Los Angeles Dance Casting Calls & Acting Auditions

An Entertainment Advertising Agency in Los Angeles is actively looking for an Art Director with key art experience to join their team. As the Art Director, you will be responsible for developing concepts, designing layouts, and creative retouching/ compositing. This may also involve directing photoshoots, so previous experience in photography is highly desirable. The ideal candidate will have a strong creative eye, attention for detail, ability to work independently and collaboratively, and have excellent communication skills.

This is an onsite Temp-to-Hire role in Los Angeles.

Pay: $50-65/hr

Qualifications:

• 3-5+ years of Art Direction experience, with a portfolio that demonstrates a strong key art examples and composting skills.
• Previous Entertainment Agency experience preferred.
• Strong proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite, including Photoshop, InDesign, and Illustrator.
• Strong attention to detail and ability to meet tight deadlines.
• Excellent communication skills, with the ability to clearly articulate ideas and concepts to clients and team members.

If this is you, we encourage you to submit your resume and portfolio for consideration!

You can use WorkGrades to collect and manage your references for free and share them with us or anyone else you choose by visiting workgrades.com/home/candidate. Candidates with references are always preferred by our clients. Now is the most important time to stand out from the crowd. We suggest that you ensure you have updated your LinkedIn profile and that you start collecting your references early.

We will consider qualified candidates with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the requirements of the Los Angeles Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring. California applicants, please view our Privacy Notice here: https://careergroupcompanies.com/california-privacy-notice/.

Syndicatebleu

Strategy & Innovation

•Drive the strategic direction and assortment plans for each merchandise category and channel, by delivery, to achieve the right balance of key items/fashion/basics, value, price point, SKU count and volume.

•Leverage competitive market intelligence to gain and maintain marketplace advantages;

•Guide and review concept development with Sales and Design; ensure assortment(s) meet cost structure(s)

•Partner with Design and Sales to identify and generate new product opportunities for category;

•Shop for and source samples and inspiration; perform research to isolate key, relevant trends for category/brand, where appropriate

•Lead and track implementation of assortment plans across categories and channels; analyze product performance, market conditions and feedback from customers continuously; update assortment strategies and identify and execute opportunities based on analysis

Operations & Results

•Partner with Design, Production and Sales to ensure execution to time-and-action calendar and timely delivery of goods, sales growth, expense management and attainment of margin goals; collaboratively identify and resolve quality and technical issues; direct category forecasting and ensure progress toward established financial goals; motivate teams to achieve metrics

•Lead presentation of line to senior management and key accounts and buyers; direct review meetings, including edits, board review, pre-costing, line reviews, adoption and post-season reviews

Customers & Relationships

•Oversee communication and follow-up with all teams, including customers, suppliers, design team, sales team and where applicable; partner with Production to source new suppliers and vendors and maintain relationships with existing partners, direct problem solving and negotiations

•Collaborate with Sales to merchandise and style showroom; partner with Sales, where applicable, on collateral for in-store marketing needs

•Maintain relationships with collaborators and competitors; attend trade shows and industry events

Leadership & Teams

•Contribute positively to team dynamic and manage up where necessary

•Self-starter with the ability to drive results; to stay organized, to meet deadlines and to prioritize business needs

•Monitor and evaluate performance of individuals and team(s)

•Our Best Fit Candidate Would Have: Experience and understanding of wholesale jewelry merchandising, manufacturing, global supply chain operations, and mass market distribution

•Entrepreneurial drive tempered by judgment and strong leadership skills

•Superior organizational skills and excellent communication skills; experience managing and motivating teams; Strong ability at processing and implementing feedback from across channels without losing the creative integrity of the project.

•Ability to multi-task; highly detail oriented, meticulous and creative

•Creativity, sensibility for merchandising and customer needs; Strong Storytelling skills, deep understanding of how to bring to life product and create stories that meet the needs of different channels and different formats

•Knowledge of jewelry construction

•8 – 10 years of experience in accessory or jewelry merchandising or buying; previous responsibility as Senior Merchandiser or as MM

•Highly proficient in Microsoft Office.

La Rocks

Senior Art Director

Salary: $90-100K

Hybrid: Onsite Tue-Thu

Location: Orlando

Relocation possible!

In-house ad agency

This is an opportunity to work with a beloved family-centered entertainment company based out of Orlando. This company makes memories for a lifetime!

This role is working within their internal agency. You will be concepting multi-channel campaigns and working with copywriters and designers to execute unique messaging. This is a conceptual job, but also entirely hands-on. Note: there are no direct-reports in this role.

• Working under the strategic direction of creative director, responsible for the design integrity of marketing communications, strategies, campaigns and programs.
• Provides art direction/graphic design, development of brand creative concepts and seamless execution.
• Works on the graphic development of key brand(s) campaigns and programs. Teams with copywriters and other creatives to develop creative concepts and more.
• Works with Project Managers to understand creative assignment, timeline and budgets.
• May serve as team leader/mentor for creative associates (artists, UI/UX designers, copywriters, photographers, etc.) on campaigns or projects.
• Ensures work is consistent with design quality and brand standards.
• Makes presentations to internal clients.
• Understands and actively participates in Environmental, Health & Safety responsibilities by following established UO policy, procedures, training and team member involvement activities.

EDUCATION: Bachelor’s degree, or equivalent, in Visual Communication Design (Graphic Design or closely related), combined with outstanding creative portfolio.

EXPERIENCE: 7+ years of experience in large volume or in-house advertising agency or marketing environment. Portfolio of relevant creative work is required to be considered.

24 Seven Talent

We’re looking for aSeniorArt Director, Social for our healthy sandwich client. Bonus if you have a passionate knowledge of sports and a knack for comedy.

You will join our Social Creative Lab, and create boundary pushing social including evergreen social, reactive opportunities and larger campaigns that are social-first for this healthy sandwich client. This will be a mix of in-house productions and external productions. We’re seeking a social-first Senior Art Director, Social creative who understands that social first thinking doesn’t end in the channel.

If you love and have strong knowledge of college sports and sports in general, and have experience in making comedic work, you’ll thrive in this role. We’re looking for someone who is obsessed with pop culture, and has a personal interest in social networks, particularly TikTok, Twitter and Instagram. In your portfolio we want to see work that has tapped pop culture, both large and small budget. Must have an Interest in and ability to manage high volume of work while maintaining a high level of craft and creativity

Key Accountabilities

• Develops robust content planning and delivery processes
• Develops, manages and evolves a process for commissioning content from external and internal content providers
• Pioneers different techniques for delivering content proposals and recommendations
• Drives creative development of content
• Oversees implementations of campaigns from brief to final reporting phase including driving, defining and feedback on quality of briefs, regular reviews, feedback channels, content quality and collaboration
• Understands technology and creatively supports the effective use of technology to solve business problems
• Participates in new business activities from a content perspective
• Proactively identifies opportunities for content work to be performed for clients, with guidance from seniors and directors
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, and a fastidious attention to detail.
• A natural instinct and unbridled love for design, and the ability to build powerful stories through visuals.
• Ability to manage others is a plus

Qualifications

• 4-7 Years Agency Experience
• Strong and thorough understanding of Photoshop, InDesign and Illustrator
• Keen attention to detail
• Professional, outgoing, friendly, fearless, and resilient

Additional Information

The anticipated salary range for this position is$59,000-$100,000. Salary is based on a range of factors that include relevant experience, knowledge, skills, other job-related qualifications, and geography.A range of medical, dental, vision, 401(k) matching, paid time off, and/or other benefits also are available. For more information regarding dentsu benefits, please visitdentsubenefitsplus.com​

Employees from diverse or underrepresented backgrounds encouraged to apply.

Dentsu (the “Company”) is committed to a policy of Equal Employment Opportunity and will not discriminate against an applicant or employee of the Company, on the basis of age, sex, sexual orientation, race, color, creed, religion, ethnicity, national origin, alienage or citizenship, disability, marital status, veteran or military status, genetic information, or any other legally-recognized protected basis under federal, state or local laws, regulations or ordinances. Applicants with disabilities may be entitled to reasonable accommodation under the terms of the Americans with Disabilities Act and/or certain state or local laws. A reasonable accommodation is a change in the way things are normally done that will ensure an equal employment opportunity without imposing an undue hardship on the Company. Please contact [email protected] if you need assistance completing any forms or to otherwise participate in the application process or to request or discuss an accommodation in connection with a job at the Company to which you are applying.

dentsu

We’re looking for anArt Director, Social for our healthy sandwich client. Bonus if you have a passionate knowledge of sports and a knack for comedy.

You will join our Social Creative Lab, and create boundary pushing social including evergreen social, reactive opportunities and larger campaigns that are social-first for this healthy sandwich client. This will be a mix of in-house productions and external productions. We’re seeking a social-first Art Director, Social creative who understands that social first thinking doesn’t end in the channel.

If you love and have strong knowledge of college sports and sports in general, and have experience in making comedic work, you’ll thrive in this role. We’re looking for someone who is obsessed with pop culture, and has a personal interest in social networks, particularly TikTok, Twitter and Instagram. In your portfolio we want to see work that has tapped pop culture, both large and small budget. Must have an Interest in and ability to manage high volume of work while maintaining a high level of craft and creativity

Key Accountabilities

• Executes creative concepts together with copy partner at the direction of the creative director
• Identifies creative thinking towards big ideas with social-first thinking
• Presents big ideas to clients using a variety of techniques

• Visualizes concepts and interprets them into design
• Takes ownership of creative work
• Ensures the brand tone and position is exemplified within the creative product
• Provides insightful, creative executions which positively impact a client’s business
• Works closely with strategy partners to ensure work is cultural, impactful, meets clients needs and delivers opportunities for earned media, awards and measurable impact on client metrics

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, and a fastidious attention to detail.
• Ability to interact with secret, embargoed and confidential information and content and maintain confidentiality for client
• A natural instinct and unbridled love for design, and the ability to build powerful stories through visuals.

Qualifications

• 2-5 years of agency experience
• Experience with sports and comedy
• Experience working with national/international brands
• Experience with projects across all media, print, interactive, web, etc., but with a specific expectation for experience in social.
• Strong social first experience
• A passion for culture

Additional Information

The anticipated salary range for this position is$59,000-$70,000. Salary is based on a range of factors that include relevant experience, knowledge, skills, other job-related qualifications, and geography.A range of medical, dental, vision, 401(k) matching, paid time off, and/or other benefits also are available. For more information regarding dentsu benefits, please visitdentsubenefitsplus.com​

Employees from diverse or underrepresented backgrounds encouraged to apply.

Dentsu (the “Company”) is committed to a policy of Equal Employment Opportunity and will not discriminate against an applicant or employee of the Company, on the basis of age, sex, sexual orientation, race, color, creed, religion, ethnicity, national origin, alienage or citizenship, disability, marital status, veteran or military status, genetic information, or any other legally-recognized protected basis under federal, state or local laws, regulations or ordinances. Applicants with disabilities may be entitled to reasonable accommodation under the terms of the Americans with Disabilities Act and/or certain state or local laws. A reasonable accommodation is a change in the way things are normally done that will ensure an equal employment opportunity without imposing an undue hardship on the Company. Please contact [email protected] if you need assistance completing any forms or to otherwise participate in the application process or to request or discuss an accommodation in connection with a job at the Company to which you are applying.

dentsu

Help us take FINE to the next level!

FINE is looking for our next Group Creative Director to guide the creative direction of our most significant projects and the career paths of a multidisciplinary team of designers and copywriters, ensuring we produce the highest quality of work through the sharp application of talent. You will oversee creative from concept through execution on projects, including global websites, brand work, digital media, and marketing services. You also need to be a bonafide client-whisperer, skilled in winning trust and work, positioning us to tackle incredibly ambitious future projects.

Essential Functions

• Direct a team of creatives, fostering a supportive, collaborative, and inclusive environment with clear creative direction and timely feedback to improve creative processes and guide individuals to achieve their best work.
• Provide career-path guidance, empowering individuals to reach their goals in alignment with business objectives.
• Partner with studio leaders to strategically grow and develop the creative team to match agency priorities and evolving client needs
• Promote the opportunities offered by digital and social platforms and media and translate these developments into winning strategies for the agency’s clients.
• Champion the crafts of design, copy, and strategy, and help to elevate their integration throughout the studio’s output.
• Optimize the creative culture within the company by celebrating the team’s work online, at industry events, and through thought leadership.
• Partner with leaders across the agency to ensure the studio’s creative vision is consistent with broader agency vision and initiatives

Qualifications

• 12+ years of experience at a creative agency or leading brand, including 5+ years as a people manager
• An exceptional and diverse portfolio that demonstrates conceptual thinking, creative problem-solving, and innovative work across all media
• Extensive experience in a client-facing, creative leadership role in a digital environment
• Strong working knowledge of the fundamentals of interaction design, user experience, narrative storytelling, brand development, digital marketing, and creative processes
• Proven aptitude for and deep awareness of new platforms and technologies for the digital channel and related media
• Demonstrated ability to pitch, win, and support new business
• Ability to travel as needed
• Currently residing and authorized to work in the United States.

FINE Benefits

At FINE, we’re committed to the happiness and well-being of our employees and aim to create a workplace that fosters both personal and professional growth. Our benefits include, but are not limited to:

• Flexible work environment
• Full health, dental, and vision insurance
• 401k retirement plan with company contribution
• Professional development funds
• Paid Vacation, sick time, ten company-paid holidays, and our annual holiday close
• Paid parental leave
• Paid sabbatical after five years of service

FINE Details

We’re an equal-opportunity employer. We promote diversity and inclusion in our recruitment process and everything we do. We will continue to ensure that our recruitment process is free of bias and that our workplaces are inclusive, supportive, free of discrimination, and respectful of all backgrounds and beliefs.

Candidates from recruiters are not accepted. Phone calls and emails are not accepted.

FINE

General purpose

• The general purpose of the Public Art Manager is to oversee the public art coordinators and interns to ensure timeline goals and communication run smoothly and efficiently.

Major Duties

• Act as the main point of communication for artists and clients
• Manage the timeline for projects and ensure necessary steps are taken in the proper order
• Working with the leadership team on contracting, invoicing, etc.
• Attend client meetings for small to medium-scale projects
• Complete SOW for projects; brief both clients and artists and troubleshoot specifics
• Complete permits and obtain AAC approval for projects
• Creating and posting RFPs and condensing artist RFPs for each client
• Onboard and train artists on LRCFA procedures for projects; Slack, Bill.com, etc.

Classify (exempt or non)

This is an hourly position and is non-exempt

• Knowledge, skills, and abilities
• Public art – mural or installation
• Communication
• Time Management
• Patience

Working conditions

• 30 hours per week
• $20 per hour
• This role has the potential to turn into a full-time salary position.

Education and experience

• Public Art materials and supplies; scissor lift, scaffolding, paint, brushes, etc.
• Project and people management

Lions & Rabbits Center for the Arts

Berggruen Gallery is currently seeking an experienced arts professional and full-time Gallery Director. Berggruen Gallery was established in 1970 and has been a member of the Ard Dealers Association of America since 1975 and is considered the West Coast’s foremost gallery dealing in Modern and Contemporary Art. Berggruen Gallery is kept vibrant by a closely woven team of co-workers. The spirited exchange among staff, with collectors and gallery visitors, is a hallmark of what we do.

The ideal candidate should have a minimum of eight (8) years of gallery experience, including a proven track record in sales and artist liaison work. The candidate would develop client relationships and generate gallery sales through walk-in traffic and extensive outreach, primarily focusing on creating new business and nurturing existing relationships. This candidate should possess a client list and experience in a leadership role. 

Responsibilities include curating and supervising the installation of gallery exhibitions, working with the owner and fellow directors to select artwork for exhibitions and art fairs, tracking inventory, researching new artists and art fairs, and coordinating and staffing gallery events and art fairs. Foster relationships with gallery artists. Knowledge of Post-War and Contemporary art. Drive sales strategies. Develop and implement sales and outreach initiatives.  

Artist Liaison:

Serve as primary contact for three to five artists’ studios and develop in-depth knowledge of their practices.

Oversee and manage all aspects of artist liaison duties related to gallery exhibitions, museum exhibitions, publications, events, calendars, consignment agreements, appraisals, artist statements, production, and marketing materials.

Sales:

Generate primary and secondary sales of gallery and non-gallery artists

Manage and develop relationships with both existing and new collectors and advisers

Manage and develop relationships with museum curators and institutional leaders

Attend gallery openings, art fairs, dinners, and other events as needed

Qualifications:

Master’s degree preferred; Bachelor’s degree with a background in art history, fine arts, or a similar field required.

Minimum four(4) years of experience in fine art sales at a contemporary art gallery

Minimum two(2) years managing dynamic teams or individuals 

Excellent people skills, initiative, critical thinking, logistical problem-solving, and a positive attitude. 

Help lead staff; create and execute team strategy.

Capacity to prioritize and multi-task to meet deadlines

Must be detail-oriented and have strong organizational and multitasking skills. 

Ability to work with others and independently when necessary

Excellent verbal and written communication skills required

Strong computer skills (Google Docs, Word, Excel, PowerPoint) required

Compensation:

Salary commensurate with experience. Berggruen Gallery offers competitive health, dental, matching 401(k), and vacation.

Job Type: Full-time

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) Matching
• Dental Insurance
• Health Insurance
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• 8-hour shift

COVID-19 considerations:

Berggruen Gallery follows all San Francisco Department of Public Health recommendations for Covid-19 precautions.

Berggruen Gallery

An American Multinational Technology Company is looking to hire a CONTRACT Creative Producer!

Contract: 1 Year

Location: Remote

Pay Range: $40-47/ hourly

The Creative Producer is a key member of the Brand Creative Team (BCT). You are the central source for all marketing, creative and cross functional team members. You drive the process through planning, kick off, production, delivery and wrap.

Responsibilities:

• Project management: Schedule & lead creative reviews, organize client feedback, set and manage expectations for future iterations. You are the project timeline creator and owner.
• Creative management: You are the creative team’s guide and gut-checker, helping to brainstorm ideas and develop concepts that are on strategy. You are inspired by the world around you and love bringing inspiration to the team.
• Stakeholder management: You are the point of contact for stakeholders and cross functional teams. Communication in every form is second nature, whether it be a Slack chat or executive update.
• You work to strengthen cross-functional partnerships and working relationships throughout the company on behalf of your vertical team and all of BCT.
• You love process, and will ensure projects follow all team and company protocols.
• You ensure projects are wrapped and archived correctly (file organization, wrap decks, post mortems, social sharing links, etc)
• You are well versed in design fundamentals and can spot issues.
• You review work for brand standards and consistency.
• You can manage a digital campaign as well as an on-site event load-in with an event lead.
• Knowing the difference between RGB and CMYK is a plus.
• You can manage vendors on outsourced portions of the project. This can include print production, multimedia, and motion graphics.

Requirements:

• 5+ years of creative production/project management experience working directly with creative teams spanning design, copy, video, web dev, events and social development.
• An eagle-eye for details, an obsession with organization and the ability to manage multiple work streams, creative campaigns & events and cross-functional teams under tight deadlines.
• Familiarity with video & post-production workflows is a plus
• Must be resourceful, proactive, and adaptable to changing circumstances; not rigid.
• Excellent project scheduling, budgeting and resource management skills.
• Software Skills Required: Experienced with Google Workspace apps (Drive, Slides, Sheets, Docs, etc), Microsoft Office apps. Comfortable with project management software (bonus if you know Wrike & love Gantt charts), Adobe Creative Suite skills

Russell Tobin

Position Summary:

Our client is looking for a strong creative leader with the proven talent and passion for turning big ideas into breakthrough marketing. Ours is a collaborative culture where insights, strategy, creativity and data all go hand in hand to drive real-world business growth. It’s what has fueled our success over the past 40 years, while earning us an enviable roster of clients that continues to grow.

Our Creative team is as strong as you’ll find anywhere (but without all the egos). If this sounds like your kind of agency, you just might be our kind of Creative Director.

Responsible for setting creative strategies and standards, while overseeing ideation and creative work of the team. Partnering across agency departments to ensure the work is on strategy and executed to the highest standard. A sense of curiosity along with the ability to identify, nurture and sell great work are key, as is developing strong client relationships.

What you will be doing:

• Overseeing the day-to-day functioning and administration of the Creative Department
• Participating in key agency account activity; building trust with clients
• Active role and support in new business efforts
• Supporting agency Story Strategy learning and development where appropriate
• Managing direct reports: Associate Creative Directors
• Participating in all personnel decisions for the Creative Department, including staff growth and appropriate performance reviews.
• Mapping out resource staffing needs to ensure workload needs are met.
• Growing the creative capabilities of the department
• Holding ACD’s accountable to a high creative standard
• Embody our core values (integrity, creativity, we before me, excellence) and brand nature (passionate, curious, kind, courageous)
• Learn our Soul Purpose and Story Strategy process and use it to unlock highly effective creative
• Be a strong creative influence on key accounts.
• Participate in Management meetings, co-lead Create meetings and attend key account team meetings.
• Meet regularly with direct reports
• Troubleshoot challenges whether project- or team-related
• Lead recruiting efforts in tandem with other CDs
• Guide the professional development of ACDs, CWs and ADs reviews
• Maintain a positive vibe across the create department, while working well with other departments

How We Will Know This is Working:

• When the Creative Department is focused on doing their best work and having fun while doing so
• When the agency’s understanding and implementation of Story Strategy is flourishing
• When we’re retaining clients and creative talent and winning awards.
• When other departments are equally proud of the work and supportive of the creative process
• When the Creative Director has excellent working relationships with the team and with our clients
• When we’re hiring people that push us creatively and fit with our culture
• When the Creative Director is actively involved in some of our best work

What you will need:

• Ability to work in the United States without requiring sponsorship now or in the future
• Ability to work hybrid in an open-office environment
• Experience working with variety of consumer and B2B clients

Hirenest Inc.