Join a crew

1. Search for projects

Open Projects. The list starts with everything public. The search box above it narrows that list. Featured is a short front page, not the full search.

The button on the left of the search box is the search mode. Keywords looks through titles and descriptions. Themes, Roles, and Mediums look through the catalog instead of free text.

2. How the filters work

• Keywords: type a word and press Enter. It becomes a chip. A project stays in the list only if that word appears in its title or about text.
• Themes, roles, and mediums: type until the catalog suggests a match, then choose it. A theme is the subject, a medium is the art form, and a role is a job the project listed.
• Each chip narrows the list further. Remove a chip from the row under the search box to drop that filter.
• The clipboard switch, “Only show projects with open roles,” hides projects that are not recruiting. Turn it on when you are looking for a crew to join.
• The globe switch filters by project headquarters. Choose a country first, then a state or territory, then a city. Turn the switch off to ignore location.

Open a project from the results. Open roles are listed on the project. Each one is a single job, with a language and sometimes a place.

3. Apply

1. Sign in. The opening says Sign in to apply until you do.
2. Before you apply, decide what the crew can see. On Edit profile, the Applications section turns Discord, email, and phone on or off for applications. Only the ones you turn on are included.
3. Open the role and choose Apply. There is no extra essay. The application is you, your profile, and your portfolio.
4. While it is pending, the same page offers Retract application. You cannot apply twice for the same open role.
5. If you are already on the project, you will not see Apply.
6. The owner accepts or denies it from the opening. Accepted puts you on the crew. Denied leaves Apply again on the opening if you want another try.

Your pending, accepted, and denied applications stay on your Applications tab.

Leadership on a project you apply to may message you. Be open to that conversation. They will want to hear about the pieces in your portfolio and the work you care about, so treat a message as a chance to talk through your passions, not only a yes or no.