The Casting Dojo an up and coming award winning Casting Agency
A Global Talent Sourcing and Casting Directory
We are a group of entertainment industry professionals with a vast global network of show business contacts from Hollywood to Broadway, the UK and Europe, Canada, Australia, Nollywood, Bollywood, Middle East and Far East. The two complaints we constantly hear from Talent in the industry are that, 1. Existing casting sites are expensive and 2. The overall quality of castings and jobs on them are poor. So with this in mind we established The Casting Dojo to;
1. Source High Quality Castings and Jobs, both Advertised and Non-Advertised, using our broad network of contacts in the industry.
2. Give the Talent free, online profiles, a ‘personalised website’ to help them market themselves and their work in the industry e.g. www.castingdojo.com/AFUA
3. Enable Talent to view our castings/jobs and apply online, using their profiles.
4. Include these profiles in an online Talent Directory which can be searched for employers, casting directors etc. looking for specific skill-sets.
5. Enable the Recruiters/casting professionals to post Castings on our site for free and to manage the Talent selection process with ease.
WHAT DOES IT COST?
On www.CastingDojo.com, it is free to Register and set-up an online ‘Portfolio’. It is also free to view and apply for roles that don’t have a financial benefit but may still be profitable to those wanting to break into the industry or established talent that want to enhance their CV. Our free basic membership is still beneficial to those members without a big budget. The only time you will pay is if you want to view and apply for ‘Paid’ Roles with a set fee or salary. We have flexible membership options, paying on a 1, 3, 6 and 12 month membership. Prices are outlined in the Membership page
on our site. We are very reasonable and offer significant savings of up to 75% on some memberships.
HOW DOES IT WORK?
We wanted to make the process as simple and fast as possible. We know you are busy people! 1. Go to our site, www.castingdojo.com and click on
FREE SIGNUP.
2. You can then quickly set-up your online Profile - this is a 1 pager including personal details, skills, experience, website links, headshots and videos of your work. 3. Go to our Castings & Jobs page and browse through our listings. 4. When you find a Role you like, click Apply. Recruiters read through the profiles of people who have applied and then Accept/Reject/Shortlist on that basis. You will receive an email from the Recruiter in your Casting Dojo inbox.
WHAT DO I GET WITH A FREE PERSONAL PROFILE?
A personalised web address to help you market yourself in the industry.
A brief CV section with personal statistics, experience and education.
Free to upload up to 16 photos and 5 video links.
Search function so you can look for castings by category and location.
Personalised Dashboard so you can edit your profile whenever you like.
A ‘Hit Counter’ showing how many people have viewed your profile.
A list of all the castings you have ‘Applied For’ or ‘Favourited’.
Casting Professionals can view your Profile and contact you through The Casting Dojo.
NOTE - We distinguish between two main types of roles, Paid and Unpaid Unpaid Roles are a category where there is No payment or benefits at all, Expenses only, Profit Share, TFP (Time for Print), Run Throughs, Game Shows & some reality shows. As a registered member you can apply for any roles in this category for free. Paid Roles – These are full-time/part-time/temporary roles where you will be paid a salary. To view and apply for Paid roles, you must upgrade to a premium membership. Some of our members choose the Basic package until they see a role that they are really interested in and then they upgrade to apply for it.
HOW DO I UPGRADE MY MEMBERSHIP?
Upgrading to Premium Membership is a simple 3-step process
1) Choose the package you want on our Membership Page.
2) Select the currency you would like to pay in; USD, GBP or EURO.
3) You will be directed to Paypal to complete the payment.
HOW DOES IT WORK FOR RECRUITERS?
We wanted to make the process for a Recruiter as fast and easy as possible. We know you are busy!
1. Go to our site, www.castingdojo.com and click on FREE SIGNUP.
2. You can then quickly fill in your details to create a simple account.
3. If you prefer to remain anonymous you can hide your name and/or company name so you can shortlist the candidates anonymously. Your privacy is important to us!
4. In your easy to use Dashboard, click CREATE NEW JOB and add your casting.
Add the details of the role and instructions on how to apply.
You can easily add a logo photo and/or a poster image for the casting (OPTIONAL)
You can tick the box if you want to upgrade to a ‘Featured Ad’ for $10 for your casting/job to be at the top of the jobs listings. (OPTIONAL)
You can share your casting on social media or Email etc. by clicking on the social media logos on our site.
Click CREATE JOB at the bottom and your Casting is immediately live.
5. We have a sophisticated dashboard that allows you to view your active job postings and candidates that have applied. You can then easily manage the selection process by scrolling through the profiles of candidates who have applied and either Accept/Reject/Shortlist each one instantaneously.
6. When Talent apply for your casting you will also receive a confirmation message in your Casting Dojo account inbox. This means your personal email will not be clogged up with notifications of Casting Dojo applications and you can handle the whole process from our site.
WHAT ARE THE BENEFITS OF THE CASTING DOJO TO RECRUITERS?
Free, easy and quick to post Castings. We even have a dedicated section for Urgent/Last Minute Jobs.
Access to a large pool of global talent.
We are very prominent on social media, enabling us to reach a large pool of talent globally.
You can tailor your search on the Talent Directory to candidates with particular skills and in particular regions.
We make the Talent selection process easy - once you have marked the applicants as Accept/Reject/Shortlist, our system will email the appropriate responses to the Talent’s inbox.
In your personal Dashboard you can Favourite and Message directly any Talent on our site.
You can also easily review your recent listings on your personal dashboard.
