We’re Hiring A Development Director

JOB TITLE: Development Director  Organizational Overview:  E4 Youth is a 501(c)(3) NonProfit Organization based in Austin TX whose mission is to Engage, Empower, Educate and Employ the young talent of color an equitable future demands by ensuring that they are Seen, Heard and HIRED. Over the past 15 years, E4 Youth has distinguished itself as […]

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How to Start a Creative Career

Let’s start with the basics: What does it mean to “be a creative” or to “have a creative career”? At E4 Youth, when we talk about being a creative, we mean someone who works in a field that lets them showcase their skills and creativity to make something that will entertain, educate, inform, and/or persuade […]

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VR Remix Party 3.0

Introduction “Remixing” is very simple (replacing the URL’s of existing assets i.e. images, audio and video with your own) and yet it is a powerful way to use storytelling to help students intuitively practice design thinking and coding basics. This three part workshop will show you the remix basics and provide a pathway to building […]

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E4Youth Alumni Accolades & Accomplishments!

Ricardo Villegas Digital Docent, Senior Creative Mentor — 5 years Selected for Art Director Internship with Wunderman Thompson. Current Art Director with Neon  Mikayla Dumas Creative Mentor — 3.5 years Recently hired for the Weiden + Kennedy NY Residency for Summer 2021. Jalesha Bass Digital Docent — 3 years Recently accepted a position with our […]

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ADHP Workshop: Building Digital Portfolios

This is the 3rd of 3 videos from the Austin Digital Heritage Project Workshop Series aimed at helping educators, parents and volunteers make authentic connections with BIPOC youth while learning digital literacy and basic coding skills. In this video we show you how to use the free application Bulb to create digital portfolios that can […]

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ADHP Workshop: Snapping 360 Images from Google Street View

This is the 2nd of 3 videos from the Austin Digital Heritage Project Workshop Series aimed at helping educators, parents and volunteers make authentic connections with BIPOC youth while learning digital literacy and basic coding skills. In this video we cover our approach to helping students build Emotional IQ through storytelling and the steps for […]

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ADHP Workshop: Vacation VR Remix Party

This is the 1st of 3 videos from the Austin Digital Heritage Project Workshop Series aimed at helping educators, parents and volunteers make authentic connections with BIPOC youth while learning digital literacy and basic coding skills. In this video we cover our approach to using storytelling frameworks to introduce youth to digital literacy and basic […]

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