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    The ClubZella Creator Program

    Draw the world. Get paid. Climb.

    Anyone can start. Take a brief inside the Orisha Warz universe, get paid a fixed fee for every accepted piece, and climb from Rookie to Canon-maker — the stage where you author gods of your own.

    See open briefsHow the stages work

    No contests. No spec work. Every accepted piece is paid.

    Orisha Warz character

    Rookie to Canon-maker

    Four stages. Everyone starts at the bottom.

    You climb by shipping work that holds up against the canon — not by paying, not by waiting, and not by knowing anyone here. Each stage unlocks more of the universe, a higher fee, and at Canon-maker, a royalty on the marketplace SKUs built from your work.

    1. Silver

      Rookie

      Open to everyone

      Welcome in. You draw the world: NPCs, props, vehicles, buildings, market stalls, background scenery — everything that makes Orisha Warz feel like a place people actually live in. You also pick up sticker art, apparel graphics and side-quest content. Every accepted piece is paid a fixed fee. No contests. No spec work. No waiting to find out if you won.

      • The canon pack and full style guide on day one
      • Quarterly live critique with the Masters and Art Directors
      • Your name in the Orisha Warz art credits index
      • Zellen reward points on every accepted piece
      • Hand-drawn and human-made only — AI-generated work is not accepted at any stage
      • No entry fee, ever
      To reach Challenger: 100 credits of accepted work, at least 4 seasons with us, and one passed canon-consistency review. A stripe every 25 credits along the way.
    2. Gold

      Challenger

      Earned

      You have proved you understand the world. Now you draw the people in it — bosses, named sub-characters, faction lore, uncommon and rare card art, data book interiors. Challengers also take on music, soundtracks and trailer video campaign briefs, because the universe needs more than pictures.

      • Your work ships on real products people buy
      • A free Orisha Warz Trading Card Deck of the current season (without the board game) once you reach this stage
      • Higher fee band on every accepted piece
      • Credited in the faction data book
      • Credits and streaming royalties on every video trailer and music soundtrack accepted
      To reach Master: 150 credits at this stage, at least 6 seasons, one asset shipped on a flagship product, and a canon council review.
    3. Platinum

      Master

      Rare

      The Orishas themselves. Flagship key art, comic covers, blind-box series design, statue and bust concepts — the characters the whole franchise is built on. Everything in Challenger and Rookie, plus:

      • Half performance slots and time allotted on the Orisha Warz Festival stage
      • Free Orisha Warz Trading Card Deck and Board Game of the current season upon reaching this stage
      • Artist credit on the product itself
      • Your own artist page on ClubZella
      • A paid masterclass slot teaching the cohort
      • A seat in the room where the season gets planned
      To reach Canon-maker: 200 credits, at least 8 seasons, one character you incubated that survives the community play-and-vote, and an invitation from the canon council.
    4. Titanium

      Canon-maker

      The ceiling

      You make gods. New Orishas, new factions, new regions enter the permanent universe with your name attached. Canon-makers direct the season's slate — what gets written, drawn, scored, recorded and played.

      • 4% royalty on ClubZella product marketplace SKUs built from your canon
      • Full performance slots and time allotted on the Orisha Warz Festival stage
      • Podcast episode hosting or feature — you decide, plus an allotted Zellen reward points bonus
      • A seat on the canon council
      • Named creator credit across the whole franchise
      • Your characters outlive all of us
    Human-made, at every stage.

    Everything in the ClubZella Creator Program is hand-drawn and original, human-made and human-created art. We value and prioritise human art and skill at every level. AI-generated work is not accepted.

    We have been doing this since 2022

    This is not a new programme

    ClubZella has been paying creators since inception.

    ₦74M+paid to creators and operators since 2022
    20creators hired from our first open call
    15creators in the program right now
    100%of accepted work is paid

    Figures as of September 2026

    13+ comic issues

    Written, drawn, coloured, lettered and shipped in-house by creators who came up these stages.

    55-card Genesis Set

    The trading card game, locked and in production — card art by our own illustrators.

    41+ music & podcast releases

    Soundtracks and episodes made by the same community. The briefs are not only for artists.

    The brief board

    Open briefs this month

    New briefs post every month. Claim a slot, submit by the deadline, and if it is accepted you are paid the listed fee. No competition, no voting, no winner announcement and no speculation.

    Nothing open at your stage right now? New briefs post every first Monday of the month. Turn on brief alerts and we will email you the moment one matches.

    How it works

    Five steps, start to paid

    Apply

    Your email, a portfolio link, and which classes you want to draw. That is the whole form.

    Get the canon

    Style guide, character bible and faction reference, on day one. Most rejections are canon errors, not craft errors.

    Take a brief

    Claim a slot on the board. The slot is yours until the deadline.

    Get paid

    Accepted work is paid on a published schedule. Rejected work comes back with reasons and one revision on a case-by-case basis.

    Climb up

    Your credit counter moves with every acceptance. Hit the threshold and you climb.

    Before you apply

    The questions worth asking

    The ClubZella Creator Program

    For genuine, authentic, human creators who are serious about their art — and who want it inside a franchise building Africa's biggest and most ambitious IP infrastructure platform.

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    Orisha Warz character in a heroic pose