Casting Calls, Auditions, and Entertainment Careers

Job Description

An independent short film is casting two featured roles for an upcoming production in Louisville, Kentucky, and surrounding areas. The story explores themes of judgment, humanity, and truth following a life-changing encounter with law enforcement. This is a character-driven project seeking authentic performances for emotionally impactful roles.

Job Responsibilities

• Portray a featured character in an independent short film.
• Collaborate with the director and cast during production.
• Deliver natural and emotionally compelling performances.
• Attend filming on scheduled production days.

Requirements

• Casting the following roles:
  • Marcus: African American male, late 20s to late 30s.
  • Lyla: African American girl, ages 4–5.
• Previous acting experience is preferred but not required.
• Submit:
  • Name
  • Age
  • Phone number
  • Headshot or clear photo
  • Short introduction video (1 minute or less)
  • Acting experience (if any)
  • Available dates
  • Role of interest

Compensation

• Volunteer opportunity.
• Meals provided during filming.
• IMDb credit included.
• Valuable experience on a story-driven short film.

Job Description

A documentary production is hiring a Director of Photography (DP) for a cinéma vérité film shooting in Lexington, Kentucky. The project follows a seven-year story about recovery and is seeking a cinematographer with a strong visual style, creative problem-solving skills, and the ability to adapt to real-life situations as they unfold.

Job Responsibilities

• Serve as the Director of Photography for a documentary production.
• Capture cinematic vérité-style footage.
• Adapt quickly to changing environments and unscripted moments.
• Collaborate with the director to achieve the project’s creative vision.

Requirements

• Previous experience as a Director of Photography or Cinematographer.
• Strong cinematic eye and documentary filmmaking experience preferred.
• Ability to work in fast-moving, real-world environments.
• Camera equipment is preferred but not required.
• Available to film in Lexington, Kentucky.

Compensation

• Compensation not specified.
• Opportunity to work on a feature-length documentary project.
• Build experience on a long-term documentary production.

Job Description

A short film is casting two senior male actors for lead roles in an upcoming production filming in Bowling Green, Kentucky. This paid acting opportunity is ideal for experienced performers who can portray emotionally rich characters in a compelling story about friendship, personal growth, and redemption.

Job Responsibilities

• Portray a lead character in an independent short film.
• Collaborate with the director and cast throughout production.
• Deliver authentic and emotionally engaging performances.
• Attend filming on assigned production days.

Requirements

• Male actors aged 60 or older (or able to convincingly portray a retired man).
• Casting for two lead roles:
  • Victor
  • Truman
• Submit:
  • Headshot
  • Resume

Compensation

• $250 per filming day.
• Additional $100 travel stipend.
• Paid lead acting opportunity.

Job Description

A psychological thriller short film is casting Black actors and extras for multiple roles in Louisville, Kentucky. This production is seeking passionate performers between the ages of 18 and 25 for lead, supporting, and party extra roles. No acting experience is required, making this an excellent opportunity for emerging talent to gain on-set experience and build their portfolio.

Job Responsibilities

• Perform in a psychological thriller short film.
• Portray assigned lead, supporting, or background characters.
• Follow direction from the production team during filming.
• Work professionally and collaboratively on set.

Requirements

• Black actors and extras only.
• Ages 18–25.
• Casting for:
  • Lead Male Role
  • Supporting Male Role
  • Supporting Female Role
  • Party Extras (Male & Female)
• Must be available to film in Louisville, Kentucky.
• Submit:
  • Name
  • Age
  • Recent headshot or photo
  • Acting experience (if any)
  • Contact information

Compensation

• Food provided on set.
• IMDb/film credit.
• Demo reel footage.
• Valuable on-set experience with an independent short film.

Featured Background Actors for Local Landmark Project

Job Description

A production is seeking featured background actors for a project filming at a well-known local landmark. Casting directors are looking for adults to appear in non-speaking roles and help bring authentic community scenes to life. This is a paid opportunity for reliable performers who are comfortable working outdoors around farm equipment and animals.

Job Responsibilities

• Portray background characters in featured scenes
• Follow direction from the production team and assistant directors
• Maintain continuity throughout filming
• Participate in outdoor filming environments
• Work comfortably around farm animals and tractors
• Arrive on time and prepared for scheduled call times

Requirements

• Men and women, any ethnicity
• Ages 35–55
• Comfortable around farm animals and tractors
• Available for scheduled filming dates and times
• Professional, dependable, and able to follow direction
• Recent photos required for consideration
• No speaking roles

Compensation

• $125 per day
• Breakfast and lunch provided
• Paid featured background opportunity
• Professional production experience

Casting Call for True Crime Reenactment Roles

Job Description
A true crime reenactment project is seeking actors to portray real individuals for upcoming scenes. This production requires strong performers able to embody characters with authenticity and depth.

Job Responsibilities

• Portray assigned character based on reference photos.

• Participate in non-speaking roles with expressive performance.

• Collaborate with the production team to capture realistic reenactments.

Requirements

• Must closely resemble the provided reference photo (unless applying for non-matching flex roles).

• Comfortable working in sensitive scenes, including storylines involving child abuse (filmed suggestively).

• Local to Lexington, KY (no travel, lodging, or mileage provided).

Compensation

• $125 for 6 hours

• $200 for over 6 hours

Available Roles

• Tony: Male, White, 40s–50s, Gray/Salt & Pepper Hair, Beard & Mustache, Average Build.

• Amy: Female, White, 18–35, Blonde/Light Brown Hair, Average Build.

• Tammy: Female, White, 18–25, Blonde Hair, Average Build.

• Tammy’s Father: Male, White, 40s–60s, Gray/Salt & Pepper Balding Hair, Beard & Mustache, Average Build.

• John: Male, White, 3–6 years old, Blonde Hair.

• Tony’s Daughter: Female, White, 3–6 years old, Blonde Hair.

• Flex Roles: Neighbors, Police Officers, and other background roles. Open to all.

We are seeking an experienced and strategic leader to drive our corporate storytelling and public relations initiatives across brands and on a global scale. This role is pivotal in shaping how our company and brands are perceived, enhancing stakeholder engagement, and ensuring our messaging aligns with corporate strategy, objectives and values.

Salary Range: $­­160,400-$188,800 annually + bonus eligibility. This is the expected salary range for this position. Ultimately, in determining pay, we’ll consider the successful candidate’s location, experience, and other job-related factors.

Responsibilities:

Strategy

• Develop and execute a comprehensive global storytelling and public relations strategy that aligns with corporate goals and enhances brand reputation.
• Establish executive visibility strategies, in partnership with brand communications team, and oversee the strategy execution. 
• Create evaluation tools and process approaches to advance enterprise and brand narratives while effectively collaborating across the enterprise on storytelling opportunities.
• Ensure consistency and coherence in messaging across all communications, adhering to regulatory requirements and corporate governance standards.

External Public Relations

• Cultivate and manage relationships with key media outlets, journalists, influencers, and industry analysts to secure positive coverage and amplify the company’s brand presence globally.
• Act as a spokesperson and ambassador, representing the company at events, conferences, and media engagements.
• Monitor industry trends, news cycles, and competitive landscape to identify opportunities for proactive storytelling and in support investor relations.

Cross Functional and Cross Brand Leadership

• Collaborate with legal and investor relations teams to ensure accurate and transparent communication of financial results, corporate governance matters, and key investor communication materials, including annual reports, shareholder letters, and presentations, to support investor relations initiatives.
• Collaborate closely with senior executives, brand communication and marketing teams, and subject matter experts to uncover and articulate the company’s achievements, innovations, and thought leadership.
• Provide strategic counsel to senior leadership on public perception, crisis communications, and reputation management.

Team Leadership and Development

• Lead a team of talented storytellers, PR professionals, and communications experts to create and disseminate compelling narratives across various platforms and channels.
• Oversee the creation of content engaging content including press releases, articles, blogs, social media posts, videos, and other materials to effectively communicate key messages and reinforcing company achievements, innovations, and thought leadership.

Education and Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree in communications, journalism, public relations or related field.
• Minimum of 12 years of PR/media relations communications experience within a large, global corporation; ideally multi-brand.
• Minimum of 7 years in a leadership role within a large, global organization, directing a team of 3+ full-time employees.
• Strong written and verbal command of the English language.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experienced employee communications leader with proven track record of driving innovation to realize meaningful impact for the enterprise.
• Advanced verbal and written (storytelling) communications skills. Ability to stay ahead of the changing communications landscape and adapt as necessary to improve effectiveness. 
• Demonstrated ability to effectively manage strong working relationships, counselling and coaching executives and other senior leaders.
• Demonstrated ability to translate business objectives, goals, and strategies into comprehensive communications strategies, plans and tactics.
• Demonstrated ability to influence decisions, build consensus and work collaboratively in multi-disciplinary environments.
• Demonstrated ability to manage third-party resources and vendors. 
• Demonstrated ability to apply measurement and analytics to measure impact and inform prioritization.
• Strong leadership qualities including superb people management skills.
• Be able to attract, motivate, empower, coach and retain staff. 

Benefits: Employees (and their eligible family members) may enroll in the following types of insurance coverage: medical, dental, vision, legal, and accidental death and dismemberment, as well as FSA/HSA (depending on enrolled medical plan). Yum! also provides short-term disability, long-term disability, and life insurance. Employees may enroll in our 401(k) plan. Yum! provides 4 weeks of vacation, paid sick leave, 10 paid holidays, a floating day off and 2 paid days for volunteer time each calendar year. To learn more about working at Yum! –Click here. 

At Yum!, one of our core values is to Believe in ALL People. This means seeing the value in everyone and unlocking their full potential to be their best self. YUM! Brands, Inc. (including its subsidiaries Yum Restaurant Services Group, LLC (“YRSG”) and Yum Connect, LLC (“Yum Digital and Technology”)(collectively, “Yum”) is proud to be an equal opportunity employer and is committed to equity, inclusion, and belonging for all dimensions of diversity.  We do not discriminate based on race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran status, disability status, age, or any other protected characteristic. Yum! is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodation to applicants with disabilities or special needs.

US Job Seekers/Employees – Click here to view the “Know Your Rights” poster and supplement and the Pay Transparency Policy Statement.

This posting will be open for a minimum of two weeks. Applications will be accepted on an ongoing basis until a candidate is selected.

We are seeking an experienced and strategic leader to drive our corporate storytelling and public relations initiatives across brands and on a global scale. This role is pivotal in shaping how our company and brands are perceived, enhancing stakeholder engagement, and ensuring our messaging aligns with corporate strategy, objectives and values.

Salary Range: $­­160,400-$188,800 annually + bonus eligibility. This is the expected salary range for this position. Ultimately, in determining pay, we’ll consider the successful candidate’s location, experience, and other job-related factors.

Responsibilities:

Strategy

• Develop and execute a comprehensive global storytelling and public relations strategy that aligns with corporate goals and enhances brand reputation.
• Establish executive visibility strategies, in partnership with brand communications team, and oversee the strategy execution. 
• Create evaluation tools and process approaches to advance enterprise and brand narratives while effectively collaborating across the enterprise on storytelling opportunities.
• Ensure consistency and coherence in messaging across all communications, adhering to regulatory requirements and corporate governance standards.

External Public Relations

• Cultivate and manage relationships with key media outlets, journalists, influencers, and industry analysts to secure positive coverage and amplify the company’s brand presence globally.
• Act as a spokesperson and ambassador, representing the company at events, conferences, and media engagements.
• Monitor industry trends, news cycles, and competitive landscape to identify opportunities for proactive storytelling and in support investor relations.

Cross Functional and Cross Brand Leadership

• Collaborate with legal and investor relations teams to ensure accurate and transparent communication of financial results, corporate governance matters, and key investor communication materials, including annual reports, shareholder letters, and presentations, to support investor relations initiatives.
• Collaborate closely with senior executives, brand communication and marketing teams, and subject matter experts to uncover and articulate the company’s achievements, innovations, and thought leadership.
• Provide strategic counsel to senior leadership on public perception, crisis communications, and reputation management.

Team Leadership and Development

• Lead a team of talented storytellers, PR professionals, and communications experts to create and disseminate compelling narratives across various platforms and channels.
• Oversee the creation of content engaging content including press releases, articles, blogs, social media posts, videos, and other materials to effectively communicate key messages and reinforcing company achievements, innovations, and thought leadership.

Education and Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree in communications, journalism, public relations or related field.
• Minimum of 12 years of PR/media relations communications experience within a large, global corporation; ideally multi-brand.
• Minimum of 7 years in a leadership role within a large, global organization, directing a team of 3+ full-time employees.
• Strong written and verbal command of the English language.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experienced employee communications leader with proven track record of driving innovation to realize meaningful impact for the enterprise.
• Advanced verbal and written (storytelling) communications skills. Ability to stay ahead of the changing communications landscape and adapt as necessary to improve effectiveness. 
• Demonstrated ability to effectively manage strong working relationships, counselling and coaching executives and other senior leaders.
• Demonstrated ability to translate business objectives, goals, and strategies into comprehensive communications strategies, plans and tactics.
• Demonstrated ability to influence decisions, build consensus and work collaboratively in multi-disciplinary environments.
• Demonstrated ability to manage third-party resources and vendors. 
• Demonstrated ability to apply measurement and analytics to measure impact and inform prioritization.
• Strong leadership qualities including superb people management skills.
• Be able to attract, motivate, empower, coach and retain staff. 

Benefits: Employees (and their eligible family members) may enroll in the following types of insurance coverage: medical, dental, vision, legal, and accidental death and dismemberment, as well as FSA/HSA (depending on enrolled medical plan). Yum! also provides short-term disability, long-term disability, and life insurance. Employees may enroll in our 401(k) plan. Yum! provides 4 weeks of vacation, paid sick leave, 10 paid holidays, a floating day off and 2 paid days for volunteer time each calendar year. To learn more about working at Yum! –Click here. 

At Yum!, one of our core values is to Believe in ALL People. This means seeing the value in everyone and unlocking their full potential to be their best self. YUM! Brands, Inc. (including its subsidiaries Yum Restaurant Services Group, LLC (“YRSG”) and Yum Connect, LLC (“Yum Digital and Technology”)(collectively, “Yum”) is proud to be an equal opportunity employer and is committed to equity, inclusion, and belonging for all dimensions of diversity.  We do not discriminate based on race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran status, disability status, age, or any other protected characteristic. Yum! is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodation to applicants with disabilities or special needs.

US Job Seekers/Employees – Click here to view the “Know Your Rights” poster and supplement and the Pay Transparency Policy Statement.

This posting will be open for a minimum of two weeks. Applications will be accepted on an ongoing basis until a candidate is selected.