Audio Educators Committee Meeting
🗓️ 3/11
🕐 12-1 pm ET
🎟️ RSVP: https://ow.ly/YQi150YpKKS
Join the Audio Educators Committee to connect w/ instructors + alumni, mentor students, shape programs + help org events that support the next gen of audio pros.
Looking for weekly inspiration & opportunities? 🎧 Get creative prompts, community events, and the resources you actually need — plus our favorite grants, gigs & jobs to level up your independent audio career. Subscribe & don’t miss a beat: https://airmedia.org/community/newsletter
Press Play AIR’s Listening Challenge is back! This month: Try a new podcast genre. Explore comedy, sci-fi, sound art, investigative storytelling + more. What surprised you? Share reflections by 3/31: https://ow.ly/rFzw50Ypc28. Top 3 participants win a free AIR membership/renewal.
🎙️ AIR Members: unlock our Toolbox of pro resources, trainings & guides. Need contract guidance? Our sample contracts help indie producers get fair terms with clients: https://ow.ly/pjFo50YoLat
Question for the audio community 👀
What’s an uncomfortable truth about the audio industry that we all know… but don’t say out loud enough?
No sugarcoating. Just honest convo. Let’s hear it. 🎧
Happening today! See you there 😎 🐈
Tomorrow is the last day to participate in the challenge!
Community Skillshare: Organizational Foundation - From Solo to a Team
🗓️ Wed, Mar 4
🕐 12 - 1 pm ET
🎟️ RSVP: https://ow.ly/ja8m50Yn2xL
Join AIR member Florence Barrau-Adams for a community skillshare on managing ur media: storage tips, naming conventions + folder systems that grow w/ ur podcast
🎉 Invite friends to AIR! Use BetterTogether2026 by Feb 28 for a free 3-month membership with full access to events & resources.
Already a member? Renew with WorldRadioDay2026 for 20% off! 🌍
More info: airmedia.org/join
In NYC for On Air Fest? 🎙️ Join the AIR Meetup with Audio Spice & Good Get Productions. Drinks, zines, convo & a playful tattoo-inspired challenge!
📅 Wed, Feb 25
🕕 6–9 PM EST
📍 Spritzenhaus33, Brooklyn
🎟️ RSVP: airmedia.org/jobs/trainin...
AIR connects audio creatives via forums, Slack, virtual mingles, co-working + trainings. AIR members have access to an extended 3-month trial on Adobe's Premium Plan by filling this out: ow.ly/3N1O50Yko5I. Discover how Adobe Podcast can transform the way you create, edit, and publish audio content
Audio community 🎧
What barriers in audio still exist… but people act like they’re gone? We want to hear your thoughts.
The National Gay Lesbian Journalists Association (NLGJA) offers AIR members a 50% discount on their annual $75 membership. Visit our Membership Benefits and Discounts page to access the link and promo code: ow.ly/1zaH50YiYuc
AIR offers a range of resources to support audio + media makers. Members remind us that the most significant benefit of belonging to a vibrant comm of talented audio makers through our forums, Slack, virtual mingles, co-working, trainings + initiatives bring members together to make their best work
AIR is looking for Campus Ambassadors! Connect with your alma mater, speak to classes, organize events, and help students & recent grads launch their audio careers. Sign up here: https://ow.ly/IJ7l50YijE9
🎧 February Listening Challenge: No Skips Allowed
Pick an AIR Member show, press play, and hear a full episode without skipping. Log your entry by Feb 28 ➡️ https://ow.ly/qLr050YiiEN. Track progress & compete for prizes, including free AIR memberships!
🎙️ Philly audio pros, join PhillyCAM’s WPPM 106.5 FM Open House! Tour our studios, explore resources, try tech demos, and learn how to create community-driven radio. 🗓️ Feb 28 | 11 AM–2 PM | Philadelphia, PA 🎟️ RSVP free: ow.ly/A3H650Yijl2
On Air Fest is back in Brooklyn! Join us Wed, Feb 25 at 6 PM at Spritzenhaus33 for Bratwurst, prizes, temporary tattoos + zines with Audio Spice + Good Get. Come hang, connect, and celebrate community! RSVP: https://airmedia.org/jobs/training/2026/air-nyc-meetup-air-fest
🎧 We’re better together! Invite a friend to AIR and they get 3 free months with code BetterTogether2026. Already a member? Save 20% on renewal with WorldRadioDay2026. Let’s grow the audio community! Learn more: https://airmedia.org/join
On Air Fest: Where Did All the Narrative Climate Podcasts Go?
🗓 Feb 25,
🕐 11:30 am–12:15 pm EST
📍 Brooklyn, NY
🎟 https://ow.ly/mCOb50YhfHX
Join Roxanne Scott, Olga Loginova + Dan Leone in a convo moderated by AIR Member Jordan Gass-Pooré (Hazard) on how to save this vital storytelling format.
🎧 Audio & media makers: AIR is your hub for skills, collaboration, and community.
From forums & Slack to virtual mingles and trainings, AIR members have the resources to thrive.
💡 Bonus: 50% off NLGJA’s $75 membership for AIR members.
Check it out: https://ow.ly/txfs50YhcpE
Hosted by AIR Board Member Rob Byers, this is a low-key, relaxed meetup where the focus is on community and conversation. Come hang out — we can’t wait to meet you!
We don’t often get a space all to ourselves, so let’s create one:
• Chat about your craft
• Share tips, techniques, and tools
• Connect with people doing similar work
Audio engineers, sound designers, composers, technical directors — and anyone who vibes with us — this is your chance to meet, mingle, and geek out together!
Meetup for sound designers, audio engineers, and composers
🗓️ Wednesday, February 18
🕐 5:30 - 6:30 pm EST
🎟 RSVP here: ow.ly/tpCM50Yhg9y
📣 Fellowship Opportunity: Dalla Lana Fellowship in Journalism and Health Impact
Shape the public discussion of your field through 7 months of journalism training + mentorship. Join part-time + from anywhere in the 🌎. Applications are due on February 23: www.dlsph.utoronto.ca/journalism/a...
Want to level up your podcast or audio project? 🎧
Work 1-on-1 with Ruxandra “Rux” Guidi, award-winning audio producer & journalist, for mentorship, feedback & pro tips. 💡
Book here 👉 soundpath.co/course/ruxandra-guidi
Ambies Finalist? Congrats! Turn your recognition into momentum for your podcast & career. Join The Podcast Academy & The Podglomerate on Feb 17, 12PM ET for a FREE webinar with Robyn Sayles & Joni Deutsch. Media, audience, networking & SEO tips + live Q&A https://ow.ly/QL2e50YfmA5
AIR Member Spotlight: Nicole Kelly
Nicole collaborates with writers and audio producers on creative nonfiction, audio drama, sound fiction & long-form journalism—helping shape bold, innovative stories that push narrative audio forward.
Learn more: https://airmedia.org/talent/nicole-kelly
Beyond likes and retweets…
What does real support in the audio community actually look like? We’re listening 👂🎶
