Casting Director

Finding and casting actors suitable for continuing scripted productions.

Discovering new talent and advising and negotiating on talent fees where necessary.

Managing the workload and day-to-day management, development and performance management of Casting Assistants and other staff.

Coordinating casting sessions, maximising the time and resources available in order to find new talent.

Managing the volume of actors, agents and presenters who get in touch with the BBC and assessing their suitability.

Management and overall responsibility for sending out script breakdowns from large databases via email or fax to talent/production teams.

Communicating last minute changes promptly to all parties involved in casting sessions or offers.

Proactively dealing with pre-booked actors who may no longer be available, and can lead to last minute changes to scripts and schedules.

Some visits to showcases during busy school periods to see students perform in productions and assess new talent for the BBC.Ensuring that BBC output reflects the diverse nature of our audiences

We are committed to making the process of applying for this role as accessible as possible. If you need to discuss adjustments or access requirements for the application process, or have any questions about our Extend programme, please contact  .

The BBC are fully committed to providing workplace adjustments to help eliminate barriers in the workface that disabled people face. To do this, we have our own dedicated BBC Access and Disability Service that provides assessments and support throughout employment with us. If you are successful in applying for this role and require workplace adjustments, we will work with you to get your adjustments in place.

This job description is a written statement of the essential characteristics of the job, with its principal accountabilities, incorporating a note of the skills, knowledge and experience required for a satisfactory level of performance. This is not intended to be a complete, detailed account of all aspects of the duties involved.

Our apprenticeship roles are also subject to you having the require qualifications that we have deemed to be necessary for your role and the requirement of the training provider for your scheme. The offer would be subject to you undergoing and meeting the requirements of a skill scan process with the BBC nominated training provider to determine your eligibility.

Please note:

If you were to be offered this role, the BBC will conduct Employment screening checks which include Reference checks;
Eligibility to work checks; and if applicable to the role, Safeguarding and Adverse media/Social media checks. Any offer made is conditional on these checks being satisfactory.

Before your start date, you may need to disclose any unspent convictions or police charges, in line with our Recruitment policy. This allows us to discuss any support you may need and assess any risks. Failure to disclose may result in the withdrawal of your offer.

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• Fair pay and flexible benefits including a competitive salary package, a 35-hour working week, 25 days annual leave (26 days for BBC Studios), a range of policies to support your work/life balance, a defined pension scheme and discounted dental, health care and gym.
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