The Tea Blend: November 26, 2025

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

Opportunities

• American Express is teaming up with Main Street America to provide $20,000 in grants to small business owners. Applications open on November 29

• Are you a fan of Manychat? If so, sign up  to team up with Manychat for possible content creation opportunities or join their affiliate program

• Are you an artist, creator, or designer experimenting with new ways to express yourself? Share your insights and earn $100 in this research project

• Do you have agency knowledge in AI automation and services? Share your insights and earn $100 in this research project

• Are you an account director overseeing agency contracts? Share your insights and earn $200 in this research project

• Lectures on Tap is looking for speakers in cities around the nation. If you have an idea and expertise you think would pair well over drinks, submit your application today

• Breaking and Entering Media wants to highlight great ad work done by students and professors. Share your student campaigns with them today

events  

• Figma is hosting a series of virtual sessions for design professionals early in their careers, December 2 - 4

• The One Club for Creativity is hosting its end-of-the-year portfolio review for students and grads on December 3, with in-person and virtual reviews 

• Creator Economy NYC and Shopify are teaming up to mix and mingle with an end-of-the-year holiday soiree on December 3 in New York 

• The One Club for Creativity will host an online panel discussing the future of “traditional” resumes and hires on December 4 

• The Black Marketers Association of America will celebrate the year with an evening of connections, fresh ideas, and cocktails on December 4 in Chicago

• Pretty Little Marketer invites you to a 2025 rewind covering all things in relation to the internet on December 4 in the UK 

• Le Book is hosting a day dedicated to creatives and decision-makers, fostering valuable connections on December 9 in Atlanta 

• Adobe is kicking off Art Basel with their Create Now event on December 9 in Miami (you can also serve as a volunteer for the event)

• #Paid creator marketplace invites you to join a virtual webinar for their end-of-the-year Creator Effect report on December 9

• Measure Studio and Pretty Little Marketer are hosting an evening with the brightest social media leaders and brand executives on December 10 in England 

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

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

• Save the Date: Nike will be hosting meetups for professionals interested in communications career opportunities at Nike offices in NYC, LA, & Beaverton on December 15th & 16th

NEWS & READS

• Meta releases a new tool to protect Reels creators from having their work stolen – Sarah Perez, TechCrunch  

• Six ways marketers can thrive in the $37 billion US creator economy – Jeremy Goldman, Emarketer 

• Why Bashel Lewis ditched a five-year corporate career for the full-time creator grind – Kimeko McCoy, Digiday 

• A social media strategist’s guide to protecting your peace online - Jayde I. Powell, Rula

• The future of media is being built on YouTube – Mark Stenberg, Adweek 

• Creator economy spending is projected to hit $37 billion. One industry is investing the most so far - Annabel Burba, Inc. 

• I went to B2B Unplugged: Here’s what I learnt about being a LinkedIn creator – Sofia Aira, Hello Partner 

JOBS & GIGS

• FinanceBuzz is looking to hire a copywriter

• Monks is seeking to hire a chief creative officer

• Vox Media is hiring a podcast social video editor

• Complex is looking to hire a music social editor

• Credit Karma is hiring a creative director

• Matte is now hiring a freelance design director

• LinkedIn is looking to hire a creator management lead

• Wasserman is hiring a senior director of creator strategy

• Chillhouse is now hiring an events & influencer intern

• Chillhouse is seeking to hire a freelance content creator

• Glo Melanin is looking to hire a community manager

• Under Armour is now hiring a social media strategy lead 

• Huge is seeking to hire an associate director of content strategy 

• The Recording Academy is now hiring for a community manager 

• Reddit is hiring a social media manager

• Patreon is looking to hire a senior strategic partner manager

• Live Tinted is seeking to hire a senior manager of social media

• Warby Parker is hiring a freelance content creator