How to use our marketplace platform
How To Apply for Opportunities Via Marketplace
Marketplace is a the community and platform where creators, advertisers, and commissioners converge to redefine the audio industry. The Marketplace is a new offer from Content is Queen, and we have been introducing Creators to the platform by offering all Content is Queen opportunities via the platform, including Micro-Grants, pitches to speak at the International Women’s Podcast Festival and event volunteering.
We don’t believe that the pitching process should take hours, CVs, uploads or application forms. Marketplace can make the pitching process as easy as possible. Pitches only ask for an ‘elevator’ pitch to describe your idea in a few sentences. Creating a profile on the Marketplace means you can showcase your previous work and credits easily.
As this is a new platform, here are some pointers:
Apply in 3 steps: Sign up to the Marketplace, set up your profile and then submit your pitch under the ‘opportunities’ tab. That’s it! We only need a few sentences for your pitch, as all the rest of the information we need will be in your profile.
Complete your profile as fully as possible. In the ‘Edit Your Profile’ section of the settings, make sure you give as much information as you can. Use your Bio paragraph to highlight any relevant or transferable skills in eg. community building or what you’ve worked on before. You can add up to six different episodes and tell us your role in creating the audio.
Explain your idea in an elevator pitch. We want you to practise explaining your ideas quickly, so we are specifically asking for clear and succinct pitching. Keep it tight and don’t go over the 3-5 sentences. There is no specific word count but try to keep it under 100 words.
Choose your best idea. We know you have loads of ideas, but no multiple pitches please! Pick one idea for a captivating talk, trailer, an original pilot, or a standout episode for an existing series – whatever your best idea is.
No edits or amends after the submission! Once you have sent your proposal, it’s not possible to amend it. (For that reason we recommend editing in a Google doc first then copying over). You will be able to see your application in Marketplace but we are unable to provide you with copies of your application.
The Marketplace is still in BETA. Marketplace is a new platform, and it is still in the test stage. We’re fine-tuning things as we go. If you’ve experienced difficulties or any technical issue, please take a screenshot of any messages send to studio@contentisqueen.org for us to send to our development team. Otherwise you can try:
Clearing the cache on your browser – this will reboot the app
Login at a quieter time. The Micro-Grants scheme in particular is very popular and there are more new profiles than we expected! We’re increasing the bandwidth but if you have had issues, do try again later.
If you are still having issues, send us an email to studio@contentisqueen.org and we’ll look into it!
Don’t leave it to the last minute! Make sure you sign-up to Marketplace, set up your profile and submit your pitch as early as possible before the deadlines. Content is Queen HQ is closed from 22nd December 2025 to 5th Jan 2026, and whilst we’ll be monitoring the platform and inbox intermittently, you don’t want to be stressed at the last minute.
We’ll do our best to respond to any urgent enquiries.