San Francisco Casting Calls & Acting Auditions

Company Description

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The Mill is a global creative partner for agencies, production companies and brands, working across all media channels and platforms.

We are trusted specialists in visual effects, creative technologies and content production Our projects include the creation of digital products and virtual experiences, as well as world class visual effects and video production.

We are a vibrant network of talented artists, producers, directors and creative technologists from multinational backgrounds. We nurture innovation, flexibility and diverse ideas across our studios in London, New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, Berlin and Bangalore. We are all united by one single ambition: To create extraordinary and memorable work that captivates and excites audiences.

We are The Mill. We create the extraordinary.

Job Description

Our global Visual Effects team combines talent with technology, artistry with rigor, the familiar with the fantastic. Our work can be inspiring or invisible, but always unforgettable. From the language of colour to the hand drawn and photo-real, we bring ideas to life through the use of movement, storytelling and timing.

Responsibilities

• Prepare accurate and high detailed budgets and advising on both high end VFX and fast turn around adaptation work.
• Plan, coordinate and lead projects from storyboard through to final delivery.
• Ensuring correct scheduling of sessions.
• Manage project negotiation and utilize all resources efficiently.
• Work alongside Leads and creative supervisors to track and manage projects.
• Manage resources and ensure a strong line of communication between teams and all support departments.
• Anticipate and communicate issues to supervisors or department heads.
• Oversee the execution of all masters and final client deliveries.
• Reconciling and billing all costs as per client requirements and internal standards.
• Answering client technical queries or liaising with operators or technical staff to obtain and provide requested information.
• Help to maintain a positive, upbeat and professional atmosphere to each project, being proactive and solution-orientated.
• Supervise and ensure quality control on all projects and give feedback to appropriate creative, production and operational personnel.
• Monitor and review project demands on creative artists and ensure that they have sufficient support staff and resources for each project.
• Provide ongoing line management during projects, managing the welfare of both creative and production teams.
• Advise clients on post-production techniques and shooting requirements.
• Monitor and ensure the most effective use of the company’s technical, creative and resources to deliver a successful outcome on projects both locally and internationally.
• Keep abreast of new techniques and equipment available on-site.
• Understanding of, and interest in, new trends and developments in the wider field is essential.

Qualifications

Essential

• Highly organized
• Exemplary time/project management skills
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Proven ability to prioritize conflicting tasks
• Able to remain calm and confident in a fast-paced environment
• Able to work within a team towards a common goal

Technical Skills

• Understanding of common file formats and resolutions

Experience

• 3-4 years minimum experience as a VFX Producer.

Additional Information

The pay range for this full-time staff position is: $100,000 – $125,000 per year, which is a good-faith assessment associated with this position only and pursuant to the California Pay Transparency Law.

Interested in working with our team at The Mill? We love connecting with passionate talent, so even if you feel you may not meet the given requirements or your salary expectation is outside the provided pay range, please apply as we may be able to find an opportunity on our team that aligns with your background and career goals.

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If you require assistance applying, please reach out to tcstalent@technicolor.com and we’ll be happy to assist.

TECHNICOLOR IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER

Technicolor complies and prohibits against discrimination on the basis of race, religion, creed, color, national origin, ancestry, medical condition (including genetic characteristics), mental and/or physical disability or handicap, marital status, sex, age, veteran status, citizenship status, sexual orientation, gender identity, political party preference, political belief, socioeconomic status, familial status, registered domestic partner status, military service, pregnancy, childbirth and related medical conditions and any other characteristic or activity protected by federal, state/provincial or local law.
The Mill

As a Studio Producer, you will manage assigned project workflows from start to finish. You are the Quarterback – delegating and managing expectations with clear communication, time management, and task management for the creative and strategy teams. You also coordinate with production and post support that’s flown in at key times. By supporting project leadership with day-to-day client comms with the intent of developing a deep understanding of the brand, you’ll be helping connect the dots cross-functionally, ensuring a smooth production process and strategic success. This position is for a social-forward account so the content is responsive and quick-turn, and may require occasional travel.

Studio Producers report to the Director of Studio Operations and are managed by Executive Producers on projects.

Responsibilities:

• Support Executive Producers with day-to-day team and project management.
• Ensure that internal teams remain aligned on project goals and timelines.
• Schedule creative and multi-department meetings.
• Support Executive Producers with day-to-day client communication. Ensure clients remain aligned on goals, timelines, milestones, and next steps. Schedule client meetings.
• Work with creative leadership to plan resources and content creation timelines
• Anticipate and mitigate risks involving delivery and project milestones
• Manage the creative team job folder and project management platform
• Manage day-to-day comms and assignments with a rotating roster of freelancers
• Manage freelancer invoices and team expenses. Submit monthly creative budget wrap folders to accounting
• Lead and delegate assignments to Associate Studio Producer under your leadership when/if assigned to a project.
• Provide weekly project status updates to Executive Producers on the creative team budget and schedule

Requirements

You’re the right fit for this job if you:

• Have a good sense of humor
• Thrive in fast-paced environments surrounded by hyper creative people
• Take pride in mastering chaos & are experienced in the pursuit of making things make sense
• Find joy in a well-organized spreadsheet and also a good meme
• Have strong written and verbal communication skills (reaction gifs count)
• Think ahead and are proactive about solving problems
• Have 4-7 years of account / project management experience at a production studio / agency or similar
• Have experience with social media management, working with creative strategies and executing quickturn (<24hr) social content
• Can manage several parallel workstreams at once
• Have a high level of drive, energy, persistence, and initiative. Obsess over the details: receive and remember client feedback so they’re not repeating themselves
• Have experience working remotely without regular IRL contact with your team
• Can identify and troubleshoot communication, logistical, and scheduling challenges
• Have a working knowledge of a variety of content creation processes

Benefits

• Health Care Plan (Medical, Dental & Vision)
• Retirement Plan (IRA)
• Life Insurance (Basic, Voluntary & AD&D)
• Unlimited Paid Time Off (Vacation, Sick & Public Holidays)
• Family Leave (Maternity, Paternity)
• Training & Development
• Work From Home

Compensation Range: $80,000 – $100,000 annually + our standard employee benefits package. This is the salary range the Company believes it will pay for this position at the time of this posting. Consistent with applicable law, compensation will be determined based on relevant experience, and other job-related qualifications/skills. We reserve the right to modify this pay range at any time.

Conscious Minds is an independent, creative company that specializes in branded storytelling and cross-platform content innovation. The company has offices in Pasadena, CA, and Portland, OR. Clients include Nike, Google, Facebook, Open Door, Uber Eats, and Roots.

Conscious Minds is a people-first work-culture. We’re big on community, trust, transparency, and respect for one another. We operate strategically as an integrated team from Strategy through Post Production (and everything in-between). We expect our team to work hard, wear multiple hats, lean into efficiencies, and break traditional norms in how we re-think storytelling with our clients.
Conscious Minds Studios

Game Producer with experience in Web3, Crypto/NFTs & Gaming metaverses

Non-Fungible Labs is a creative tech company working on the cutting edge of web3 and creative design to help build an engaging, open, and fair metaverse.

Now in our second year of operation, Non-Fungible Labs has already scaled faster than almost any other company in New Zealand history. In December 2021, less than a year after being founded, Non-Fungible Labs “FLUF World” project was named as one of the top 10 NFT projects of 2021 by CoinTelegraph, and in a recent Forbes article was put head to head against Facebook/Meta in the fight for an open and inclusive metaverse.

FLUF World exists on an underlying digital infrastructure, powered by innovative brands in the blockchain, NFT, gaming, media and sustainability spaces. Having just recently announced partnerships with the likes of Snoop Dogg and Wētā Workshop, we are entering a second phase of growth as we continue to cement our position as industry leaders in NFTs and the metaverse.

We are looking for a savvy Game Producer with an entrepreneurial, start-up mentality and a mind for systemisation and a high level of communication, who is able to own the product release process through to completion. As Game Producer, you will deliver on projects in line with product briefs and time constraints set buy Brand Owners and Product Managers, keeping an extremely talented cross-functional team across Creative, Tech and Marcomms fully aligned to execute on releasing exceptional digital products in the Gaming, NFTs/Crypto & metaverse space. Reporting to the CEO, this role will require a strong knowledge of the tools and workflows in 3D Game Development and will set and manage the budget and resourcing needs for projects including our outsourced resources where required. You will run projects from the initiation stage through to planning, execution, monitoring and control and to the final delivery while keeping key stakeholders informed and proactively removing roadblocks throughout the workflow to ensure the smooth release of our products.

Ready to move on from the mundane and work on the bleeding edge of technological development? Want to leave an impact and lasting legacy with an organisation that’s laying the foundations for an open and free metaverse? Then read on and see if this sounds like you.

Key responsibilities:

• Working closely with Brand Owners and Producer Managers to plan and execute projects to align with a defined product vision, strategy, and roadmap and maintain timeline, scope, and resources for 1 or more projects
• Managing projects with clear timelines and managing project documentation, quality assurance, and test procedures
• Coordinating and aligning teams throughout the project workflow and ensuring the smooth release of products.
• Keeping key stakeholders well informed on project progress throughout the workflow
• Aligning Creative, Technical, and MarComms teams around the vision for the product, while empowering independent decision-making
• Managing workflows across multiple products, including helping to define and use data to continually improve operational processes and tools to support the Company’s employees and maximise efficiency
• Developing and adhering to budgets, project briefs and resource plans for each project and maintain records and reporting this to senior management
• Quantifying and enhancing team performance through ongoing maintenance of KPI metrics reports and status reports to internal and external stakeholders
• Maintain operational readiness through initiative oversight and provide regular reporting and maintain ongoing communications to senior management, stakeholders and sponsors

Requirements

• 3+ years experience in project management in the game development space
• A strong knowledge of the required workflow and components in 3D game development and releases
• A high-level knowledge of 3D game development tools, specifically Unity and Unreal Engine
• The ability to proactively identify and solve oncoming roadblocks and bottlenecks in the project workflow
• The ability to interface with multiple stakeholders and execute on the executive level decision-making and problem-solve
• Next-level communication skills, proactive time management
• High level budget management and resource planning skills
• A strong understanding of technology, digital art production, crypto and/or NFTs
• The capability to operate at multiple levels of detail, from big picture and strategic to precise and detailed
• Experience managing and coordinating remote teams across multiple countries

Bonus points for:

• Personal fascination with, and aptitude for gaming, NFTs, Crypto
• Experience working in the music, gaming, or entertainment industries
• Agile Project or Product Management experience
• A good design eye

Benefits

• An exceptionally talented, diverse and experienced team.
• A fun and rewarding workplace culture.
• Competitive salary with potential for bonuses, benefits and token allocations.
• Flexibility and remote work options.
• Real work-life balance.
• Plenty of opportunity to grow.
• Great variety and exciting international projects.
• A chance to engage with global leaders in gaming, blockchain companies, leading web3 investors and renowned media and entertainment brands.
• A rare opportunity to be part of our vision for an open and inclusive metaverse.

Non-Fungible Labs

Description

Moonbug is a next generation entertainment company that has cemented itself in the children’s media space. Would you like to be part of the next frontier of inspiring and engaging stories to kids around the world?

Founded in 2018, with primary offices in London and Los Angeles, Moonbug creates, produces and publishes thousands of minutes of video and audio content every month with the goal of teaching compassion, empathy and resilience. We are a fast-paced global company, and have already grown to become the largest kids’ entertainment company on digital platforms in the world. Some of our existing titles include global sensations CoComelon, Blippi, Little Baby Bum, Morphle, Supa Strikas, ARPO and many more which are available in 32 languages and can be viewed on more than 100 platforms globally.

Moonbug is part of Candle Media, an independent, creator-friendly home for cutting-edge, high-quality, category-defining brands and franchises. Candle is run by leading entertainment executives Kevin Mayer and Tom Staggs, and backed by investment capital from funds managed by Blackstone’s flagship private equity business.

The Role

Moonbug is seeking a full-time Music Production Coordinator to support the Production team and liaise with the music distribution team. This role is based in our West Hollywood office in the heart of California. At Moonbug, you will be working with some of the biggest brands in family entertainment; one of the fastest-growing genres in music.

The successful candidate will have strong project management skills. You will need to be digitally confident, organized, detail-oriented, and ready to adapt to new challenges.

We would like to see someone who has been working in some sort of production capacity, however, this role could also suit someone with great organizational and musical skills that wants to step into the production world.

Reporting to the Music Production Managers, you will be coordinating the music production for multiple children’s brands and will be able to organize assets including audio stems, cue sheets, budgets, purchase orders, and contracts on time for delivery deadlines.

This role will report full-time ON-SITE at our West Hollywood Office.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate multiple projects simultaneously – ensuring audio and metadata are complete and all necessary approvals are finalized by MPMs.
• Track production schedules and delivery deadlines for releases
• Supporting music production staff with day-to-day tasks and problems
• Work with the production and creative department to coordinate and schedule voice talent recording sessions.
• Organize previously released assets for cataloging
• Manage existing relationships with our composer and songwriter roster and proactively build new ones.
• Managing the delivery of assets to the music distribution team.

Requirements

• Strong understanding of music production processes
• Ability to multitask in a fast-paced environment
• Attention to detail
• Strong written and verbal communication
• Competent user of excel and google docs

Desirable

• Self-starter and enthusiastic
• Flexible and highly motivated
• Approachable and optimistic
• Passionate and knowledgeable about children’s entertainment, media, and music.
• Any musical skill is beneficial but not essential.

Pay Range: $24-26/hr

Benefits

• Health Care Plan (Medical, Dental & Vision
• Retirement Plan (401k, IRA)
• Life Insurance (Basic, Voluntary & AD&D)
• Paid Time Off (Vacation, Sick & Public Holidays)
• Family Leave (Maternity, Paternity)
• Wellness Resources
• Others

Moonbug Entertainment

Location: Culver City, CA

Reporting to: VP, Media Supply Chain

Salary Range: $75,000 Annually

We invite YOU to be YOU

Pocket.watch is dedicated to surprising and delighting Generation Alpha, the most diverse generation yet, through digital-first content. We believe the best way to do that is by celebrating our differences, varied perspectives, and embracing all that makes us unique in a fair and equitable way. It’s through our collective experiences that we innovate and unlock the infinite possibilities of the digital kid’s landscape. Come play with us.

Pocket.watch is looking for an individual with a passion for digital video who is experienced in YouTube channel management and CMS operations to collaborate with our team to run and grow a network of YouTube channels.

Responsibilities:

• Maintain and administer multiple Content Owners
• Manage channel invitations, onboarding and offboarding
• Configure monetization policies, implement and coordinate content claiming measures
• Calculate and report on YouTube revenues in collaboration with accounting team
• Engage with stakeholders throughout the organization to collect requirements for data reporting
• Generate and share data-driven actionable insights, reports and recommendations
• Package, stage, schedule, and publish videos across multiple channels
• Collaborate with designers and copywriters on video thumbnails, keywords and descriptions
• Investigate and troubleshoot YouTube anomalies
• Develop channel growth and video release strategies and collaborate on cross-platform distribution planning
• Develop, test and implement new strategies for improved channel operations and increased audience reach and engagement
• Engage with creators in collaboration with Creator Management team to convey recommendations and strategies
• Collaborate with team experts to develop, manage and optimize marketing campaigns for research and audience development
• Stay abreast of, and report on the latest platform updates and other factors affecting the video ecosystem
• Research, evaluate and utilize third-party tools to maximize job efficiency
• Contribute to the planning, production and operation of channels and other outlets for content and community
• Help cultivate and coordinate relationships with Google/YouTube

Skills:

• Excellent YouTube analytical and reporting skills, both quantitative and qualitative
• Ability to write copy and develop effective video SEO and packaging strategies
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills – ability to translate ideas and insights into reports, presentations, talking points, and other materials
• Expert time and project management skills to handle multiple assignments and complete complex jobs under deadline pressure
• Meticulous attention to quality, detail, and project organization
• Strong research skills and an ability to identify emerging content trends

Qualifications:

• Expert user on YouTube platform, including analytics, and channel and CO administration
• At least two years experience managing a YouTube CMS, publishing videos, and building audiences
• Experience with YouTube Content ID, content claiming, and digital rights management workflows
• Ability to analyze, derive and communicate actionable insights from YouTube data
• Familiarity with, and ability to apply audience growth strategies
• Organized and analytical mindset
• Self-motivated and self-directed
• Intermediate knowledge of Microsoft Excel
• Positive and collaborative attitude

Pluses

• Relevant YouTube certification
• Knowledge of Made-for-Kids criteria and protocols
• Ability to translate data-based insights into creative direction for content strategy and development
• Experience planning and implementing YouTube marketing campaigns
• Experience with community engagement
• Photoshop, video editing
• Knowledge of digital kids creators

Work environment

• The worker is not substantially exposed to adverse environmental conditions and work is performed in a business office environment.

Physical demands

• Must have close visual acuity to perform the primary responsibilities of this position.
• Work is sedentary in nature and involves sitting most of the time.

Direct applicants only, please.

PocketWatch, Inc. and its subsidiary and affiliated companies are Equal Opportunity Employers.

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Major Pop Female Artist Music Video

Looking for:

• Female Models with Dyed hair (Blue, Green, Pink, Orange, Red) 
• Any Ethnicities
• Ages: 18-26 years old

Date: January 23, 2023

Rate: $250/8 hours

CASTING!

For feature film, DÌDI (弟弟) – set to shoot this summer in Fremont, CA with director Sean Wang and producers Carlos López Estrada, Kelly Marie Tran, Josh Peters and Valerie Bush.

With support from The Sundance Institute, SFFilm and The Gotham.

Applicants can be based anywhere in the US. This is a paid opportunity.

ROLES:

CHRIS WANG aka WANG-WANG, Male (11-14) – Chinese / Taiwanese American – Impressionable, angsty, and charmingly bracefaced. Manga enthusiast, amateur cameraperson, and fledgling skate nerd. Wrestles with a complex inner sense of identity that he can’t fully comprehend yet: too Asian for the white kids, too white for the Asian kids.

*Must be able to speak conversational Mandarin. Skateboarding experience a plus.*

FAHAD MAHMOOD, Male (11-14) – South Asian American – Charismatic, lovable, young brown casanova (or so-he-thinks). A natural storyteller. Comes from a religious family, but Dave Chapelle, Russell Peters, and Kevjumba are his Gods. Cares about two things and two things only: staying fresh & mackin’ on girls.

JIMMY KIM – aka SOUP, Male (11-14) – Korean American – Loudmouth, no-filter goofball. Lives on a healthy diet of kimchi-jjigae, Monster energy, and underground hip-hop: Blue Scholars, Atmosphere, Nujabes are the soundtracks to his life. A loose cannon of untamed emotion. Gochujang on everything, DGAF about nothin’.

CHUNGSING, Female (40 – 60) – Chinese/Taiwanese American – Empathetic, artistic, and resilient. Exudes a motherly warmth. A youthful spirit, her age shown only by the wrinkles in her skin and graying hair. Capable of anger but suppresses it well. A Taiwanese immigrant and stay-at-home mother – the nature of which left her to poorly assimilate to “American” ways of life.

*Must be able to speak fluent Mandarin*

NAI NAI, Female (75 – 90) – Chinese/Taiwanese American –Skeletal face. Skin spotted with age. A round ball of Asian energy. Strong-headed and witty. Young enough to argue her point, old enough to not care if she’s wrong. Loves her Chinese talk shows and Mahjong Tuesdays. Slippers in the house, always.

*Must be able to speak fluent Mandarin*

VIVIAN, Female (16 – 22) – Chinese/Taiwanese American – Precocious. Booksmart. Attending UCSD in the Fall. Bright and independent, but wrestles with low self-esteem due to her constant eczema flare-ups, especially in the summer heat. Constantly bickering with Wang-Wang, but loves him deep down, even if she can’t admit it.

DONOVAN, Male (16 – 25) – all ethnicities – hometown hero & hustler with a heart of gold. Looks for every chance to make some change: odd jobs, charging gas money, slanging shoes, etc. Would rather earn one dollar than steal ten. Wants to be sponsored.
*Must know how to skateboard*

NUGGET, Male (14 – 20) – all ethnicities –Happy-go-lucky skate rat. Showers once a week. Radiates positivity – never not smiling.
*Must know how to skateboard*

CORY, Male (16 – 22) – all ethnicities –Seemingly standoffish, but just shy and awkward. The only one of the group still in school. The worst skater of the 3, but skates less now anyways because he’s studying for the SATs – wants to go to Berkeley.
*Must know how to skateboard*

MADI, Female (13 – 18) Hapa. Ambitious & driven. Band geek & secret Maplestory nerd. Wang-Wang’s crush. A high school Freshman – not much older than Wang-Wang, but at that age, one grade is an eternity.

JADE, Female (12 – 17) – all ethnicities – Bold, sassy, smart & stylish. 4.0 Honors student from the sister school. Into streetwear and raw denim. Wears Stüssy on picture day.

ELLIE, Female (12 – 17) – all ethnicities – Jade’s “best friend” and/or underling. Observant, always putting on. Nicer than she seems. Shier than she acts.

JOSH, Male (15 – 20) – East Asian American – Academic. Athletic. Awkward. A try-hard, but Asian excellence in all the ways his mother would want.

This role will be responsible for creating, developing, and executing new innovative designs while being on the pulse of trends. The role will work closely with the Fashion team to identify, conceptualize, and interpret key trends in digital fashion. Having a strong sketching ability and a deep understanding of fashion and colors are imperative to success in this role.

Requirements

• Design and develop for multiple apparel product categories
• Create flat sketches on computer
• Design and development of colors and prints
• Work closely with 3D Technical Designers to ensure sketch, fabric/trim selections, construction, and fit are accurately translated
• Undertake market research and analysis to establish concept, key style, color and textile concepts
• Collaborate with Fashion team on establishing key collection stories and mood boards

Experience, Skills & Knowledge

• Previous experience working in fashion design preferred but not required
• Proficient in Adobe Creative Suite Software (Illustrator/Photoshop)
• Ability to recognize trends, conceptualize ideas and design products
• Ability to respond to business objectives with creative and innovative design solutions
• Knowledge of silhouettes, fabrication, color/print usage, graphics, embellishment layouts, and trim
• Basic knowledge in garment fit and construction
• Ability to communicate and collaborate effectively with cross functional partners
• Knowledge of CLO3D or other 3D garment software a plus, but not a must

Benefits

• Health Care Plan (Medical, Dental & Vision)
• Paid Time Off (Vacation, Sick & Public Holidays)
• 401K Program

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