Entertainment Careers Casting Calls and Auditions

Description

Surprise.com is on a mission to turn the magical, uplifting experience of Surprise into a daily, weekly, and monthly life event – because it makes people happy. Our Surprise Box, and delightful companion app, is the most exciting way to get amazing goodies from brands you love and brands you’re about to love. With daily games, the ability to send and get Surprises from friends, and Grand Surprises – every day is filled with wow!

We are looking for an Executive Game Producer to help drive the development of multiple delightful casual games. Our ideal candidate is an extraordinary game maker with a deep knowledge of the mobile landscape. You will bring an excellent track record of leading, motivating, and supporting game teams, as well as developing and managing the production schedule to ensure the successful delivery of multiple game projects.

So, if you’re eager to bring your producing skillset to this rapidly-growing, dynamic team, we want to hear from you!

What will you be doing?

• Ideating, developing, releasing, and maintaining an array of fun and rewarding casual games;
• Creating and maintaining the production plan in partnership with the team and leads, then working with the team to execute on it;
• Tracking progress throughout production to learn and adjust in order to successfully deliver on expectations;
• Providing production overview and status to stakeholders and leads;
• Aligning the team around clear and motivating goals that are connected to strategy and leading and supporting them to deliver quality features and content;
• Coordinating and aligning backlogs with Product teams and managing production dependencies;
• Helping the engagement and game team to proactively identify and mitigate known and emerging problems and risks and promote team-wide visibility;
• Driving and coordinating the team to deliver ongoing maintenance activities (ex: bug fixing, ad hoc requests, releases);
• Identifying and planning for opportunities for short-term and long-term efficiency improvements;
• Nurturing all Roadmap features from kick- off to release.

What are we looking for?

• 4+ years of experience as a Mobile Game Producer;
• 5+ years of leadership experience in the video game industry;
• 5+ years of experience leading multiple concurrent games from concept to release;
• 10+ years of experience as a Game Producer;
• BA/BS degree or equivalent practical experience;
• Demonstrated analytical and data- informed decision making;
• Experienced partner management and relationship-building skills;
• Experience in several stages of development (planning, execution, delivery, post-release support);
• A strong passion for games and gaming.

What skills will come in handy?

• Experience working with an international team;
• Experience cultivating a positive, creative, feedback-focused culture in your teams;
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.

Benefits

• Work on interesting and challenging projects, while building a pioneering software category;
• Great atmosphere, with the vibe and energy of a high-growth tech company;
• Competitive comp and equity;
• Paid time off and Public Holidays;
• Close collaboration between international team members;
• A team of extraordinary people, working hard to better themselves and further our mission;
• Company-paid medical, dental and vision;
• And, of course, we get Surprises internally!

Surprise.com

The Company You’ll Join

Carta is a platform that helps people manage equity, build businesses, and invest in the companies of tomorrow. Our mission is to unlock the power of equity ownership for more people in more places.

Carta is trusted by more than 30,000 companies and over half a million employees in nearly 150 countries to manage cap tables, compensation, and valuations. Carta also supports over 5,000 funds representing over $100B in assets under administration with their venture capital solutions. Carta’s liquidity solutions have returned $13B to shareholders in secondary transactions. Today Carta’s platform manages over two trillion dollars in equity for nearly two million people globally. Companies and funds like Canva, Tribe, and Pipe build their businesses on Carta.

The company has been included on the Forbes World’s Best Cloud Companies, Fast Company’s Most Innovative list, and Inc.’s Fastest-Growing Private Companies. For more information, visit carta.com.

The Team You’ll Work With

Brand Marketing is the guiding force for bringing Carta’s soul to the market. Carta is rapidly expanding from a business defined by a single product (Cap Table Management) to a platform of equity-driven solutions that deliver value for more people (products like Total Compensation, Venture Capital, and Liquidity). The team is driven by the opportunity to distinguish Carta across its categories, helping democratize equity ownership, and increase access to financial education.

The Problems You’ll Solve

We are looking for someone who harnesses the power of creativity to solve complex problems that unlock new opportunities for customers, the private market ecosystem, and Carta.

You’ll mentor and manage a team of designers, copywriters, and multimedia creatives in the day-to-day work, help them grow creatively, and professionally. You will partner with a team of Brand Strategists to bring the strategic vision to life, through owned, earned and paid channels.

In order to be successful, you should have strong leadership skills and be able to work cross-functionally. You will be the center of gravity for the creative team at Carta; a singular entity overseeing all our output to ensure integrity and excellence.

The Problems You’ll Solve

• Help grow and mentor a team of world class creatives.
• Drive the development of integrated campaigns.
• Ensure the quality of creative output is the highest level.
• Inspire the Creative department with best practices, out-of-market excellence and lateral thinking to push us forward.
• Identify gaps in our capabilities — when we need to build and when we need to source specialists.

About You

• 7+ years of advertising agency or internal creative team experience
• Proven experience as a creative director or similar role and responsibilities
• Previously managed creative individual contributors such as copywriters, designers, etc.
• Hands-on experience in creative process, marketing, graphic design, and brand development
• Ability to build productive relationships at all levels throughout an organization, and cross functionally
• Exceptional communication and interpersonal skills
• Hands-on experience in creative process, marketing, graphic design, and brand development

We are an equal opportunity employer and are committed to providing a positive interview experience for every candidate. If accommodations due to a disability or medical condition are needed, connect with us via email at [email protected] . As a company, we value fairness, helpfulness, transparency, leadership and build our teams around these values. Check out our careers page to get to know us better as you think about your next step at Carta.
Carta

The Company You’ll Join

Carta is a platform that helps people manage equity, build businesses, and invest in the companies of tomorrow. Our mission is to unlock the power of equity ownership for more people in more places.

Carta is trusted by more than 30,000 companies and over half a million employees in nearly 150 countries to manage cap tables, compensation, and valuations. Carta also supports over 5,000 funds representing over $100B in assets under administration with their venture capital solutions. Carta’s liquidity solutions have returned $13B to shareholders in secondary transactions. Today Carta’s platform manages over two trillion dollars in equity for nearly two million people globally. Companies and funds like Canva, Tribe, and Pipe build their businesses on Carta.

The company has been included on the Forbes World’s Best Cloud Companies, Fast Company’s Most Innovative list, and Inc.’s Fastest-Growing Private Companies. For more information, visit carta.com.

The Team You’ll Work With

Brand Marketing is the guiding force for bringing Carta’s soul to the market. Carta is rapidly expanding from a business defined by a single product (Cap Table Management) to a platform of equity-driven solutions that deliver value for more people (products like Total Compensation, Venture Capital, and Liquidity). The team is driven by the opportunity to distinguish Carta across its categories, helping democratize equity ownership, and increase access to financial education.

The Problems You’ll Solve

We are looking for someone who harnesses the power of creativity to solve complex problems that unlock new opportunities for customers, the private market ecosystem, and Carta.

You’ll mentor and manage a team of designers, copywriters, and multimedia creatives in the day-to-day work, help them grow creatively, and professionally. You will partner with a team of Brand Strategists to bring the strategic vision to life, through owned, earned and paid channels.

In order to be successful, you should have strong leadership skills and be able to work cross-functionally. You will be the center of gravity for the creative team at Carta; a singular entity overseeing all our output to ensure integrity and excellence.

The Problems You’ll Solve

• Help grow and mentor a team of world class creatives.
• Drive the development of integrated campaigns.
• Ensure the quality of creative output is the highest level.
• Inspire the Creative department with best practices, out-of-market excellence and lateral thinking to push us forward.
• Identify gaps in our capabilities — when we need to build and when we need to source specialists.

About You

• 7+ years of advertising agency or internal creative team experience
• Proven experience as a creative director or similar role and responsibilities
• Previously managed creative individual contributors such as copywriters, designers, etc.
• Hands-on experience in creative process, marketing, graphic design, and brand development
• Ability to build productive relationships at all levels throughout an organization, and cross functionally
• Exceptional communication and interpersonal skills
• Hands-on experience in creative process, marketing, graphic design, and brand development

We are an equal opportunity employer and are committed to providing a positive interview experience for every candidate. If accommodations due to a disability or medical condition are needed, connect with us via email at [email protected] . As a company, we value fairness, helpfulness, transparency, leadership and build our teams around these values. Check out our careers page to get to know us better as you think about your next step at Carta.
Carta

An International Gallery, with an expanding presence in Los Angeles are looking for a Gallery Sales Assistant to join their team.

Previous experience working within a Gallery in a similar fast-paced role is required.

The key job responsibilities include:

• Responsible for assisting in all matters relating to the sale of artworks and the day-to-day running of the Gallery space.
• Act as front of house, representing the Gallery and greeting clients and visitors.
• Provide administrative support to the Director and sales team.
• Liaise with clients on a regular basis, partake in meetings and all correspondence.
• Assisting with all logistics and post-sale duties, as well as invoicing and chasing payments.
• Carry out diary management duties, booking meetings, travel and any other ad-hoc duties when required.

Experience required:

• Previous experience working in a similar role within a Gallery space is required.
• A relevant Bachelor’s degree or higher would be highly beneficial.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Extensive knowledge of the Fine Art industry is required.
• Previously experience using ArtLogic and Asana is beneficial.
• Ability to troubleshoot and quickly and efficiently respond to enquiries.

This is a fantastic opportunity to join a company in a growth period!

Alchemy Global Talent Solutions

Our client, a global pre-IPO Cyber Security innovator and market leader are currently hiring for a Creative & Design Director to specialise and act as global SME in all things brand, content (written and visual) and messaging for their global marketing organisation.

Responsibilities

• Bring products, campaigns, and stories to life.
• Manage storytelling and help drive revenue and pipeline through compelling story, content and messaging
• Frame the narrative; simplify the complex and create compelling stories & visuals.
• Act as both a player and a coach in terms of strategy, design and execution of campaign and projects
• Provide clear design and messaging guidance to the business on a global level
• Lead a team of freelance designers, agencies and copy writers.
• Consolidate a range of content / product statements and develop clear and compelling copy.
• Develop new look and feels and to encapsulate how the business should communicate in both marketing collateral and via channels.

Requirements

• A minimum of 5 years experience working in strategic yet ‘hands on’ creative content (written and visual) roles.
• Experience gained from working in or for organisations in the SaaS/Tech, Martech, Adtech or Agency (or a blend of both) space.
• Excellent communicator, you are clear, concise and affable.
• Skilled at working with multiple internal and external parties.
• Demonstrated success in managing contractors/agencies when and where needed.
• Comfortable in a fast-paced working environment where agility and pivoting are a part of the journey.
• Self-driven, positive, and collaborative individual. You enjoy collaborating and going it alone when needed.

This is a full-time position, Monday to Friday.

This is a 100% home/remote-based role, and can be based in the UK, Ireland and/or Amsterdam (other locations can be considered if on a GMT timezone).

Travel to European and global US HQ required, estimated to be 3-5 times per year.

Please apply online to be considered.

MarkJames Search

A Multi-award-winning, global PR and Partnerships agency are looking for a Partnerships Manager to work with a wide range of top studios and publishers in the Entertainment. Outstanding clients, Global environment, large welcoming team and plenty of scope for growth.

The Agency

Widely regarded as one of the leading agencies in their sector globally, this impressive outfit have been providing PR and Partnerships campaigns to the entertainment sector for over two decades. The agency has built up an incredible client base in Film, TV and Videogaming and regularly work on the highest profile global launches and campaigns in the sector. Their large team are a diverse and social group who all share a passion for entertainment and creativity. The agency is regularly praised for its workplace culture and staff benefit from plenty of flexibility, a focus on wellbeing and incredible scope for growth and variety of work. Keen to capitalise on continued growth the agency is looking to expand its Partnerships team by adding a new Manager…

The Role

This is pivotal role for the agency that will see the successful candidate tasked with delivering and managing promotional partnerships campaigns on behalf of major clients in the Entertainment sector (Film, TV, Music, Gaming etc.). You’ll work closely with clients on new releases and global launches and will also manage a small team to provide an excellent outcome for clients. This is an ideal role for any Partnerships Manager or Senior partnerships manager with a passion for entertainment (or a very strong interest in the sector). Responsibilities include:

• Developing Partnerships strategies in line with clients objectives.
• Pitching campaign ideas to prospective partner brands in multiple sectors
• Fostering strong and lasting relationships with clients built on trust, understanding and a passion for their sector
• Leading on campaign activation
• Managing and mentoring junior colleagues.

The Opportunity

If you’re looking to join a leading agency in the entertainment sector then this role should interest you. You’ll get to work on global campaigns for an outstanding portfolio of clients and the agency offers excellent progression opportunities to very senior levels. You’ll enjoy support from an excellent senior and junior team as well hybrid working (2 days office 3 from home) and an award-winning work place culture. Benefits include:

• Charitable volunteering day of leave
• Flexible/hybrid working (two to three days of week in the office) negotiable for the right person
• Work place-pension (auto-enrolment) Employer and employee contribution – Legal and General
• Regular monthly company socials, parties, tickets for theatre and screenings. Opportunities to work on Red Carpet Premieres.
• Employee Assistance scheme offering free counselling and mental health support amongst many other things
• Interest free season ticket loan
• Bike storage and shower at work
• Wellbeing and mental health support

Stonor Recruitment

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

Role – In house producer mid weight @ Knock Knock

£40k + Benefits

About us

Knock Knock are a creative content producer based in Borough, London. We have a long history of creating beautiful and engaging work for London’s top advertising and marketing agencies . We now work direct to brand, delivering on a variety of creative projects and communication requirements.

So far this year, we have made some substantial wins in tech, health, fashion and the public sector and are growing fast. Clients include Ralph Lauren, Burberry, Haleon, Soho Home, Russel and Bromley, Explore Learning and Qatar Airways.

In general, we favour smaller crews over huge productions. We love to collaborate with clients creatively. We get excited by advances in creative technology.

Knock Knock underwent a full reset during Covid and our new team is now 7 wonderful members strong, looking for an 8th to join us on our journey of growth.

Who are you?

You’re smart, warm, confident and calm. You get a kick from utilising your natural organisational and interpersonal skills to keep projects on track. You understand the creative mindset and enjoy playing your role in making great work.

You will have ambitions to grow with us over the coming years, sitting at the heart of the team and working with us to expand our production offerings.

Sounds like you? Read on…

We’re looking for an enthusiastic, energetic and unflappable creative producer to join us at this challenging but exciting time. 

You’ll be a safe pair of hands, responsible for the smooth production of video and motion graphics projects. You will take these projects from client brief through to final delivery. You’ll manage staff and freelancers alike, keeping an eye on timings, budget and deliverables. You will get a kick from being an organizer at the heart of a job; the person who keeps projects on track and delivered to the very highest standards, both technically and creatively.

You will be able to clearly demonstrate a track record in moving image production irrespective of scope, budget and timeline. You will be a self-starter that shows initiative and can hit the ground running with lots of opportunity to make the role yours.

A proven track record in creating branded content / communications & film / animation are essential.

This is also a client facing role so excellent interpersonal, communication skills and an eye for detail are a must. Thankfully, our clients are fantastic. 

What do we mean by creative producer. (This is an important bit)

We’re not looking for one man band who can produce, edit, direct and deliver their own content. All our work is team based and your role is that of producer / project manager / account manager.

So why do we say ‘creative producer’? Well, we believe the most appropriate producers for us have an innate understanding of the job and an ambition to deliver excellent creative work. The job entails

• Spreadsheets 
• Problem solving
• Working with the creative team to help achieve our goals
• Client servicing and building meaningful relationships 
• Meeting commitments and going the extra mile
• Managing teams and resources
• Managing suppliers and negotiating when required. 
• Managing potentially difficult situations with vibesy aplomb
• Running multiple projects, some big, some small
• Recognising and recruiting the best freelance talent 
• Occasionally producing and feeding back on edits – bringing your eye for detail to the fore 
• Assisting with the ongoing development of new processes.

Typical jobs:

• Produce location and studio shoots
• Documentary films
• Talent / influencer lead shoot
• Communicate about camera / lighting equipment and other production specs
• Produce stand-alone animations
• Oversee post-production workflows 
• Fast turn around social films
• Interviewing contributors on set
• Overseas shoots

This is a full time role.

Start date: ASAP 

To apply, please send the following to [email protected] with SUBJECT: KK Producer 

A CV

• A cover letter
• Salary expectations
• Notice period if applicable 
• Please no recruiters

Final thoughts

Job applications are crazy. We want to thank all of you that apply.

We will endeavour to respond to all applicants within 2 weeks, however, if you have not included the elements requested in the spec, your application may be filtered out before it gets to the vetting stage.

Knock Knock

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.