Design Fellowship Program 2024(Up to $10,500)

About

Headlands’ brand orchestrates lush visual images and strong typography to hit a multitude of organizational
notes, including: the experience of artists on-site and in the studio; discourse and engagement at public events,
workshops, exhibitions, and dinners; and the physical uniqueness of our historic campus as it is situated within the
Golden Gate National Recreation Area.
Scope of Work

• 4 identity systems including web, social media, video, and other digital assets, for events, programs or series,
  such as:
  ◻ large-scale public or member event
  ◻ Project Space series
  ◻ public exhibition
  ◻ lecture/panel series
  ◻ fund-raising campaign
• Optional independent project
• Expectation to engage with a public presentation via Open House or other Headlands program
  Expectations & Qualifications
• Open to dialogue, feedback, and working with a team
• Willingness to experiment and learn
• Practices good communication within small, busy, and flexible work environment
• Follows agreed upon work-plan and adheres to deadlines
• Desire to work with a contemporary arts organization

Skills & Abilities

• Demonstrated interest in pushing boundaries within the field
• Competent in digital production
• Able to demonstrate:
  ◻ digital production experience including website and email templates
  ◻ experience working with web developers
  ◻ experience working to meet client needs
• Experience working within predetermined budgets, and exercising creativity in constraint
• Ease in working with remote collaborators, cross-departmentally
  Compensation
• Stipend: $10,500 (paid in three installments over 2024)
• Up to $1,000 budget for independent project
• Opportunity to grow professional portfolio within a creative community
• Opportunity to participate in internal programs, such as Show & Tell nights with fellow Headlands Artists
• Opportunity to stay in residence on the Headlands campus (with pre-approval; two one-week stays over
  residency period)
  Application Deadline: October 30, 2023
  Notification Date: December 5, 2023
  Program Dates: January 8 – December 31, 2024
  

Applications Materials

• Please compile the following into a single PDF, and deliver digitally by email:
• Portfolio including but not limited to:
  ◻ 3-5 digital/online projects (include reference image and links to projects)
  ◻ 1-3 print pieces (photo documentation)
  ◻ Link to Website/Online Portfolio
  ◻ Note: Examples of student work are welcome. However, please differentiate student work, personal projects,
  and client work in the context of your portfolio.
• Résumé
• 2 References (name and contact info only)
• Brief cover letter explaining your interest in the DF Program at Headlands
  Collate digital application materials as a single PDF. Include subject line “Designer in Residence, YOUR NAME,”
  and email by October 30, 2023, to: commdirector@headlands.org
  

Selection Process

• Headlands’ staff reviews applications to ensure completion and eligibility
• Applications are reviewed by a jury of staff and design professionals
• The jury evaluates each designer’s materials and selects finalists
• Finalists are invited to a Zoom interview to determine the final award selection