Applications Close: Youth Media Collective
Apply now for the Youth Media Collective and explore journalism, storytelling, media arts, and wellbeing through hands-on media production.
Are you a young person interested in storytelling, journalism, filmmaking, or creating media that reflects your community and experiences? Open Signal’s Youth Media Collective is a 6-month, collaborative media arts and journalism program for Portland-area youth ages 14–18 who want to build creative skills, explore content creation, and tell stories that matter.
Through hands-on training and mentorship, you’ll learn:
- Journalism
- Storytelling and interviewing
- Cinematography and field production
- Broadcast studio production
- Video editing and graphics
- How to give and receive creative feedback
- How media connects to mental health and community wellbeing
Work together to produce original stories for the Youth Media Collective’s news program while developing technical and creative skills in a supportive, inclusive environment.
As part of this program, you’ll become an Open Signal producer, meaning you get access to:
- Free year-long Open Signal membership
- Free access to professional video production equipment and studios
- Opportunities to share your content on Open Signal channels and streaming platforms
The Collective will also collaborate with local community organizations so that you can expand your creative and professional network.
This program is designed for young people who are excited to explore media production, editing, journalism, and creative storytelling.
The next Youth Media Collective cohort starts in August and runs through January.
To learn more or find out how you can get involved, contact education [at] opensignalpdx.org
Dates
Jul 13
Monday
12:00am – 11:59pm
Policies
For More Information
Interested in getting involved and utilizing one of our many resources? Start by completing this form and we will connect you with a staff member to get you started: Inquiry Form.
For questions, please contact us by phone at (503) 288 1515 or email info [at] opensignalpdx.org.
Community Membership
Join our community! Open Signal's membership program includes absolutely everyone.
This program will not only strengthen our community and deepen your experience as a community member, but it will also help diversify our funding streams, ensuring that our resources will be around to serve Portland for decades to come.
To sign up, make a contribution of at least $5 online.
Open Signal is a Safer Space
Open Signal is committed to providing an inclusive and welcoming environment for the community. Open Signal is a Safer Space for people of color, immigrants, gender non-conforming, low/no income groups, houseless, people with disabilities, linguistically diverse and other marginalized communities who have experienced systemic racism, sexism, classism and/or oppression. We encourage the creation and sharing of content that expresses a wide variety of cultural, social, political and spiritual perspectives. Treating all people with respect and kindness is expected - even if you don’t agree with all perspectives.
We require all members of our community to agree to our Safer Space Community Guidelines and to be accountable for the impact of their actions on others who use the space. Physical and verbal abuse will not be tolerated. All threats will be taken seriously, and will result in removal from the facility.
If you have a safety concern to report, please talk to any member of our front desk staff, or complete our online form at bit.ly/opensignalsafetyconcern.
Accessibility Requests
Open Signal is committed to hosting meetings, events and gatherings that are accessible and inclusive. Ensuring that all members of our community can fully engage in our activities not only benefits the individual, but strengthens our community as a whole.
We will do our best to accommodate your needs for equitable access to our facilities, however some requests may not be within our means to meet at this time.
Please submit your request using this form: Accessibility Request Form.