frame:work Becomes a Member-Based Organizationframe:work, the self-described community for live pixel people that has been organizing conferences, meetups, and the New Talent List since 2019, today announces the next step: a professional society. The new framework.video website is live, and membership is open. "Twenty-plus years ago, video was an accent piece on the stage," explains executive director Laura Frank. "Today it is the stage. And yet the people who design, build, and run those surfaces -- the creatives, technologists, and producers of creative video -- still fight for a place in the pre-production conversation." Membership comes with the infrastructure that, the organization notes, this field has never had. A listing in the member directory puts a person's name, skills, and work. According to the organization, "Producers staff from it. Peers refer to it. Be known and get found. Members receive discounts to all community events. The annual conference and regional meetups are where this community does some of its best work. No victory laps -- just people showing each other how the work actually gets done. Members can register as community mentors, giving them a way of guiding new talent and passing along information. Anyone can join Frame-work's Discord. Members get private channels. Jobs get posted, questions get answered, advice gets offered, and problems get solved in public. Members can post events to a community calendar: training, meetups, trade shows, and the gatherings that spring up around them. There are three tiers of individual membership. Professional is for established practitioners and leaders ready to support, actively contribute to, and help shape the future of the field. The cost is $250/year. Practitioner is for individuals actively developing their work across video systems, physical environments, and creative technology. $125/year. Participant is for those beginning to explore the immersive design field or bringing relevant expertise from an adjacent discipline: $25/year. And company partnerships come with three tiers, too. Community is the entry point for companies choosing to support the field, stay connected to its community, and grow alongside its evolving practice: $750/year. Associate is for companies actively growing a footprint in the field and making meaningful contributions to its creative development and ongoing direction: $1,500/year. Studio is for companies regularly engaged in production, design, engineering, and delivery that will find this plan matches the scale and scope of their actual work: $3,000/year. Also available are two levels of premier partnership. Industry Partner is designed for companies operating at the scale of the field itself -- advancing the tools, infrastructure, and direction the broader ecosystem depends on: $6,000/year. The Sustaining Partner level was created for the companies driving the frame:work mission forward. As the organization says, "You are invested in the programs, advocacy, and the next generation of people building it. Contact us for pricing." Company and Premier Partnerships provide unlimited membership seats for representatives of those companies who want to participate in frame:work. Sarah Cox, a board member, says, "This is a genuinely exciting next chapter for frame:work. Membership is open; it's open at every stage of a career, and that part matters. Growth was never the number. It's whether people feel they belong here and can contribute and feel that what they know is worth sharing or helping someone looking for advice. Everyone has something to teach and something to learn, and membership is how we make room for that support and growth across our pixel community." Interested parties can check the Membership Benefits page for full details of the program, then head to the Become A Member page and pick the tier that fits. For more information, contact Laura Frank at laura@framework.video. 
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