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Early Creator Recap: YouTube Shorts, Women In Music, and Opportunities

Early Creator Recap, YouTube

Are you an early creator (or working with early creators)? Well good news! We've been hard at work cultivating concise info for early stage creators. In our new Early Creators Recap, we'll break down a few important things going on in the content world and talk about some potential goals and opportunities. 

And pssst, here's a pro tip: if you want this info early and straight to your inbox, we have an exclusive newsletter just for early-stage content creators, which you can subscribe to here.

Early Creator News To Know

YouTube Shorts are about to be worth a lot more money. Well, for some people at least. Here's a quick breakdown of what's going on with YouTube's short-form vertical video feature:



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Women In Music Summit

Women In Music just hosted their annual summit for the third year in a row! The theme this year was aligned with the organization's mission: Educate, Empower, Advance. The last day of the summit held a career fair aiming to get more women jobs in 2023.

Bummed you missed it this year? Us too! But Women In Music is always doing cool things, especially for women looking to get a footing in the industry and find an empowering community. Women In Music formed back in 1985 as a non-profit organization dedicated to ensuring equality and visibility for women in the musical arts.

Check out WIM here and definitely consider a membership. (And yes, they have memberships specifically for students!). 

Early Creator Opportunities



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Benefits: 


WHAT IT TAKES:

  • You’re curious about different aspects of the creative industries (creativity + tech) and interested in working as a creator yourself or supporting other creators
  • Not required, but a plus if you are a creator
  • You’re an excellent communicator
  • You’re organized and self-sufficient

Learn more and apply here.

Other Opportunities

Bunches, who we've written about before, has some paid internship openings you might be interested in checking out! There's a spot for a creator partnerships intern as well as a spot for a content production intern. Check out more about the opportunity here.


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