Do you have an interesting story to tell about yourself, your Doberman, or your situation? Are you passionate about the Doberman breed and love the idea of using a huge platform such as Doberman Planet to help other owners? Maybe you have something interesting and helpful to share with Doberman owners worldwide?
If so, then we’d LOVE to hear from you!
We love having guests on our YouTube channel! We’re open to featuring anyone on our channel who might be able to help the Doberman community (even if it’s just by sharing your life so non-owners know what owning a Doberman is like). However, these are some of the types of guest we love having:
- Owners Unique Situations – This is someone who will likely only host one or two episodes on the Doberman Planet channel. Someone who is in a unique situation or has a very unique Doberman. Maybe you fly with your Doberman, skydive with your Doberman, maybe you live in a tiny apartment in a skyscraper, maybe you have a search and rescue trained Doberman, or have a service Doberman with some amazing skills. Either way, if your situation or dog is unique, we’d love to honor your dog by having them (and you) appear on our channel!
- Everyday Owners – We love to find people who can help show the world the realities of owning this breed on a daily basis. You don’t have to be a veterinarian, breeder, or expert! We LOVE everyday owners at Doberman Planet! If you’re willing to share what you’ve learned so far about owning a Doberman and your life together with the world, we’d love to hear from you!
- Owners with Something to Share – Maybe you’ve taught your Doberman one amazing and unique trick and would love to share how you did it. Or maybe you found a unique method of training your Doberman, or an amazing story about how your Doberman saved you and your family from a burglar! If you have something interesting to share, we’d LOVE to hear from you. This includes people with unique insight into our breed.
We’re Looking to Feature Guests Who Are:
- Comfortable (or can become comfortable) in front of a camera.
- Able to deliver quality raw footage of themselves speaking into a camera and following a provided outline, often with their dog present, on a contract basis.
- Flexible in what they produce based on the needs of Doberman Planet.
- Willing to show their dog and daily life candidly to our viewers.
- Excited to teach, instruct, and share insight into this breed with positivity, and passion.
- Willing to occasionally follow highly-scripted segments in the footage they record, such as sponsorship blurbs or other specific segments.
- Willing to occasionally review a product or service from the perspective of a Doberman owner.
- Able to have video calls with the Doberman Planet team prior to the production of a new video to collaborate and discuss details of the project.
You’ll be working closely with John Walter of Doberman Planet to produce the most helpful and interesting video possible for our viewers!
What’s in It for You?
We’re hoping to have guests on our channel who are truly passionate about the breed and helping other owners out there by telling their stories or giving their insight.
While we can’t pay you (there are occasionally exceptions such as when recording sponsorship spots), we will give you a large platform to deliver your message and we can almost always refer our audience to your social media pages as well. Most guests also get plenty of free Doberman ownership training/coaching from John Walter during the process as well.
Include a Short Introduction Video
After clicking the button in the section below, there will be an interest form to complete and an area where you can upload an “introduction video”. This is optional but highly encouraged and will help put you at the top of our list!
Please take a moment to record a short video of you speaking into the camera (recorded in landscape orientation please) and introducing yourself, your dog, and speaking a bit about what you can bring to the channel! Your introduction video will only be viewed by the Doberman Planet team and will not be released. If you have any experience in producing videos in any way, we’d love to hear about that too so we can get an idea of the quality of the footage you’re able to produce! But don’t worry, remember we can work with you there too if you aren’t experienced with recording videos!
Submit Your Interest
If you’re interested in being a contract Guest Host with Doberman Planet and helping Doberman owners everywhere in the process, please submit your interest by clicking on the button below and filling out an interest card! If you have any questions, please submit them to [email protected].
F.A.Q.
What will I need to deliver as the final product?
If you’re chosen for an interview-style appearance, all you need to do is appear for the interview (via a Zoom call or similar) and send in a few video clips of what you’re discussing in the interview.
If you’re chosen for more of a traditional video, then John will discuss it with you in detail on a video call prior to starting your project. However, you’ll typically deliver 1 to 2 hours of raw footage as your end product. Most of this will be you filming your dog doing various activities, prepping, doing a couple of “practice runs” at following the outline, etc. Our editors will cut out most of the raw footage you send that are rough takes or practice runs, and we’ll be left with just the “final takes”. This will be footage of you speaking into a camera, filming your dog, demonstrating something, or just sharing your experiences, and teaching others.
Do I need to edit the footage?
Not at all! Doberman Planet uses its own video editors. We handle everything else, all you need to worry about is speaking with us to discuss each project, producing the requested raw footage, and delivering (uploading) it to us!
How many episodes will I appear in?
We’d like to feature you in just one episode! Occasionally, we may reach out and invite you back, but it’s ALWAYS subject to your availability. This should be FUN and not a headache! We may also occasionally discuss your story or show clips from your story in future episodes.
How will I know what to say in these videos?
If it’s an interview, all you’ll have to do is have a recorded conversation with us! We’ll ask questions, and we’ll just chat!
Other projects may involve an extra video call with John where you’ll talk about where you are in your Doberman journey including your struggles, accomplishments, etc. Then a topic will be chosen (with your input) and you may discuss some rough ideas about what you’ll cover in the video. Later, you’ll receive a completed outline to follow while recording your video that’ll hopefully make the creation of the footage very straightforward.
I don’t know much about recording high-end video footage, is that ok?
For interviews, we’ll handle just about everything! But even for other featured guests, we are FAR less concerned about finding someone who can produce perfect video footage than we are about finding someone who can produce useful and helpful footage. Even if you’re new to recording audio and video, we can usually help you to product a great video.
I don’t have any video equipment, can I still do this?
John started out with a cell phone, a $20 tripod, and a $25 microphone clipped to his shirt. Most modern cell phones are capable of producing amazing footage. If you are able to (1) find a way to keep your phone stable during recording such as by using a tripod and (2) find a way to capture audio in a better-than-average way (such as a cheap lav microphone that plugs into your cell phone), then you are more than capable of producing what we’re looking for!
Many of our guest hosts use the Tascam DR-10L (Amazon Link) lav mic to record exceptional audio and a cheap tripod to hold their phones steady. Of course, if you do have better equipment such as a digital video camera or DSLR camera, high-end lav microphone, or video lighting, that’s always welcome as the end product will be even better!
I want to do it! What are the next steps?
Simply submit an interest card by clicking on the blue button in the section above. It’ll take you to a basic form that will allow us to get to know you a little bit better! Once that’s completed and submitted, if we’re interested in speaking with you further, we’ll reach out to you!
See all the opportunities at Doberman Planet here: Jobs, Contract Positions, and Guest Appearance Opportunities.
