Pull up
Hit car shows, meets, and cruise nights in your area and cover them for Keys Open Doors.
Now recruiting · Field Reporters
Your city. Your shows. One platform.
Keys Open Doors is building a crew of Field Reporters to cover the car culture where it lives. Pull up to your local show, shoot the builds, talk to the people behind them, and put your work and your name in front of our audience.
The role
What reporters do
Think news correspondent, but for the car culture.
Shoot the builds
Walkarounds, details, your favorite cars of the day, and the moments that make the show.
Talk to the people
Interview a couple of owners, builders, or organizers. Their story, their car, their journey.
Edit and submit
Cut your piece, submit it for approval, make any changes we send back, and it goes out with your name on it.
Why report
Get your name in the culture
Get seen
Your work on Keys Open Doors channels, credited and tagged, in front of people who live this.
Build your reel
Real assignments and real feedback from the team to sharpen your shooting, editing, and interviewing.
Get in the room
Shows, builders, brands, and artists. Reporting puts you face to face with the people moving the culture.
Grow with us
As the platform grows, our reporters are first in line for what comes next. Details are shared with selected reporters.
How it works
From application to air
- 1
Apply
Tell us who you are, where you're based, and show us your socials or past work.
- 2
Get the green light
We review every application and reach out to the reporters we bring on, with everything you need to get started.
- 3
Cover a show
Shoot your local show following the guidelines below, including a couple of interviews.
- 4
Submit for approval
Edit your piece and send it through the coverage form at the bottom of this page.
- 5
Notes, then it goes out
We send any edits, add our branding, and publish it with credit to you.
Content guidelines
Shoot it right the first time
- Format: vertical 9:16 at 1080 × 1920 is the main cut. A horizontal 16:9 version (1920 × 1080) is a bonus.
- Length: 30 to 90 seconds for clips. Up to 5 minutes for a full show recap.
- Leave room for our logo: keep the top-right corner clear of faces and text. We add the Keys Open Doors logo there.
- Leave room for our bumpers: keep the first 2 seconds and last 3 seconds free of text. That's where our intro and outro go.
- No watermarks or overlays: no personal watermarks, other brands' logos, or burned-in music. We add licensed music.
- Clean audio: get close or use a clip-on mic for interviews. Shoot away from the speakers when you can.
- Get the OK: ask everyone you interview if they're good with being on Keys Open Doors, on camera, and get their name and handle. Anyone under 18 needs a parent's OK.
- Deliver: export MP4 in the highest quality, upload to Google Drive or Dropbox, and send the link with the form below. Include your raw clips if you can.
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Your shot
Keep this corner clear
Apply
Apply to report
Open to car enthusiasts at every level. If you're under 18, you'll need a parent or guardian's OK before your first assignment.
- A phone or camera that shoots 1080p or better
- Basic editing (CapCut counts)
- Shows or meets you can get to
- Love for the culture
For reporters
Submit your coverage
Already on the crew? Send your finished piece here for approval. We'll get back to you with notes or a green light.