CBC Toronto and Richmond Hill Library invite you to Creator Camp

Richmond Hill students and young creators are invited to a one-day digital creator event

CBC Communications · Posted: Mar 06, 2023 12:43 PM EST | Last Updated: March 17

CBC Torotno- Richmond hill Creator Camp — (Brandon Baghaee)

Attention content creators in the Richmond Hill area! CBC Toronto has partnered with the Richmond Hill Public Library for a day dedicated to young emerging digital creators (age 16-24).

Join us on Saturday, March 25 to learn and share the essentials of digital storytelling while engaging with other passionate, diverse creators.

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CBC producers, hosts, content presenters and journalists will share their industry knowledge. We’ll also have a local TikTok influencer to talk about how to build your social and digital brand.

Learn about creative-thinking, presentation, collaboration and media literacy.

Lunch will be provided with a takeaway meal for anyone observing Ramadan.

Everyone who attends the event will take home premium CBC swag. Plus, we’ll have a Digital Storytelling Sprint. The members of the winning group will each take home a $100 gift card to Hillcrest Mall, a special swag item and a one-week paid internship that will pair each team member with a CBC Toronto journalist. The goal: An opportunity to learn about content creation, plus the chance to create content that may be shared on CBC Toronto platforms.

Space is limited. Please see the full schedule below and book your free ticket now!

Join CBC Toronto's Marivel Taruc and Dalia Ashry, Richmond Hill TikTok influencer, Shawn Medi, and CBC Street Cents TikTok contributors Anisha Joshi and Mercedes Gaztambide for a full day geared towards digital creators. — in CBC Toronto’s Marivel Taruc and Dalia Ashry, Richmond Hill TikTok influencer, Shawn Medi, and CBC Street Cents TikTok contributors Anisha Joshi and Mercedes Gaztambide for a full day geared towards digital creators. (CBC)

EVENT SCHEDULE

10:30 AM: Introductions with Marivel Taruc, host of CBC Toronto News at Six, and the Richmond Hill leadership team.
10:35 AM: Talk by CBC Digital/Social Producer, Kelsey Mohammed: News, social media and storytelling & Q&A.
11:00 AM: Talk by CBC reporter Dalia Ashry: Reporting on social and digital + media literacy.
11:40 AM: Talk with Richmond Hill’s own social media influencer, Shawn Medi: Building a brand and a following.
12:10 PM: Lunch & 360 photo booth activation.
1:00 PM: Talk with CBC Street Cents contributors Anisha Joshi and Mercedes Gaztambide: Best practices & tips for success in lifestyle and pop culture content creation.
1:35 PM: Break & activation.
1:55 PM: Interactive Storytelling Sprint.
3:00 PM: Group presentation.
3:15 PM: Break & activations.
3:30 PM: Prizes are awarded, and all participants receive a signature swag bag.

*Lunch will be provided, and a takeaway meal will be provided for those observing Ramadan.

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