Open Staff Positions

At Central Casting, we help bring movies and TV shows to life by placing hundreds of Background Actors, Stand-Ins, and other roles on set every day. As the preeminent background casting company in North America, we are committed to improving how the industry works. As a division of Entertainment Partners, Central Casting offers a creative culture and competitive benefits. If you’re looking to be part of a hardworking and energetic team that helps make dreams come true, then this role may be right for you.

• Handle a high volume of calls after hours, responding quickly to clients’ needs, take messages, transfer calls and general inquiry.
• Acquire knowledge of all office systems: including but not limited to phones, casting programs, computers, etc.
• Collaborate with Casting Directors and other weekend Casting Assistants by pulling photos by accurate description for clients, checking background availability, setting up fittings or interviews, calling out details or making call time changes, and taking cancellations.
• Maintain a collaborative working relationship with casting partners ensuring client success.
• Makes effective use of all available resources when given a project.
• Gain knowledge of union contracts and adult and child labor laws.
• Accurately process Cast Clearances and Taft Hartley paperwork as needed.
• Retrieve documents and files when requested.
• Sort and distribute communications in a timely manner.
• Accurately report attendance and/or behavioral or client service issues.
• Participate in Team Meetings and produce weekly status reports.
• Observe and learn all aspects of casting in preparation of becoming a Casting Director.
• Cast projects as assigned under supervision of a Casting Director.
• Other projects as assigned.

• High school diploma required. College graduate preferred.
• General knowledge of the Entertainment Industry.
• Casting Experience preferred. Film/Television industry experience a plus.
• Excellent Client service / people skills- ability to work with many different personalities.
• Good typing skills, speed and consistency.
• Quickly grasps new concepts and ideas and the willingness to learn new technologies.
• Ability to work productively on multiple projects simultaneously in a high stress and noisy office environment.
• Agility in problem solving as unexpected situations arise throughout bookings and on set.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills with superior attention to detail, and the ability to organize and express ideas clearly.
• Ability to work productively on multiple projects simultaneously in a high stress environment and meet deadlines.
• Strong working knowledge of MS Word & Excel, PowerPoint, Teams and Zoom.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment, on-line, with quality and quick responsiveness to your team and clients.
• Possesses a strong pro-active work ethic and quickly adapt to new responsibilities
• Proven strong organizational skills including logistics, time management and scheduling.
• Must be a people person who can manage with confidence, maintain policy/protocol with crew, and operate with authority when needed.
• Strong problem solver in a highly fast driven creative environment.
• Self-starter with a positive attitude.
• Strong attention to detail.
• Must work flexible hours with no restrictions (overtime will be required).
• Supporter of company procedures and values.
• Must have reliable independent transportation.

Details

At Central Casting, we help bring movies and TV shows to life by placing hundreds of Background Actors, Stand-Ins, and other roles on set every day. As the preeminent background casting company in North America, we are committed to improving how the industry works. As a division of Entertainment Partners, Central Casting offers a creative culture and competitive benefits. If you’re looking to be part of a hardworking and energetic team that helps make dreams come true, then this role may be right for you.

• Handle a high volume of calls, responding quickly to client’s needs, take messages, transfer calls and general inquiry.
• Acquire knowledge of all office systems: including but not limited to phones, casting programs, computers, etc.
• Communicate accurate COVID testing show information to Background Actors and ensure they all have health and safety paperwork as required by client.
• Manage all Background Actors COVID status updates, sending out and confirming testing appointment times and missed appointments for all shows.
• Provide production with accurate Background Actor contact information for those being tested in a timely manner.
• Manage all COVID related administrative tasks for Casting Directors.
• Coordinate Background Actor cancellations with Casting Directors.
• Ensure that booked Background Actors know productions’ established safe work procedures.
• Work with Casting Directors and productions to determine each show’s weekly testing needs and information background need beforehand.
• Participation in various conference calls relating to COVID training.
• Educate Background Actors on COVID safety protocols for each show.
• Elevate COVID related incidents to the Central Casting’s Senior Covid-19 Compliance Specialist.
• Maintain documentation of the company’s safety procedures.
• Other projects as assigned.

• High school diploma required. College graduate preferred.
• General knowledge of the Entertainment Industry a plus.
• Excellent client service/people skills – ability to work with many different personalities.
• Quickly grasps new concepts and ideas and the willingness to learn new technologies.
• Ability to work productively on multiple projects simultaneously in a high stress environment and meet deadlines.
• Strong working knowledge of MS Word & Excel, PowerPoint, Teams and Zoom.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment, on-line, with quality and quick responsiveness to your team and clients.
• Possesses a strong pro-active work ethic and quickly adapt to new responsibilities.
• Effective verbal and written communication skills.
• Proven strong organizational skills including logistics, time management and scheduling.
• Must be a people person who can manage with confidence, maintain policy/protocol with crew, and operate with authority when needed.
• Strong problem solver in a highly fast driven creative environment.
• Must work flexible hours with no restrictions (overtime will be required).

Details

At Central Casting, we help bring movies and TV shows to life by placing hundreds of Background Actors, Stand-Ins, and other roles on set every day. As the preeminent background casting company in North America, we are committed to improving how the industry works. As a division of Entertainment Partners, Central Casting offers a creative culture and competitive benefits. If you’re looking to be part of a hardworking and energetic team that helps make dreams come true, then this role may be right for you.

• Provide assistance to the Human Resources function in Central Casting.
• Support Talent Relations with background talent issues.
• Acquire and maintain a working knowledge of casting processes.
• Handle a high volume of correspondence from casting staff and background talent.
• Follow disciplinary guidelines to determine how to handle background talent issues.
• Notify talent of disciplinary action via suspension and termination notices.
• Input disciplinary action into the casting platform.
• Review suspensions and remove talent from suspension once they have served their suspension.
• Assist in managing and maintaining background talent employment files.
• Process talent sick pay and COVID-19 sick pay requests; investigate the request, confirm the booking, research payroll records to confirm eligibility for sick pay, facilitate the request accordingly.
• Answer incoming questions and inquiries from talent regarding COVID-19.
• Conduct contact tracing per CDC guidelines and protocol.
• Other administrative duties and projects as assigned.

• Bachelor’s Degree
• 2+ years of Human Resources or related experience.
• aPHR/PHR or SHRM-CP/SHRM-SCP certification preferred.
• Employee Relations experience, preferably in an entertainment, hospitality, retail or other service environment.
• Film/Television industry experience not required, but a plus.
• Experience working independently in a fast-paced environment
• Highly flexible, able to adapt to changing priorities.
• Ability to work with highly confidential and sensitive information in a discrete manner.
• Excellent client service / people skills- ability to work with many different personalities.
• Self-starter with a positive attitude.
• Supporter of company procedures and values.
• Quickly grasps new concepts and ideas and the willingness to learn new technologies.
• Ability to work productively on multiple projects simultaneously in a high stress and noisy office environment.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills with superior attention to detail, and the ability to organize and express ideas clearly.
• Respects confidential information.
• Strong working knowledge of MS Word & Excel, and PowerPoint.

Details