The Tea Blend: December 10, 2025

A blend of opportunities, events, reads, and more.

Opportunities

• Get up to $36K in production funds in a six-month creator lab specifically designed for independent storytellers through the ITVS Independent Lens Creator Lab 

• Are you a marketing director or manager who oversees agency plans and strategies across multiple channels? Get paid up to $50 through this research project

• If you’re a sales leader or founder involved in B2B SaaS products, share your feedback and earn up to $100 in this research project

• Are you a B2B professional who works in compliance-related roles that support marketing teams? If so, get paid up to $110 for this research project

• TED is looking for women in Atlanta with big ideas. Submit your pitch to speak at TEDxBuckheadAveWomen

• Do you know an emerging talent doing amazing work in creative categories such as photography, fashion design, illustration, and more? Submit your application for the 2026 LE BOOK Emerging Talent Awards 

• American Express is teaming up with Main Street America to provide $20,000 in grants to small business owners. Applications close on January 16th

• Diversitech is seeking submissions for panels, workshops, and live demos for their 2026 conference. Submit your proposal by December 15th for consideration 

• The Sony Future Filmmaker Awards is looking for talented independent filmmakers for a chance to be flown to LA for an industry-immersive program

• Interested in speaking at VidCon next year? Apply to speak here!

• Canva Create is returning to LA next April. Early-bird tickets are now available for 50% off

events  

• Beehiiv wants to guide you through the steps of building a $10K/month newsletter in 90 days with their online webinar on December 11th 

• LinkedIn is hosting a Monthly Content Success webinar with Nuveen’s Chief Investment Officer, Saira Malik, who will share how she blends personal and professional to grow her audience on December 11th

• IKEA and Sprout Social want to take you on a deep dive into consumer behaviors shaping social media with a virtual webinar on December 11th 

• Teachable is teaching you how to confidently adjust your pricing strategy for 2026 through an online webinar on December 11th 

• Women In Influencer Marketing (WIIM) is celebrating the end of the year with a soiree focused on connection and community on December 11th in Los Angeles

• Feed Me and Link in Bio (Rachel Karten) invite you to celebrate the holidays and talk marketing over cocktails on December 11th in New York, NY

• ATL Friends is hosting a live music sound lounge in Atlanta on December 12th

• Teachable is teaming up with digital marketing mentor Victor Damasio for a webinar on how to scale your revenue on December 15th

• ColorComm founder and best-selling author Lauren Wesley Wilson will host a complimentary virtual workshop on combating burnout on December 17th

• B&H Creators is teaming up with Sony to bring you a hands-on experience to connect and inspire creators just like yourself on December 18th in Atlanta

NEWS & READS

• From Corporate Erasure to Creative Ownership – Bobby Hilliard, Manychat 

• The Future of Social Media: 7 Expert Predictions for 2026 – Aubree Scahefer, Sprout Social  

• The Rise of the 5-9 Influencer: How Side Hustles Are Redefining Work – Canva Team 

• Beehiiv Is Quietly Starting A Creator Economy Revolution – Ian Shepherd, Forbes 

• Syracuse University is Launching an Innovative Center for the Creator Economy – Natalie Mooney, Spectrum News

• The LinkedIn Update That Will Crush Your Reach Unless You Adapt Fast – Jodie Cook, Forbes

• TikTok Announces A New Way to Pay Its Creators – Christianna Silva, Mashable

REPORTS & RESOURCES

• Creators 4 Mental Health’s Creator Mental Health Study

• Hummingbird’s State of the Everyday Creator Report

• Later’s 2025 State of Influencer Marketing Report

• Pinterest’s Pinterest Predicts™ 2026 Trends Report

• Brandwatch’s The State of Social 2026 Report

• Creator Tea Talk’s 2026 Brand & Social Strategy Worksheet

• Creator Tea Talk’s Brand Partnerships Deck Template

JOBS & GIGS

• DEPT is looking to hire an associate director of influencer marketing

• DEPT is now hiring a director of content strategy

• A recruiter is searching for a freelance content creator

• Tombras is seeking to hire a senior social media strategist

• The Wishly Group is hiring for an account manager (Linkedin creators)

• Business Insider is now hiring a senior manager of creative strategy

• The Washington Post is seeking to hire a creator host

• R/GA is hiring a senior strategist of influence

• Entreprenista is seeking to hire a social media manager

• Matte is looking to hire a freelance design director

• Droga5 is hiring an associate creative director of copywriting

• Droga5 is seeking to hire a senior copywriter

• Droga5 is looking to hire a senior strategist   

• Mackenzie-Childs LLC is now hiring a social media freelancer

• Publicis Groupe is hiring a creative art director

• Verbatim is seeking to hire a campaign manager

• Real Chemistry is looking to hire a director of digital and influencer strategy

• Skims is now hiring an influencer marketing manager

• Speak is hiring a creative operations producer

• Tubi is seeking to hire a creator partnerships coordinator

• Spotify is hiring for an advertising content designer