Creatives Meet Business (CMB) is a community for creatives of all walks to come together and learn from the business world so that they can have sustainability in their careers. While we know that monikers like “creative” and “artist” are already part of a creative’s portfolio, CMB helps add a few new titles to their resumé such as, “small business owner” and “entrepreneur.”

ATX Media is a news and events organization covering Austin media.  Our mission is to provide insight, connections, and stewardship for all the creative communities, brands, and businesses that make up Austin's media scene. 

A group hosted by the Online News Association for local professionals interested in the changing landscape of digital media and new technology. Gather with writers, editors, photographers, producers, technologists, developers, designers and more with an interest in the production of news for digital presentation. For more information on ONA, check out http://www.journalists.org NOTE: We must have your first and last name in order for you to attend ONAC meetups. Please make sure these are in your profile before you RSVP.

The Writers' League of Texas is a professional organization dedicated to elevating the art and enterprise of writing

WIGI's Austin Chapter is proud to promote the inclusion and advancement of women in the global games industry. Keep up-to-date with us, here!

Women Communicators of Austin (WCA) champions the advancement of women across all communications disciplines by recognizing excellence, promoting leadership and positioning its members at the forefront of the evolving field of communications.

The Austin Ad Fed is a non-profit professional association comprised of members from all areas of advertising. The Ad Fed's mission is to support Austin's wide-ranging marketing and creative community as a positive force in the Central Texas economy and culture, and to promote its stature in the highly competitive national advertising community. The AAF brings the mutual interests of advertisers, advertising & PR agencies, media companies, suppliers, and academia.
 

Our mission is to serve Austin's digital artists by educating the workforce, connecting job seekers with job creators, and fostering a sense of community within the digital graphics space. This space includes, but is not limited to, game development, film, motion graphics, animation, VFX, and VR. We pride ourselves on giving a platform for both emerging and established digital artists and technologists to present their work, share ideas, and network with others in order to advance their own careers as well as the Austin workforce as a whole. We meet on the last Tuesday of every month in the evenings.

Indie Meme's mission is to promote socially relevant independent cinema from south Asia, in an effort to influence social and cultural awareness and consciousness, and encourage and facilitate conversations around the issues the films address. We produce IMFF@Austin - the south asian film festival in Austin,TX started in 2016

Women in Cinema is a network for UT Austin student filmmakers, promoting equal opportunity in the industry through networking, mentorships, panels, and workshops.

#bbatx is an online and offline space for women-identifying and nonbinary creatives, entrepreneurs and community organizers. Through our event series, showcases, strategic collaborations and professional development programs, we provide a platform of visibility, outreach and financial opportunity to 900+ emerging Texas-based artists, businesses and causes.

Black Film Collective is positioned to take advantage of one of the top cities in the United States for both studio and independent film.  Dedicated to supporting, educating and training Black youth and adult filmmakers on film related topics and opportunities.

Austin. Women. Film. is a monthly gathering of women that strives to foster a strong sense of community amongst the female members of the Austin entertainment industry via a classy happy hour.

The Austin Chapter of PRSA is a dynamic group of public relations professionals dedicated to the advancement of the profession of communications. Located in the heart of Texas, our members are as diverse and interesting as the city in which they work. Whether they are employed in technology, government, corporate, agency, not-for-profit or other industries, PRSA Austin Chapter provides access to helpful resources for seasoned executives, mid-career managers and those who are new to the profession. Our members benefit from a wealth of educational information, professional services and networking opportunities locally, regionally and nationally. In addition, the chapter offers programs to help seasoned practitioners become prepared to receive the APR – Accredited in Public Relations – designation.

AUSTIN CHAPTER VISION

The vision of the Austin AMA is to foster meaningful relationships between marketing professionals and to advance the marketing field in Austin, Texas, as the place where professionals can lead, connect, and grow. We serve our members by advancing their knowledge and network, continually building a community of collaboration and innovation within the marketing field.

AustinIMA is a non-profit professional association dedicated to championing innovation in digital marketing to brand and direct marketers, publishers and agencies through educational, networking and association events.

The International Live Events Association (ILEA) is the association for event industry professionals that is focused on promoting creativity, inspiration, teamwork, education, and relationships within its membership. ILEA provides an encouraging platform for those accomplished within the event field and those who are branching into the industry, providing monthly educational and networking meetings, focus groups, and special events to promote growth within the different facets of the industry.