We are looking for a Director of Casting to be an integral member of the creative team that develops and produces content for Bento Box and Fox Entertainment.
A SNAPSHOT OF YOUR RESPONSIBILITIES- Cast and/or oversee casting of pilots and presentations, which includes liaising with casting directors, Network/Streaming counterparts, producers, business affairs and the production team
- Cast the Principal Roles of our cost effective TUBI projects
- Oversee casting for current series and manage all guest cast approvals
- Approve casting breakdown language to make sure it conforms with creative and legal requirements for new roles
- Prep and attend table reads
- Provide feedback to colleagues and producers on actor performances as well as on development notes when requested
- Scout and meet with emerging acting talent
- Generate casting ideas and lists for projects in development and new roles that will be added to existing series
- Generate casting director lists for potential hires on new and existing projects
- Interface & liaise with various departments internally regarding the progress of casting on all projects
- Review and advise on project budgets as it pertains to casting needs
- Work closely with Bento Production to manage deal making, generate & distribute cast contracts and paperwork, help with scheduling of records, pickups, and ADR as needed
- Create tracking lists of talent
- Take and evaluate pitches and scripts in support of the animation development team when needed
- Meet with top LA talent agents and managers to learn their client lists and cultivate relationships with those agents/managers to become familiar with new, up and coming talent to cast
- Build relationships with On-Air talent and their representatives to better service the Project/Actor’s needs throughout various Press, - - Marketing and Publicity events; cultivate relationships with Actors for future jobs on in our projects
WHAT YOU WILL NEED
- Bachelor’s degree and at least 6 years of casting experience working at an independent casting office as an associate or at an agency, studio, or network at Manager level or above
- Experience with casting software and websites including Breakdown Services, EcoCast, Cast-It, IMDB Pro, and Studio System
- Proficiency with Zoom, Word, Excel, Outlook, basic web-savvy, PowerPoint
-Strong knowledge of television writers, producers, casting directors and talent