Toronto Casting Calls & Acting Auditions

VIBRANT Marketing is a leading North American commercial marketing firm. We bring success to our clients by providing creative ideas, savvy marketing, and sales solutions capabilities. For leading brands, start-ups, or challengers we help accelerate and/or energize their commercial effort.

In order to support our growth, we are currently looking for a Creative Director.

Responsibilities:

• Director of the creative studio
• Managing a team of Art Directors & Graphic Designers
• Chief architect of the creative concept and lead facilitator of the ideation process
• Setting the creative direction for all campaigns and programming
• Day-to-day collaboration with strategists and account teams
• Supervisor of the creative process
• Ensuring that all projects are innovative, adhere to brand standards, and exceed client expectations
• Presenting creative concepts to clients
• Collaborating with printers, videographers, photographers and other partners to bring creative vision to life

Qualifications and Skills:

• Bachelor’s Degree in a related field
• Minimum 6-10 years of experience leading creative teams in an agency environment
• Expertise in experiential and digital marketing
• Expert in crafting 360° immersive experiences
• Natural storyteller
• Ability to package creative concepts into presentations in a compelling manner
• Graphic design & creative copywriting
• Strong written and oral presentation skills
• Ability to communicate the creative vision to art directors and graphic design team
• Ability to lead projects from concept to production (from render to real)
• Maintain a global vision and business operating standards
• Ability to forge trusted relationships with clients and partners

If you have a passion for creative work, crave self-achievement in a team where professional development is a core priority, and would like to work with the best talents in the industry, then please send your resume and portfolio without further delay, to jenniferc@vibrant.marketing

VIBRANT is an equal-opportunity employer. We are committed to creating an equitable and inclusive community where we are our best.

Should you require accommodations during the hiring process, please reach out to our Talent & Culture Team.

VIBRANT appreciates everyone’s interest, however, only those candidates that are selected for an interview will be contacted.

VIBRANT Marketing

Seeking:

• Individuals who can take a photo or film a video of them holding up a Froot Loop for a Kellogg’s UGC (user generated content) Campaign in Canada!

We’re looking for a diverse range of people who live within Canada ages 13 to 99. We’ll need you to hold a Froot Loop in an interesting way. Any colour of Froot Loop you’d like, or submit all five colours individually as a picture or short video. We only need to see your hand. The loop should be held up between the thumb and index finger. We need the Loop to be clearly visible and distinguishable to camera. If you’re having fun and would like to try holding the Loop with any other fingers that’s okay too. Please see our reference photo below.

Please read our video/photo requirements below:

1) No other brands or logos on your clothing, foreground and background. Don’t wear anything that is too distracting.

​2) You can take a photo and/or a short video.

​3) We’d like to avoid having other people, pets or artwork present in the background.

​4) Tattoos and jewelry are okay, but for tattoos, we will need the Artist’s permission, please make sure you can provide that before showing your tattoo on your hand or wrist / arm.

​5) The video clip should be 60 seconds or less.

If your video/photo is chosen, you will be paid $600 per person. This is a non-union project. You must be over the age of 18 to fill out the application. Parents can fill out the application for their child if they are minors.

Submissions are due by: May 4, 2023 at 10am.

CASTING VIETNAMESE/CHINESE TALENT / NON – UNION $400/ TORONTO

A new Doc Feature for a major streaming platform is casting Vietnamese and Chinese talent for reenactments. All roles are SOC. Previous acting experience not required. Non Union. All talent MUST be an Ontario resident, paying 2022 taxes in Ontario.

TITLE: Deadly Deceit
DATES: May 15-19.
LOCATION: GTA
RATE: $400/Day for actor roles. $190 for Background
NON UNION

ROLES:

JENNIFER: 20’s Female. Vietnamese / Chinese background. Thin build. Long Black hair. (Likely filming 3-5 days)

BICH: 50’s Female. Vietnamese / Chinese background. Average to plus size build. Shoulder length dark hair. (Likely filming 1-3 days)

HANN: 50’s Male Vietnamese / Chinese background. Thin to average build. (Likely filming 1-3 days)

BACKGROUND: Vietnamese/Chinese background. Ages 8-70. (rate is $190)

CASTING NOTICE
ONE MORE TIME- KYLE

• SEARCHING CANADA-WIDE FOR MALE TALENT AGES 16-20 FOR A LEADING ROLE IN A NEW SERIES!

SEEKING TALENT ACROSS CANADA OR THE STATES BUT THEY MUST BE A CANADIAN CITIZEN

TALENT MUST BE FULLY VACCINATED BY SHOOT

ONE MORE TIME

Details

Project: ONE MORE TIME
Episodic– 13 x 30 minute Episodes
Live-action scripted series, Comedy
Network: TBA

Director: TBD
Tentative Outside Dates: July 4 – September 15, 2023 (Talent will also be required for one or two weeks prior for table reads, rehearsals etc).
Filming Location: GTA
Rate: ACTRA

AUDITION INSTRUCTIONS AND FULL CHARACTER DESCRIPTION:

[KYLE WAGNER]

16-20 years old

A part-time employee of One More Time, Kyle is a bright-eyed, naïve teenager. He’s affable, nervous, and eager to please. In fact, his desperation to prove himself often pushes him to act before fully thinking things through, which tends to get him into sticky situations. He’s a hard worker, but also gullible and susceptible to pranks from older employees (namely Dru). Kyle is also at a particularly hormonal phase of his life and will find himself navigating (for better or for worse) some dicey teenage waters. SERIES LEAD

THIS ROLE WILL BE UNDER A 3 YEAR OPTION (SEEKING TALENT ACROSS CANADA OR THE STATES BUT THEY MUST BE A CANADIAN CITIZEN)

Storyline: This half-hour, single cam comedy follows Donald Jameson (DJ)as he uses his unique leadership style to make One More Time Sports in Korverton, Ontario a community destination and profitable enterprise in the modern age of online shopping and big box stores. DJ’s business acumen isn’t the keenest, but his perseverance and desire to make everyone feel special in every interaction makes him beloved by his employees and customers alike. He also wears hearing aids, which can lead to unique situations, including confusing interactions with customers, employees easily whispering secrets to each other in his presence, and DJ not hearing fire alarms while everyone is evacuating the store… to name just a few. But these setbacks do not bother DJ. His emphasis on positivity and community sets the tone for the whole store, as he and his team band together to solve the day-to-day challenges of running a small business with ingenuity and an underdog mentality. Brooklyn 99 meets Ted Lasso in One More Time, a show that proves a semi-qualified, hearing-impaired manager can lead a used sporting goods store to the promised land.

A GPS navigation software company , Waze Mobile is producing commercials for various mobile devices. We are casting Non Union talent  and real people to be on the scenes of this commercial ad. 

Shoot Date: June 9th and 10

Rate: $450/day

Location: Toronto, ON Canada

Age: 21-69

All Ethnicities

Conflict : Google Map

Please do not apply, if you do not fit the description and won’t be available for shoot on both days . This is open to CANADA applicants ONLY

Jigsaw Casting is seeking Male Teenagers for one of these roles: Drummer/Musician, BMX Rider/Skater and Basketball Player for a Retail Campaign in Toronto!

We are looking for the following Male Teen roles, ALL talent MUST fit the specific sample sizes of US Medium T shirt, jacket, shorts / 32 x 32 jeans or long Pants to apply, please DO NOT submit your Teen if he does not fit those sizes.

1. Male BMX Rider. Age 15 to 18. Must be skilled at riding BMX. This person has an adventurous, high-octane attitude for life. He will be seen riding different types of action-sporting equipment outside on the CONCRETE PLAYGROUND. This will mainly involve BMX along with other wheel-based sports; such as micro scooter, rollerblades, skateboard etc. Please do not limit, if your son only rides a BMX and not other wheel based equipment, that’s fine too.

2. Male Drummer / Musician. Age 15 to 18. He likes to rock out by playing DRUMS. We are also open to those who play other musical instruments such as a guitar or any surprising instruments. He knows the groove and likes to move. We are not recording sound but would like to see someone looking the part.

3. Male Basketball Players. Age 15 to 18. Must be a skilled basketball player. He is going to be dribbling, passing and shooting hoops in the GYM.

THIS IS A NON UNION PROJECT.

Compensation based on per person rate. If selected:
* Recall Fitting: $75.00.
* Final Wardrobe: $75.00.
* Standby Talent: $500.00
* Session Fee: $500.00.
* Buyout Fee: $3500.00. *Includes all lifts, edits, versions and is based on survival of the edit.

Deadline to submit: Monday April 24, 2023 at 10am EDT.

Must be available for these dates in Toronto:
-Pre Recall Wardrobe Call: In person at Jigsaw: April 26th.(After school 3:30 to 8pm)
-Recall: April 27th in Studio at Jigsaw. (After school 3:30 to 8pm)
-Wardrobe: May 4 or 5th, 2023.
-Shoot Date: May 6, 7 or 8 (TBD Which Day Needed). Some talent may work 2 days.

Milo Casting is Looking for Black and Latin Accountants for an Accounting Campaign!

Seeking:

• Professional accountants of any age and any gender orientation.
  
• Looking to showcase BIPOC representation in the world of accounting, with a particular interest in
• Black and Latin accountants.
  
• Previous on set experience not necessary, simply looking for real Latin and Black accountants!
  

Details & Submission Info:

• Those chosen for this campaign will be paid $500 for the shoot day and a $2000 residual fee to be featured in the campaign
  You must submit in order to be considered for this project.
  
• You must be available for the key dates:
  
• Potential Zoom video call interview: May 11th
  
• Shoot: May 18th or 19th
  
• ONTARIO RESIDENTS ONLY

POSITION DESCRIPTION

ROLE: SR. ART DIRECTOR

TEAM: THE KITCHEN NORTH AMERICA

ABOUT THE KITCHEN NORTH AMERICA

The Kitchen brings together a range of disciplines and capabilities. It’s an agile team of creatives, producers, data analysts and social experts working together to deliver remarkable ideas that live in a variety of mediums, with a focus on social media.

This team moves at the speed of culture. It is built to respond to trends and events as they happen, coming up with the ideas that transcend social media to capture the spirit of the moment, earn media impressions, and get the country talking.

OVERVIEW

As the team’s Sr. Art Director, you’re a key contributor of ideas, and the visual leader of a creative team dedicated to producing high quality content. Your work will stand out on social platforms and in the real world, driving conversation and headlines. You’ll be a leader to a team of social creatives, and a partner to a Writer who (like you) wants to make clever, disruptive work for iconic brands.

You’ll partner with your team’s Creative Director, your writing partner and a team of designers and creators to innovate, and visually concept design ideas that break the norms and disrupt social media. When the Kitchen isn’t reacting to cultural moments, it’s making its own moments: planning 365 days of culture: acts, content, thumb-stopping design, and interactions that breathe personality and life into amazing brands all year long.

You’ll need a strong understanding of the best-practice design principles for Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook, but you’ll also need to be comfortable breaking them with innovation that captures attention in new ways. Your experience in traditional mediums will help you raise the quality of work that we do and ensure we tell compelling stories. You’ll work at a pace that fits the dynamic needs of an agile agency, working quickly when needed to capture the moment, and taking the time to perfect ideas when the opportunity allows it. You’ll use your unique skillset and design eye to inspire others around you.

Your work will make a meaningful impact with a multi-talented team in North America (Toronto & Chicago) that blurs the lines of what marketing can be in today’s always-on, socially connected marketing industry.

CORE RESPONSIBILITIES

• CREATIVE IDEATION: Work in collaboration with your creative partner to create and develop world-class ideas that earn attention and gets talked about online and in the media. You understand how to spot a consumer or cultural tension point, and to find an idea that leans into it.
• ART DIRECTION: You are an experienced art director who manages others to a level of visual quality that meets your own high standards. You have experience elevating others’ work and a care for your craft.
• TEAM LEADERSHIP: Leads by example to help inspire the creative team around them. Motivates and works with a team of designers, producers, social media/community managers and strategists to ensure that The Kitchen is a collaborative place for producing great ideas. Pushes the creative team around them to be more agile – generating ideas quickly, reactively, and constantly.
• INNOVATIVE & TRADITIONAL DESIGN: You work in a wide range of mediums ranging from traditional video and photo content, real world design (experiential) and social media content.
• BRAND DESIGN: You steward the look and feel of iconic brands, ensuring they have a consistent look and feel online. You are the final voice in ensuring these brands have a consistent high-quality look and feel across all mediums.
• PRESENTATION: Create compelling visual stories that bring ideas to life and gets hands-on as required to design those presentation decks that sell through big ideas. Develops storyboards and presentation decks that help preview the creative ideas we want to make.
• COLLABORATION: Acts with optimism and a love for the next big challenge, working as one integrated team with your creative partner, as well as the broader team. Participates in and occasionally leads brainstorms with positive energy and big-idea thinking – ability to think about how we can bring ideas to life visually, but also able to think broadly about big ideas and how they come to life.

EXPERIENCE & SKILLS

• 5+ years of experience at the art director level, or experience with a as an art director with a proven track record of leading and stewarding brands visually
• A broad portfolio that includes examples of work you have created yourself. Your portfolio includes examples of ground- breaking, innovative work, including examples of social media work that elevates the medium
• College or University diploma in Advertising, Graphic or Communication Design is preferred
• The ability to execute concepts at a level that is among the top-tier in the industry
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills – both written and verbal
• Exposure to Art Direction, Photo Shoots, and UI/UX are an advantage
• Proficient using Mac OS, Adobe Creative Cloud (Expert knowledge of Illustrator, Photoshop, and InDesign), SharePoint, Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint (or Keynote)

The Kitchen North America

Want to work on great clients like Wendy’s, Skip the Dishes, Kids Help Phone, MasterCard and Nestle?

Come work at McCann! We’re now hiring an intermediate creative team.

We have a hybrid work environment (where you’ll actually want to work in the office), great people, and a mysterious room that sometimes sounds like pigeons. Just kidding, it always sounds like pigeons.

Note: Please include a link to your portfolio in your resume.

The Company

McCann Worldgroup Canada is committed to a diverse workforce as an Employment Equity employer (Women, People with Disabilities, Aboriginal Peoples, and Visible Minorities) and aims to maintain an inclusive and equitable workplace where employees feel valued, respected, and supported. If you require an accommodation, we would be happy to work with you to meet your needs.

McCann Canada

BIMM is booming, so we’re looking for a Senior Art Director to join our team!

Who we are

For over 40 years, we’ve crafted flawless data driven creative solutions for some of the biggest brands in Canada and across the globe. Everything we do is guided by a simple philosophy: marketing with greater certainty. We love creating amazing integrated brand experiences for our clients that deliver real business results.

We all act as one unit and believe in “having every BIMMER’s back”. Nice people only. Egos need not apply.

Who we’re looking for

Reporting to the Associate Creative Director, you will be joining a high performing team of creative self-starters comprised of Art Directors, Copywriters, UX, UI and Traditional Designers. We are looking for a creative realist – If you’re a conceptual Art Director who brings their ideas to life with beautiful, smart design, applied across integrated channels and have award winning examples in your book, we should talk!

You will be working on several clients in the financial, home furnishings, non-for-profit, insurance, travel and automotive sectors. It is essential that you are able to collaborate with your creative team, the strategic planners as well as account leadership to deliver world class creative from one offs to fully integrated campaigns across multiple channels.

The Senior Art Director should have a proven track record to come up with award winning ideas for TV, radio, Email, Digital Ads, Out of Home, Landing Pages, Direct Mail and Social posts.

Requirements

Must have:

• 6+ years experience in a similar role or capacity
• Strong attention to detail, organized and extremely buttoned down
• Amazing presentation skills
• Mastery of craft: sweating the small stuff
• Agency experience working on big clients
• Proficient in Adobe CS, especially InDesign, XD and Figma
• Typographic snobbery

Nice to have:

• Award winning work, but also willing to roll up their sleeves
• Sketch

What’s in it for you?

• Work Life Balance with BIMM days: Spend your birthday any way you’d like, as long as it’s not at the office. Extra day off to enjoy every summer holiday and a week-long end-of-year break. Boo-yah!
• Benefits: We offer a comprehensive health & dental benefits plan with an Employee Assistance Program. BIMMers are also given extra $$$ to put towards wellness or health-related needs. Did we mention our RRSP with matching? A lil BIMM bonus to build your bank.
• Culture: Our squad is fun, friendly and entirely egoless. Our social committee plans BIMM bashes, Tasty Thursdays and quarterly outings like candle making workshops, board game nights, Jays games and cooking classes. Our summer and holiday parties are quite memorable as well! Having Fun Everyday is one of our core values.
• We believe in working & meeting with purpose. We observe a hybrid working model in our beautiful dog-friendly office located in the Distillery District, stuffed with snacks.
• Belonging: Our dedicated DEI committee provides thought-provoking insights which are reflected in our work; They also organize engaging awareness activities and events to showcase BIMMER’s professional talents and personalities. What talents might you bring? 🙂
• Growth: BIMM is part of kyu collective which gives our employees access to the network’s resources, training, offices, and more. We also prioritize your personal and professional development with opportunities like on-site Lunch n’ Learns, conferences and online courses. Love 2 Learn.

BIMM is committed to providing an environment that is inclusive and accessible. We are an equal opportunity employer and considers all applicants for employment without discrimination. Please let us know if accommodation for the recruitment/interview process is required and we will work with you to make sure your needs are met.

BIMM