Jen Rudin

New York, NY USA
10 Years Experience

Professional Experience

An award-winning casting director and published author of Confessions of a Casting Director: Help Actors Land Any Role with Secrets from Inside the Audition Room (Harper Collins, 2013), I've contributed my entertainment expertise as a monthly contributor to Backstage Magazine and have been featured on Fox 5 news several times chatting about celebrity trends and breaking into show business.

Expertise

Book Author 2 YearsCorrespondent 1 YearReporter 6 Years

Specialty

Arts & Humanities 20 YearsEntertainment 20 YearsBooks & Literature 2 Years

Industries

Academia Teaching 2 YearsMagazine - Large Consumer/National magazines 6 YearsOther 20 Years

Media Client List (# assignments last 2 yrs)

  • Backstage Magazine (10+)
  • The Jewish Week (3-5)

Awards

2010 Casting Society of America Artios Award for "The Princess and the Frog" 2006 Casting Society of America Artiios Award for "Chicken Little"

Associations

Casting Society of America

Other Work History

Director, Casting and Talent Development, The Walt Disney Company - 2002-2009

Technical Skills

Video Editing - iMovie

Unions

Local 817 Casting Director Union

Computer Skills

Word, Excel, Pages

Equipment

2 Sanyo Xacti Digital cameras, tripods, audio recorder, Pentax Camera

References

Lisa Sharkey, SVP, Harper Collins Thomas Schumacher, President, Disney Theatrical Productions

General

Confessions of a Casting Director
(Harper Collins 12/17/2013)
About the Book Confessions of a Casting Director is a must-have for any aspiring actor or stage parent-the definitive guide to breaking into film, television, theater, and even YouTube from longtime casting director and studio executive Jen Rudin. Packed with information that aspiring actors want,
Speak Easy
(Backstage 2/9/2014)
Jen Rudin's monthly column offers advice to aspiring actors on voice-over casting.