Background

T-Life App Key Messaging:


Other Messaging for Consideration:

  1. Benefits
    • Short Form: Tap into your benefits
    • Long Form: Exclusive benefits in food, travel, and entertainment. All at your fingertips.
  2. Upgrades
    • Short Form: A phone upgrade in minutes? Yup.
    • Long Form: Skip the line. Upgrade your phone with our best deals. In minutes.
  3. Shop
    • Short Form: Shop from the comfort of wherever.
    • Long Form: Get our best deals and widest selection in T-Life. Without leaving your couch.
    • For pick up in-store: Skip the line. Order ahead. Pick up in-store.
  4. Manage
    • Short Form: Manage your account in just a few taps.
    • Long Form: Open the T-Life app for everything you need to manage your account. Pay your bills. Add a line. Upgrade your plan. With just a few taps.
  5. Other Products
    • Short Form: All your connected devices. At your fingertips.
    • Long Form: Manage all your devices, like home internet, tablets, and watches, right from the T-Life app.
  6. Open 24/7
    • Short Form: You up? So are we. Shop 24/7.
    • Long Form: Want to add a line? At 3AM? We’re here for you. The T-Life app is open 24/7.
  7.  Referrals
    • Short Form: Loving T-Mobile? Share it.
    • Long Form: Your friends can get 3 free months of our favorite benefits AND America's largest 5G network. No strings attached. Pass it 


HELPFUL REFERENCE VIDEOS FOR INSPIRATION/TONE: The following are current videos on T-Mobile's YouTube Channel that do a nice job exploring and explaining different, though we are looking for your videos to be more engaging, entertaining, out of the box, and original while maintaining a format for a cohesive series.

Objectives

The T-Life app from T-Mobile is designed to help T-Mobile customers manage their accounts, access exclusive benefits, and shop for products and services—all in one place. It offers a range of features to enhance convenience and make it easier for users to interact with T-Mobile services. Some of its key functionalities include account management, exclusive benefits, phone upgrades, shopping, connected devices, and 24/7 Access. In short, T-Life is designed to make managing your T-Mobile account and enjoying your benefits as easy and convenient as possible.


Now T-Mobile is looking for a filmmaker to create an up-to-5-minute YouTube vlog-style explainer video to thoroughly explain how the T-Life app functions and how it can be used not only to assist T-Mobile customers but also serve as the place to earn perks and benefits to support their lifestyles. While the main video will live on YouTube and should ultimately drive viewers to download the app, you'll also create three cutdowns formatted for YouTube Shorts but also used on TikTok and Instagram Reels. These cutdowns can work off the same footage as the full length video, but should have quick cuts and transitions fitting for social. The key message we want to communicate through these videos is: "T-Life. Experience the best of T-Mobile. At your fingertips." OR in short, " T-Life. One app. All the things." To see the full scope of all the benefits and key messaging we are looking to highlight, please take a look at the Background,


This vlog-style video should make sure to cover T-Mobile's app benefits and features while also feeling organic; we are not looking for a sales pitch or anything that feels too commercial. Your execution should be live-action, and we would expect you'll have a host or hosts who will talk directly to the camera in a YouTube vlog style, but we want to see how you would approach this project with your own unique and interesting ideas. Your target audience will be Gen-Z consumers searching YouTube for answers to their T-Mobile and T-Life app questions, and your video should be SEO-friendly so that it ranks high in search results. Consider incorporating motion graphics, typography, music, sound effects, stock footage, and/or even light animation overlays to make your video dynamic and memorable. Recent T-Mobile YouTube videos like the Samsung S25 YouTube, RCS Explainer Video, Bucket List Shot with ‪@Nateinthewild‬, 5G explainer series, and The Hardest Part of the Las Vegas Race are all good examples of the style we are looking to emulate for these videos: a very natural host who feels like a friend; strong visuals to explain the T-Mobile perks; and in general, content that doesn't feel overtly branded.


In terms of casting, we're looking for diverse Gen-Z talent who can feel authentic while delivering on a script and are comfortable speaking directly to the camera. who can memorize a script and are comfortable talking straight to the camera. We are open to exterior or interior locations, or even a mix of both as long as it feels natural to the host and is thematically aligned to your creative approach. Hints of magenta (specific hex code below) should be incorporated throughout your content, whether as subtle accents to wardrobe or set and/or in your graphics, but your visuals should not lean too branded. The messaging assets shared below will give you a good sense of the graphics and visual approach T-Mobile has created for this broader campaign, and we'd like to see you incorporate those to ensure that these videos feel cohesive.


Check out more information in the Background, and for any questions or other project updates, check out the Project Forum.


DELIVERABLES: There are 12 total assets:


EXPECTED TIMELINE: HERE


RELEVANT ASSETS: HERE


EXPOSURE: We expect content will be used on the platforms below, but if casting talent, be sure they review our required Talent Release before they're cast, as it is NOT limited to these platforms. You should also review our Music providers in the Project Requirements, as well as the platform best practices.


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EXECUTIONAL MANDATORIES: 


By participating in this project, creators acknowledge that the Sponsor is under no obligation to greenlight a submission. Though most projects do move forward, we'll notify you in the event the Sponsor decides not to fund any submissions via the Project Forum. Regardless of the result, all submissions will be reviewed and evaluated by the Sponsor and project team.

Details

In order to be considered, include the below materials in your submission. For examples of effective pitches, check out this gallery. All Pitches remain private, even after a Pitch is selected, and Tongal strives to have Pitch selections made by the end of the Evaluation period,but additional time may be required by the Sponsor, depending on any number of factors.


Requirements

  1. In addition to the standard Tongal W-9, Winner Affidavit, and IP Assignment, greenlit Video creators MUST also provide Talent, Location, Music (or other) Releases for all assets appearing in their Videos, as well as a photograph/headshot OR copy of a photo ID for all On-camera Talent releases. You must also provide all project files, editing sequences and a 1080p .mov master file, using a ProRes, Animation, or Uncompressed Codec to claim your earnings. Tongal also reserves the right to request all raw files associated with the project.

  2. Unless provided otherwise, all work must be your own original creation and free of any copyrighted material. You shall provide detailed information of your work regarding the source, the creator and background information as requested by Tongal.

  3. In the event you utilize any third-party materials, such as music provided by a third-party music provider not provided by Tongal, you must obtain full written license and consent from the owner of such third-party materials and provide such license and consent forms to Tongal.

  4. The Sponsor will be entitled to reasonable revisions on the finished Videos without providing additional compensation. Remember it's easier to re-edit than re-shoot so try to get as much coverage as possible.

  5. Preferred format for upload to the Tongal website is HD 720p and formatted for the aspect ratios listed in the Deliverables (e.g. 16x9). Acceptable file formats are .mov, .avi, .mp4, .wmv. Acceptable codecs are H.264 (MP4), MPEG-4, H.263, MPGV, WMV, DivX. Should your submission be greenlit, you will also be required to provide a 1080p .mov master file, using a ProRes, Animation, or Uncompressed Codec.

  6. BY SUBMITTING A VIDEO ENTRY, YOUR SUBMISSION IMMEDIATELY BECOMES THE SOLE PROPERTY OF TONGAL OR ITS ASSIGNEES - SEE OFFICIAL RULES FOR MORE DETAILS ABOUT OWNERSHIP OF ENTRIES. YOU MAY NOT PUBLICLY SHARE OR PUBLISH YOUR SUBMISSION IN ANY MANNER AND YOU MAY NOT POST OR UPLOAD YOUR SUBMISSION TO ANY WEBSITE OR VIDEO HOSTING SITE (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, FACEBOOK, YOUTUBE OR VIMEO), WITHOUT THE PRIOR EXPRESS WRITTEN CONSENT OF TONGAL. FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH THIS REQUIREMENT MAY RESULT IN DISQUALIFICATION OF YOUR ENTRY IN THE PROJECT.

  7. You may not contact any employees or members of the Sponsor's organization, their affiliates, or any of their partners. Failure to comply with this requirement may result in disqualification of your entry in the project.

  8. In addition to the judging criteria stated in the OFFICIAL RULES, Pitches will also be evaluated on that member's ability to execute the final Video based on their prior work and experience as a creator.

  9. Videos must be in the English language or subtitled.

  10. Submissions must not portray Sponsor in a negative way, the determination of which will solely reside with Sponsor, nor can Submissions contain any profanity, offensive language, nudity or otherwise objectionable material, the determination of which is solely at the discretion of Sponsor.

  11. You must be at least thirteen (13) years or older to enter.

  12. The Sponsor reserves the right to repost the contest.

  13. See OFFICIAL RULES for additional contest information, terms and conditions. If there is any conflict or inconsistency between these requirements and the Official Rules, the terms and conditions of these requirements shall prevail.