Children’s Capital of Culture are looking for an aspiring artist, digital illustrator or graphic designer, aged 14 to 25, to create our Children’s Capital of Culture album cover.
About the opportunity
The Children’s Capital of Culture album will serve as a creative time capsule of our festival year, capturing the energy, imagination and achievements of children and young people across the borough during 2025. It will reflect their voices, stories and identities, celebrating the diverse culture and creativity they brought to life throughout the year.
The album will symbolise the ambition, pride, and community spirit that shaped the programme and will showcase the creative talent a generation of young creatives who are redefining the borough’s future.
If you’re passionate about design, illustration, or digital art, this is your chance to have your work showcased as the official cover for our album.
We are looking for a vibrant, youth led visual design that reflects our festival year and celebrates themes such as creativity, culture, community, and youth voice.
We are looking for the digital artwork to be a square image, around 31.5cm x 31.5cm in dimensions. We are open to this being created in any visual art style: whether it’s digital illustration, collage, mixed-media, or something else!
Benefits
The competition winer will receive:
- £250 cash prize if your design is chosen to be featured on the Children’s Capital of Culture album
- Credit on streaming platforms and on our social media
Requirements
To apply for this opportunity, you must:
- Be aged 14 to 25 years old
- Live, work, or study in Rotherham
- Have some experience in digital design or digital illustration. This can include experience through school, college, or university
How to apply
To apply, please use our contact form and select “job/opportunity” when prompted.
Please include the following information on your application. It would be a good idea to prepare this before beginning the application form.
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Application form page title |
Information needed |
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About the job, opportunity, or commission |
'Young Designer Competition – CCOC Album' |
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Opportunities – Contact details |
Full name and email address |
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Your application statement |
A short, written description or audio or video clip explaining the design choices you have made for your album cover. Please include your age and address in your statement. |
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Supporting evidence |
Your proposed idea and design. Please send this to us as a digital file (JPEG format is preferred) on the “Supporting evidence” page. |
Please note: You must be able to make changes and edits between Thursday 22 January and Friday 13 February to produce the final design.
Deadline
The deadline for this competition will be Wednesday 21 January 2026 at midnight.
We aim to let the successful candidate know the outcome by 5:00pm on Thursday 22 January 2026.
If you have been selected as our winner, we will work with you from Thursday 22 January to Friday 13 February to develop the final design and make edits ready for the album to be launched.