Casting Coordinator, Animation Casting

Job Description

Overview and Responsibilities

SUMMARY:

Nickelodeon Animation Studio is looking for a Casting Coordinator. The Casting Coordinator interfaces with talent, production, talent agencies and the casting teams throughout the entire casting process. They send out breakdowns for new roles, collect and organize audition audio and gather pitches from agencies to present to the casting director. The coordinator will listen through auditions, lending a second ear to the casting director when needed. They coordinate all casting sessions, whether they be callbacks, producer sessions or chemistry tests. They create session schedules, send out times and maintain the final schedule across all dates of a casting call. The coordinator keeps tabs on all outstanding casting and where each role currently lands in the casting process for the casting director.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
• Liaison between agencies and casting teams on breakdowns
• Create and send out breakdowns for all new roles to the VO community
• Collect and organize audition audio for the casting director
• Listen to all audition audio and act as second ear for CD, when needed
• Coordinate w/ productions and network to set casting meetings or audition sessions
• Create schedules for callbacks, producer sessions or chemistry tests
• Send out session appointments and maintain the running callback schedules
• Keep session notes during live auditions
• Attend production meetings
• Track casting status of all roles

Basic Qualifications

QUALIFICATIONS:
• Excellent communication and organizational skills
• Ability to multi-task
• Strong interpersonal skills
• Ability to work under strenuous deadlines
• Detail-oriented (Extremely Important)
• Proficient in Microsoft Office Software (Word, Excel, Outlook)
• Proficient in Adobe Acrobat Pro

EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE:
• College degree preferred or equivalent work experience
• Experience working in Casting or at a talent agency is preferred

Job Locations US-CA-Burbank

Job Type Full-Time Staff

Brand Nickelodeon Animation

Jobcode: Reference SBJ-gq83x6-3-17-74-227-42 in your application.