Managing Opportunities

Drafting an opportunity on Zealous helps you structure your call to submissions in complete privacy. The platform provides you with a template to:

• Define a clear schedule of dates
• Clarify how candidates will be selected
• Structure the content you want to be submitted
• Ask the right questions on your form
• Add fees and deals
• Preview the application process

Note that none of the information is public until your open call is published.

Generate a buzz around your open call the moment you publish it. Publishing creates a dedicated page for your opportunity which allows you to:

• Market your opportunity before submissions open
• Give applicants a chance to prepare to submit
• Allow candidates to add your key dates to their calendars
• Generate a submit button to embed onto your own site
• Share the exciting news of judges scoring your call
• Benefit from the additional exposure to our network early

Note that although we share your opportunity with our network, there is no guarantee they will submit. You will need to market your own opportunity.

Measure the impact of your marketing and view the progress of submissions in real-time from the moment your opportunity opens. These allow you to:

• Quickly monitor submissions and income in charts.
• View contents of completed submissions.
• Edit your process based on candidates feedback.
• Allow candidates to edit applications until your deadline.
• Convert drafts with automated email reminders.
• Supports candidates with Zealous Livechat and help files.

Note that you can edit most of the details for your opportunity even once submissions have opened. There are however a few exceptions.

Select the right candidates for your needs by inviting judges to help you choose talent across multiple selection rounds. Selection rounds allow you to:

• Manage candidates shown to judges in each round.
• Make your selection early, publish results at a future date.
• Gather judges input automatically when rounds begin.
• View the best submissions first based on judges’ scores.
• Remove bias with anonymous judging.
• Get the public to vote for their favourites.

Note that Zealous requires you to select and confirm successful entries for each round, giving you complete control over winners at each step.

Your call might have ended, but that’s not the end of it. Build brand recognition by listing the results of past opportunities and increase exposure to potential candidates in future call-outs. When you call closes you can:

• Publish galleries of previous winners.
• Keep an archive of all submissions.
• Measure progress and compare past calls to future calls.
• Download submission, applicant and fee reports. 
• Comply with GDPR and allow candidates to remove their personal information.

Coming soon – duplicate past opportunities to save you time setting up your next one.