ABOUT
Hi! My name is Emma Sowry in case you didn't already see the huge letters that spell out my name above this paragraph. I'm an experienced Casting Assistant/Associate and unpublished Screenwriter.
I also do freelance graphic design for social media and smaller companies (logos, templates, presentations, business cards, etc.).
WORK EXPERIENCE
2024, 2025, & 2026
Casting Assistant
Rapaport/Baldasare Casting
Remote/Los Angeles, CA
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Read with actors on zoom sessions, assisted in recording callbacks and chem reads, communicated with agents and casting directors, organized ecocasts and zoom reads, organized emails and office files, collected deal memo information, researched potential talent for certain roles, managed multiple email inboxes, helped facilitate international breakdowns and communication with talent and agents from abroad, provided input in group meetings and zoom sessions, helped assist at in-person casting sessions
Projects: Foster Dade, XO, Kitty S2, I Will Find You, TBA
2026
Casting Assistant
Dual Citizen Casting
Los Angeles, CA
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Organized ecocasts, zoom reads, emails, office files, collected deal memo information, communicated with agents and the production team
Project: TBA
2023
Casting Assistant
Beverly Holloway Casting
Remote
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Read with actors on final callbacks, communicated with agents and casting directors, posted breakdowns, organized ecocasts, organized emails and office files, curated agreements and deal memos for talent, researched potential actors for certain roles, helped facilitate zoom callbacks, created schedules for callback sessions, managed several different email inboxes and kept them organized and up to date, lead the casting team on international breakdowns and communication with talent and agents from Europe, provided input in group meetings and zoom sessions, troubleshooted technological issues to solve the problem in a timely manner, created sides
Projects: Blue Ridge: The Series, County Rescue S1, The Forge, The Chosen S4
2024
Casting Associate
Screenville Films
San Antonio, TX
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Helped facilitate the casting process of a medical commercial, researched talent that had a medical background
2022
Talent Agency Intern
McLean-Williams Ltd.
London, UK
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Assisted in scouting new talent, filed through representation emails, communicated with casting directors/producers/actors in the field, completed administration work, assisted in the company's social media, set up satellite office in Canada
2022
Extras Casting Assistant
Amanda Ramirez
San Antonio, Texas
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Worked on set with the production team to coordinate with extras, kept up with administration and monetary tasks, kept in touch with extras to provide the correct information, scouted potential actors
Project: Say a Little Prayer
2022
Consulting Producer's Assistant
Laura Salinas
San Antonio, Texas
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Contacted VIPS for up close production participation, helped facilitate administrative work, curated a list of things that need to be done on and off set
Project: Say a Little Prayer
2022 - 2026
Production Head
Virtuoso Builders
San Antonio, Texas
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Helped oversee and develop multiple web series "Hammer Time" and "Remodel Your Thinking", curated original content for publicity and promotion of the company
2022-2026
Social Media Specialist
Virtuoso Builders
San Antonio, TX
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Curated and designed graphics to post on multiple social media platforms, maintained a schedule for posting, went out to job sites to collect materials for Reels and Youtube, edited videos, created captions for photos and videos
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Winner of 2023 AND 2024 Best Social Media Award at the Summit Awards
2022
Social Media Amabassador
IES
London, UK
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Curated weekly posts for Instagram and Tik Tok, centered posts to those looking to intern/study/work abroad, gained over 3M views and 500k likes
2021
Theatre Co-Director
Camp Weequahic
Lakewood, PA
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Put on the children's shows Frozen and Annie, cast the roles for both productions, choreographed dances and blocking, facilitated set design/costume design/stage makeup, managed over fifty children between the ages of six and seventeen
2018 - 2021
Production Assistant
Capstone Productions
Tuscaloosa, AL
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Assisted head of production via administration work, script coordinator/supervisor for several short films, acted in several short films, scouted potential locations
Published Projects: I Heard You in the Garden, Reclusive
Program Committee
Black Warrior Film Festival
Tuscaloosa, AL
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Worked on the program committee and judge's table, chose what films made it into the circuit, assisted in scheduling zoom panel sessions
2018 - 2021
SKILLS & EXPERTISE
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​Able to operate casting programs such as Breakdown Express, Spotlight, E-Talenta, Cast It Talent, Casting Crane, QwireCast, Faith Based Casting, and Casting Workbook
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​Able to operate writing programs such as Final Draft and Celtx
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Able to operate various filming tools such as a boom mic, tripods, Canon TSI, as well as editing on Premier Pro/Rush/IMovie and Zoom
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Able to operate design tools such as Canva, Superimpose, Picsart, Polarr, and Phonto
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Able to operate administrative programs such as Calendly, Adobe Programs, IMDB, Google Suite, Word, Tagmin, as well as other such administrative tasks (curation of contracts, deal memos, sides creation, reading with talent, editing/uploading self tapes, scheduling, phone calls/emails, etc)
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Effective communicator, follows directions easily, organized, hardworking, passionate (I'd like to say I'm pretty funny)
EDUCATION
2018 - 2021
The University of Alabama
BA in Communications and Information Sciences
Creative Media Major, Business Minor
Tuscaloosa, AL
Dean's List / Cum Laude
KEY ACHIEVEMENTS
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My sci-fi teen series pilot reached the top twenty two percent on Coverfly and my dramatic short film in the top forty six percent.
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​Acted and assisted in several student short films; Lead role as Eve in "I Heard You in the Garden", lead role as Ansley in "Reclusive", script supervisor in several student short films
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Capstone Business Society: Managed business meetings between members, alumni, and within the field
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Professional Women in Communications and Business: Effectively set up virtual communication among female members
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Women in Film: Volunteered at multiple events including Honors, facilitated in the escorting of major talent to red carpet events
SAMPLE DESIGNS
CONTACT
Email ersowry@gmail.com
Based in Los Angeles, CA