Travel Portland Seeks Video Creators

Read on to learn more about our short-form video project.

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Travel Portland works with freelance video creators to produce intriguing and entertaining short-form content for our TikTok and Instagram accounts. We collaborate with creators who have meaningful connections in the myriad communities that make up our city. We are expanding our program to out-of-town creators who want to share the stories of the people and businesses that make Portland a culturally rich destination.

About You: 

  • You are a creative, up-and-coming influencer with an engaged audience.
  • You create authentic content, and your fans trust your opinions to not be bought.
  • You have a strong following in your hometown and beyond, and fans look to you for inspiration about what to do/see/eat/drink.
  • You are familiar with app editing tools such as CapCut, PremireRush and the like.
  • You are comfortable with voice-overs and providing text overlay.

About Us:  

  • Travel Portland is a Destination Management Organization, we are a non-profit with the purpose to drive tourism to Portland and support our local businesses and restaurants with tourist business. 
  • In keeping with our commitment to equity, diversity and inclusion, Travel Portland’s content vision helps visitors go beyond recreation and into reflection. Through our content, travelers better understand the city’s complex and diverse histories, politics, movements and cultures, while enjoying and supporting its vibrant and resilient communities.
  • The Travel Portland Content Team endeavors to continue learning and remain accountable to our values. Our content represents a diversity of stories, perspectives and voices. We seek collaboration from our creators and strive to cultivate a genuinely welcoming atmosphere in Portland. It’s our responsibility to create equitable opportunities within our community as we carry out our mission of generating travel demand through content.
  • We pay creators a flat rate and it is non-negotiable, details are outlined below.

Deliverables:  

  • The creator will meet with the content team for itinerary and video planning to ensure a fit with our brand voice and pillar balance.
  • The creator will deliver 4 videos (approx. 60-90 seconds each) to Travel Portland.
  • Travel Portland owns these videos. 
  • Travel Portland will post videos to Instagram as collaborative posts showing up on both the creator and Travel Portland feeds simultaneously.
  • Videos will be posted to Travel Portland’s TikTok with the creator tagged.
  • The creator will provide social copy and appropriate tags of featured content per channel.
  • The trip we cover is 4 days, 3 nights at maximum.
  • Videos are due 30 days after the end of the trip.

Compensation:

  • Creators will be paid a flat rate of $3000  
  • Airfare and lodging will be arranged and paid for by Travel Portland.
  • Transportation vouchers will be provided by Travel Portland.
  • A predetermined expense budget is provided for meals.
  • Creators will receive a VIP Attraction Pass for complimentary entry to Portland’s main attractions.
  • Please note that this is a program designed for up-and-coming creators and influencers, if you consider yourself to be beyond this level but are still interested in working with Travel Portland, please refer to our “How We Work With Media” page on TravelPortland.com.

More About Travel Portland

Our Commitment to Equity, Diversity and Inclusion

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Content Equity at Travel Portland

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