XOXO Videography Fellowship - Spring 2025
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About the Fellowship
We need your help in bringing the culture and making Downtown Austin the vibrant and connected place it needs to become.
Videos produced in this fellowship will be used in the XOXO campaign including love letter-style language, text overlays and color palette. Images will ideally feature people connecting at iconic downtown locations or the people who make Austin special. Some concepts of which will be pre-selected for the fellow.
The application will be open for at least 2 weeks starting February 14, 2025 with a non-refundable application fee of $25 that will go back into the program. Within one week of the application closing, applicants will be evaluated and selected based on the evaluations. You must be available for an onboarding session on the evening of March 12 to be selected for the program.
Two applicants will be selected as fellows this round. Each fellow will receive a $2000 stipend and each fellowship will run between March 14 and June 1 with a few options for beginning and completion dates.
During the program, fellows will meet with a mentor for a shooting session and an editing session with the option to shadow their mentor. Fellows will have regular check-ins with Downtown Austin Alliance staff and mentors and produce high-quality videos and b-roll to be used in the XOXO advertising campaigns with credits to the videographer.
About the XOXO Downtown Austin Campaign
Purpose: Make sure there is a place/space for everyone in downtown Austin.
The Downtown Austin Alliance aims to bring and keep people downtown. To create a sense of belonging. To make Downtown a place where everyone is welcome because of the unique perspectives each one of us brings to our city.
This campaign is designed to be a “love letter” to creatives, small business owners, and commercial real estate owners urging them to engage with the DASA space activations. By using “relationship” language we encourage our audience to continue reading, with the use of the “xoxoDowntownAustin.com” sign off and call to action, we will ensure page visits and interest form completions.
Our job is to empower you to build a vibrant, connected, authentic community in Downtown Austin. We’ll do our part by connecting people with opportunities to get involved.
XOXO Downtown Austin is a place-love campaign to bring Austinites and downtown back together.
Timeline
- Application Period: February 14 - March 4
- Selection Process: Applications will be filtered, top applicants will be brought to a committee for review, two applicants will be chosen by March 7 and onboarded on March 12
- Residency: Spring of 2025 (March 14 - June 1)
Application Requirements
- Video portfolio (Minimum of 5 videos required for application)
- Link to personal website (if available)
- $25 non-refundable application fee
- Reliable access to transportation and videography equipment