Chief Flavor Explorer

Accountable for eating and drinking your way through our culinary scene and calling it research.

Chief Vibes Officer

Responsible for conducting very serious field research across live music, nightlife, entertainment, and wherever else the vibes lead.

Chief Sunset Curator

Tasked with finding inspiration across world-class museums, hundreds of murals, colorful neighborhoods, and plenty of Gulf sunsets.

Applicable candidates will be evaluated on the following criteria:

• Authenticity and storytelling: how compellingly the applicant makes the case for why they deserve this role
• Creativity and originality: how memorable or distinctive the video is
• Video presentation: clarity, watchability, effort put into the submission
• Social presence and audience engagement: quality and authenticity of existing audience, not just follower count
• Content creation ability: quality of past work across Instagram, TikTok and/or LinkedIn
• Alignment with BEACH. CULTURE.: fit with Visit St. Pete-Clearwater's brand voice and destination identity
• Availability and commitment: confirmed ability to participate November 9-15, 2026 and in the future market activation

Must be 21 years of age or older at the time of application.

Compensation

This is an independent contractor role (1099):

$10,000 for a one-week in-destination assignment, November 9-15, 2026.

Airfare to and from the destination to be arranged and covered.

Lodging to be arranged and funded for one week (November 9-15, 2026).

Application Terms and Conditions

Effective date: October 1, 2026. Last updated: September 30, 2026

1. Who is conducting this search

The SPC-Suite is a marketing campaign of Visit St. Pete-Clearwater ("VSPC"), a department of Pinellas County, Florida. Envisionit Media, Inc., the production company for VSPC, manages recruitment for the SPC-Suite. Envisionit collects and reviews applications, and selected candidates will be engaged and paid by Envisionit as independent contractors on behalf of VSPC. In these Terms, "we," "us" and "our" mean Envisionit Media, Inc., acting on behalf of VSPC, and "Campaign Parties" means Envisionit, VSPC and Pinellas County. Questions: contactvspc@envisionitagency.com

2. What this is, and what it is not

The SPC-Suite consists of three paid, short-term, on-camera independent contractor roles: Chief Vibes Officer, Chief Flavor Explorer and Chief Sunset Curator (the "Roles"). Each Role includes a paid 10-day in-destination assignment in St. Pete-Clearwater, scheduled between November 6 and November 22, 2026 (the "Residency"), and the content deliverables described in the Role descriptions at www.spcsuite.com. Specific Residency dates are set in the Talent Agreement.

The Roles are independent contractor engagements. They are not employed with Pinellas County, VSPC or Envisionit. This is not a contest, sweepstakes, lottery or game of chance. No prize is awarded, no element of chance is used at any stage, and compensation is a fee paid for services under a written talent agreement (the "Talent Agreement").

3. No fee to apply

No fee, purchase or payment of any kind is required to apply, to interview or to be selected, and none is accepted.

4. Eligibility

You may apply if, at the time of application, you: (a) are 18 years of age or older; (b) are a legal resident of one of the 50 United States or the District of Columbia; (c) are authorized to work in the United States; (d) hold at least one public social media account in good standing; and (e) are available to travel to and remain in St. Pete-Clearwater for the full 10-day Residency, as scheduled between November 6 and November 22, 2026.

The Roles are not open to employees, officers or contractors of Pinellas County, VSPC, Envisionit, Lou Hammond Group, Influencer Partners, Miles, and Vidcruiter, or to members of their immediate families or households. Void where prohibited by law.

5. How to apply

Applications are accepted at www.spcsuite.com from October 1, 2026 at 12:00 am ET through October 22, 2026 at 11:59 pm ET. One application per person. The application asks for your name, contact information, city and state, links to your public social profiles, a short bio and your application responses, and includes a recorded video interview completed through our application platform. Late, incomplete or non-conforming applications may not be reviewed. We are not responsible for lost, misdirected or failed submissions or for technical problems on any platform or network.

6. Accessibility

If a disability prevents you from completing any part of the application, including the video interview, email contactvspc@envisionitagency.com by October 12, 2026 to request a reasonable accommodation or an alternative format.

7. Review and selection

Applications are reviewed by a selection panel chosen by Envisionit and VSPC. Selection is at the panel's sole discretion, based on the published criteria, including authenticity and storytelling, creativity and originality, video presentation, quality and authenticity of existing audience and engagement, content creation ability, alignment with VSPC's brand voice, and availability, without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability or any other characteristic protected by law.

Applying does not guarantee an interview, an offer or a Role. Roles may be filled from any source, including applications, referrals and direct offers to talent. We may leave any Role unfilled, change the number of Roles, and extend, suspend or cancel the search at any time. Selection decisions are final, and we have no obligation to provide feedback.

8. Interviews and additional materials

Selected applicants may be asked to complete additional interviews or to provide additional materials, audience analytics or references. Interviews and callbacks are unpaid.

9. Conditions to engagement

Before any fee is paid, anyone offered a Role must: (a) sign the Talent Agreement and a talent release; (b) provide a valid government-issued ID and a completed IRS Form W-9; (c) confirm eligibility in writing; and (d) complete a background check and a review of public social media history. Any background check will be run only with the separate written disclosure and authorization required by law. We may withdraw an offer or end an engagement for a failed review, misrepresentation, unavailability or conduct inconsistent with the campaign.

10. The engagement

The Talent Agreement governs each engagement and controls over these Terms if they conflict. Each Role includes:

• A $10,000 contract fee for the 10-day Residency, payable via the payment terms outlined within the agreement.
• Round-trip domestic coach airfare from a U.S. airport, arranged and covered by us;
• Accommodations for the duration of the Residency, arranged and covered by us;
• VIP experiences and access to destination events during the Residency; and
• Any additional allowances stated in the Talent Agreement.

Companions, additional nights and personal expenses are not included. Travel and accommodations have no cash value and cannot be substituted, transferred or exchanged. Residency dates are scheduled by us within the November 6 to November 22, 2026 window and, once set in the Talent Agreement, may not be changed by the contractor without our written agreement. Fees are reported on IRS Form 1099, and contractors are responsible for their own taxes. No employee benefits are provided.

11. Deliverables and advertising disclosure

Contracted talent will produce the deliverables in their Role description, follow the campaign content plan and brand guidelines, and include a clear and conspicuous paid-partnership disclosure on every post connected to the campaign, consistent with the FTC Endorsement Guides.

12. Your representations

You represent and warrant that: your application is your own original work; you own or have cleared all rights in it, including music; every person appearing in it has consented to its use; no one under 18 appears in it; and it does not violate any law or the rights of any person. You will indemnify the Campaign Parties against third-party claims arising from a breach of these representations.

13. Talent release

Contracted talent will sign a release permitting VSPC and Pinellas County to use their name, image, likeness and voice, and the content produced during the engagement, in perpetuity, across web, broadcast, social and online channels.

14. Conduct and disqualification

We may disqualify any application, and may withdraw any offer, where we believe the applicant has provided false information, tampered with the application process, violated these Terms, or engaged in conduct that is unlawful or inconsistent with the campaign.

15. Privacy and communications

Personal information collected through the application is handled as described in the SPC-Suite Privacy Policy, referenced within each application, which is part of these Terms. By applying, you agree that we and our application platform may contact you about your application by email. No automated or AI-based tool is used to score or screen applications.

16. Florida public records

VSPC is a department of Pinellas County, Florida. Applications and related materials may be public records under Chapter 119, Florida Statutes, and may be subject to inspection and copying by the public. Under Florida law, email addresses are public records. If you do not want your email address released in response to a public records request, do not send electronic mail regarding this campaign; contact us by phone or in writing instead.

17. Assumption of risk

The Residency involves travel and in-person activities. Contracted talent will be asked to acknowledge and assume the risks of travel, filming and activities during the Residency and to release the Campaign Parties from related claims, to the extent permitted by law, under the Talent Agreement.

18. Weather and events outside our control

If severe weather, a declared emergency or another event outside our control makes the Residency impracticable, we may reschedule, shorten or cancel it. Any adjustment to fees is governed by the Talent Agreement.

19. Platforms

The SPC-Suite is not sponsored, endorsed, administered by or associated with Meta, Instagram, Facebook, TikTok, LinkedIn, Indeed, Glassdoor, Google, YouTube, Vidcruiter or any other platform. Your use of any platform is governed by that platform's own terms.

20. Liability

To the maximum extent permitted by law, the Campaign Parties are not liable for indirect, incidental, special, consequential or punitive damages arising out of the application process, and their total aggregate liability to any applicant will not exceed one hundred dollars ($100). Nothing in these Terms waives or alters the sovereign immunity of Pinellas County or its departments, or the limits of Section 768.28, Florida Statutes.

21. General

We may update these Terms before the application window closes; the version posted at the time you apply governs your application. If any provision is unenforceable, the rest remain in effect. These Terms are the entire agreement about the application process and control over any advertising or campaign materials. These Terms are governed by Florida law, and any dispute will be resolved in the state or federal courts located in Pinellas County, Florida.

22. Contact

Questions about these Terms or the application process: contactvspc@envisionitagency.com. Questions about public records: Custodian of Public Records Attn: Public Records Liaison c/o Communications 333 Chestnut St. Clearwater, FL 33756 Phone: (727) 464-4600.

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