Tips:
Subscribe to and/or Participate in the platform offerings that align with your goals.
Use your free Road Opening Workbook to:
Keep track of upcoming application deadlines and details.
Make note of potential partners, mentors, or peers that you discover through these platforms.
Grants & Residencies
Important Note: We strive for quality over quantity because adding more newsletters and directories to filter through can be daunting. As we seek out more international and US-nationwide listings, we welcome requests or tips for this category if you don’t see what you need!
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NYFA Events & Classifieds - New York Foundation for the Arts empowers the creative community by providing critical support, resources, and opportunities.
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Hello Alice - Hello Alice is a free platform designed for AND by small business owners. We highly recommend checking their newsletter updates regularly.
Mogul Millenial - Newsletter and Directory - The #1 place for Black entrepreneurs to learn new skills, and grow their startups. Less fluff, more real, actionable content.
Fearless Fund - Fearless Fund invests in women of color led businesses seeking pre-seed, seed level or series A financing.
Verizon Small Business Digital Ready - Verizon's Free Small Business Digital Ready program, an online curriculum that provides learning modules, expert coaching, peer networking and more
Job Listings
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For timely and/or interesting jobs across fields - follow @Sparkhunting on Instagram and check out our story highlights for listings. We curate and share our findings throughout each month.
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Creative Circle - This recruiting company specializes in digital marketing and creative staffing, managed services, and in-house studio development.
You & Them - Don’t fit neatly into most job descriptions? You’ve come to the right place.
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Track your list of dream companies in your Road Opening Workbook and follow all of those companies on LinkedIn.
If you’re actively applying to jobs and do not have a referral, send a referral request via Refer.me before applying!
Upskilling & Continued Education
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Coursera - Start, switch, or advance your career with more than 5,800 courses, Professional Certificates, and degrees from world-class universities and companies.
Daisie App - Regardless of location, background or life stage, Daisie is where creators hang out, learn and kickstart their careers.
Skillshare - An online learning community with thousands of classes for creative and curious people, on topics including illustration, design, photography, video, freelancing, and more. On Skillshare, members come together to find inspiration and take the next step in their creative journey.
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Atlas Obscura - Designed and taught by subject-matter experts and experienced educators, Atlas Obscura Courses offer opportunities for students of all ages to explore niche topics and skills, in both live and on-demand formats.
The Design Museum - Located in London, the world's leading museum devoted to contemporary design in every form. Check our their IRL and Virtual educational offerings!
LifeLabs Learning - The LifeLabs Skills Academy is for individuals and small groups of coworkers. You’ll join inspiring folks from around the world to learn and practice new skills you can use right away.
Useful School - 12-week virtual pay-what-you-can classes for beginner and advanced creatives.
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The One School - An intensive portfolio program designed to teach you the creative skills required to work at the world's top ad agencies. Currently operating in NYC, Los Angeles, Atlanta, Chicago, United Kingdom
Verizon adfellows - A 9 month paid, New York based fellowship that creates greater diversity and gender inclusion in advertising and marketing.