Talent Directors Salary in LA

Common tasks

• Audition and interview performers to match their attributes to specific roles or to increase the pool of available acting talent.
• Prepare actors for auditions by providing scripts and information about roles and casting requirements.
• Select performers for roles or submit lists of suitable performers to producers or directors for final selection.
• Contact agents and actors to provide notification of audition and performance opportunities and to set up audition times.
• Serve as liaisons between directors, actors, and agents.
• Negotiate contract agreements with performers, with agents, or between performers and agents or production companies.
• Arrange for or design screen tests or auditions for prospective performers.
• Review performer information, such as photos, resumes, voice tapes, videos, and union membership, to decide whom to audition for parts.
• Maintain talent files that include information such as performers' specialties, past performances, and availability.
• Read scripts and confer with producers to determine the types and numbers of performers required for a given production.