Bubblegum Casting has been Australia’s leading kids talent agency since 1981. For more than 45 years we’ve represented child models, actors and performers for major Australian and international brands. Our office is busy, the work is varied, and the team is small enough that every person makes a visible difference.
This page is for people who want to work in the Australian talent industry — whether that’s a permanent agent role, a marketing position, or an internship while you study. We hire selectively, but we always keep speculative applications on file. If you’re the right fit for a role we open next month or next year, we want to hear from you now.
Who We Hire
Talent Agents & Bookers
Our agents are the day-to-day engine of the agency — managing client briefs, casting submissions, talent scheduling, parent communication and contract negotiation. It’s relationship work, organisational work, and commercial work in equal parts. Most of our agents have come from backgrounds in casting, production coordination, talent management, or hospitality (yes — hospitality, because the job is fundamentally about hosting people through a process).
Marketing & Communications
Our marketing team handles social, email, content, paid advertising and brand partnerships across all three of our businesses (Bubblegum Casting, Hunter Talent, and POP Photography). If you’re a generalist who’s comfortable across copywriting, basic design, paid social, and analytics — that’s the profile that thrives here.
Casting & Talent Coordination Interns
We take 2-4 interns per year, typically university students studying Communications, Media, Business, or Performing Arts. Internships run for 10-12 weeks and are structured around real client work — you’ll sit alongside our agents, see how briefs come in, and contribute to actual castings. Internship applications open in February and August each year. Speculative applications outside those windows are still welcomed and held on file.
Office & Operations
Reception, parent liaison, schedule coordination, contract admin. Quiet roles but essential ones — usually filled internally as interns transition into part-time work while studying.
What It’s Actually Like Working Here
Honest summary: it’s fast-paced, the phone rings constantly, parents have a lot of questions, and the work is genuinely interesting. You’ll see commercial sets, you’ll meet some of Australia’s best casting directors, and you’ll be involved in shaping the careers of kids who often go on to do big things. The flipside: not every day is glamorous. There’s admin, there are tough conversations with parents whose kids didn’t book, and there’s always something that needs doing.
We’re a small team. That means decisions move fast, your ideas get heard, and you can shape your role over time. It also means there’s no hiding — performance is visible from day one.
What We Look For
- Genuine warmth with people, especially families. Most of our day involves talking to parents. If you find that draining, this isn’t your industry.
- Organised, detail-attentive, fast. Castings have tight deadlines. Mistakes cost clients.
- Discretion. We work with celebrities, well-known brands, and confidential briefs. Loose lips don’t last.
- Commercial sensibility. We’re a business, not a hobby. Understanding the economics of what we do matters.
- A respect for child safeguarding. Non-negotiable. Every interaction with a child, a parent, or a client is filtered through this lens.
How to Apply
Email careers@bubblegumcasting.com.au with:
- A short cover note (no more than half a page) — why you, why this industry, why now
- Your CV
- One link or document that shows how you work — a portfolio piece, a short writing sample, a project you led at university, anything that gives us a sense of you beyond the CV
Subject line format: [Role you’re interested in] — [Your full name]
We aim to respond within 10 business days when there’s an active opening, or to confirm your application has been held on file otherwise. We don’t conduct phone interviews for cold applications, but if there’s a fit we’ll be in touch to set up a meeting.
Internship Structure
For students considering a placement with us, here’s what to expect:
- Duration: 10-12 weeks, typically 2-3 days per week
- Format: In-office at our Melbourne or Sydney location (we can sometimes accommodate hybrid for the right candidate)
- Application windows: Open February (for autumn semester) and August (for spring semester)
- Paid or unpaid: Unpaid for university-credit placements; paid travel allowance for non-credit internships
- What you’ll do: Real casting work, parent communication, social content, casting director outreach — not coffee runs
- Pathway: Strong interns are routinely offered part-time work and have transitioned into full-time roles
Common Questions
Do I need experience in the talent industry?
No. We’ve hired great agents who came from cafes, retail, and student union committees. We’ve also hired people with five years in casting agencies who didn’t last six months. Industry knowledge can be taught. The traits we look for above can’t.
Can I work remotely?
Mostly no. The work is too phone-heavy, too people-heavy, and too time-sensitive for remote-first. We can occasionally accommodate hybrid arrangements for senior staff or specific roles.
What does the agent career path look like?
Junior agent → agent → senior agent / specialty division lead (e.g. infants, teens, talent management). Some senior staff stay at the agency for a decade or more. Others move into casting, talent management, or production.
Do you hire former child models or actors?
Sometimes. Former agency talent who’ve grown up in the industry often understand the work intuitively. But it’s not a requirement and not a shortcut — the application bar is the same.
What if I don’t see a current opening?
Apply anyway. We hire based on who’s in our pipeline when a need opens. Speculative applications kept on file have been hired into roles months later.
Do you offer mentorship for people wanting to start their own agency?
No. We focus on building careers within our business. We’re happy to share general industry knowledge but don’t formally mentor competitors-in-the-making.
For Universities
We work with university careers offices across Australia and welcome enquiries from program coordinators in Communications, Media, Business, Performing Arts, and related disciplines. To list our internship program in your student careers resources or to discuss formal placement partnerships, contact careers@bubblegumcasting.com.au with “University Partnership” in the subject line.
Universities currently sending us applicants include Monash, Melbourne, RMIT, Deakin, Sydney, UTS, UNSW, QUT, Griffith, Curtin, UWA, and several private colleges. We’re always open to broadening the pool.