The One Club and AIR Announce Expanded Equify Diversity Certification Program

The One Club for Creativity and Allies in Recruiting (AIR) have launched an expanded version of their successful Equify diversity training and certification program to help both senior executives and staff create more inclusive and equitable practices throughout their organizations. Equify was developed for AIR in 2020 by James Nicholas Kinney, global chief people officer, MediaMonks, and an AIR founding partner and board advisor, to fill a void in the ad industry and establish foundational best practices for inclusion education across organizations.  AIR became part of The One Club in…

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The One Club Opens 2023 COLORFUL Grant Program for BIPOC Creatives

The One Club for Creativity announced the 2023 launch of COLORFUL, a grant program for Young Guns 21 to help young BIPOC creatives around the world advance their careers. There is no fee to apply, and the grant is open globally to BIPOC creatives who qualify for the club’s prestigious Young Guns 21 competition: they must be aged 30 years and under with at least two years of professional creative experience, and cannot have previously won Young Guns in the past. Candidates submit links to six projects in their portfolio,…

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The One Club Announces Creative Week 2023, May 15-19 in New York

The One Club for Creativity has announced May 15-19 as the dates for the in-person Creative Week 2023 in New York. The initial schedule of events is below, additional programming and details will be available shortly. Monday, May 15 Young Ones Student Awards ceremony at Sony Hall, 6:00 pm-11:00 pm Tuesday, May 16 Young Ones in-person portfolio reviews at The One Club headquarters gallery, 12:00 pm-2:00 pm and 3:00 pm-5:00 pm.   Wednesday, May 17 Young Ones virtual portfolio reviews, 12:00 pm-2:00 pm. ADC 102nd Annual Awards ceremony at Terminal…

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The One Club and WPP Partner To Bring ONE School Initiative for Black Creatives to the UK

The One Club for Creativity has partnered with WPP to launch ONE School UK, a free 16-week online portfolio program designed to open doors to a career in advertising for talented UK-based Black creatives. ONE School launched in the US in 2020 as a free alternative to ad schools to provide new career opportunities for creative Black individuals, and make agency and brand creative departments more diverse. The results-oriented school has already made a tangible difference: an 80% hire rate at top agencies and brands in the US to date…

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The One Club Announces Global Finalists For Young Guns 20

The One Club for Creativity, the world’s foremost non-profit organization to support and celebrate the creative community, has announced the 84 finalists from 23 countries for the prestigious Young Guns 20 competition, celebrating international creative professionals age 30 or younger. The complete list of Young Guns 20 finalists can be viewed here.   This year’s winners will be announced online on November 2, 2022, and celebrated at a special in-person event on November 16, 2022 at Sony Hall in New York. Young Guns is the industry’s only global, cross-disciplinary, portfolio-based…

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