifications, we will contact you via telephone or email as soon as possible. By applying for this position, you agree to be contacted by email or text message. Message and data rates may apply.

icreatives is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants and talent will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, or any other characteristics protected by law. We believe in providing a culture that embraces and champions diversity, equity, and inclusion because it truly fosters creativity.

icreatives

Art Director

Location: Remote (EST Hours)

Pay: $55 per hour DOE

Benefits: Health, Vision, Dental, 401K

Planet Interactive is seeking an Art Director to work with our prominent healthcare administration client on a 3-month contract. This person is a creative thinker with the ability to interpret complex ideas and messages into compelling visuals and experience with a variety of media, including print, video, illustration, social and digital multimedia, presentations and more. This role requires cross collaboration as a strategic partner to provider integration communication integration stakeholder work.

Art Director Responsibilities

• Design and execution of provider communications integration communication plans across multiple audiences
• Partner with Creative Director in the development of provider communication including 1-pagers, PTT presentations, animated explainer videos and value proposition fliers, training assets, social media, provider guides
• Support the Creative Producer in the scheduling projects and defining budgets
• Create and maintain files for all provider integration communication creative assets and standardized templates
• Other duties as needed or required.

Art Director Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Design or Fine Arts
• 5-7 years work experience in creative/graphic design roles, including supervisory experience
• Proficient with design software and technologies (such as InDesign, Illustrator, Photoshop)
• Experience building a visual strategy from concept to execution
• Ability to work effectively both as a leader of others and tactical executer
• Comfortable adapting to shifting priorities and stakeholder requirements
• Ability to handle multiple projects and priorities concurrently
• Ability to prioritize resources to execute project, on time and on budget
• Energetic and resourceful.
• Organized and attentive to details and deadlines. Attends additional training as requested/deemed necessary
• Ability to hear and apply constructive criticism.

Planet Interactive

Cars, Popcorn, Kitty Litter, and an occasional Super Bowl spot.

Pinnacle Advertising is looking for an Art Director to work on all of the above, who has all of the below:

— 3-5 years minimum experience (or a portfolio that looks that way)

— Clever, with a designer’s eye and a strategic mind

— Digital elegance (mobile aesthetic, banner ads, webpage design, app curious)

— Conceptual: Imagines big campaign ideas and art directs every piece of media (e.g. storyboard comps for TV spots, TV graphics, web pages, social media, point of sale, OOH, digital banners and an occasional print ad)

— Adobe Creative Suite intelligence with particular emphasis on Photoshop and InDesign

This is a hybrid position in either our Schaumburg, IL (Greater Chicago area) or Scottsdale office location. Discover what we do at www.Pinnacleadvertising.com

Pinnacle Advertising is committed to providing equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants without regard to race, color, ancestry, national origin, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, marital status, pregnancy, perceived pregnancy, childbirth, religion, age, disability, genetic information, veteran status, medical condition or other characteristics protected by state or federal law, is prohibited.

Pinnacle Advertising

Outdoor ECOM is the premier ecommerce agency in the outdoor industry. We started in 2011, making us the first digital agency in the outdoor industry, we were the first Shopify Partner in the outdoor industry and first Google Partner. We work with the industry’s top brands.

We help top outdoor brands reach their ecommerce potential through sharp creative, web development, ecommerce strategy (Shopify, Amazon, etc.) and digital advertising. To meet the high standards of our clients, we recruit top tier creative talent. We almost exclusively hire graphic designers with photo/video, web development or ecommerce experience.

This person will work with clients including ENO Hammocks, Kinco Gloves, COAST Products, Mountainsmith, Korkers Footwear, SCARPA, LEKI and others. This person will also help produce Outdoor Media Summit, the conference for marketers and media in the outdoor industry.

We’re looking for a Creative Director with graphic design and motion graphics/video production experience, to help take our clients to the next level. For the most part, the job is remote but this person needs to be based in Northwest Arkansas and will need to be on location to shoot in our studio which is in Siloam Springs.

Here’s who we’re looking for:

Hard skills: Need to Have’s

• Graphic design background
• Experience with studio photography/videography
• Experience with After Effects
• Experience managing clients and projects

Hard skills: Nice to Have’s

• Web design experience a plus
• WordPress experience a plus
• Social media management a plus (Instagram, Facebook, LinkedIn, TikTok)
• Event planning experience a plus

Soft skills

• VERY fast
• VERY organized
• Excited to lead client calls and take projects from start to finish
• Can take initiative and figure out what needs done with sometimes, confusing direction
• Sees the big picture and can prioritize which tasks need to be knocked out asap
• Excited about outdoor activities/sports/outdoor industry is a plus

Compensation: 

• $55k + 10% of Net Revenue*
• Health Insurance available via Blue Cross Blue Shield (Silver Plan)
• Flexible work schedule
• 20 days of Paid Time Off
• 401k available
• *Profit-sharing kicks in after hitting performance milestones after 3-6 month training period

A little about Outdoor ECOM’s values:

• We value our clients and our clients value us. To us, our clients are the best in the business. But to our clients, we are the best in the business. We often get comments like “this is the best ___ project that we’ve ever done!” Our clients respect us, not just because of the quality of our work, but because of our professionalism, timeliness and hell, we’re a likeable bunch.
• We value our team. We meet together over video every Friday and on the first Friday of every month, we meet in the office to connect as a team. On those days, we spend time doing some kind of team building (usually grabbing a drink and catching up at Natural State). 
• We value work flexibility. While the 20 days of PTO are true “turn off your phone,” PTO, we also support a flexible work schedule, whether that means taking part of the day to take care of personal errands, or working from the road. Our team often travels internationally but are never late or unfocused when joining phone calls. That’s why this system works.

A little about Outdoor ECOM’s reputation:

• We work with the top brands in the outdoor industry.
• We are very selective about what work we take on.
• We are well respected by our clients.
• We have a great reputation in the outdoor industry as being a top agency

Other things to know about Outdoor ECOM:

• Once a year, we put on the outdoor industry’s media and marketing conference called Outdoor Media Summit. All the top brands come to our conference (Patagonia, The North Face, Osprey, KEEN, Costa, Hydro Flask, etc.). All our clients get a free ticket to the conference as a thank you. This is a great way of building rapport with clients while showing our gratitude.
• Most of the work we get is through referrals and word of mouth. That may change soon as we will start outbound prospecting to grow the agency.

Outdoor Ecom

We are currently seeking a video creative director with a substantial following on social media platforms, specializing in video content creation within the cooking industry. As part of this role, you will also have the opportunity to take on a part-time position as the Chief Marketing Officer , overseeing the promotion of video content across the entire market. Here is the JD for this position:

Responsibilities:

• Video Creation and Production: Take charge of creating and producing innovative and engaging cooking videos that showcase unique culinary techniques and processes to captivate the audience.
• Social Media Platform Management: Utilize personal social media accounts (e.g., YouTube, Instagram) and the company’s social media channels to actively promote and share your creative cooking videos, attracting fans and viewers.
• Expertise in the Cooking Industry: Keep abreast of trends, technologies, and emerging dishes within the cooking industry to provide valuable information and innovation in your video content.
• Marketing Promotion Strategy: As part-time CMO, develop and execute marketing strategies related to video content creation that enhance brand exposure and maximize promotional impact.
• Team Management and Coordination: If required, supervise and guide other members of the team to ensure smooth execution of video creative and marketing initiatives.

Requirements:

• Expertise in the Cooking Industry: In-depth knowledge and passion for the cooking industry, familiar with a wide range of dishes and culinary techniques.
• Video Creation and Editing: Proficient in video creation and editing skills, capable of using video editing software and related tools for content creation and post-production.
• Social Media Platform Experience: Demonstrated presence and active engagement on social media platforms (such as YouTube, Instagram), showcasing your creativity and cooking videos.
• Marketing Promotion Experience: Possess a certain level of marketing promotion experience, capable of devising and implementing marketing strategies related to video content creation.
• Creative Thinking and Communication Skills: Excellent creative thinking and communication skills to translate ideas into captivating video content and effectively interact with teams and audiences.
• Candidates with a video social media account with a follower count of 10,000 or more will be given priority consideration.

Typhur

How you fill your 52 weeks is your business. Helping you find your next opportunity is ours.

Our client in the global product design and technology space is searching for a Senior Art Director to join their team. In this role, you will lead the motion graphic art direction for our long-form broadcast projects and select short forms. Your primary role is to translate existing collateral around our product launches into imaginative and captivating, full broadcast package style guides. This includes lower-thirds, full-screen motion graphic typography treatments, supers, transitions, product offer cards, etc. Your secondary role is to direct and collaborate with a small team of internal and external 2D motion designers and 3D animators. You must be able to lead a team to fulfill your vision and deliver a tightly polished final product under tight deadlines.

This role is a contract-to-hire opportunity for those who reside in OR, WA, CA, TX, and NC at this time.

As the Senior Art Director, you will:

• Creative Leadership: Spearhead the strategic art direction for our video projects, collaborating closely with internal clients and teams.
• Team Management: Lead and mentor a team of talented artists, including motion graphic artists, 3D animators, and video editors, to ensure the highest quality output and adherence to project timelines.
• Concept Development: Develop multiple concepts and create presentations showcasing your work, delivering them to brand, creative, and executive teams. This includes the capacity to promptly receive and respond to feedback with a positive attitude.
• Motion Graphics Expertise: Utilize industry-standard software and tools to create and direct compelling motion graphics, visual effects, and animations.
• Trend Awareness: Keep a close eye on industry trends and emerging technologies, ensuring that our motion graphics executions and techniques remain cutting-edge and effectively complement the launch of new products within our brands.
• Project Management: Work with producers and project managers to ensure the team produces content that meets our standards within our timeline. Pivot and communicate plans, strategies, and concerns as needed. This may require replacing key team members and negotiating scope changes.

Who we’re searching for / About you:

• 6-10 years working in an agency or creative department
• Prefer degree or accreditation in graphic design and/or motion design
• Experience working with major brands
• Must be enthusiastic about leading the charge, rallying your team around a vision, and having a clear point of view. This skill will ultimately lead you to elevate to an ACD within the agency quickly.
• A deep passion for storytelling through motion graphics and graphic design.
• Demonstrated leadership abilities across everything from hands-on creative execution that you present to the client, to directing a team of creatives through the job and across the finish line.
• Proven experience in a similar role with a strong portfolio showcasing design systems, typography, and ideally, broadcast motion graphic packages.
• Proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite, Photoshop, Illustrator, After Effects. 3D expertise is a bonus.
• Strong communication, project management, and client management skills.
• Storyboarding and animatic skills/ experience preferred.

We know that experience is gathered in many ways. If you have a demonstrated ability to fulfill the job duties but got there in a different way, please apply.

Pay range:

• $70-$83/ hour, depending on experience

Why 52 Limited:

52 Limited is a digital staffing agency with an industry-leading focus on the creative + technology space. We exclusively place tech and creative talent in direct-hire, contract-to-hire, and contract roles

When you’re a talent, you’re family at 52 Limited. We provide paid time off when you are sick and offer comprehensive health insurance and voluntary benefits. We check in with you on the regular. In short, we want to make sure you are happy and able to do your best work.

52 Limited’s reputation in the recruiting industry is unparalleled in the Pacific Northwest. While we’re headquartered right here in Portland, our tenured team routinely places world-class talent from all over the West Coast and Texas. We work with some of the most forward-thinking and recognizable clients in Portland, Seattle, Los Angeles, Austin, and beyond. To learn more about our team, visit https://52ltd.com/our/story

We are committed to fostering a people-first candidate experience that benefits our talent, clients, and community. 52 Limited encourages a diversity of applicants of all backgrounds and identities to apply. Let us know if you need a reasonable accommodation during the application or interview process.

52 Limited

We are seeking an Entertainment Operations Manager for a special event venue in Los Angeles County.

Qualified candidates have experience at a large hotel, resort, casino, convention center, concert venue, stadium or arena with a heavy focus in Entertainment and Events.

Base Salary: $80,000 to $100,000 (commensurate with experience) plus comprehensive health, vision and dental, 401k with company match, life insurance, PTO and 11 paid holidays

Qualifications:

• Experience with the management and oversight of all event operations.
• Experience working with outside vendors to ensure services are provided as contracted.
• Experience managing budgets within event operations and with other departments.
• Strong Attention to detail
• Progressive experience in the Hospitality and/or Entertainment Industry.

If you’re interested in driving your career to the next level, apply today!

Horizon Hospitality Associates, Inc

Crave a career where hyper-targeted marketing meets award-winning culture? Join our marketing agency client’s team and craft campaigns that turn heads and drive results for Fortune 500 brands. As our client’s Jr. Art Director, you’ll blend stunning visuals with captivating copy, leading cross-platform projects from brainstorm to brilliance. You’ll own concept development, manage design teams, and captivate clients with your creative fire. All in an environment recognized as one of Orange County’s Top Workplaces – twice! Ready to rewrite marketing rules? Let’s talk.

The ideal candidate would be a copywriter with strong graphic design skills, as well as agency experience and food & beverage experience.

Requirements:

• 2-3 years of experience as an Art Director with a strong emphasis on copywriting, preferably in an agency setting.
• Graphic design background with portfolio.
• Impressive portfolio showcasing a diverse range of design and advertising work, with a focus on your copywriting prowess.
• Proficient in Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign) and other relevant design tools (Figma); After Effects and Adobe Premiere a plus.
• Excellent leadership, communication, and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment.
• Comfortable working on both creative and production projects.
• Must have agency experience AND food & beverage!

If this sounds like a great fit, please send your resume and portfolio to [email protected]

For more information about Arrowmac and all of our jobs, please visit www.arrowmac.com

Arrowmac

Motion Graphics Art Director

Location: Remote

Pay: $88 per hour DOE

Benefits: Health, Vision, Dental, 401K

Duration: 6 mo

Planet Interactive is seeking a Motion Graphics Art Director to work with our prominent technology client on a 6-month contract.

Motion Graphics Art Director Key Qualifications:

• Minimum 8+ years of motion graphics and design experience
• Experience directing motion graphics projects involving multiples animators.
• Advanced knowledge and understanding of designing/animating 2D and 3D motion graphics with Adobe After Effects and the Creative Cloud Suite
• Outstanding creativity in concept development, storyboarding, and problem solving
• Experience in a creatively-driven advertising agency or internal creative team.
• Experience working with Localization of video projects
• Experience balancing multiple projects simultaneously and meeting aggressive timelines with a proven track record of delivering high-quality results
• Familiar with Cinema 4D, Maya & 3D pipelines
• Familiar with compositing tools such as Nuke and Flame is a plus
• Familiar with high-end post-production workflows

Motion Graphics Art Director Responsibilities:

• Collaborate with content creators, business partners, editors, and graphic designers to bring stories and concepts to life.
• Conceptualize, create storyboards, design and animation, using different styles and approaches for deliverables as needed.
• Develop well-conceived creative work that implements the business strategy
• Innovate and drive best-practices for an efficient post-production graphics pipeline/workflow

Education & Experience:

• BA/BS degree or equivalent

Additional Requirements:

• Must submit a demo reel/ portfolio website that clearly demonstrates design and animation work.

Planet Interactive

***LOCAL CANDIDATES REQUIRED***

C2’s client, a full-service, integrated marketing company, seeks a talented and creative Art Director to join their team. As an Art Director, you will play a pivotal role in translating creative concepts into visually compelling and impactful design solutions. You will collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure that campaigns and projects not only meet but exceed client expectations. The ideal candidate is a visionary with a keen eye for detail, a passion for storytelling through visuals, and a proven track record of delivering outstanding creative work.

Start date: As soon as they find the right person

Duration: Full-time, permanent position

Location: Southeast Wisconsin/Kenosha area. Ability to work hybrid and come to the office 1-2 times per week.

Compensation: $90k-$110K/year commensurate with experience

Benefits: Extremely competitive salary and compensation, WFH three days/week. Great team culture when the team gets together, positive work environment. Extensive insurance includes health, long-term disability, life, dental and vision coverage. Employer matched 401(K).

Responsibilities:

• Collaborate with the creative team to develop and execute visual concepts for various marketing campaigns and projects.
• Lead and inspire a team of designers, ensuring the delivery of high-quality design work that aligns with brand guidelines and project objectives.
• Work closely with copywriters, strategists, and other team members to ensure a cohesive and integrated approach to creative projects.
• Stay updated on industry trends, design technologies, and creative tools to bring fresh and innovative ideas to the table.
• Present design concepts to clients and internal stakeholders, incorporating feedback to refine and enhance the final deliverables.
• Manage multiple projects simultaneously, adhering to deadlines and maintaining high standards of quality.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Graphic Design, Fine Arts, or a related field.
• Proven experience as an Art Director in a creative agency or similar environment.
• Strong portfolio showcasing a range of creative projects and design styles.
• Proficient in design software such as Adobe Creative Suite.
• Excellent leadership and communication skills.
• Ability to think strategically and translate concepts into compelling visual narratives.
• Detail-oriented with a strong sense of aesthetics.

Not your type of gig, but know someone who would be interested? Refer a qualified candidate, and if they get the job, you get a signing bonus! (Make sure they mention your name as their referral source so you get your well-deserved credit!)

All candidates must be located and authorized to work in the United States. C2 does not sponsor work visas. No C2C

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