Casting Director

Casting Director — Silverline Media Productions

Los Angeles, CA | August 2023 – Present

• Cast 14 principal and 120+ background roles for an indie feature film with a $2.5M budget, managing auditions for 850+ actors over 6 weeks.
• Negotiated talent contracts and SAG-AFTRA clearances under the Ultra Low Budget Project Agreement, reducing projected talent acquisition costs by 12% ($18,000).
• Managed casting schedules and virtual auditions via Breakdown Express and Zoom, reducing average casting timeline from 8 weeks to 5.5 weeks (a 31% time savings).
• Collaborated with 3 executive producers and the director to align talent selections, achieving a 95% callback satisfaction rate on the first round of submissions.

Casting Associate — Beacon Casting Studios

Los Angeles, CA | June 2020 – July 2023

• Sourced and pre-screened 1,500+ actors for 8 television pilots, coordinating with 12 talent agencies to secure high-priority audition slots.
• Administered a talent database of 4,000+ active profiles, updating headshots, reels, and union status, which improved talent retrieval speed by 25%.
• Coordinated callback schedules for 5 directors simultaneously, managing logistics for up to 60 auditions per day with zero scheduling conflicts.
• Drafted deal memos and SAG-AFTRA Taft-Hartley reports for 45+ union contracts, ensuring 100% compliance with labor standards and preventing compliance delays.

Talent sourcing, Audition management, SAG-AFTRA contract compliance, Deal memo negotiation, Casting database administration, Breakdown Express, IMDbPro, Casting Networks, Casting Frontier, CastItReach, Video audition hosting, Agent relations, Teamsters Local 399 regulations

Midnight Echoes (Independent Feature)

Role: Lead Casting Director

Tools: Breakdown Express, IMDbPro, Zoom, Slack

Cast 28 speaking roles and coordinated 150+ background talent over a 4-week pre-production phase, remaining 10% under budget.

Shadows of the Valley (Dramatic Pilot)

Role: Casting Associate

Tools: Casting Networks, Google Workspace, Trello

Sourced and scheduled 250+ union actors for principal auditions under a tight 2-week turnaround, meeting 100% of the production schedule milestones.

• Casting Society (CSA) Full Member Designation (2024)
• SAG-AFTRA Production & Labor Relations Workshop Certificate (2021)

• Union Affiliation: Teamsters Local 399 (Casting Directors Division)
• Affiliations: Casting Society (CSA) Active Member since 2024
• Languages: English (Fluent), Spanish (Conversational)
• Volunteer Work: Mentorship coordinator for the Youth Film Alliance of Los Angeles (2022-present)