Get brand deals by showing a clear fit.
Choose brands that serve your audience, show real work and dated channel evidence, then pitch a specific task. Agree payment, scope, usage rights and disclosure before you create sponsored work.
Build your media kitHow do you get brand deals?
- Choose a clear niche and show useful work in it.
- Prepare a media kit with dated counts and links to work you can verify.
- Read a brand’s current program page. Check whether it offers gear, discounts, affiliate commission or paid work.
- Apply through its public route or send a short, specific proposal to its stated contact.
- Agree the scope and disclose the relationship. Keep your opinion your own.
Which outdoor brands have public applications?
These are public entry pages we could read on 2026-11-04. They are research links, not OI partners or promised deals. Availability and selection can change. Read each page before applying.
| Brand | Niche | Program | What the page says | Source / read date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prym1 Camo | Hunting / fishing | Ambassador | Outdoor content, product discounts and development access. | Program / application 2026-11-04 |
| Cabral Outdoors | Fishing | Pro staff | Anglers, guides and community influencers; product use and fishing posts expected. | Program / application 2026-11-04 |
| KastKing | Fishing | KBA community | Influencer and angler routes; discount and commission opportunities. | Program / application 2026-11-04 |
| Bear Archery | Archery / hunting | Pro staff | Public application page; FAQ confirms field-staff selection. Embedded form not submitted. | Program / application 2026-11-04 |
| SRM Knives | Knives / outdoors | Ambassador | Outdoor or tactical experience and active social/community presence. | Program / application 2026-11-04 |
| Naturehike | Camping | Creator community | Lists gifting, affiliate marketing, campaigns and content creation; Apply now link. | Program / application 2026-11-04 |
| Mammoth Coolers | Camping / outdoor activities | Pro staff | Application asks about social reach, product use and outdoor activities. | Program / application 2026-11-04 |
| Mountain Lab | Backcountry / outdoor gear | Ambassador | Application via Club; activity-based store credit. This is not a cash sponsorship offer. | Program / application 2026-11-04 |
Is pro staff the same as a paid sponsorship?
A program name does not tell you how you will be paid. The pages above include discounts, product access, commission opportunities and store credit. A cash content fee needs its own agreement. Check required posts, rights to your work, competing-brand limits and payment terms before you join.
How many followers do you need for brand deals?
There is no single threshold across these programs. Read each application. SRM asks about experience and social presence; Mammoth asks about reach and product use. Show the evidence you have rather than inventing a follower goal.
How do you get sponsored on YouTube or Instagram?
Show relevant channel work and dated audience evidence. Use a public program route and propose work that fits the brand. Followers alone do not establish a fit. The FTC says video endorsements need disclosure in the video, not only the description. FTC source, read 2026-11-04.
How do you ask for free gear?
Explain why the product fits your work, ask whether the brand accepts product requests and state whether you propose any required content. A gift is not a promised paid deal. If you mention free gear, disclose the relationship. See the product-seeding guide.
What belongs in your first pitch?
Name the product and the audience problem it solves. Link to relevant work. Propose a clear task and timing, attach your kit and ask which payment model the brand offers. Only cite results you can show; no past partnership is needed to explain a useful idea.
For a home for your guides and deals, compare creator storefront options.
Your next step
Read the sources
Sources and read date
- SRM Knives: Ambassador application — read .
- Prym1 Camo: Ambassador program — read .
- Cabral Outdoors: Pro Staff — read .
- KastKing: KBA — read .
- Bear Archery: Pro Staff application — read .
- Bear Archery: FAQ — read .
- Naturehike: Community application — read .
- Mammoth Coolers: Pro Staff application — read .
- Mountain Lab: Ambassador application — read .
- FTC: Disclosures 101 for Social Media Influencers — read .
OI offer: our product record, checked 2026-11-04. Creator share: 80%; OI fee: 20%. Program pages can change. A public application is not an offer of acceptance.