Elijah Cornell Email & Phone Number

Deerfield, Il

As a Backstage Account Manager for casting directors and content creators, I provide clients from all over the country (and sometimes globally) a personal customer service, education on new features, training to new hires, and data/statistic management for the Backstage team at large. Working with other members of the casting team along with the marketing, product engineering, and customer experience teams, we are working to grow the Backstage brand, while maintaining quality and customer service.By bringing in my knowledge of the casting industry, I help and assist clients in navigating the Backstage casting tools to help content creators connect with great talent to fill roles in their projects, all while working alongside a team of amazing people.With my fast-paced growth as a Casting Editor, I moved up to Senior/Managing Casting Editor after 2 years, and stayed in that position for a year and half before moving into my current position where I’ve been since 2018, creating this new role for Backstage, intermixing outreach, business development, and client retention. In my 8 years at Backstage, my role in the company has helped to expand our department, with the amount of casting notices coming in growing by over 300% in that timespan, all while continuing to grow brand recognition, and creating a great experience for repeat business.

New York, Ny

I make sure all of the casting notices that come in are legible, and that all of the information is in its proper place, and make sure that the project actually exists (as opposed to being s scam) so that our subscribers can see it, understand it, and submit for the project if they see themselves fit for the role.

Background Casting for film, television and commercials including Paramount's "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles"​; 20th Century Fox's "The Secret Life of Walter Mitty"​; "Cymbeline"​ starring Ed Harris, Ethan Hawke, and Penn Badgley; "John Wick"​ starring Keanu Reeves; USA's "Royal Pains"​; Fox's "Gotham"​; CBS'​ "Person of Interest"​; Warner Bros.'​ "Godzilla"​; and Universal's "Trainwreck" starring Amy Schumer and directed by Judd Apatow.

New York, Ny

- Assist Casting Director and Associates on day-to-day casting duties on such Broadway and Regional theatre projects as "Side Show," "One Night With Janis Joplin," "The Guardsman," and "Sing Happy."- Contact and communicate with agents to set up and confirm auditions for actors.- Create audition schedules for Casting Director and Creative Teams.

New York City

- Assist Casting Directors on Season 4 of "The Big C," including the series finale as well as Season 2 of "Smash."- Assist Casting Directors on Broadway musicals including "Elf," "Motown the Musical," "Rock of Ages," and "Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark."- Contact and communicate with agents to set up and confirm auditions for actors.- Record on-camera auditions.- Create audition schedules for Casting Directors and Creative Teams.- Reader for auditions.- Create sides and post to SidesExpress.- Create reader books.- Prepare audition rooms each day.

Brooklyn

- Assist Unit Prodution Manager, Assistant Director, and Artistic Director- Set up scenes and ensured continuity- Blocked public traffic - Queued actors' entrances.- Wrangled for boom mic.- Unloaded/loaded supply van and set up production area.- Supply and prop runs as needed.- Worked as an extra in multiple scenes.

New York, Ny

-- Answer, qualify and direct phone calls in a 40-person staffed real estate agency.-- Follow-up with satisfaction of clients and owners during tenancy; respond to feedback after completed rentals.-- Keep in contact with owners to verify that all of our listings are accurate and up to date.-- Schedule meetings and appointments for President, Vice President and Human Resources Director.-- Create apartments and write apartment descriptions for our internal database and website.-- Post available apartment rentals on various Internet websites.-- Sort and distribute incoming mail and send mail as required.-- Various projects and duties for upper-level management.

Traverse City, Mi

-- Relieved management and coordinated work flow of scheduled and ad hoc projects.-- Performed general office duties such as data-entry, mass mailings, filing, creating PowerPoint presentations and spreadsheets.-- Arranged mail and packages in accordance to priority and ensured prompt and accurate delivery.-- Answered phones on an 8-line system. Arranged callbacks and forwarded calls or messages as necessary.-- Maintained calendar and commitments for management in order to maximize time efficiency.-- Made any needed travel arrangements for entire department. -- Prepared itineraries and expense reports for travel arrangements.-- Kept an organized space and arranged amenities to assure the office is welcoming and efficient.-- Screened and greeted visitors with a friendly demeanor, earning full confidence from management and staff.

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.), Communications

Activities and Societies: Study Abroad in San Jose, Costa Rica, Spanish, University Arts Chorale, Photography, Intramural Ultmate Frisbee.

Study Abroad, Spanish Studies

Estudié el idioma de Español.