hamish sturgeon

Freelance Casting Assistant for this well known Casting Director. On set director’s assistant for long running BBC drama Waterloo Road - responsible background for children and adults.

* A key player in this extremely busy, high paced model and actor management company in the UK. * Full administrative support including call handling, website management and casting/advertising liaison. Booker responsibilities. * Submitting actors for roles with reputable Casting Directors.

* Casting Associate for commercial division. High profile campaigns for very well known brands including banks and major supermarkets in the UK. * Key liaison with Directors and Producers to negotiate fees and broker creative decision making for a number of projects. * Drafting actor breakdowns and liaison with agencies to ensure credible talent search. * Personally ran all casting sessions, including filming, direction and uploading footage. * Outsourced for model and acting workshops throughout the UK.

* Teaching acting to workshop groups from age 3 to 18 * Classroom based drama games * Emotional exercises through improvisational work * Audition technique

* Level three Operations Manager for a number of roles within this global organization, including legal, collections, customer service and learning and development. * High level performance management role. Leadership of small to large teams in differing departments. * Process management and streamlining functions to create a more beneficial customer experience. * Compliance and legal responsibility to ensure regulatory approval and good practice. * Inter-departmental liaison and leadership.