MediaVillage and AdvancingDiversity.org are hosting the second annual Advancing Diversity Week from October 17-20, live streamed daily from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. ET at www.MediaVillage.com. This year's theme is Black Talent Outreach, focused on attracting and retaining Black talent in media and advertising professions. With 16 hours of original content featuring more than 40 leaders of the advertising, media, marketing and entertainment community we're sharing insights, resources, career guidance and job opportunities. Interested candidates and those exploring new roles are being invited to submit their resumes at www.MediaVillage.com. Black Talent Outreach is being supported via a radio campaign with iHeart, Audacy and the HBCU Network reaching 80% of Americans. Share Black Talent Career Week with your social network using these handles and hashtags: @MediaVillageCom @JackMyersBiz #ADW2022 #AdvancingDiversityWeek2022
Join MediaVillage for four days of inspirational and educational career advice and opportunities.
Live and On-Demand at www.MediaVillage.com
Day 1 Schedule, October 17th – 10 a.m. -- 12:30 p.m. ET "Meet the Industry"
- Opportunities in Multicultural TV Panel withPeter Blacker, NBCU; Tim McNeal, Disney; Karrington Symonds, HBCU Go; and Colin McCalla, cast member on BET+ series Ruthless. Moderator: Juan Ayala, MediaVillage
With insights from:
- Kirk McDonald -- GroupM
- Awa Badiane -- #Ask-GenZ
- Dr. David Marshall -- Dean, Savannah State
- Don Lupo -- ThinkLA
- Kim Kelleher -- AMC Networks
- Stacey Lynn Schulman -- The Myers Report
- Sean Plater -- HBCU Network/WHUR
- Sierra Addams, Jada Atwood, Jaliah Robinson -- IRTS Fellows
- Joyce Tudryn -- IRTS
- Monique Nelson -- UniWorld Group (UWG)
- Chase Griffin -- UCLA Quarterback/UWG
- Doug Kamp -- Mower
MediaVillage is a membership organization funded by the advertising-supported media community to advance professional connections, invest in educational resources and support talent development.