Casting Director Resume

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Kate Smith
56, Main Street
New York, NY, 1253
777-2731-273

OBJECTIVE

Seeking a challenging position of a casting director with in a reputed company.

SKILLS

  • Self starter, professional, organized, punctual and reliable.
  • Interest in and knowledge of actors.
  • Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
  • Exceptional organization skills.
  • Ability to work well under possible high stress situations.
  • Enjoy technical challenges, critical thinker and problem solver.
  • Ability to work independently in a small entrepreneurial environment.
  • Excellent computer skills and familiarity with online research.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Casting Director
GND Films – Los Angeles, CA

Responsibilities:

  • Responsible for helping to gather a number of actor candidates for a given role in a film or television production.
  • Read the script and meet with the producer, director and sometimes the writer, to get an idea of the type of person a given role calls for.
  • Meet with any number of individuals and begin narrowing down the field.
  • Present individual to the director, producer or writer of the project.
  • Determine whether an actor fits the look of a character as well as whether or not that particular actor would be believable in the role.

Talent Production Coordinator
Disney ABC Television Group – New York, NY

Responsibilities:

  • Provided general support for the Senior Vice President of Talent Strategy and the Talent Development Group.
  • Managed and followed up on expense reports, assisted talent development team with maintaining databanks.
  • Edited clip reels for presentations, and scheduled employee development events.
  • Answered phones, organized and maintained files, arranged schedules and organized travel.

Casting Assistant
media-match – Phoenix, AZ

Responsibilities:

  • Answered incoming phone calls and taking messages.
  • Monitored the stationery needs of the department and ordering as appropriate.
  • Checked actor’s availabilities with agents.
  • Collected information for auditions.
  • Reported to Casting Director.

EDUCATION

Bachelor of Arts in Media Production
University of New York, NY

REFERENCES

Available upon request.