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The Spark Effect Video Contest
Grace Hill is lighting the way with Sparks, and we need YOU to help!
Grace Hill is lighting the way with Sparks — our new microlearning experience created to deliver quick, practical, and powerful insights for multifamily professionals. But we know the best ideas come from insiders like you.
We’re looking for future collaborators to join our Insider Circle and help us keep Sparks diverse, real, and relevant. Think you’ve got what it takes? Show us your spark!
Objectives
- Awareness – Drive engagement and visibility of Grace Hill’s new Sparks microlearning.
- Insider Recruitment – Identify charismatic, insightful individuals who represent a diverse range of voices across the multifamily industry.
- Community-Sourced Expertise – Gain authentic, on-the-ground insights from rental housing professionals who live and breathe multifamily every day — ensuring Sparks content reflects the real challenges, wins, and lessons from the field.
Sparks Video Example
Your video entry doesn’t have to be complicated. We want you to share your top training tips for everyday tasks in multifamily. Because you are the expert! Your video should have the following:
- Good lighting
- Clear sound
- Concise messaging
Who Should Enter?
Multifamily professionals at any career level who:
- Are creative, confident, and passionate about improving the industry.
- Love bite-sized, actionable learning.
- Represent the diverse people and perspectives that make up multifamily.
- Are willing to share important training tips and scenarios for others in the industry.
How To Enter
2. Post a short video (60 seconds or less) that shares a tip, technique, or piece of practical advice relevant to your job in the rental housing industry — with the goal of helping others expand their knowledge or improve their skills. Here are just a few ideas but the creative opportunities are limitless:
- A phone technique that helps secure more appointments with prospective residents.
- A strategy for de-escalating a conflict between neighboring residents.
- A maintenance hack that saves time and keeps residents happy.
- A creative way to build community engagement at a property.
3. Use the hashtag: #TheSparkEffect
4. Tag @GraceHill in your post.
5. Optional: Tag two (2) coworkers who spark your own growth.
Video Entry Example
Here is another example of a great Sparks video. Don’t forget your video submission should be short (60 seconds or less) and help solve an industry challenge or train someone on the best way to handle a situation or daily task.
Please view the Spark Contest Terms and Conditions for more information. For any questions, please email marketing@gracehill.com.
Prizes
Top 3 Winners:
- Featured as a “Sparks Insider” on Grace Hill’s channels.
- Receive a branded content kit to co-create future Sparks content (interviews, guest tips, story takeovers).
- $100 professional development stipend (in the form of a gift card).
Honorable Mentions:
- Spotlight on our blog/social.
- Exclusive access to behind-the-scenes Sparks content planning.
Contest Rules
- Open to U.S. residents, 18+ years old, working in the multifamily industry.
- Entries must be public (private settings not allowed) and posted by August 29, 2025.
- One entry per person; multiple posts encouraged, but will not increase chances of winning.
- To be considered an official entry, you must tag Grace Hill AND use the hashtag #TheSparkEffect.
- Grace Hill reserves the right to repost or feature submissions with proper credit.
- No purchase necessary. Void where prohibited.
- Winners will be chosen based on creativity, clarity, and connection to real-world multifamily insights.
- All content entered into the contest will become the property of Grace Hill to use as they see fit.
Please view the Spark Contest Terms and Conditions for more information. For any questions, please email marketing@gracehill.com.