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
Music Forward Foundation
Breaking the barriers of gender, poverty, and race to enter the music and live entertainment industry
Group Effort Initiative
Supporting underrepresented communities get experience towards lasting careers within the entertainment industry
Academy Gold
Providing creative individuals of diverse backgrounds access and resources to achieve their career pathways in filmmaking
Musicians At Play
Providing students and teachers access to music education through live performances and mentorship in underserved schools.
Television Academy Foundation
Shaping the art of creating television by engaging and educating the next generation of television professionals
Creative Futures Collective
Unearthing the next generation of creative industry leaders from underrepresented and disenfranchised backgrounds.
Hollywood CPR
Training individuals from all backgrounds in entry-level crafts and technician skills of the entertainment industry.
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
ManifestWorks
Connecting those impacted by foster care, homelessness and incarceration with job training and opportunities in Hollywood
Diversify the Stage
Creating greater access to live entertainment industries for historically marginalized and underrepresented communities
National Association of Latino Independent Producers
Discovering, promoting, and inspiring Latine content creators and diverse voices across all media platforms
Kids in the spotlight
Kids In The Spotlight Production Studio purpose is to provide foster youth professional work opportunities in the entertainment industry.
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.