On May 16, 2024, the Entertainment Equity Alliance brought together thousands of young adults, high school, and college students to experience a one-day, free interactive event at Expo Park in Los Angeles. The Expo featured Arts, Media, and Entertainment workforce training organizations, post-secondary career education programs, labor union training programs, and employer-sponsored internship and early career programs.
Group Effort & the Local 800 Art Directors Guild co-hosted an info session discussing the skills needed to succeed in Local 800, the crafts and careers possible in the ADG.
In collaboration with Group Effort, Paramount hosted a full day summit on their Burbank lot! This event included a professional development workshop, meet & greet panel with the Nickelodeon talent development teams, a speed networking activity with Paramount employees, and studio tours.
In collaboration with Goldcrest Post, Group Effort co-hosted an in-person info session in New York City that focused on Picture and Sound in Post Production.
Group Effort co-hosted an in-person info session with Magnolia Pictures in NYC, introducing participants to independent film distribution and marketing.
In collaboration with Lionsgate, Group Effort co-hosted an in-person professional development event about soft skills in NYC.
Group Effort participants got the opportunity to visit Verve for a soft-skills focused event. The event included a panel of Verve agents and a "How to Pitch Yourself" segment led by one of Verve's Managing Partners. Participants also had the chance to hear from Verve Founders Bryan Besser and Adam Levine.
Group Effort's 2024 Annual Bootcamp was a day-long professional development event that included industry panels and a lunch networking session with company partners. Panels covered scripted development, unscripted development, animation, publicity/PR, and talent representation.
Group Effort and FilmNation Entertainment co-hosted a virtual interview workshop. FilmNation employees conducted mock interviews with participants, giving them real-time feedback.
Group Effort conducted a virtual resume workshop for participants, giving them the best tips and tricks for crafting a resume and how to make it stand out. Participants also had the opportunity to get their resume reviewed by Group Effort staff.
Group Effort was excited to offer participants a behind-the-scenes look at the marketing and publicity campaigns behind Deadpool and Wolverine. The event also included a panel on Maximum Effort Productions that touched on development and production in the company.
Group Effort was excited to offer participants an exclusive event with talent management company, Entertainment 360. Participants received personalized resume feedback, met with the Head of HR, and learned about their talent/literary management and production work!
