Entertainment Careers Casting Calls and Auditions

Production Title: ESPN – MLS Kansas City vs. Seattle

Job Location: Lumen Field (Seattle, Washington)

Job Description: ESPN is looking for a skilled utility to appear in the upcoming MLS Kansas City vs. Seattle battle on Friday, June 24th to Saturday, June 25th. 

Role: Skilled Utility

• Must have prior on-site utility experience and know-how to over/under quickly. 
• Knowledge of TV equipment, setting up the camera, how to lay long cable distance correctly, etc.)

COVID Requirement: (Yes / No) TBD

COVID Testing Date: TBD

Rate: $300/10 hours 

Production Title: MLS Skills Challenge Set Up

Job Location: National Sports Center (Blaine, MN)

Job Description: National Sports Center is looking for a stagehand or Utility worker on Friday, June 17th. 

Roles: Stagehand/Utility

• As a stagehand, you will be responsible for assisting with the set-up and teardown of stage equipment and helping to run rehearsals and performances.
• You will need to be able to lift heavy objects, climb ladders, and work long hours on your feet.
• Stagehands must be able to follow directions and work well under pressure. 
• You should be able to lift heavy items and set up/teardown; flexible hours are a plus
• It would be best if you were fully vaccinated & boosted.

COVID Requirement: (Yes / No) TBD

COVID Testing Date: TBD

Rate: $25 per hour

Film & Video Production Manager Opportunity!

1 Year Contract! W2 only! Onsite!

Location – Parsippany, NJ!

• The Video Producer guides the development of standards to ensure production elements and assets reflect the brand or theme concept.
• Coordinates various aspects of production including script writing, editing, audio, camera work, and music.
• Being a Video Producer oversees the work of production, creative, and support staff.
• Utilizes production techniques such as graphics, viewer pictures, or webcam interviews.
• In addition, Video Producer may build show rundowns, write copy, select & pre-edit video.
• Requires a bachelor’s degree. Typically reports to department head. Being a Video Producer gains exposure to some of the complex tasks within the job function.
• Occasionally directed in several aspects of the work. Working as a Video Producer typically requires 2 to 4 years of related experience.

The Custom Group of Companies

Disney Parks,Parks, Experiences and Products

Our client, a leading voice in marketing video games, is seeking an Associate Producer who is a strategic thought leader with a passion for the video games industry. The ideal person for the Associate Producer role must have advertising and/or entertainment video production experience. We’re looking for an Associate Producer that is ambitious, motivated, and an organized multitasker with a love for entertainment and video games.

This is a hybrid work-from-home/onsite position, with the default being work-from-home, but with onsite work on an as-needed basis.

Responsibilities:

• Assist, and at times lead, creative development and production of video assets. Support in managing all facets of projects including development, script presentations, production, budgeting, scheduling, editorial and capture department supervision
• Work with producers to create project briefs, budget and timelines to achieve internal objectives and business growth
• Coordinate communication of project objectives, timelines, and feedback to Hammer team in the most timely and clear manner possible
• Work closely with producers and those in charge of bandwidth management to schedule both internal and external creative and production resources for both campaign and asset-based work, including continuously assessing and forecasting bandwidth to make recommendations for expansion and contraction as necessary
• Oversee asset management across multiple servers and project management platforms, and ensure workflow processes are appropriately followed by all team members

Skills and Experience:

• 2-3 years prior experience supporting the production of A/V assets
• Entertainment advertising experience required
• Strong personal interest in video games
• Some knowledge of creative project lifecycles, especially related to A/V production
• Experience in managing multiple projects, including knowledge of budgets, scheduling and personnel
• Must have strong organizational skills
• Must be able to work efficiently and creatively in a fast-paced, collaborative environment

Vitamin T

One of the country’s largest broadcasting services is searching for an Associate Streaming Producer to join their sports coverage division on a contract term. This position will be primarily responsible for providing guidance to production assistants in all aspects of the production lifecycle from supervising b-roll and game highlights to creating and coordinating graphic elements. Additionally, this individual will be providing segment production on shows, podcasts, and other media, creating rundowns, and utilizing tools such as Adobe Premier and Ross XPression to build studio graphics.

This is an exciting opportunity to work for a well-established broadcast network that has become a household name across the country and globe where you can turn a passion for sports and media into a career!

Contract Duration: 12 months

Hours: 4pm – 1am Su/M/Th + 2 additional days of your choice

Responsibilities:

• Build & fire live studio graphics with Ross XPression

• Segment produce shows, podcasts & segments as requested by the Coordinating Producer

• Exercise editorial judgment in the selection of content

• Apply knowledge of Inception in building rundowns, formatting, and producing shows from control rooms

• Communicate regularly with studio producers and other production contributors to discuss developing news and provide guidance on the presentation of that news within our programming

Basic Qualifications:

• Undergraduate degree in Communications or equivalent

• A minimum of 2-5 years of work experience in broadcast and digital segment production

• Proficiency in Adobe Premiere & Ross XPression

Additional Qualifications:

• Experience in a control room

• Superior knowledge of major and minor sports leagues and teams

• Adept in building a rundown to anticipate the needs of the stream with regard to video, graphics, scripts, and other elements

• Ability to handle many projects simultaneously, keeping up in a fast-paced, rapidly changing environment, while maintaining a positive attitude

• Time management skills

Motion Recruitment

Production Title: Social Media Internship

Job Location: United States

Job Description: A company in the United States is looking for a Social Media Manager for an Internship

Role: Social Media Manager (Intern)

A Social Media Manager is responsible for creating and managing a company’s social media strategy. They develop and implement campaigns, create content, and manage all social media accounts. In addition, they track analytics to identify trends and measure the success of campaigns.

The job responsibilities of a Social Media Manager vary depending on the size of the company and its social media presence. The Social Media Manager may be responsible for all aspects of the social media strategy for smaller companies. For larger companies, the Social Media Manager may oversee a team of specialists who each handle different tasks related to social media.

Some everyday responsibilities of a Social Media Manager include:

• Developing and implementing social media strategies
• Creating and managing content
• Building and managing social media accounts
• Tracking analytics to identify trends and measure the success of campaigns
• Engaging with followers and responding to comments
• Working with other members of the marketing team to coordinate campaigns
• Brainstorming new and innovative ideas to grow the company’s social media presence

COVID Requirement: (Yes / No) TBD

COVID Testing Date: TBD

Rate: $

Production Title: ESPN – MLS LA vs Seattle

Job Location: Lumen Field (Seattle WA)

Job Description: ESPN is  looking for a skilled utility to appear in the upcoming battle of MLS LA vs Seattle.

Role: Skilled Utility

• Must have prior on-site utility experience, know how to over/under quickly. 
• Knowledge of TV equipment, setting up camera, how to lay cable long distance correctly, etc.)

COVID Requirement: (Yes / No) TBD

COVID Testing Date: TBD

Rate: $$$

Location: Santa Monica, CA

Position Summary

Company 3 / Method Studios Inc is looking for an Associate Producer, Long Form (Features) to join its production team. The Associate Producer will work alongside the feature finishing producing team in a supporting capacity. This position will also participate alongside out producing team on regular status calls, production summaries and strategy meetings for high-profile feature finishing projects.

Main Duties

The Producing team is responsible for oversight and management of the feature finishing production process from initial pre-pro phase through conform, color and delivery. The Associate Producer will coordinate with internal operations, scheduling and assist teams to schedule facility resources, set project priorities and ensure timely completion of all intermediate processes and deliverables as per client production schedule and requirements.

What You Bring

You have great inter-personal skills, be meticulous, always organized and work calmly and professionally especially during high pressure situations. An appetite to learn and master the digital finishing workflow including image acquisition technologies, digital camera types, best editorial procedure, online-conform, color correction, LUTs, digital cinema, HDR and deliverable requirements and procedures relevant to each of your projects. Have exceptional organizational skills and be detail oriented.

• Previous experience in a feature or episodic dailies, Post Production or VFX finishing environment.
• Ability to perform in a fast-paced high-pressure environment with competing priorities under tight deadlines.
• Highly organized and able to work independently within their own process.
• An understanding of the Post Production scheduling process and the concept of deadlines therein.
• An understanding of the digital editorial process and the relationship between offline and online editorial environments.
• Work collaboratively with internal faculties including editorial, color, operations, data and engineering.
• Strong attention to detail and ability to juggle multiple priorities and projects.

About The Company

Company 3 / Method Studios provides a full range of Creative Services for content creators, including conceptual design, pre-vis, look development, ideation and rapid prototyping, 3D animation/CGI, motion graphics/designers, matte painting, compositing, dailies and production services, color grading, post-production finishing, marketing/trailers, live-action production, experiences, and more.

Diversity And Inclusion At Company 3

Creativity has diversity at its core. We celebrate the value of each unique experience by being dedicated to fostering the most diverse, equitable and inclusive culture where every employee feels empowered and safe to show up to work as their full self.

It is our policy to provide equal employment opportunities to all applicants and employees. Please inform the company’s HR representative if you need assistance completing any forms or to otherwise participate in the application process.
Company 3

The Executive Producer position is responsible for expertly guiding projects from concept to creation, delivery and broadcast. In addition to the process of breaking a series an channel executive should demonstrate a true storytelling agility through a deft application of the storytelling craft across a broad range of genres from adventure, science, docu-drama, hosted and premium factual.

• We value team members with vision and a nose for creative opportunism – the ability to recognize growth potential for existing projects and series. The executive producer must successfully collaborate with internal channel constituents and 3rd party production companies to provide editorial guidance that enables producers to create compelling visual content with powerful storytelling, resulting in entertaining programs that meet/exceed ratings goals.
• He/she must protect programming investment dollars by making sure budgets are reasonable and that production companies deliver according to expectation.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• 55% Collaborate with producers to implement the channels programming strategy during every phase of production: pre-production, casting, scripting, rough-cuts, fine cut and final delivery.
• The EP is the principle editorial voice on assigned projects and tasked with maintaining the Channels core values. Create premium, entertaining and engaging programming that exceeds ratings targets.
• 25% Coordinate with Marketing, Ad Sales, Communications and Digital to provide necessary information and materials for the development and generation of Cross-Platform Content initiatives and strategy.
• 10% Work closely with Production Management to maintain highest editorial standards within budgetary requirements. Provide timely feedback to production companies to maintain production schedule and to make sure all contractual obligations are met. Deliver shows that are on budget and schedule.
• 5% Collaborate with the internal development team in maintaining robust relationships with production companies in order to generate new programming ideas for the network. And team up with the development department in reviewing and preparing select pitches for pre-greenlight and greenlight meetings.
• 5% Work closely with Research to increase TSV and ratings.

This person must be able to run a series so the manager seeking a candidate with show running experience who can successfully deliver on projects. This person will share a direct report so they must have managerial experience. Additionally, this person must be a team player and possess the ability to manage and work with internal and external partners. Someone with experience working with A-list celebrities is a plus. A degree is required along with 5 years experience.

Some additional duties are as follows:

• Creative decisions on direction of series and/or special.
• Editorial notes given on all roughcuts, finecuts and pic locks.
• Recommendations on schedule/budget

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