The Casting Assistant provides important administrative back-up to the casting director, collating and contributing to casting suggestions and ideas, and helping in practical ways.
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The Work
The Casting Assistant provides important administrative back-up to the casting director, collating and contributing to casting suggestions and ideas, and helping achieve the aims of the department in practical ways.
Role and Responsibilities
- Responsible for carrying out availability checks with the agents of potential cast, setting up and booking auditions, and managing general enquiries.
- Prepare and distribute audition materials to actors and agents in advance of auditions, and provide reception services and general assistance.
- Manage the technical mechanics for recording and distributing audition sessions.
- Manage video interviews and auditions carried out by actors remotely.
- Responsible for creating databases of actors and agents.
- Assist in scouting for new and emerging talent and collating research and other information.
- Manage office equipment and supplies.
Works with
- Casting Director
- Casting Associate
- All of the Production Department
- Casting Pools
- Agencies
- Actors
Qualities - Casting Assistant
Is this role right for me?
For this role, you need:
Wide knowledge of cinema, both established and emerging actors and the domestic and international film landscape.
Great administrate skills and office management skills and the ability to work with relevant software and databases.
Ability to take direction from the casting director and to manage auditions and casting sessions comprehensively and to deadline.
Knowledge of general casting resources, agencies, and contracts.
Good sense of what the department is aiming to achieve for a relevant production.
Ability to input creatively when required.
Interests - Casting Assistant
This occupation is typically suited for people with the following Career Interests:
Creative
Creative people are drawn to careers and activities that enable them to take responsibility for the design, layout or sensory impact of something (visual, auditory etc). They may be atrracted to the traditional artistic pursuits such as painting, sculpture, singing, or music. Or they may show more interest in design activities, such as architecture, animation, or craft areas, such as pottery and ceramics.
Creative people use their personal understanding of people and the world they live in to guide their work. Creative people like to work in unstructured workplaces, enjoy taking risks and prefer a minimum of routine.
Entry - Casting Assistant
Last Updated: April, 2025
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