I WANT YOU!!!

...to try out for the Oxford Impressions Design Team!!  What is holding you back?  Oh.  I know. You think your entry will be lost among hundreds. Might as well not even bother. Well, guess what? I have 10 entries and 2 open spots.  What are the odds that 8 of the 10 applicants are better than you?!  You know you are good! Come on and try out! I really want to encourage everyone who was even thinking about applying to do so.  I am extending the deadline to December 15th for the competition. Send me some art! The details are repeated below:

Contest Requirements:

1. Artist needs to submit 3 different projects for judging. Projects are artist's choice. Art can be card fronts, ATC, canvas art, mixed media, etc. As long as the pieces demonstrate the ability of the artist to successfully use rubber stamps, anything goes. We want to see work that showcases the artist's individual style. 

2. Submissions can be made by email or regular postal mail.  Submissions can be scans, photographs, color copies, or actual pieces.  If actual pieces are submitted, they will be photographed for judging. Art will not be returned so don't send anything you can't part with.

A. Email submissions - send art scans as a .jpg to designcontest@oxfordimpressions.com . If an item is multi-dimensional, send no more than 3 views per piece.

B. Postal submissions - send photos, copies or art in an envelope marked "DO NOT BEND" to the following address:

Oxford Impressions

Design Contest

P.O. Box 382721

Germantown, TN 38183-2721

3. All entries must be received by December 15th, 2008. Entries become the property of Oxford Impressions.  Entries may be displayed on the Oxford Impressions website or blog during judging and any time after new members have been announced.

 

4. Artist MUST demonstrate an ability to effectively use photo-style stamps.  Applicants are not required to use Oxford Impressions stamps for entry - any photo-style stamp will be sufficient.

5. Submission should include name and email address.  Please send a BRIEF note with the art generally outlining any past experience of getting your art published.  A specific list is not necessary, but recent publications would be of interest.  Being published is not a requirement for entry, however, a willingness to submit is a strong plus!

6. If you are currently a design team member for another rubber stamp company, please let us know.   Our team openings are for the year 2009. You may want to check with any company you currently work for to see what their policy is regarding multiple team commitments.  Oxford Impressions allows our design team members to participate in other design teams, but we expect an honest commitment of support for our products. Not all companies are as flexible.

Contest Judging:

I will personally review all submissions.  However, I will not be choosing the new members.  I will present a slate of the best candidates to a panel of qualified judges - the current design team members!  Each submission group will be identified by number only.  The six design team members will vote to choose their peers. The new members will be announced the first week of January.

If you have any questions, please contact me at designcontest@oxfordimpressions.com

I can't wait to see your art!  Thank you for participating!

Suzanne

Comments

[Sonya]

I'm interested in applying for your design team openings, but would like to know what your requirements are for your team members? (i.e. monthly quotas, do I have to have a blog? etc.)

[Suzanne]

Hi! Being on the Oxford Impressions design team is low stress. I only release 4 to 5 themed collections a year. DT members have the choice to work with the new stamps or pass. I ask for 3 samples created from each collection. The time frame is pretty loose. I'd like to have them while the stamps are still current, so about 6 weeks? Most members get the samples done within a month. I don't require any further commitment, such as publishing or promoting. That is strictly voluntary. I really appreciate it, but it isn't required. DT members still get free stamps as publication reward - even if they are published with stamps I've given them for free. I think that is it! Let me know if you have any specific questions!
Suzanne

[Dayna]

Thanks for the chance to try out and extending the dead line I'm looking forward to seeing who gets on your DT your stamps are amazing.