Entertainment Careers Casting Calls and Auditions

Responsibilities :

• Utilizes Adobe software to create designs and animations for ESPN productions
• Utilizes and adheres to workflow processes for ESPN property and external Production applications
• Works independently and with Show Unit personnel to deliver on-time, on-brand graphic content for live production requests
• Adheres to proper file management techniques to ensure efficient archiving and subsequent retrieval of projects.
• Demonstrates eagerness to regularly contribute creative ideas, desire to push designs to the next level, and aptitude to learn new software to enhance individual versatility in the department.
• Recognizes, reports, and helps troubleshoot equipment/software/work environment issues
• Adheres to all administrative responsibilities, including time entry and daily reporting requirements
• Maintains high standards of efficiency, consistency, accuracy, creativity and timely delivery of all requests
• Must be highly motivated, work well under pressure, and regularly effectively prioritize multiple assignments.
• Possesses strong individual and team communication skills with the ability to take direction well

Basic Qualifications :

• 1 year of an internship in graphic design
• Proficient knowledge of Adobe Creative Suite, with specific focus on Photoshop, and Illustrator
• Must be able to provide a portfolio or demo reel of recent work and explanation of project involvement
• Must be flexible, self-starter, detail-oriented, deadline driven, strong collaborator and excellent communicator
• Passionate about design and branding with an aptitude to learn new trends and technology as it emerges
• Ability to work in a fast paced, quick turnaround live broadcast environment
• Strong design and typography skills
• Ability to accept guidance and respond well to feedback
• Available to work varied hours and weekends

Preferred Qualifications:

• Preferred knowledge of Adobe After Effects

Required Education :

• High School Diploma or Equivalent

Preferred Education :

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent

Responsibilities :

• Utilizes Adobe software to create designs and animations for ESPN productions
• Utilizes and adheres to workflow processes for ESPN property and external Production applications
• Works independently and with Show Unit personnel to deliver on-time, on-brand graphic content for live production requests
• Adheres to proper file management techniques to ensure efficient archiving and subsequent retrieval of projects.
• Demonstrates eagerness to regularly contribute creative ideas, desire to push designs to the next level, and aptitude to learn new software to enhance individual versatility in the department.
• Recognizes, reports, and helps troubleshoot equipment/software/work environment issues
• Adheres to all administrative responsibilities, including time entry and daily reporting requirements
• Maintains high standards of efficiency, consistency, accuracy, creativity and timely delivery of all requests
• Must be highly motivated, work well under pressure, and regularly effectively prioritize multiple assignments.
• Possesses strong individual and team communication skills with the ability to take direction well

Basic Qualifications :

• 1 year of an internship in graphic design
• Proficient knowledge of Adobe Creative Suite, with specific focus on Photoshop, and Illustrator
• Must be able to provide a portfolio or demo reel of recent work and explanation of project involvement
• Must be flexible, self-starter, detail-oriented, deadline driven, strong collaborator and excellent communicator
• Passionate about design and branding with an aptitude to learn new trends and technology as it emerges
• Ability to work in a fast paced, quick turnaround live broadcast environment
• Strong design and typography skills
• Ability to accept guidance and respond well to feedback
• Available to work varied hours and weekends

Preferred Qualifications:

• Preferred knowledge of Adobe After Effects

Required Education :

• High School Diploma or Equivalent

Preferred Education :

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent

The Integrated Producer has a detailed understanding and is a creative thought-partner when it comes to all aspects of content production. You are up-to-date on the latest video/film production technologies and suppliers, social media platforms, trends, and audience tendencies that can enhance production quality, lower budget expenditures, or increase speed to market. You will work with teams charged with creating content including, but limited to, broadcast commercial, social/digital, and new media projects from concept to completion. You have knowledge and appreciation of our Disney brand.

Yellow Shoes is the award-winning, in-house agency that develops creative strategies and solutions to support the Walt Disney Parks & Resorts segment… driving individual business results while effectively communicating and building the brand and overall Disney reputation. Our competitive advantage is an intimate knowledge of, and unique integration within, each individual WDPR business. Project Management is the internal agency engine, linking all agency functions and managing projects end-to-end to deliver a high volume of projects on-time and on-budget.

Responsibilities :
The Integrated Producer is a member of the Yellow Shoes production and post-production department, charged with creating outstanding content, reporting directly to the Sr. Manager Production & Programming. Your responsibilities include bidding, scheduling, and managing productions of different budget levels. You will manage directors, production companies, post houses, editors, music producers, animation/GFX/VFX pipelines, production timelines, on-set crews (large and small), on productions with both small and large footprints. You will source new vendors, while working with the creative and account teams to implement the creative vision. You will produce media including Video, Photography, digital/social, and multi-media campaigns in the ever-evolving New Media production space.

Basic Qualifications :

• 6+ Years’ Experience producing in video/film, new media, social content at advertising agencies, in-house agencies, digital media companies or production companies.
• Familiarity with multiple production media including, video, photography and post-production (Graphics, Animation, Visual Effects)
• Well-versed understanding of the latest technology
• Demonstrate ability to create deck presentations
• Lead jobs with high profile production shoots with different budgets ($5K< ; <$600K)
• Experience and an understanding of content development across multiple media platforms
• Develop complex production solutions
• Budget and scheduling management skills
• Adapt to the changing digital environment of advertising/marketing production
• Flexible work schedule, including weekends and holidays and travel

Additional Information :
Benefits and Perks: Disney offers a rewards package to help you live your best life. This includes health and savings benefits, educational opportunities and special extras that only Disney can provide. Learn more about our benefits and perks at https://jobs.disneycareers.com/benefits.

#DPEPFLA
DPEPMarketing

The Integrated Producer has a detailed understanding and is a creative thought-partner when it comes to all aspects of content production. You are up-to-date on the latest video/film production technologies and suppliers, social media platforms, trends, and audience tendencies that can enhance production quality, lower budget expenditures, or increase speed to market. You will work with teams charged with creating content including, but limited to, broadcast commercial, social/digital, and new media projects from concept to completion. You have knowledge and appreciation of our Disney brand.

Yellow Shoes is the award-winning, in-house agency that develops creative strategies and solutions to support the Walt Disney Parks & Resorts segment… driving individual business results while effectively communicating and building the brand and overall Disney reputation. Our competitive advantage is an intimate knowledge of, and unique integration within, each individual WDPR business. Project Management is the internal agency engine, linking all agency functions and managing projects end-to-end to deliver a high volume of projects on-time and on-budget.

Responsibilities :
The Integrated Producer is a member of the Yellow Shoes production and post-production department, charged with creating outstanding content, reporting directly to the Sr. Manager Production & Programming. Your responsibilities include bidding, scheduling, and managing productions of different budget levels. You will manage directors, production companies, post houses, editors, music producers, animation/GFX/VFX pipelines, production timelines, on-set crews (large and small), on productions with both small and large footprints. You will source new vendors, while working with the creative and account teams to implement the creative vision. You will produce media including Video, Photography, digital/social, and multi-media campaigns in the ever-evolving New Media production space.

Basic Qualifications :

• 6+ Years’ Experience producing in video/film, new media, social content at advertising agencies, in-house agencies, digital media companies or production companies.
• Familiarity with multiple production media including, video, photography and post-production (Graphics, Animation, Visual Effects)
• Well-versed understanding of the latest technology
• Demonstrate ability to create deck presentations
• Lead jobs with high profile production shoots with different budgets ($5K< ; <$600K)
• Experience and an understanding of content development across multiple media platforms
• Develop complex production solutions
• Budget and scheduling management skills
• Adapt to the changing digital environment of advertising/marketing production
• Flexible work schedule, including weekends and holidays and travel

Additional Information :
Benefits and Perks: Disney offers a rewards package to help you live your best life. This includes health and savings benefits, educational opportunities and special extras that only Disney can provide. Learn more about our benefits and perks at https://jobs.disneycareers.com/benefits.

#DPEPFLA
DPEPMarketing

The Integrated Producer has a detailed understanding and is a creative thought-partner when it comes to all aspects of content production. You are up-to-date on the latest video/film production technologies and suppliers, social media platforms, trends, and audience tendencies that can enhance production quality, lower budget expenditures, or increase speed to market. You will work with teams charged with creating content including, but limited to, broadcast commercial, social/digital, and new media projects from concept to completion. You have knowledge and appreciation of our Disney brand.

Yellow Shoes is the award-winning, in-house agency that develops creative strategies and solutions to support the Walt Disney Parks & Resorts segment… driving individual business results while effectively communicating and building the brand and overall Disney reputation. Our competitive advantage is an intimate knowledge of, and unique integration within, each individual WDPR business. Project Management is the internal agency engine, linking all agency functions and managing projects end-to-end to deliver a high volume of projects on-time and on-budget.

Responsibilities :
The Integrated Producer is a member of the Yellow Shoes production and post-production department, charged with creating outstanding content, reporting directly to the Sr. Manager Production & Programming. Your responsibilities include bidding, scheduling, and managing productions of different budget levels. You will manage directors, production companies, post houses, editors, music producers, animation/GFX/VFX pipelines, production timelines, on-set crews (large and small), on productions with both small and large footprints. You will source new vendors, while working with the creative and account teams to implement the creative vision. You will produce media including Video, Photography, digital/social, and multi-media campaigns in the ever-evolving New Media production space.

Basic Qualifications :

• 6+ Years’ Experience producing in video/film, new media, social content at advertising agencies, in-house agencies, digital media companies or production companies.
• Familiarity with multiple production media including, video, photography and post-production (Graphics, Animation, Visual Effects)
• Well-versed understanding of the latest technology
• Demonstrate ability to create deck presentations
• Lead jobs with high profile production shoots with different budgets ($5K< ; <$600K)
• Experience and an understanding of content development across multiple media platforms
• Develop complex production solutions
• Budget and scheduling management skills
• Adapt to the changing digital environment of advertising/marketing production
• Flexible work schedule, including weekends and holidays and travel

Additional Information :
Benefits and Perks: Disney offers a rewards package to help you live your best life. This includes health and savings benefits, educational opportunities and special extras that only Disney can provide. Learn more about our benefits and perks at https://jobs.disneycareers.com/benefits.

#DPEPFLA
DPEPMarketing

The Senior Editorial Producer will develop, launch and oversee the editorial and production of ESPN’s 30 for 30 Podcasts. Top candidates for this role will demonstrate curiosity, a strong work ethic, exceptional journalistic instincts, creative production technique, and dynamic team-management skills. The role requires an editorial and production leader with a creative and inclusive approach to storytelling who can shape the vision and execution 30 for 30 Podcasts. The ideal candidate is a talented writer/storyteller who has a proven track record for developing talent, producing high-quality narrative content, innovation, problem-solving and has extensive experience working in a deadline-oriented environment. He/she will develop an efficient workflow/process, a long-range content strategy, and sales integrations. The Senior Editorial Producer will communicate expectations and deliver feedback to both internal and external talent and staff. He/she will oversee and manage direct reports. Responsibilities include related strategic plans, operational tasks and assignments.

30 for 30 Podcasts will continue to highlight compelling sports stories; staying true to the 30 for 30 brand by going deeper into stories our fans think they know, told by the best audio storytellers and sports reporters on the planet.

Responsibilities :

• Leads editorial planning, production and strategy for 30 for 30 Podcasts
• Articulates vision and sets agenda for short and long-range editorial calendar and planning.
• Lead editor on all 30 for 30 Podcast series/episodes
• Manage internal production team, and also external production partners working on all 30 for 30 Podcasts
• Conducts weekly staff meetings and will create/maintain editorial workflow systems, both within the team and within ESPN.
• Develops relationships throughout ESPN with other key stakeholders and divisions, including: sales, marketing, PR and high level producers representing all platforms around the company.
• Ensures highest-quality production standards.
• Collaborates on budget development and implements approved budget for program, making changes as necessary to meet financial goals.
• Cultivates relationships with prospective talent and partners.
• Assists in the recruitment and development of production and editorial talent.
• Coaches host, reporters, producers and editors to strengthen conversational storytelling skills.
• Coordinates aspects of production, post-production, and program distribution.
• Works with sales and marketing teams to develop strategies for the podcasts, as well as ensuring placement and execution of relevant promotion
• Contributes ideas for sales opportunities.
• Coordinates with marketing team around key events, from planning to execution of regular promotion for the show on internal platforms (TV/Radio) as well as with external distribution partners (Apple, Google, etc).
• Collaborates on the integration, optimization and awards recognition for 30 for 30 audio initiatives.

Basic Qualifications :

• Minimum of 6 years of radio/audio production with experience as editorial leader and creative writer / storyteller / producer.
• Deep passion and knowledge in long form sports podcasting/audio.
• Extensive knowledge of podcasting and digital audio industry.
• Experience in team management.
• Demonstrated digital editing expertise using ProTools audio editing software.
• Curiosity; interest in sports, long form storytelling, and beyond.
• Smart conversationalist with outstanding interview skills.
• Strong journalistic and editorial instincts; exceptional writing ability.
• Thorough understanding of how to operate audio hardware, software and facilities.
• Knowledge and/or understanding of digital listening trends.
• Ability to work quickly and efficiently under deadline pressure.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Thrives in team setting.

Required Education :

• Bachelor’s Degree

Additional Information :
#ESPNmedia

The Integrated Producer has a detailed understanding and is a creative thought-partner when it comes to all aspects of content production. You are up-to-date on the latest video/film production technologies and suppliers, social media platforms, trends, and audience tendencies that can enhance production quality, lower budget expenditures, or increase speed to market. You will work with teams charged with creating content including, but limited to, broadcast commercial, social/digital, and new media projects from concept to completion. You have knowledge and appreciation of our Disney brand.

Yellow Shoes is the award-winning, in-house agency that develops creative strategies and solutions to support the Walt Disney Parks & Resorts segment… driving individual business results while effectively communicating and building the brand and overall Disney reputation. Our competitive advantage is an intimate knowledge of, and unique integration within, each individual WDPR business. Project Management is the internal agency engine, linking all agency functions and managing projects end-to-end to deliver a high volume of projects on-time and on-budget.

Responsibilities :
The Integrated Producer is a member of the Yellow Shoes production and post-production department, charged with creating outstanding content, reporting directly to the Sr. Manager Production & Programming. Your responsibilities include bidding, scheduling, and managing productions of different budget levels. You will manage directors, production companies, post houses, editors, music producers, animation/GFX/VFX pipelines, production timelines, on-set crews (large and small), on productions with both small and large footprints. You will source new vendors, while working with the creative and account teams to implement the creative vision. You will produce media including Video, Photography, digital/social, and multi-media campaigns in the ever-evolving New Media production space.

Basic Qualifications :

• 6+ Years’ Experience producing in video/film, new media, social content at advertising agencies, in-house agencies, digital media companies or production companies.
• Familiarity with multiple production media including, video, photography and post-production (Graphics, Animation, Visual Effects)
• Well-versed understanding of the latest technology
• Demonstrate ability to create deck presentations
• Lead jobs with high profile production shoots with different budgets ($5K< ; <$600K)
• Experience and an understanding of content development across multiple media platforms
• Develop complex production solutions
• Budget and scheduling management skills
• Adapt to the changing digital environment of advertising/marketing production
• Flexible work schedule, including weekends and holidays and travel

Additional Information :
Benefits and Perks: Disney offers a rewards package to help you live your best life. This includes health and savings benefits, educational opportunities and special extras that only Disney can provide. Learn more about our benefits and perks at https://jobs.disneycareers.com/benefits.

#DPEPFLA
DPEPMarketing

The Senior Editorial Producer will develop, launch and oversee the editorial and production of ESPN’s 30 for 30 Podcasts. Top candidates for this role will demonstrate curiosity, a strong work ethic, exceptional journalistic instincts, creative production technique, and dynamic team-management skills. The role requires an editorial and production leader with a creative and inclusive approach to storytelling who can shape the vision and execution 30 for 30 Podcasts. The ideal candidate is a talented writer/storyteller who has a proven track record for developing talent, producing high-quality narrative content, innovation, problem-solving and has extensive experience working in a deadline-oriented environment. He/she will develop an efficient workflow/process, a long-range content strategy, and sales integrations. The Senior Editorial Producer will communicate expectations and deliver feedback to both internal and external talent and staff. He/she will oversee and manage direct reports. Responsibilities include related strategic plans, operational tasks and assignments.

30 for 30 Podcasts will continue to highlight compelling sports stories; staying true to the 30 for 30 brand by going deeper into stories our fans think they know, told by the best audio storytellers and sports reporters on the planet.

Responsibilities :

• Leads editorial planning, production and strategy for 30 for 30 Podcasts
• Articulates vision and sets agenda for short and long-range editorial calendar and planning.
• Lead editor on all 30 for 30 Podcast series/episodes
• Manage internal production team, and also external production partners working on all 30 for 30 Podcasts
• Conducts weekly staff meetings and will create/maintain editorial workflow systems, both within the team and within ESPN.
• Develops relationships throughout ESPN with other key stakeholders and divisions, including: sales, marketing, PR and high level producers representing all platforms around the company.
• Ensures highest-quality production standards.
• Collaborates on budget development and implements approved budget for program, making changes as necessary to meet financial goals.
• Cultivates relationships with prospective talent and partners.
• Assists in the recruitment and development of production and editorial talent.
• Coaches host, reporters, producers and editors to strengthen conversational storytelling skills.
• Coordinates aspects of production, post-production, and program distribution.
• Works with sales and marketing teams to develop strategies for the podcasts, as well as ensuring placement and execution of relevant promotion
• Contributes ideas for sales opportunities.
• Coordinates with marketing team around key events, from planning to execution of regular promotion for the show on internal platforms (TV/Radio) as well as with external distribution partners (Apple, Google, etc).
• Collaborates on the integration, optimization and awards recognition for 30 for 30 audio initiatives.

Basic Qualifications :

• Minimum of 6 years of radio/audio production with experience as editorial leader and creative writer / storyteller / producer.
• Deep passion and knowledge in long form sports podcasting/audio.
• Extensive knowledge of podcasting and digital audio industry.
• Experience in team management.
• Demonstrated digital editing expertise using ProTools audio editing software.
• Curiosity; interest in sports, long form storytelling, and beyond.
• Smart conversationalist with outstanding interview skills.
• Strong journalistic and editorial instincts; exceptional writing ability.
• Thorough understanding of how to operate audio hardware, software and facilities.
• Knowledge and/or understanding of digital listening trends.
• Ability to work quickly and efficiently under deadline pressure.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Thrives in team setting.

Required Education :

• Bachelor’s Degree

Additional Information :
#ESPNmedia