Introducing the Hard Reset Creator Fellowship

Calling all creators! Hard Reset is launching a social media fellowship program with a special focus on challenging power in tech & labor.

At Hard Reset, we believe the people closest to the realities of work—frontline workers, community storytellers, and emerging creators—belong at the center of conversations about labor, technology, and power. Yet while many media publications fixate on how much money AI will make for CEOs and shareholders, they often ignore how technology actually affects regular people—reducing labor to statistics and case studies.

Social media changed that.

Online, people share the everyday stuff that never makes it into policy reports: the weirdness of a night shift, the frustration of a broken system, the joy or pain of a manager, the exhaustion of two jobs, the humor only coworkers understand. These creators aren’t waiting for permission. They’re claiming space to talk about labor, inequality, and workplace realities with honesty, humor, and depth—on their own terms and in their own voice.

Cue: the Hard Reset Creator Fellowship.

This six-month fellowship is for creators who are already sharing what work feels like and want the skills and exposure to level up.

Our goal? To back the creators who clock in every day and tell stories from inside their industries about the future of labor and power.

We’re looking for people who post things like:

• “day in the life as a ___”

• stories from their job or industry or about being laid off from their jobs

• honest takes on labor, tech, inequality, or everyday workplace realities

• content that feels real, funny, human, or relatable

Here’s a quick snapshot of the program:

• 6-month fellowship ($1,000/month stipend included)

• gear + production support

• workshops on storytelling, editing, branding, and partnerships

• direct access to journalists, labor experts, and creators

• a cohort of peers & ongoing support

This fellowship is designed for workers first— not influencers— and we want to make sure it reaches the people who are already having these conversations online. They don’t need a big following or to have perfect editing skills, but they do need a point of view and a willingness to share it.

If you know or are an independent social media creator who sounds like a fit, we’d love for you to share this link to apply (or send us their info, and we’ll reach out directly!)

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