
CONTENT CREATOR BADGE APPLICATION
Awesome Con welcomes content creators from Washington, DC, and around the world, and is happy to provide approved creators with one (1) complimentary Content Creator badge.
PERKS WITH YOUR CONTENT CREATOR BADGE
The perks of being approved as a Content Creator include:
- One (1) 3 Day Professional badge to Awesome Con
- A $3 commission for every badge purchased using your promo code*
- Possible additional opportunities with Awesome Con (as needed)
- Participating in TikToks with the Awesome Con Marketing Team on-site
- Social media collaboration posts and/or takeovers
- Afterparty Host/Guest opportunities
- And more!
THERE ARE REQUIREMENTS TO APPLY
Please do not apply for a Content Creator badge if you do not meet the requirements below:
- You must create content that is relevant to the pop culture industry, including but not limited to comics, television, movies, anime, books, video gaming, tabletop gaming, cosplay, collectibles, etc.
- You must meet one or more of the minimum follower/subscriber counts:
- Instagram: 10k followers
- TikTok: 50k followers
- X: 10k followers
- Bluesky: 5k followers
- Threads: 5k followers
- YouTube: 10k subscribers
We will also be taking your level of engagement into consideration
YOUR CONTENT CREATOR BADGE HAS RULES
- Your Content Creator badge allows you complimentary access during all public hours
- Your Content Creator badge does NOT allow early access or special access
- Your Content Creator badge does NOT allow you priority line access
- Your Content Creator badge does NOT guarantee you a seat in panels
- Your Content Creator badge does NOT guarantee you autographs or free autographs from guests
- Your Content Creator badge does NOT guarantee you interviews with invited guests. If you’d like to speak with a guest, please contact [email protected] with a request prior to the event, but after your Content Creator badges have been approved. Interviews with talent cannot be guaranteed at the event. All our guests have approved schedules, and on-site requests are very difficult to fulfill.
Everyone attending Awesome Con as an Influencer MUST follow all Awesome Con policies – including our anti-harassment rules.
YOUR CONTENT CREATOR BADGE IS YOURS
Content Creator badges are nontransferable. You may not loan or sell your Influencer badge. Anyone conducting such behavior will have their Influencer badge revoked and will be disqualified from Content Creator badges at future Awesome Con events.
YOUR SOCIAL MEDIA POSTS
Accepting an Awesome Con Content Creator badge gives LeftField Media the right to post, re-post, and create new user-generated content using any Awesome Con-related content you post on your social media accounts beginning at acceptance and lasting for the period of one (1) year.
In return, LeftField Media agrees to use this content solely for the purposes of promoting Awesome Con and bringing awareness to pop culture-related events throughout the year (such as a film release, a celebrity birthday, or other major event).
LeftField Media will never use your posts to bring attention to anything negative or controversial, as we do not glorify or highlight things of this nature on our channels.
PROMO CODE INFO
Promo Codes will be sent after your application is approved. LeftField Media will pay out $3 per badge sold to Awesome Conusing your promo code*. Payouts will be issued within two (2) months post-event as long as the approved Content Creator has provided their W-9 and Direct Deposit information. LeftField Media will request a W-9 and Direct Deposit information upon your approval as a Contact Creator.
*Please note: $30 minimum threshold must be met to receive the payout. (10 badges of any type sold)
Content Creators who sell at least five (5) badges (but fewer than 10) will earn an Awesome Con official merch credit for 2026.
If fewer than five (5) badges are sold, no payment or credit will be issued.
CONTENT CREATOR BADGE TIMELINE
The deadline to apply is Sunday, December 7, 2025 @ 11:59 PM ET. Content Creators will be notified via email if they have been selected, denied, or waitlisted by Thursday, December 18, 2025.
After reading this page, please click through to the form that follows. Complete this form in its entirety. Please understand that simply submitting does not guarantee you a Content Creator badge. It’s only after your full form is received, reviewed, and approved that Content Creator badges will be issued. Incomplete applications will not be approved.
DECISIONS ARE FINAL
Awesome Con reserves the right to approve or deny any application. This decision is final and cannot be appealed. Include any and all information in your application that will allow Awesome Con to make an informed decision, as you won’t be able to submit further information later on.
Have you read all the above? If so, please begin the Awesome Con Content Creator badge application.