Job Details
Casting Coordinator
Summary
The Casting Coordinator reports to the Casting APM and is responsible for the crewing of all projects and maintaining the casting calendar to ensure accuracy of information for multi-department use.
Category
Casting
Location
Greater Los Angeles Area
Time Period
Full Time
Posted Date
May 10, 2022
Start Date
N/A
End Date
N/A
Job Description
Responsibilities:
- Casting Calendar & Artist focused
- Ensures accurate tracking of information that’s cross checked amongst departments
- Maintains the casting calendar to ensure it always reflects the current and projected crewing
- Ensure the casting calendar is updated daily and represents current available information for all departments that require it i.e. Finance, Production
- Works with Production, Finance & HR to ensure calendar is cross-checked and consistent information is held across all departments with correct information at all times
- Remaining informed on each project and what the is required from all the teams
- Track artist’s time off / absences and obtain approvals from the PM/Supervisors
- Update IMDB team projects once the projects are released
- Inform IT and Facilities of new starters joining or moving to an on or off-site show to ensure they are organized and equipped at their location at HQ or other location with the re/deactivation of their HQ badge access/parking
- General production administration duties as required
- Work directly with Artist Management/HR to liaise with Artists on assignments to ensure best fit for shows requirements
- Sends out weekly Artist assignment report
- Informs artists of assignments
Essential Skills:
- Production experience; ideally within animation, VFX
- Full understanding of animation skill-sets a must; Animation training / knowledge desirable
- Experience dealing with artists and talent
- Proficiency with Excel an absolute must
- Familiar with FileMaker Pro or another database software is a plus
Personal attributes:
- Strong attention to detail with superb follow-through skills
- Excellent communication skills a must, high-energy, people person
- Resourceful & organized
- Great problem-solving skills
- Fantastic prioritization skill, understanding of the urgency of each task
- Calm, cool, collected under pressure
Job Type
Full Time
Weekly Limit
N/A
Shift
Day
Attached Files
N/A