MOJO Photographer Requirements

Overview of Requirements

As a MOJO, you are required to submit your photo sets and videos according to your predetermined timeline (sent to you individually) as well as engage with CEA on social media three times per week throughout your semester abroad. Throughout your MOJO experience, you'll complete the tracking sheet where all your work will be recorded (so you can get credit for it!) See this post on how to compete your tracking sheet.

As a MOJO Photographer, you are expected to complete:

• 5 photo sets throughout the semester based on your personal timeline, 10 photos each. (See Topic List here.)
  • 2 of your sets will be turned into blog posts with a small written component.
    • This blog post can include 5-7 of any of your photos from your previously submitted photo sets.
    • When you add your photos to your blog post, you can edit those to present how you prefer, but please give us the originals when you upload in your Google Drive folder.
    • 100-200 words, helping you tell the story of the photos you chose for that post.
• 2 videos with a small written component
• 3 social media posts per week tagged with #CEAabroad throughout your entire semester abroad  
  • These can be on a social media platform of your choice (TikTok, Instagram, Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn).
  • Feel free to share your blog posts once they are published
  • Note: you must diversify your social shares (i.e. you cannot count 2 Instagram posts/week, 2 Facebook posts/week, etc. Rather, one Facebook post and one Instagram post or a mix of your preferred social media platforms)
  • 2 social media "posts" during your semester must come in the form of Instagram Story takeovers. (You'll have first choice in scheduling -- please email MOJO@ceastudyabroad.com with your preferred timeslots!) 
    • One will be around your study abroad city, and the other will be during a CEA excursion or other cultural event you’d like to showcase.
    • Start by introducing yourself: Home university, major, year, name (can tag your own IG handle if you’d like), and that you’re studying abroad in [CITY]
      • This intro story can be either a still photo with typed descriptions or a video
    • Think about what future students would want to see! Some ideas to get you started:
      • Academic life + learning
      • Favorite places in your city
      • Food favorites
      • Scenery
      • Your housing
      • CEA excursions
      • Anything else you feel is relevant
    • Feel free to use Instagram’s Story features as you wish (polls, quizzes, reaction sliders, location tags, question boxes, GIFs, etc.)
    • Save all stories during the takeover in your respective city’s Highlight (make new one if none there)
    • Please create at least five Stories (the more, the merrier!) per takeover
• 3 CEA program reviews (one may count as social media engagement)
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Requirements for Photos

• 300 dpi
• JPEG or PNG format
• High-resolution
• Original (photos have been taken by you), no editing, cropping or filters when they’re uploaded to Google Drive.
  • When you add your photos to your blog post, you can edit those to present how you prefer, but please give us the originals. Photographers, when you create your two photo blog posts, you may edit those photos to present them how you prefer, but please give us the originals.
• Make sure you upload the originals to Google Drive!
• Please limit your selfies (no more than one per post/set, please)
• Have fun with your photos, be creative! Here are some great tips on how to take professional photos.

Reminders

• Content CANNOT include: Swearing, disrespectful language, dangerous activities (e.g., skydiving, hitchhiking, running with the bulls, parties, non-cultural alcohol events, etc.), nudity (exception for art), alcohol (exception for CEA events). Please also see CEA’s online community guidelines.
• All submitted work is your own, is NOT featured anywhere else (including personal or university blogs) and becomes CEA’s property.