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Casting Manager
Cesna Recruitment
Los Angeles, CA, US
Source: Cesna Recruitment careers · View original posting
- Employment
- full time
Employer job description
From Cesna Recruitment's posting. “We” and “our” refer to the employer.
[Position]
Casting Manager
[About Our Client]
Entertainment
[Job Summary]
Seeking an experienced Casting Manager to lead talent discovery and casting for its next global group. Reporting to the NGGL, this role will shape the casting strategy and build a strong candidate pipeline through proactive scouting, auditions, digital platforms, and industry networks
- [Job Description]
- [Key Responsibilities]
- ● Develop and execute a casting strategy aligned with the NGGL’s creative direction, music goals, target audience, and timeline
- ● Scout talent through social media, schools, studios, local music scenes, agencies, referrals, and international networks
- ● Lead online, private, invited, and open auditions, including screening, interviews, callbacks, evaluations, and recommendations
- ● Identify candidates with star potential, individuality, musical instinct, camera presence, coachability, and long-term growth potential
- ● Build relationships with candidates, parents, guardians, agents, instructors, scouts, and external casting partners
- ● Manage records, scouts, vendors, audition logistics, schedules, and approved budgets
- ● Present pipeline updates, recommendations, sourcing insights, and risks to project leadership
Requirements
- [Required Qualifications]
- ● Significant experience leading or playing a key role in large-scale talent casting or development, including pop groups, global auditions, music competitions, or youth entertainment projects
- ● Proven ability to discover and advance emerging talent beyond traditional applications and agency submissions
- ● Highly proactive and resourceful, with the persistence to uncover hard-to-find talent, create new sourcing opportunities, and take ownership beyond assigned tasks
- ● Experience managing end-to-end casting, from sourcing and outreach through auditions, callbacks, evaluations, and recommendations
- ● Strong understanding of current music, youth culture, social platforms, and emerging creative communities
- ● Strong organizational, interpersonal, and communication skills