Artist Call Template
Use this reusable public template for illustrators, designers, animators, photographers, composers, cartoonists, visual artists, and other portfolio-led creative roles. Replace every bracketed item before publishing.
Creative brief
- Project / campaign: [title]
- Discipline: [illustration, design, animation, photography, music, other]
- Purpose / audience: [what the work must do and for whom]
- Creative direction: [tone, references, constraints—without asking applicants to imitate a living artist]
Deliverables
- Deliverable list: [specific outputs]
- Dimensions / duration / formats: [details]
- Quantity and versions: [details]
- Technical requirements: [details]
- Accessibility requirements: [details]
- Existing assets supplied: [details]
- Milestones, feedback rounds, and final deadline: [details]
Working relationship
- Creative lead: [name / role]
- Remote, on-site, or hybrid: [details]
- Location / time zone: [details]
- Review and approval process: [details]
- Tools or handoff requirements: [details]
Terms
- Compensation: [fee, rate, expenses, payment milestones]
- Rights / license: [media, territory, duration, exclusivity, revisions, archival use]
- Credit: [details]
- AI / synthetic-media policy: [training, generation, alteration, voice/style use]
- Deadline to apply: [date, time, time zone]
What to submit
- Project, discipline, and role
- Portfolio, reel, credits, or 2–5 stable project-specific samples
- Your contribution to collaborative work
- A short approach note—do not create unpaid speculative work unless the call clearly defines a narrow compensated test
- Location, time zone, work mode, availability, and turnaround
- Fee expectations, tools, and any accommodation request
Apply
All public artist calls use the universal Snide Squad Application. Choose Artist / Creative, name this project and discipline, and include the requested portfolio links.
Selected applicants receive written deliverables, schedule, compensation, rights, revision limits, credit, and a project contact before work begins. Accepted collaborators may receive Snide Squad member-site access for project work and follow-up.