Cosmic Pioneers: A #SkyHighIE Project

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One man is no army, It really does take one...

Fundraising succeeds or fails before the campaign is ever launched, because of one thing, an army of dedicated people behind it!

It's a pretty penny that needs to be raised, but, we'll do it in phases, 5 to be exact:

Development
Pre-production
Production
Postproduction
Marketing & Distribution

One man can only do so much, and there is a lot that needs to be done on this project to make it a success, of which fundraising is but one facet.

There is next to no point in me launching a Fundraising campaign without sufficient assistance from an army of people that can commit a dedicated number of hours every week for 60 days to see it through to completion and success.

So I need some help, and that means that in exchange for your help, you will get to more than just a reward! You will get to be part of the team that makes history!

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team roles:

building an army of specialists

To achieve cosmic greatness

It doesn't matter where you are in the world, if you have a passion for astronomy and history, and you have some time you can give, then by all means, you can help us move heaven and earth to achieve something timeless, and truly cosmic!

1. Community Managers:

What’s involved?
This is an extremely important role: it’s the campaign’s front facing voice with the public. This role interacts directly with backers and potential backers, answering questions and providing updates to the community of backers, especially where pledges have been made.
You will manage comment threads, help create social media posts and provide some email support, automating some of it where possible. You will also create updates for the IndieGoGo campaign page itself and help to build excitement and demand for our rewards as they begin to sell out.
You will also work with other team members to develop additional campaign materials (video, images, content, copy), creating compelling messaging that converts visitors to “paying backers”.
How much time?
I need at least 4 people that can give 10 hours per week to the campaign on a voluntary basis, albeit there will be massive rewards for your contributions to the project and you’ll get to be part of a team that makes history.
How do I apply to join?
Fill in the team form, choose the role “Community Manager”, and let me schedule a call with you to move the ball forward and let’s get this ship underway.

2. Marketing and Outreach Assistants:

What’s involved?
Are you good at reaching people and getting them excited about events, films and experiences? If so, that’s awesome, because that’s exactly what marketing is all about.
You will collaborate with myself to identify audiences worldwide for the project and create a marketing strategy that blows them away, while working with creative team members to share videos and visual content with influencers, bloggers, publishers and broadcasters worldwide so we can get as much in the public sphere as possible. You’ll also have the opportunity to put your own creativity to good practice and come up with materials for the Social Media Managers to post on our platforms that will drive traffic to the campaign and convert people to backers! Part of this team member’s duties is to reach out the general public directly and get their buy-in to the project, it’s imperative not to “spam” anyone, as the reputation of the project can be destroyed very fast by carpet-bombing everyone seeking fast results instead of building a dedicated and highly targeted audience that actually is actually interested in the story and subject matter.
How much time?
This needs an army of people worldwide with at least 5 hours to give per week. I’m really keen to connect with fellow passionate astronomers and storytellers in America, Canada, Australia and New Zealand that can reach time zones we can’t reach during normal hours here in Ireland/Europe.
How do I apply to join?
Fill in the team form, choose the role “Outreach”, and let me schedule a call with you to move the ball forward and let’s get this ship underway.

3. PR Assistants:

What’s involved?
PR is not marketing, despite what most people will tell you. PR is actually all about managing the messaging in the public and private domains. So basically you’re controlling the narrative where the press is concerned, but you’re also organising and coordinating interviews with blogs, magazines, broadcasters like radio and podcasters, creating Press Releases, etc., etc. It’s actually a lot of fun, and can be challenging but it’s well worth it. For a historic project like this one, there is a lot of scope to drop “creative messaging” for publicity and to do some publicity stunts for sure, join the team and bring ideas so we can choose the best of the best and execute them, driving traffic to the IndieGoGo campaign and convert that traffic to “paying backers” to get the project funded.
I need PR Assistants in Ireland, UK, Europe, Canada, America, Australia, New Zealand and lots of other places too, especially in countries where they don’t speak English, but you speak both English and your native tongue. This will be hugely beneficial as we can reach a much bigger audience that way, and then as a result, know what languages to create “Subtitles” for and possibly dubbing the dialogue to.
How much time?
If you have 4-5 hours per week to give for 4 weeks out of 8, that would be awesome.
How do I apply to join?
Fill in the team form, choose the role “PR”, and let me schedule a call with you to move the ball forward and let’s get this ship underway.

4. Video Editing Assistants:

What’s involved?
This one is dead simple, although I am a video producer/director/editor, I am but one person, and there is not enough time in a decade let alone a year, let alone 60 days to create all the video content that would be needed to create the excitement and buzz around this project.
To that end, I need some assistants that can help me quickly edit videos for tiktok, IG, BlueSky and other apps that can help drive traffic direct to the IndieGoGo campaign on the website. I will provide a lot of the materials, and of course a lot of off-the-cuff videos that I record on my phone when the lightbulb flashes overhead 20x per day! The videos only need editing and then dropped into the repo where the Social Media Assistants can take over and drop them where they need to go, when best to post them!
How much time?
5-10 hours per week for 8 weeks would be awesome
How do I apply to join?
Fill in the team form, choose the role “Video Editor”, and let me schedule a call with you to move the ball forward and let’s get this ship underway.

5. Social Assistants:

What’s involved?
This one is a very straight forward yet exciting opportunity because as we all know, Social Media has the power to make or break a movement, and a movement is exactly what we want to create and execute with Cosmic Pioneers.
So to that end, Social Media Assistants won’t just be creating posts and copy, you’ll be helping to identify and reach out to potential backers of Cosmic Pioneers all over the world, helping to carve out and nurture our audience and drive them to the IndieGoGo campaign page on the website. This helps us to raise funds from the public, but also from brand partners that have the budget to invest as our Title Rights Licensee and then it also helps cement early stats for our Audience demographics to apply for production funding from public bodies the likes of Screen Ireland and the British Film Institute. So this role is very important indeed and needs dedication and commitment.
How much time?
5-10 hours per week, and I need an army of Social Media Admins in multiple countries that can help localise content in your language and reach an audience passionate about astronomy and history that love a good movie too!
How do I apply to join?
Fill in the team form, choose the role “Social Media Assistant”, and let me schedule a call with you to move the ball forward and let’s get this ship underway.

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