O[yes] Media Contest

Cash for creativeness!

Students! You could earn $500 by creating your own “ad” for our O[yes] Online Safety Awareness training!  
This year’s O[yes] Media Contest is all about YOU! You come up with the theme. You create the catchy tagline. You draw the audience in with your creativity and get them to take action.

What action? Get teens to take the O[yes] online Safety Awareness Training!

Your target audience: Teen workers or teens who are preparing to work for the first time.

How: through a compelling Graphic Design or a video message (90-seconds or less)

Key message, theme, or tagline: You choose! (But choose wisely! Pick positive messages and language. See our rules for complete guidance..)

We’re asking you to think creatively about the kinds of posters, designs, or videos that would catch the attention of your peers and convince them to take the O[yes] online Safety Awareness Training as a great way to learn how to stay safe and healthy on the job (whether you already have a job or you’re planning to be working soon).

We’ll use the best-of-the-best submissions we receive as “ads” in our efforts to help better protect teen workers. And the best-of-the-best will also receive some great awards:

A first, second, and third place will be awarded in each of the two categories: video and graphic design. In each category, the first-place winner's school or sanctioning club or organization will receive a matching award.

  • First place: $500
  • Second place: $400
  • Third place: $300
 

Learn more about the tagline and theme on the "What We Want" tab above.

Contest entry form and rules

  1. Review the rules (PDF) This media contest is designed to increase teen on-the-job safety awareness through creative videos or graphic designs that would catch the attention of high school teens and convince them to take the O[yes] online Safety Awareness Training as a great way to learn how to stay safe and healthy on the job. By entering this contest, entrants agree to abide by all rules.
  2. Entrants are encouraged to submit entries online. Submissions can also be sent by mail on a USB thumb drive or delivered in person. See the applicable set of rules pertaining to your method of submission in the rules. If you are submitting online and would like to be mailed a hard copy entry form and permission form to fill out, please contact Heather Studnick at heastu@saif.com. Please note that you will need to request forms in advance of the deadline to ensure your submission and forms are all received before 5:00 p.m. on Friday, February 16, 2024.
  3. Complete the Permission form if participant is under 18 years of age.
  4. Before you submit your entry, you can use this checklist (PDF) to make sure you have met all of the requirements.

The deadline for submission is 5:00 p.m. on Friday, February 16, 2024.

Submit entries online: See instructions above.

Mail entries to (postmarked by deadline):
SAIF Corp.
Attn: Heather Studnick
400 High St SE
Salem, OR 97312


You can also hand deliver entries to (by deadline):
Heather Studnick, SAIF
400 High St SE
Salem, OR 97312


For help and information about the contest, contact:
info@youngemployeesafety.org

What We Want

O[yes] is an organization made up of adults who really care about protecting teens from on-the-job injuries. But it’s been a while since we were in high school, so that’s why we’re reaching out to you! We’re looking for high-quality videos or graphic designs that communicate our message in a way that really speaks to high school teens (especially those who are already working or who plan to get a job soon).

Creating an effective video or graphic design takes time. Submissions that have won awards in the past were creative, positive, relevant to other high school teens, and demonstrated a good understanding of what we are trying to accomplish. Think of this as an opportunity to create an “advertisement” that our O[yes] member organizations could use in our ongoing efforts to promote safety and health for young workers.

Before you begin, take our online Safety Awareness Training to get a solid understanding of what the training is all about, and then come up with your own special video or graphic design “ad” that encourages teens to also take that training. We’re giving you freedom to come up with your own tagline, theme, or key message as long as it meets all the rules and encourages other teens to take the online training.

Visit out our Resources tab (above) to learn more about young worker safety and health, and to see examples of past winning submissions. As you look at prior years, remember that this is the first year we’ve given our contestants the freedom to choose your own tagline, theme, or key message, but these past winners can give you insights into what worked well enough to earn their place as a finalist or a winner.

Here are some resources to help you get started:


See our YouTube channel for examples of winning entries from previous years.

O[yes] online Safety Awareness Training

O[yes] Brand Specs

O[yes] Logo Graphics

Please read the full rules (see tab above) for more information about video and graphic design requirements.

Sponsored by:

American Society of Safety Professionals Construction Safety Summit logo Central Oregon Safety and Health Association Hoffman Construction Company logo OHSU, Oregon Health and Sciences University, logo Oregon OSHA Safebuild Alliance logo SAIF Corporation Oregon SHARP Alliance logo811