Calling all artists!

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Out There is developing a new podcast for kids, and we’re looking for a logo designer and illustrator to create artwork for the series.

If you or someone you know might be interested, we’d love to hear from you.

About the podcast

Geared toward children ages 4-9, the show features fictional stories interwoven with original music. (Think Prokoviev’s Peter and the Wolf, but set in the modern-day US). The characters are a community of wild animals and plants (the trees can talk too!) who live in a meadow and work together to solve problems so they can live in community, despite their differences.

The stories are meant to engage young people with big questions that matter in their lives, exploring themes of environmental and social justice. 

About you

We are looking for someone (or a couple of someones) to design a catchy logo for the show and create a fun illustration for each episode. We also hope to create coloring pages, connect-the-dots, etc. based on some of the illustrations.

We’d like to work with an artist whose work centers QTBIPOC experiences, to ensure that each child sees themselves reflected in our stories — no matter their gender identity, skin color, or anything else about them.

Compensation

This is a freelance contract gig. We can offer $400 for a logo and $200 per illustration. 

We recognize that this amount is modest. We are a tiny team on a shoestring budget, and we’re doing the best we can with very limited funding. At this point, the project is essentially a labor of love for everyone involved. 

We sincerely hope to be able to pay competitive wages for future seasons of the show (and wonderful artwork is key to there being future seasons).

For now, we can promise to be a fun, collaborative team with a keen interest in seeing you grow and succeed as an artist. And you’ll get to put your mark on an exciting new project!

Timeline

  • We’d like to get moving on the artwork quickly so we can incorporate it into our press kit and marketing materials. We’re hoping to have a logo done by mid-October and illustrations in November.

  • Tentative launch date: February 2023

  • The season will include nine episodes, likely released weekly

  • Assuming the show gains traction and we are able to fund future seasons, we would love to continue working with you down the road (and pay you more)!

If you’re interested…

Please email us by Sept. 20 at willow[at]outtherepodcast[dot]com. Tell us about yourself, and point us to some of your work.

If you’d like to listen to one of our stories, let us know; we’d be happy to send you a link.