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Casting Call for Kamloops Mow

YES TV

Has an excellent opportunity to join our growing team in the full-time permanent position of:

Promotions Producer

The chosen candidate will join a highly collaborative team, producing promotional content for some of Canada’s most-watched programming and longest-running daily programs.

About Us

YES TV is a commercial television station committed to positive, family-friendly, entertainment programming. YES TV is licensed and regulated by the CRTC as a religious channel and an exclusively Canadian television station, available in 6.8 million homes across Canada.

Purpose:

This position supports both YES TV and its ‘partner’ organization and largest client, Crossroads Christian Communications Inc. (Crossroads), to assist them in achieving audience growth targets through effective and impactful promotional production and scheduling. Under the YES TV portfolio, this position supports overall YES TV on-air promotion production efforts thereby increasing revenue through the production of retail sales commercials, digital media spots, and internal promotional content. 

Reporting: 

Reports directly to the Creative Services Lead

Areas of Responsibility

1. Service the on-air promotional needs of Crossroads Programing on YES TV.
2. Liaise, strategize, and schedule effective promotional executions for Crossroads programming.
3. Produce on-air creative for Crossroads programs on YES TV.
4. Build promotional campaigns, manage delivery dates, ensure customer satisfaction.
5. Support the production of promotional marketing content for on-air, and off-air executions for all YES TV properties.

Specific Job Duties:

1. Develop promotional creative placement schedules for Crossroads promotional contracts on YES TV stations.
2. Coordinate with Crossroads stakeholders on audience impact, promotional, and marketing objectives.
3. Build a creative content delivery strategy based on feedback and objectives provided by Crossroads stakeholders.
4. Produce and edit on-air creative deliveries for Crossroads programs on YES TV.
5. Create weekly promotions schedules and traffic instructions.
6. Coordinate with Traffic department on placement and Media Services for timely delivery and ingest of creative content.
7. Other duties as required.

Qualifications and Skills:

1. Degree or Diploma, or equivalent proven experience in video production
2. 3+ years’ experience as a video editor, or multimedia producer
3. Highly proficient in Adobe Premiere, After Effects and the overall Creative Suite
4. Functional knowledge in Photoshop and Illustrator
5. Working knowledge of Excel or Sheets

Attributes:

1. Ability to prioritize according to critical dates and competing priorities, pride in delivering great work and meeting deadlines
2. A passion for creativity, and delivering highly impactful stories
3. Detail oriented and very organized
4. Strong work ethic and positive team attitude
5. Analytical
6. Conscientious with strong attention to detail and follow-up skills

Work Environment:

1. Hybrid remote/in-office working environment
2. Open office, friendly and highly collaborative team environment.
3. YES TV works closely with our partner company, Crossroads Christian Communications Inc. who shares our workspace. www.crossroads.ca
4. Co-workers who are committed to the exceptional delivery of our services.

How to Apply:

• Applications must include a current resume, portfolio link, and a cover letter which includes a brief explanation of why you feel you would be a good fit for this role and organization.
• Email for submission: dfardell@yestv.com. We thank all applicants in advance, but only those selected for an interview opportunity will be contacted due to the volume of applications.
• Applications internally and externally will be considered.
• YES TV is an Employment Equity Employer.  

YES TV™

Dove and Milo Casting are Seeking Canadian Male DERMATOLOGISTS for a DOVE MEN+CARE Project!

Casting:

• Male or Male identifying person
• Approx 30-50 yrs of any ethnic background or orientation.
  
• You are a practicing dermatologist living in Canada
  
• You experience mild to severe skin conditions such as Acne , Eczema, Dry Skin, or Sensitive Skin.
  
• You are NOT a model, actor, beauty pageant contestant, and have no prior professional experience on camera. Looking for Dermatologists.

SHOOT: Sometime during the last week of September 2022

Those chosen for this campaign will be paid $10,000 USD to be involved for shoot and usage.

Canada-Wide Talent Search

Canada-wide casting call for lead role in feature film.

Looking for INDO-Canadian lead female age 16-25 non-union who speaks Punjabi

Shoots September, November 2022.

Rate: $600/per day

About GALE: GALE is a creative media consultancy. We bring business insights to brand storytelling and activate it across every channel. With expertise in business strategy, media, CRM, addressable and integrated brand communications, performance marketing, and technology, GALE creates marketing systems and communications that grow businesses. GALE delivers strong outcomes for its partners in automotive, QSR, retail, gaming, entertainment, telecom and more. Founded in 2014, the agency currently has offices in New York, Detroit, Singapore, Toronto, Austin, Los Angeles, London, and Bengaluru.

Some brands we work with: Chipotle, Hard Rock, Got Milk, Pella, H&R Block, BMO, Goldman Sachs, Santander, Burt’s Bees, NBA, Hertz.

If you’re driven by a passion to build something great, have a desire to innovate and a commitment to achieve excellence in your craft, and are looking for an environment where your voice is heard, GALE is the right place for you.

About the Role:

The Assistant Editor will be joining a team of creatives reporting to the Post-Production Lead. The role will have a wide range of responsibilities within the post-production pipeline such as working with various teams to find and assemble editorial clips and audio, enabling creatives to do their best work and ensuring that all deliveries are ‘to spec’ in every detail. This requires a growing knowledge of and passion for post, combined with strong attention to detail, and the ability to prioritize in a fast-paced creative driven environment.

What you have:

• Adaptative with knowledge of tools & software involved in post-production
• After Effects and Adobe Premiere
• Knowledgeable in Adobe Photoshop & Illustrator
• Great communication skills
• Ability to prioritize requests and manage multiple projects meeting tight deadlines in a fast-paced and ever-changing environment
• Responsiveness to challenges with a collaborative approach

What you will be doing:

• Prep footage for design, editorial, and graphics teams
• Gather, organize, and check all assets for accuracy and functionality
• Clean high resolution footage in final sequences
• Managing incoming source materials and their organization on the server
• Initial project setup and organization for editors
• Day-to-day management of editorial server and its contents
• Perform QA checks on delivery of finished assets conforming to Gale and client brand standards.
• Create multiple versions of assets for delivery as directed by an editor or producer
• Versioning for broadcast, web, social media, creating final deliverables and content for delivery
• Potentially assisting in editing projects
• Embed captioning and prepare other Accessibility files
• Clean up and organize project before archiving
• Oversee the delivery/upload of final files through FTPs and client portals, and confirm delivery of all final deliverables in collaboration with Post Producers
• Work closely with creative and post production teams to craft visually compelling creative stories under tight deadlines
• Understanding of storytelling style as related to timing and pacing
• Support the Post-Production Lead in establishing post-production workflows and in logging metadata, cataloging raw footage, data and file management, transcoding of proxies, rendering media.

Our commitment to inclusion

We believe in inclusivity and do our best work when people with diverse perspectives, backgrounds, and skills are brought together. Our Core Values are at the root of GALE’s collaborative environment and help to foster a strong community. Our Code of Conduct, Human Resources policies, and executive investment in inclusion further support and protect GALE’s inclusive workplace.

GALE is an equal opportunity employer. All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran, or disability status.

Our Hiring Process

We want you to be just as discerning in making your next career move as we are finding great talent to join our team. Our interview process generally consists of the following progressive stages to allow you to meet a range of people from various disciplines and domains.

• Phone screen with a member of our Talent Acquisition Team
• Interview with the Hiring Manager, who will generally be your manager.
• Where relevant for the role, a technical aptitude test. (i.e. for domains in technology, data science, etc.,…)
• Interview with a member of our team from a different Department than yours to learn about GALE’s Core Values
• Interview with a member of our Leadership Team.

Please discuss with our recruiters if you require any accommodations throughout the process to help enable a smooth interview (i.e. accessibility in terms of location, timing, method, etc.,…).

GALE

Production Designer

Looking for an enthusiastic and creative Production Designer to join our client’s in-house marketing team! You will play a key role in supporting their Graphic Designers and corporate marketing team with the creative execution of production files for graphic design and multimedia content for digital, print, and web collateral for their various high-rise and low-rise communities across Ontario, Atlanta, North Carolina and Texas including campaign collateral and advertising, community handouts, event collateral, out-of-home signage, floor plans, community site plans, email marketing templates, website and landing page imagery, and social media graphics in support of Digital and Creative teams.

Location: Vaughan (Hybrid: 2 days per week in office)

Key Responsibilities

• Work with Digital and Creative teams to execute design work including campaign collateral and advertising, community handouts, event collateral, out-of-home signage, floor plans, community site plans, email marketing templates, website and landing page imagery, and social media graphics.
• Manage brand template platform and library of templates to enable regional marketing teams to create and distribute on-brand marketing collateral.
• Work within review system of writers, designers, and managers and effectively communicate proofs and changes with high attention to detail and in an efficient manner.
• Organize files effectively with proper naming conventions and within cloud sharing platform.
• Research and keep up to date with creative marketing, advertising and technology trends. Investigate and recommend ways to integrate new creative marketing trends into initiatives.
• Other ad hoc duties as needed.

Qualifications & Skills

• A post-secondary degree or diploma in Graphic or Interactive Design
• Experience as a Production Designer working within Corporate marketing brand standards
• Proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite and an excellent understanding of WordPress CMS
• Video production and video editing is an asset
• Ability to assess campaigns and provide recommendations to increase success of campaign goals
• Meticulous attention to detail and ability to accurately prepare creative files for production
• Self-motivated, a quick learner and a team player who takes initiative
• Solid presentation skills and confidence to present creative concepts and ideas within a collaborative environment

Magna Search Group

Company Description

Ubisoft Toronto Inc.

224 Wallace Avenue. M6H 1V7

Toronto, Ontario

www.toronto.ubisoft.com

Location of position: Toronto, Ontario; Remote Work Opportunities Available

Our Mission

Ubisoft’s 19,000 team members, working across more than 40 locations worldwide, are bound by a shared mission to enrich players’ lives with original and memorable gaming experiences. Their dedication and talent have brought to life many acclaimed franchises such as Assassin’s Creed, Far Cry, Watch Dogs, Just Dance, Rainbow Six, and many more to come. Ubisoft is an equal opportunity employer that believes diverse backgrounds and perspectives are vital in creating worlds where players and teams can thrive and express themselves. If you are excited about solving game-changing challenges, cutting-edge technologies, and pushing the boundaries of entertainment, we invite you to join our journey and help us create the unknown.

Our Studio

Ubisoft Toronto is one of the most significant development studios within Ubisoft, employing talented developers worldwide. We create worlds and tell stories that grip you, inspire you and challenge you. Since opening in 2010, we have shipped innovative game projects on Ubisoft’s most prominent brands: Assassin’s Creed, Far Cry, Watch Dogs, For Honor and Tom Clancy’s Splinter Cell.

We recently launched Far Cry 6, the most ambitious Far Cry game to date, featuring the talented Giancarlo Esposito as Anton Castillo. Our studio has also led the development of the newest game in the Watch Dogs franchise – Watch Dogs: Legion (2020), a stand out for its tech and design work, play as anyone gameplay in an open world, and rich and detailed rendition of a future London. Starlink: Battle for Atlas (2018) was Ubisoft Toronto’s first new IP, which seamlessly blended physical and digital gameplay. Splinter Cell Blacklist was the first title released by Ubisoft Toronto in 2013. We have an exciting roadmap of projects for the future and can’t wait to share more details.

Are you looking to work with enthusiastic experts who are tackling industry-changing challenges in entertainment and beyond? At Ubisoft Toronto, we constantly strive to get better, be better and do better – embracing innovative ideas, exploring new technologies, and working together courageously and collaboratively.

Job Description

On being an Associate Producer at Ubisoft Toronto:

As an Associate Producer at Ubisoft Toronto, you will be working together with the team at Massive Entertainment to create a new story-driven open-world video game set in the Star Wars galaxy. Our goal is to create a game and a story that bring both new and lifelong fans on an immersive and outstanding journey, which will stay with them for years to come.

You’ll drive the development of a specific part of a game. Depending on the project’s larger production strategy and organizational structure, your part could be a component like animation, level design, gameplay, world, or a combination of a few.

All in all, you’ll guide one or many multidisciplinary teams to bring your assigned portion to life from start to end. You’ll pair well-designed work processes with clear expectations for your team members to do their best work and optimize their talents.

Through careful planning, follow-through, and oversight, you’ll keep development on pace, ensuring that time is spent on the right things, and pivot when need be.

While pushing production capacity and quality, you’ll see to it that your team is ready and able to deliver their chunk of the game on time and in a supportive environment.

Type of Position: Permanent, full-time; Toronto, Ontario; Hybrid, flexible work environment

What you’ll do:

• Partner with the core team to understand the overall game vision and requirements + communicate them across the production floor;
• Establish the scope of your area of focus: create its long-term roadmap and schedule, establish its deliverables, quality targets, and key milestones, and define its development strategies and budgets;
• Put everything in place to pave the way for production: develop workflows and pipelines + implement means to facilitate interaction between colleagues;
• Set clear goals for your team members to achieve + make sure the process of delivering those goals is as smooth as possible;
• Anticipate risks & put plans of action in place to overcome them;
• Meet with your team to clarify milestones, prioritize deliverables, give updates, address concerns, provide direction, gather feedback, etc;
• Sync up with the producer, production director, and production managers on progress and momentum + follow up on budgets;
• Look for opportunities to improve and evolve our processes, methods, and practices;
• Take part in recruitment to build your team + foster their professional growth and career progression.

Qualifications

What you bring:

• Around 3 years of experience in production or project management in the video game industry (or other relevant experience);
• Plenty of flexibility to adapt to a range of situations & navigate interdependencies;
• A degree in Project Management or Business Administration (or related training);
• Familiarity with a variety of project management methodologies;
• Excellent communication, interpersonal, and presentation skills;
• An attentive, collaborative, and innovative spirit;
• A people-oriented approach: sure, you care about results, but you never lose sight of the dedicated people behind them.

We know that skills and competencies show up in different forms and can be based on different experiences, that’s why we strongly encourage you to apply even though you may not have all the requirements listed above.

Additional Information

What to send our way:

• Your CV, highlighting your background, skills, and any games shipped

We Offer:

• A hybrid, flexible work model
• Six weeks of vacation
• An enhanced parental leave program
• Comprehensive Total Rewards Package:
• Disability Insurance
• Dental Insurance
• Extended medical insurance
• (Optional) RRSP contribution
• Relocation Assistance
• Bonus (If Applicable)

Life at Ubisoft

At Ubisoft Toronto, we look for people who are excited to create the future of games in one of the most diverse cities in the world. We believe that embracing our individuality helps us build stronger creative teams and develop better games for all players.

When you’re a member of our team, your professional development is a priority. You’ll have opportunities to be challenged, learn and grow in your role. Pushing the boundaries of what’s possible within game development while working with Ubisoft’s most powerful technologies – from game engines to performance capture and more. Annual performance reviews and salary increases will help you further your career and grow with our studio. We also offer hybrid remote work options, six weeks of vacation for all employees, an enhanced parental leave program, a comprehensive health benefits package, generous RRSP matching, industry education support, training and career development.

We celebrate the big and small moments together – with virtual events, get togethers, giveaways and more. In addition to our “right to disconnect” philosophy, the studio offers a variety of health and wellness initiatives including yoga, an on-site gym, flexible work hours, and other programs to create a better, sustainable work environment for our teams.

We encourage you to read our Code of Conduct prior to applying. It is our collective responsibility at Ubisoft Toronto to maintain a respectful and inclusive work environment, and be the best possible place to work and grow. Knowing and respecting our Code of Conduct’s principles and guidelines is key to achieving that goal.

Join Us!

At Ubisoft Toronto, we believe diversity is our studio’s biggest strength. We’re committed to creating an inclusive workplace that reflects the diversity of our player community, is inclusive and respectful of the individuality of our team and embodies our core values – trust, integrity, excellence and care.

We encourage applications from First Nations, Métis and Inuit peoples, Indigenous peoples of North America, racialized persons, persons with disabilities, and those who identify as women and/or 2SLGBTQIA+.

If this sounds like your kind of studio, what are you waiting for?

Ubisoft Toronto is committed to providing accommodations for accessibility upon request.

We thank you for your interest, however, only those candidates selected for an interview will be contacted. No agencies please.

Additional Information

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.
Ubisoft Toronto