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Join our growing community of over 5,000 active members! The membership application process will take about 10 minutes to complete, and billing won’t start until after your membership is approved.

Step 1 of 3:

Personal Info

Display Profile Information Publicly

If turned off, your profile will be hidden from the directory, only be accessible via direct link, and only your name and photo will be visible.

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Name
Address

Note: We only collect City, State / Province / Region, Zip / Postal Code, and Country from the following fields.

If applicable. If freelance, skip — or add your own company.

A short description of who you are and what you do. This appears at the top of your profile; think of it as the logline of you.

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Please write in the third person! This short bio is displayed on your personal profile.

Skills 

Select up to 10.

Newsroom

Are you on staff and/or regularly contract with a newsroom? Checking this will give you access to Newsroom Collective.

Tell us a bit more about why you're interested in the Newsroom Collective. Are you a journalist looking to transition or learn more about video production?

Student

Are you a Student?

Available For Hire

I’m open and available for a job or freelance work.

Hiring

My company is currently hiring.

Open To Virtual Coffee

Are you open to getting a virtual coffee with someone?

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Enhance Your Profile

This additional information will help other members and projects connect with you, and vice versa. It will be visible only to other logged-in VC members.

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Show Gender On Profile
Which gender group(s) do you most closely identify with?

For data filtering and reporting purposes.

LGBTQIA+
Show Race/Ethnicity On Profile
BIPOC
Which population group(s) do you most closely identify with?

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Finalize Your Account

This will be your username.

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This is really helpful as we keep track of our community's growth. Please let us know!

To verify that you are 18 years of age or older. This information will NOT show on your profile.

In case we need to contact you regarding your membership. This information will NOT show on your profile.

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