MediaMKRS Partners With IATSE International, Netflix and More for Summit on Entertainment Careers

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Jazz Tangcay Artisans Editor Reel Works, the New York-based organization that helps people train for jobs in entertainment, will host its inaugural MediaMKRS entertainment summit on April 12 featuring speakers and representatives from Paramount Global, Netflix, Warner Bros.

Discovery, IATSE International, CUNY, The Mayor’s Office, and more. Panelists will discuss the state of the entertainment industry in New York and explore studio and union training partnerships.

The summit will examine work opportunities in a post-strike environment across different sectors. Keisha Katz, head of the company and director of workforce and external partnerships at Reel Works said in a statement: “We launched MediaMKRS with the goal of creating equitable solutions to diversity gaps in entertainment.

Driven by numerous success stories, we continue to have the privilege of creating new training programs for individuals from underserved communities alongside IATSE locals and media companies that benefit not only the participants, but the entertainment industry who hires them, as well.” Katz continued, “Our inaugural MediaMKRS Summit is a gathering of some of our most invested partners including policymakers, employers, educators, community-based organizations and leaders in the media industry.