How It Works
Eligibility
Any artist who has been active on the Minted platform during the previous calendar year is eligible for the CMYK program.
Qualification
Artists qualify at five levels based on the previous year’s sales or cumulative Challenge wins.
Announcement & Benefits
We announce qualifying artists for the CMYK program each program year (April 1 - March 31) and reward artists with exciting benefits at each level.
Annual qualifications
Qualification for the CMYK program is determined by evaluating Challenge participation, wins, and sales during the previous calendar year.
| Cyan | Magenta | M+ | Yellow | Black | |
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Qualifications |
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Sales |
Meaningful % of category* sales | Meaningful % of category* sales | High % of total Minted sales | Very high % of category* or total Minted sales | Very high % of category* or total Minted sales.** |
Challenge Wins |
OR has over 50 wins | OR has over 100 wins | OR has over 100 wins | N/A | N/A |
*CMYK Categories: Art, Baby & Kids, Greeting Cards, Holiday, Wedding
**The same group of artists qualify for Y and K, but those who choose K level will receive additional benefits and agree to limitations on some commercial relationships.
Annual rewards
Our benefits are intended to help you build your career, develop your brand, and achieve financial gain.
| Cyan | Magenta | M+ | Yellow | Black | |
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SALES OPPORTUNITIES
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Special commissioned
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Eligible | Eligible | Eligible | Eligible | Eligible |
Priority consideration
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Eligible | Eligible | Eligible | Eligible | Eligible |
Guaranteed Assortment** |
1 design accepted for sale for qualifying category** | 3 designs accepted for sale for each qualifying category** | 7 designs accepted for sale for each qualifying category** | ||
Save One Retirement |
1 for each qualifying M+ category | 1 for each qualifying Y category | 1 for each qualifying K category | ||
Sales commission bonus |
7% of all commissions earned | 7% of all commissions earned | |||
End of Year $500 participation bonus* |
Eligible* | Eligible* | |||
No submission limits in qualifying K Category |
Eligible | ||||
Gifts |
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CMYK Book Club Book & Invitation to participate in CMYK Book Club |
Gifted | Gifted | Gifted | Gifted | Gifted |
Individual Minted product discount codes to use or share |
Three 50% off codes | Five 50% off codes | Five 50% off codes Ten 25% off codes |
Five 50% off codes Twenty 25% off codes |
Three 50% off codes Twenty 25% off codes |
Minted Credit |
$150 | $150 | $200 | $350 | |
Experience & Networking |
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Members-only #cmyk channel in Community Slack |
Invited | Invited | Invited | Invited | Invited |
Members-only #yk channel in Community Slack |
Invited | Invited | Invited | ||
Trip to Camp Minted 2024 |
Airfare + 2 nights lodging | Airfare + 2 nights lodging | |||
Access to Minted Team |
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Category challenge CMYK calls |
Invited | Invited | Invited | Invited | Invited |
Discussion & feedback sessions with Brady |
Invited | Eligible | Eligible | ||
Dedicated Artist Relations team member for elevated support |
Invited | Invited | Invited | ||
1-1 coaching session with Merchant & Artist relations |
1 for each qualifying category |
*Awarded if participation criteria is met.
**Guarantees do not apply to M+ or YK artists with modified grace year benefits.