Dissident Project Talent Application

Welcome to the Dissident Project's talent application! This application is divided into three parts:

PART 1: Contact Information
PART 2: Interest & Expertise
PART 3: Uploads: Resume, Headshot, Introduction Video (2 minutes), Personal Statement Draft

You may save your progress on this form and return to it at any time.

APPLICATIONS FOR OUR FALL 2026 CLASS WILL CLOSE AT 11:59 PM EDT ON SUNDAY, JUNE 28. NO EXCEPTIONS WILL BE MADE FOR LATE SUBMISSIONS.

Should you have any questions, feel free to email Program Manager Alexander Norton III at alexander@joinyv.org.

Part I: Contact Information

Tell us how we can get in touch with you. Have a question? Email alexander@joinyv.org.

First Name

Last Name

Date of birth

Job Title

Employer

Phone

Address

City

Postal Code

Country

State

Provinces

Please provide links to all your professional social media profiles.

TikTok:

Instagram:

Substack:

LinkedIn:

Other:

On which platform(s) do you envision growing your professional following?

Do you have any experience with vertical video? If so, could you provide links to any instagram reels or tiktok videos you’ve created? If not, would you be interested or willing to produce that kind of content?

How did you hear about Young Voices?

Please specify

Referral Information

Referral First Name	Referral Last Name
Referral Email

Part II: Interest & Expertise

The Dissident Project is a speakers bureau with a proven track record of platforming liberty-aligned dissidents from authoritarian countries. Where would you fit in? What would you speak about as a a member of our roster? How would you make yourself an asset? (500 words max)

Short biography, written in third person (200 words max)

Links to published writing samples (optional)

What do you see as the most pressing challenge facing society over the next decade, and what are some possible solutions? (150 words max)

In 5 words or less, how would you describe your political ideology? (example: libertarian, conservative, neoliberal, etc.)

List three writers/thinkers that you look up to and explain why (150 words max)

Dissident Project likes to connect new writers to job opportunities that come across our desk. Are you seeking a job as a full-time writer?

Yes

Have you or would you ever interview an expert or a first hand witness to get a comment on a topic you were writing about?

Yes

Section III: Uploads

Please upload your resume and headshot of yourself (to potentially use on our Talent page if you are accepted). The headshot does not have to be professionally done; a simple photo taken by a smart phone against a plain background will suffice. Have a question? Email apply@joinyv.org.

Upload resume (.pdf preferred)

Upload professional headshot (.jpg preferred)

Please link to a video of yourself (e.g. Vimeo, YouTube) answering the following: why you and why the Dissident Project? Make sure that the privacy setting is set to public or unlisted.

Insert a link to a Google Doc with an original, unedited personal statement draft (500-800 words) on your lived experience of authoritarianism–essentially, stories to help Americans understand what it means to grow up without the liberties they often take for granted. Make sure that the privacy setting is set to public or unlisted.

Contact Information