Temp Director, Casting

OVERVIEW OF THE COMPANY

FOX Entertainment

With a legacy spanning more than 35 years, FOX Entertainment is one of the world’s most recognizable media brands and a prolific content producer across its iconic broadcast network and both owned and third-party streaming platforms. Known for its independent, innovative spirit and provocative, groundbreaking storytelling, the company was reinvented in 2019 with the formation of FOX Entertainment. While maintaining its leadership in broadcast television (9-1-1: Lone Star, The Simpsons, The Cleaning Lady, Hell’s Kitchen, LEGO Masters), the company is actively building a portfolio of businesses and library of owned original content. To date, FOX Entertainment’s long-term growth strategy has included the acquisitions of award-winning animation studio Bento Box Entertainment (Bob’s Burgers, The Great North, Krapopolis, Grimsburg), entertainment platform TMZ, and global production studio MarVista Entertainment (The Way Home, Rescuing Christmas), as well as the formation of the culinary and lifestyle content venture Studio Ramsay Global (Next Level Chef, Gordon Ramsay’s Food Stars) in partnership with Gordon Ramsay. The company also established its in-house unscripted studio FOX Alternative Entertainment (The Masked Singer, Snake Oil, I Can See Your Voice, Name That Tune), FOX Entertainment Studios (Animal Control) to develop scripted content, and worldwide content sales unit FOX Entertainment Global.

JOB DESCRIPTION

We are looking for a Temp Director of Casting to be an integral member of the creative team that develops and produces content for FOX Entertainment. The Temp Director of Casting will be responsible for overseeing casting on various scripted projects, including current series, pilots, and shows in development. This opportunity will give you the chance to work closely with casting directors and studio counterparts to cast every speaking role, scout new up-and-coming talent, and review and recommend talent for shows. You will also serve as the internal point person for all casting-related matters on network shows.

A SNAPSHOT OF YOUR RESPONSIBILITIES

• Oversee casting of network pilots and presentations, which includes liaising with casting directors, studio counterparts, producers, business affairs, and the internal programming team
• 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
• Maintain multiple casting department documents daily for all covered series
• Attend network table reads, run-throughs, tapings, and review dailies
• Provide feedback to colleagues and producers on actor performances as well as on development notes when requested
• Scout and meet with emerging acting talent, and build relationships between the network and on-air talent
• Generate casting lists for projects in development and new roles that will be added to the existing series
• Generate casting director lists for potential hires on new and existing shows
• Interface with various departments internally regarding the progress of casting important and newsworthy roles
• Create tracking lists of talent the network should try to pursue
• Attend corporate and press events that involve talent and serve as a liaison between talent, their representation, and the network
• Take and evaluate pitches and scripts in support of the comedy, drama, and animation development teams
• Help the Casting department organize and coordinate the yearly Fox Night of Comedy event that exposes trusted partners and colleagues to exciting emerging voices in the comedy space
• Assist in providing assignments to and mentoring the casting department interns during their time in the Fox intern program
• 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 introduce to the department
• Scout for talent by attending theatre, film festivals, comedy shows, drama school showcases, and agency showcases; take general meetings with actors and consistently recommend new talent for roles on FOX series
• Build relationships with On-Air talent to better service the Project/Actor’s needs throughout various Press, Marketing and Publicity events; cultivate relationships with Actors for future jobs on our Network

WHAT YOU WILL NEED

• Bachelor’s degree
• 4+ years of casting experience working at an independent casting office as an associate or at an agency, studio, or network at the 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, and PowerPoint
• Strong knowledge of television writers, producers, casting directors, and talent
• Demonstrated ability to build and maintain effective interpersonal and business relations
• Ability to multitask and work effectively with changing priorities and deadlines
• Effective written and verbal communication skills with the ability to interact with executives, producers, and others in the development community
• Good organization and project management skills

NICE TO HAVE, BUT NOT A DEAL BREAKER

• Prior corporate casting experience at a studio or network
• Video editing skills

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