Casting Production Coordinator

Sonyinteractiveentertainmentglobal; United States; On-site; USD 62,000 - 66,000; Part time

Job summary

Sony Interactive Entertainment is seeking a part-time Casting Production Coordinator to support the PlayStation Studios Casting and Talent Management Department under Worldwide Studios. This role handles financial and production tasks, coordinating with executives, talent agencies, and vendors to ensure smooth operation for AAA game projects.

The position requires strong project management, confidentiality, and ability to work across time zones, with experience in a fast-paced environment and

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree and/or relevant work experience.
• At least 3 years of administrative or relevant work experience.
• Maintain a high degree of confidentiality/discretion.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced and dynamic environment with AAA talent and recording studio staff.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills (written and verbal).
• Detailed oriented with ability to handle multiple assignments concurrently.
• Strong problem-solving skills.
• Self-starter and results-oriented.

Responsibilities

• Maintaining cost trackers for each project in production, including updating cast lists with contractual obligations.
• Recording number of sessions, session type and characters portrayed for each talent from bids/invoices.
• Sending final bids/invoices to the Administrative Coordinator for final payment processing.
• Documenting rates for services and corresponding bids/invoices for completed work.
• Tracking guarantees for talent sessions against contractual obligations.
• External Talent Budget & Forecasting in collaboration with Production and finance.
• Keeping spend updated on cost trackers so Director of Casting & Producers can provide accurate reporting of budget spend.
• Comparison of Actuals (Scope Track) against casting cost trackers to provide clarity into real time spend vs. actuals.
• Providing monthly spend to development partners based on workscheduled/completed each month.
• Assisting with talent travel as requested by other casting producers including completing direct bill requests and booking car services.

Skills

Project management

Communication

Multitasking

Confidentiality

Interpersonal skills

Attention to detail

Time zone coordination

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Why Sony Interactive Entertainment?

Sony Interactive Entertainment isn’t just the Best Place to Play — it’s also the Best Place to Work. Sony Interactive Entertainment (SIE) is the company behind the PlayStation brand. As a subsidiary of Sony Group Corporation, we’re part of a proud legacy of innovation and excellence. SIE is a dynamic technology company, delivering cutting-edge hardware and network services to more than 100 million people and an entertainment leader, home to some of the most beloved and recognizable intellectual properties (IP) in the world. Our role at SIE is to create and nurture the experiences under the PlayStation brand, a name synonymous with entertainment excellence and creativity.

THIS IS A PART TIME 6 MONTH CONTRACT ROLE

Casting Production Coordinator

You are:

A multi-tasker with strong project management skills to coordinate/manage all areas of production support for the PlayStation Studios Casting and Talent Management Department, under Worldwide Studios. You are a natural operating in a fast-paced environment and have a seamless ability to communicate with, and support, executives, talent agencies, and a variety of other vendors.

We are looking for a Casting Production Coordinator who would be responsible for both financial and production tasks. This position will support with the casting and talent management professionals to ensure that the department, the games and the staff have what is needed to make some of the most exciting AAA games for PlayStation.

Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Maintaining cost trackers for each project in production, including:
  • Updating the cast lists with contractual obligations (when necessary),i.e.session guarantees, booking requirements, etc.
  • Recording number of sessions, session type and characters portrayed for each talentfrom incoming bids/invoices
• Sending final bids/invoices to theAdministrative Coordinator for final payment processing
• Documenting rates for services and the corresponding bids/invoices for completed work.
• Tracking guarantees for talent sessions against contractual obligations
• External Talent Budget & Forecasting in collaboration with the Production team and finance
• Keeping spend updated on cost trackers so Director of Casting & Producers can provideaccuratereporting of budget spend
• Comparison of Actuals (Scope Track) against casting cost trackers to provide clarity into real timespendvs. actuals.
• Providing monthlyspendto the development partners based on workscheduled/completed each month.
• Assistingwith talent travelas requested by the other casting producersincluding completing direct bill requests and booking car services.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree and/or relevant work experience
• At least 3 years of administrative or relevant work experience
• Maintain a high degree of confidentiality/discretion
• Ability to work in a fast-paced and dynamic environment with AAA talent and recording studio staff
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills (written and verbal)
• Detailed oriented with ability to handle multiple assignments concurrently
• Strong problem-solving skills
• Self-starter and results-oriented
• Proficient user of Microsoft Office (Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, Word)
• Ability to work independently on difficult projects with minimal supervision
• Experience working between multiple time zones

Additional Preference:

• Experience dealing with high profile executives and performers desired
• Familiarity with Recording Studios and services desired
• Familiarity with PlayStation products
• Experience working in a multi-national global company
• Familiarity and experience working with talent agencies desired

At SIE, working with our partners, we consider several factors when setting each role’s base pay range, including the competitive benchmarking data for the market and geographic location.

Please note that the individual base pay range may vary based on job-related factors which may include knowledge, skills, experience, and location.

In addition, this role is eligible for benefit offerings that include medical, dental, and vision.

The estimated base pay range for this role is listed below, this is an hourly rate.

$45 — $48 USD

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