Arts2Work is a national initiative led by The Alliance for Media Arts + Culture, providing new infrastructure and economic sustainability for creative workers, businesses, organizations, youth, and underserved communities across the United States. It includes the first-ever federally-registered National Apprenticeship Program in media arts and creative technologies, the Arts2Work Accelerator Fund, Arts2Work Creative Studios, and Arts2Work PRE, a pre-apprenticeship program for youth. Embedded in all aspects of Arts2Work are collective workplace policies to build diversity with intention, prioritize equal pay, and prevent sexual harassment. The target populations served include low-income communities, artists of color, women, youth, veterans, and the disabled. Arts2Work is a revolutionary blueprint for the future of work and a new model of reform for the digital generation.
 

Arts2Work Apprentices produce and edit ALL kinds of media, for ALL kinds of screens, in ALL kinds of workplaces.

Arts2Work Apprentices are hired as entry-level Multimedia Producers and Digital Video Editors. To be eligible for a for an Apprenticeship, you need at least a high school diploma or GED and some basic storytelling, production, and digital technology skills. Begin by filling out the Arts2Work application on this site. Once accepted into the program, we set you up on interviews -- and once hired, your Apprenticeship begins. Starting wages will generally be somewhere between $15 and $20 per hour. You work for one year, mentored by a senior staff member – learning by doing, and taking 150 hours of additional classroom or online training paid for by your employer, or through grants and training stipends provided by Arts2Work. You also get time with an Arts2Work industry mentor who can support your creative and professional development. At the end of the year, the goal is that you love your job, your employer is thrilled with your work, and you are promoted into the position for which you’ve been training all year.

After your Apprenticeship, you become part of the Arts2Work Alumni network. Through the network, you have access to colleagues across the country, workshops, job placement support, funding for personal projects, and job share opportunities.