CREATIVE CAREER PATHWAY ORGANIZATIONS
Community Program Hub
Arts, Media, and Entertainment (AME) career pathway programs run by community-based organizations including mentorship programs, career exploration and internship programs, membership organizations, and organizations providing AME work-based learning services to individuals schools.
*The community program hub is a public platform, open to any California-based AME training organization. EEA does not vet or endorse programs listed on the Community Program Hub.
We are continually updating this resource with new programs and training opportunities for people interested in the arts, media, and entertainment industries. If you would like to add your community based organization, please fill out the form here.
Types of programs
Entertainment Industry Foundation
Supporting studios, productions, nonprofit pathway programs, and candidates with career opportunities in entertainment
Women in Animation
Advocating for people of underrepresented gender identities in animation
The Alliance for Media Arts + Culture / Arts2Work
Facilitating innovation, collaboration and cultural impact for the media arts field
Better Youth, Inc.
Offering social-emotional mentorship, professional development, and media arts training to foster, homeless and low-income youth in Los Angeles
TEC LEIMERT
Bridging the growing digital divide facing communities of color in South Central Los Angeles
Next Shift Learning
Next Shift Learning is a workforce creating learning content and experiences that power the economic and professional growth of untapped talent.
Exceptional Minds
A nonprofit academy and production studio preparing young adults on the autism spectrum for careers in media and entertainment.
Los Angeles Regional Consortium
LARC is a consortium of LA’s 19 community colleges creating a seamless pathway for college and career readiness.
1IN4 Coalition
1IN4 is a coalition of disabled Hollywood creatives on a mission to reframe the experience and understanding of disability.
Production Assistants United
Organizing Film and TV Production Assistants with the goal of Unionization
Youth beat
Youth Beat provides in-depth digital media training and mentoring to low-income, inner-city Oakland teens.
For Employers
EEA provides a solution for studios and employers looking to increase representation across all groups. EEA organizations serve diverse talent from a variety of communities. If you submit a recruitment request, we can send it out to EEA organizations and curate a list of potential candidates to meet your needs.
Arts, Media, & Entertainment
High Road℠ Training Partnership
The Arts, Media, & Entertainment High Road Training Partnership (AME-HRTP) is the first large-scale, multi-year initiative to bridge training and education programs with employment and drive economic mobility for underrepresented AME workers in California’s creative economy. Over the next 3 years, the AME-HRTP will unite workforce intermediaries, Registered Apprenticeship Program Sponsors, county & state government partners, research & policy partners, community-based organizations, and labor partners to shape a more inclusive and diverse AME industry.