How The Creative Ladder Supported 1,300+ Rising Talents in Its First Year
It’s hard to believe it’s already been a year since The Creative Ladder launched with the mission of making creative industries more accessible and inclusive, but what a year it’s been!
Since being announced at Cannes Lions 2022, The Creative Ladder has supported 1,307 rising professionals via our in-person career bootcamp events, leadership training programs, virtual events and industry partnerships.
During that time, The Creative Ladder community has grown to more than 12,000 members who’ve signed up via email and 59,000 social media followers.
Also launched in this first fiscal year was The Creative Ladder’s Career Finder quiz app, which has already been used by more than 30,000 aspiring creative professionals.
To learn more about The Creative Ladder’s first year, check out the video recap above!
Programs and partnerships featured in the video include:
Creative Ladder’s Brandweek cohort, which invited eight rising leaders from underrepresented backgrounds to attend the premium marketing conference at no cost to themselves, thanks to support from event host Adweek
The first Creative Ladder Rising Leaders Academy, a months-long virtual program that helped 12 emerging leaders hone vital career skills
Creative Ladder NYC, a one-day career-development bootcamp that welcomed 50 attendees and innovative speakers from across creative industries
Three virtual events hosted by The Creative Ladder, focusing on the topics of wellbeing, skills worth learning and how to break into filmmaking as a creator of color
U.S. Young Lions judging and celebration, in which hundreds of creative talents competed to represent the United States at Cannes Lions 2023, with each competitor team envisioning a campaign for Creative Ladder’s Career Finder Quiz.
Creative Ladder’s Mentorship Network, presented by launch sponsor Deloitte Digital, which also hosted an in-person meetup for the pilot program’s mentors and mentees
Creative Ladder ATL, the nonprofit’s first event in the thriving cultural hub of Atlanta
Creative Ladder’s Social Media Week and Adobe Summit conference cohorts
The nonprofit’s first Cannes Lions cohort, which welcomed eight rising leaders to attend the global creativity conference at no cost to themselves, thanks to generous support from Creative Ladder sponsor Capital One
Speaking of Cannes Lions, check out the video below for more on the life-changing experience the Creative Ladder’s cohort had attending this year’s festival:
To be the first to hear about opportunities like these from The Creative Ladder or to get your company involved as a sponsor, visit the signup page here.