The Tea Blend: February, 27 2026

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

Opportunities

• AfroTech is now accepting speaker submissions for their 2026 conference in Houston, TX, and they want to hear from you. Apply today!

• Baldwin For The Arts is seeking emerging interdisciplinary artists for their fellowship program. Apply today! 

• Are you a creator who’s passionate about public and mental health? You may be interested in joining the Harvard Chan School’s Creator Program. Visit this link to learn more

• ELLE is seeking freelance writers to contribute to their culture’s main verticals, including movies, TV, music, and more. Submit your pitch to get started

• Create your best college experience and get one year of both Microsoft 365 and LinkedIn Premium for free

• Google Creative Lab is inviting exceptional creatives to apply for a one-year paid gig and collaboration that makes an impact. Submit your application today for their summer cohort

• Luma AI wants to take your best unmade advertising script and turn it into a real commercial, with a chance to enter it in the 2026 Cannes International Festival of Creativity. Entries are due March 22! 

• Wieden+Kennedy, a creative agency, is offering a number of residency opportunities in its New York office. Check out their full listings and apply today 

• 2 Million Mentors is seeking 50 early-stage women founders to gain access to strategic advice and connections within their companies. Applications close on March 2nd

• Are you a travel creator? Skyscanner is looking for creatives to join their Skyscanner Creator program to earn money and grow their audience 

• Creative Lives In Progress is hosting an online portfolio review with Google for creatives working in filmmaking, visual and motion design, and more. Sign up today 

• The One Club For Creativity’s Young Ones Awards is calling on the next generation of creative talent looking to make change and jumpstart their career to grow their creative community. Enter today and share your best work to be considered 

• Cannes Lions is looking for the next generation of trailblazers, scholars, and legacy builders for the 2026 diversity collective. Submit your application to become an ambassador. Applications close on March 9th 

• The One Club for Creativity is returning with their creative boot camp designed to support diverse rising creatives. Apply by March 24th to be considered

events  

• Creator Wealth Summit is hosting a weekend to connect you with exclusive creators, tips on growing your business, and more on February 27- March 1 in Miami 

• AdAge is bringing rising and established marketers together to tackle what's next at their NextGen Marketing Summit March 4 - 5 in New York City

• Sprout Social invites you to a webinar featuring Dolce and Gabbana’s global head of marketing for a rare look into storytelling and influence on March 5th

• Her Workplace is bringing together ambitious women to build authentic connections and elevate their career growth on March 5th in New York, NY (use the code MORGAN50 for 50% off tickets) 

• Canva is hosting an event exploring how AI is driving real impact across creativity, companies, and careers on March 11th in New York City

• B2B Haus will host an open house for founders, creators, and B2B brand leaders at SXSW on March 16 in Austin

NEWS & READS

• The Content Gap: What Creators Are (Still) Not Saying About Race, Class, and Capital – Bobby Hillard, Manychat

• WTF is A Creator Capital Market? – Alyssa Mercante, Digiday

• For Some Impacted By Layoffs, Content Creation is a New Safety Net – Katie Hicks, Marketing Brew

• Meta Is Shutting Down Messenger’s Standalone Website – Aisha Malik, Techcrunch  

• LinkedIn reach isn’t broken, it’s being replaced by real marketing - Andrew Holland, Marketing Week

• Snapchat Launches Creator Subscriptions - Snap Newsroom

REPORTS & RESOURCES

• Dash Social’s New Rules of Social Discovery and Distribution Report

• Crowdriff’s 2026 Creator Trends Report 

• Reddit Business Creative Trends 2026 Report 

• The Influencer Marketing Factory’s 2026 Creator Economy Report

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

• Jaydes I. Powell’s Ultimate Creatorpreneur Toolkit

• Jaydes I. Powell’s Social Media Strategy Deck Template (powered by HubSpot)
  

JOBS & GIGS

• Dentsu is seeking to hire a social content creator

• Jellyfish is now hiring a senior social content and influencer manager

• Walmart is hiring a social content strategy manager

• Bumble is looking to hire a social media manager

• TikTok is seeking to hire a creator operations manager

• United States Tennis Association is hiring a senior manager of social media

• United States Tennis Association is hiring for a senior coordinator of social media

• Trade School is now hiring a freelance manager of creative activation

• Graza is looking to hire an influencer marketing manager 

• Adobe is hiring for a social director, creative professional and creator

• J/PR are now hiring a senior social media strategist

• E! News is hiring a social media producer

• Oglivy is seeking to hire a senior social strategist

• Wasserman is hiring a creator and influencer strategist 

• Walmart is looking to hire a senior manager of content experience and creative communications 

• Google is now hiring a youtube executive communications manager

• HelloFresh is seeking to hire a director of influencer marketing

• SharkNinja is looking to hire a social media creative strategist

• Substack is hiring a creator marketing manager

• Maybelline is hiring a talent and influencer strategy director   

• TED is now hiring a social video editor

• Graza is looking to hire an influencer partnerships manager

• Amika is now hiring for several creator and social roles