View highlights from the collective advertising and media community's Advancing Diversity Week: Black Talent Outreach, hosted by MediaVillage and AdvancingDiversity.org. The full four days of content is available on-demand, all focused on retaining our diverse colleagues and attracting Black talent to careers in advertising, entertainment and media professions. Industry leaders share insights, resources, career guidance and job opportunities at MediaVillage.com.
Day Four, October 20th – Best of Black Talent Career Week 2022
- Knocking Down Diversity Obstacles with Kirk McDonald, CEO, GroupM and 2022 Advancing Diversity Hall of Honors inductee
- Plans, Strategies, Future Goals, Diversitywith Kim Kelleher, AMC Networks
- Connecting Brands to the Richness of Diverse Contentwith Sheereen Russell, Warner Bros. Discovery
- COMCAST ABOUT US Message to Interested Job Candidates
- Investing in Talent Development and Retention with Marla Kaplowitz of the 4A's
- Establishing a Culture-First Environmentwith Hermon Ghermay of IPG Mediabrands
- One Hundred Black Men: Opening Doors to Greater Diversity in AdLand with Doug Kamp of Mower
- Diversity, Equity and Inclusion in the Advertising and Media Industry: Still Much Work to be Done with MediaVillage's Stacey-Lynn Schulman
- WE ARE OUTFRONT Message to Interested Job Candidates
- Providing Diverse Candidates with a 'Seat at the Fox Table' with Marsheila Hayes
- Increasing Diversity in the L.A. Advertising Community with Don Lupo, ThinkLA
- Going to Have to Work Differently to Succeed with Monique Nelson, Chair and CEO, UWG and 2022 Advancing Diversity Hall of Honors inductee
- Expanding Career Opportunities in Advertising Sales with Gina LaRussa of NBCUniversal
- Bringing What You're Passionate About to Work with Cheryl Guerin of Mastercard
- Jobs In Ad Sales Panelwith Kimberly King, Vice President, Diversity, Equity & Inclusion-Global Advertising & Partnerships, NBCUniversal and 2022 Advancing Diversity Hall of Honors inductee; Greg Regis, Warner Bros. Discovery; Louis Carr, BET; Daphne Leroy, Paramount; Alice Gogh, Captivate
- Virtual and In-Person Interview Advice Panel with Cristina Ackas, Octagon; Darren Martin, Streamlined Media & Communications; Serena Anthony, Chief People Officer, GroupM North America, and 2022 Advancing Diversity Hall of Honors inductee; Katie Farber, dentsu
- Quick Tutorial on Getting and Keeping a Job: Compilation of 'Best of…' of 16-hours of Black Talent Career Week
There are thousands of jobs available for all skills, experience and education at these featured companies. The industry has established a Resume Submission Portal at MediaVillage.com and AdvancingDiversity.org where all interested individuals can share their interests and have the option to submit a resume for consideration by specific companies. Here's the direct link: https://week.advancingdiversity.org/registration
MediaVillage.com and AdvancingDiversity.org, founded by Jack Myers, is a membership organization funded by the advertising-supported media community to advance professional connections, invest in educational resources and support talent development.
During Advancing Diversity Week, the industry acknowledged 11 new Advancing Diversity Hall of Honors inductees and prior recipient companies at an invitation-only event on October 19. The Hall of Honors was created in 2018 to recognize organizations with a dedicated commitment to diversity that has resulted in measurable success, proven to be good for their businesses, and been amplified as best practices for the industry.
Supporters of Advancing Diversity Week: Black Talent Outreach include 4A's, A+E Networks, AMC Networks, Ampersand, Audacy, Comcast Advertising, Dentsu, DPAA, FOX, HBCU GO, HBCU Radio / WHUR, iHeart, IPG Mediabrands, Mower, Nexstar Media Group, Inc., Nielsen, OUTFRONT, Screenvision, Warner Bros. Discovery. Funds raised through sponsorship for Black Talent Outreach Week will support the organization's 501c3 College Loan Relief Fund and Continuing Education Scholarships. Follow @mediavillagecom and @jackmyersbiz #ADW2022 #AdvancingDiversityWeek2022