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Our membership process takes about ten minutes to complete; our community team thoroughly reviews all applications on a rolling basis. Expect to hear back in two to five business days.

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Newsroom Collective membership to join our US-wide community of local newsrooms leveraging video for impact. Learn more. Now accepting applications!

Group Discounts for Newsrooms and Universities to support your staff or students with a game-changing community and resources.

Fee Waivers for individuals residing in the Global south or whose economic circumstances prevent them from being able to pay these fees. We're committed to growing an inclusive global community of nonfiction video creators.

Student Discounts for 50% off application and Gold membership fees.

Partner Opportunities and inquiries to collaborate.

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+ $10 application fee (or local currency equivalent)

What You Get

  • Access to all Local Gatherings
  • Access to Member Directory; Basic Search
  • Member Directory Profile
  • Access to VC Community Slack
  • Access to Jobs/Gigs Board
  • Weekly Jobs/Gigs Newsletter
  • Subscription to Community Newsletters
  • Eligibility for General Programs, Grants
  • Support and Promotion on VC's Channels

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$89 per year

$10 per month

+ $10 application fee (or local currency equivalent)

What You Get

  • Free Access to all Local Gatherings
  • Member Directory; PREMIUM Search
  • Member Directory Profile (Premium)
  • Access to VC Community Slack
  • Access to Jobs/Gigs Board
  • Weekly Jobs/Gigs Newsletter
  • Subscription to Community Newsletters
  • Eligibility for GOLD Programs, Grants
  • Support and Promotion on VC's Channels
  • GOLD Resources, Discounts, Templates
  • Advisory Circles (Mastermind Groups)
  • Virtual Industry Conversations with Decision Makers
  • Access to Newsroom Collective and all newsroom offerings
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Eligibility: Professionals

Eligible Video Consortium members are actively working in visual journalism, documentary film, or social/emerging media-driven nonfiction storytelling, with bylines or credits that represent their professional industry work and reach. Also requisite is a passion for impactful storytelling, for helping others, and for making the media industry a more collaborative and welcoming place for all.

To join the community, it’s required that you’re actively working in documentary or video journalism. If commercial work is your primary focus, that’s ok—as long as you have nonfiction experience and credits. You must be currently working on a nonfiction project or projects (anything from hands-on producing to assisting in the camera department to managing a video department) and have a passionate desire to share and connect with fellow nonfiction creatives to grow and learn, together.

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Eligibility: Students

Eligible student members are studying or recent graduates of nonfiction storytelling and/or journalism and/or nonfiction communications. You must have a foundational production skillset, at least one sample of nonfiction video work to present, and a record of interest in to pursuing a career in nonfiction visual media (through documentary/journalism classes, accreditation, etc).

Students and recent graduates are eligible for 50% off premium membership.

Please contact us to receive a discount code.

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Eligibility: Organizations

Interested in getting a group membership for your employees, students, colleagues, or fellow community members? Contact us for eligibility on group membership discounts.

Interested in doing more, and partnering with us? We partner with mission-driven and strategically aligned companies and organizations, large and small, across the world to support creatives making great work through events, community outreach, story calls, collaborative programming, and more.

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