Hello Fandom Stars!
At Community Connect 2023, I announced the launch of initiatives we’re kicking off this summer. These initiatives focused on three pillars for the year: mentorship, monitoring, and creator class. The Fandom Stars program was launched in 2022 to support our most dedicated community members to grow their personal and professional development, serve as leaders on the platform, and provide one-of-a-kind fan opportunities. One year later, the Creator Class is the next iteration of Fandom Stars as Fandom continues to invest in your development, creator tools, and more. As the program grows, we want to extend various opportunities to engage and amplify Stars. I’m excited to share Fandom Star’s Creator Class and how you can participate!
Fandom Creator Class is led by Fandom’s staff, sharing the latest tips and tools to help you develop your content skill sets. You’ll learn about content development and add your original creative touch to the campaigns you create. This workshop is a chance to connect with fellow creators, network, and develop new projects! This workshop will cover marketing and content fundamentals to help you showcase your incredible work to the world.
How Does it Work?[]
These quarterly workshops consist of a short video breaking down key topics to support Fandom Stars and get a behind-the-scenes look at how Fandom works! The first of many workshops will include the Social Media track, led by Senior Social Media Coordinator Miranda Phaal. We're kicking off with social media and hope to launch the next workshop around video creation and streaming. You’ll learn more about the ins and outs of social media from Fandom’s perspective and leave with takeaways to help you elevate your social presence and empower your community members to create with you. We'll use previous examples used and talk about ways you can present your content on social platforms. Many of these examples reflect the verticals users create content for. It'll be easier for you to translate ideas into new content based on the successful campaigns launched in the past that featured familiar communities. We’ll challenge Fandom Stars of all skill levels, creating various challenges to complete so we can share your creations and recognize your talents. Many of you are already a part of communities with large social followings and developing stellar content! This workshop will provide ideas for you to consider testing, but most importantly, we want to ensure we’re amplifying your content to fans and recognizing you for your achievements.
The initiative's purpose is to support the personal and professional development of Fandom Stars. Everything a Fandom Stars creates in Creator Class can be used to add to your portfolio and shared with larger audiences putting your full talent on display through the user-generated content you produce.
Here’s What You Can Expect:[]
Video: Check out the workshop video featuring Miranda Phaal! This short video will explore Miranda's successful social media strategies and some fundamental tips to use as you craft your next creative campaign. This will be a pre-recorded video available to Stars to view on demand. If you have questions or need support, they can access a discord channel dedicated to Creator Class for support!
Resource Guide: We’ll provide a resource guide, including website links to support your content creation and personal development. This guide will also include new challenges for you to apply to your campaigns! Don’t worry, these challenges will range from beginner-friendly creations to advanced prompts. Of course, if you have your own concepts you’d like to share, we’re happy to help you work through them and share them with the community.
Recognition: We want to make sure everyone knows about the extraordinary work you’re doing! Not only will we share your creations, but we also want to recognize you as we update our community and fans on the development of creator class. We’ll talk about your work on our Fandom Stars blog through a text-based AMA similar to our monthly editor story series on Community Central!
I’m always in awe of the fantastic work of Fandom Stars, and I know the work that will be produced through workshops will be incredible. If you’re interested in participating and receiving updates, we'll have a form for any and all Stars interested to access the workshop, resources, and receive updates. We'll keep you updated on the launch and continue to update the challenges within the resource guide so we're keeping content fresh. If you have any questions, please contact me or comment below!