Casting Coordinator

This is a Full Time Job

Casting Coordinator (Feature)

Job Summary:

The Walt Disney Studios has an exciting Casting Coordinator opportunity open under the Motion Picture Production Casting team. This position will provide daily administrative support to the VP of Feature Casting (with a primary focus on 20th Century Studios films) while performing general office duties. We are looking for a dynamic individual who is extremely passionate about Film and Casting, has superior organizational skills, and can work well under pressure while maintaining professionalism.

Responsibilities:

• Liaisons with legal and casting admin for hiring of casting directors
• Works with primary and location casting team to make sure they submit all necessary casting documentation
• Double checks, confirms and submits casting director credits to Credit and Title Administration
• Creates session and status lists for internal casting
• Checks actor availabilities
• Assists in creating project lists and master lists
• Instrumental in doing final checks to make sure Casting Executive has followed all legal protocol
• Roll calls & answer phones
• Schedule internal & external meetings
• Maintaining calendar
• Preparing and submitting expense reports
• Liaising with other Disney executives, producers, Casting Executives, and other assistants internally and externally
• Representing the department in a professional manner
• Supporting departmental projects as needed
• Maintaining organizational documents and monitoring status of deliverables
• Assisting in the preparation of meetings
• Maintaining files
• Processing vendor invoices
• Coordinating domestic and international travel

Basic Qualifications:

• Demonstrated organizational skills
• Superior attention to detail
• Ability to successfully coordinate multiple projects simultaneously
• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal
• Strong computer literacy and proficiency with SAP. Working knowledge of Adobe, Illustrator, Keynote preferred
• Demonstrated ability to prioritize, meet deadlines, make decisions and change course of action quickly.
• Detail oriented with the ability to work well and maintain professionalism under pressure.
• Exceptional organizational and follow-through skills.
• Effective communicator, both verbally and written.
• Ability to work with confidential information.
• Positive attitude and the ability to be proactive, resourceful and flexible.
• Strong people skills, including the ability to work effectively as part of a team.
• Ability to take initiative and work with limited direction.
• Minimum of 3 years' experience at a Studio, Casting Agency, Production Company, Literary Agency or Talent Agency

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience working as a Casting Assistant or with a Casting Agency or Studio In House team
• Strong relationships and network within the Casting community for TV or films

Required Education

Bachelors degree or equivalent work experience

About The Walt Disney Studios:

For over 90 years, The Walt Disney Studios has been the foundation on which The Walt Disney Company was built. Today the Studio brings quality movies, music and stage plays to consumers throughout the world. Feature films are released under the following banners: Disney, including Walt Disney Animation Studios and Pixar Animation Studios, Disneynature, Marvel Studios and Lucasfilm. The Disney Music Group encompasses the Walt Disney Records and Hollywood Records labels, as well as Disney Music Publishing. The Disney Theatrical Group produces and licenses live events, including Disney on Broadway, Disney On Ice and Disney Live!. Ours is a culture of innovation, inspiration and collaboration that brings together visionary artists, gifted technologists and savvy business minds to conjure up magical entertainment experiences for a global audience.

About The Walt Disney Company:

The Walt Disney Company, together with its subsidiaries and affiliates, is a leading diversified international family entertainment and media enterprise with the following business segments: media networks, parks and resorts, studio entertainment, consumer products and interactive media. From humble beginnings as a cartoon studio in the 1920s to its preeminent name in the entertainment industry today, Disney proudly continues its legacy of creating world-class stories and experiences for every member of the family. Disney's stories, characters and experiences reach consumers and guests from every corner of the globe. With operations in more than 40 countries, our employees and cast members work together to create entertainment experiences that are both universally and locally cherished.

This position is with Walt Disney Pictures Production, LLC, which is part of a business segment we call The Walt Disney Studios.

Walt Disney Pictures Production, LLC is an equal opportunity employer. Applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, protected veteran status or any other basis prohibited by federal, state or local law. Disney fosters a business culture where ideas and decisions from all people help us grow, innovate, create the best stories and be relevant in a rapidly changing world.

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