Korea.net Announces 2024 Recruitment Drive for Honorary Reporters and K-Influencers

Korea.net has announced the much awaited 2024 recruitment of Honorary reporters and K-Influencers starting from 25 March 2024 on their website and social media accounts. 

Korea.net- an official government web portal of Korean Cultural and Information Service (KOCIS) is inviting applications to join the 2024 class of Korean Culture Content Creators. This is a leading community for the fans of Korean culture where The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism of Korea invites enthusiasts all around the world to share their love for Korean Culture online.

What is the program?

This program is being run by KOCIS under the affiliation of the Korean Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism to bring together like-minded people to share their common love for K-Wave or Hallyu. 

In 2011, KOCIS launched a blog ‘The Korea Blog’ to promote Korean culture and sustain its popularity all across the globe. They launched the recruitment program (then named ‘The Worldwide Korea Bloggers Program’) to invite bloggers and writers to contribute to the blog. The program was a huge hit with contributions which attracted thousands of visitors to the blog. 

The program was then subsequently launched every year with more and more contributors joining in to introduce, support and promote Korean culture through stories, photos and videos.

In 2015, the program was renamed as Honorary Reporters, widening its scope and allowing applicants to choose from three areas of contribution- written, photographs, and/or video. The team has been growing since then with more and more contributors joining in from different nations every year.

Honorary Reporters to present resolutions, hold exhibitions and meet the first lady during the ceremony pose with Korea.net staff member Hahm Heeeun in front of a Korea.net’s mini exhibition. (Majid Mushtaq)– Photo and caption shared by an Honorary Reporter on Korea.net’s website in 2020.

What would you do in the program?

As a Honorary reporter or K-influencer for Korea.net, you will share your love for Korea and introduce aspects of Korean culture via video or written content. You will take part in missions or workshops assigned to you. You will also participate in programs (online or offline) organized by Korean public agencies or cooperating organizations where you will be required to produce content about them.

Who can apply?

• If you love Korea, you can submit your application. All the foreign nationals can participate in this, irrespective of their country of residence. 
• You must have an online presence on Social media platforms like YouTube, Facebook, Instagram and more.
• For submission of applications for K-Influencers, you must have some experience in running YouTube channels and creating video content.
• If you are submitting your application for an Honorary Reporter you must be able to produce content (articles, photos or illustrations) in any of the following languages:
  • English
  • Spanish
  • Arabic
  • Russian
  • French
  • Vietnamese
  • Japanese
  • Chinese
  • German
  • Indonesian

You can also apply to both programs simultaneously.

What will you get? (Benefits)

Upon your selection, you will enjoy the following privileges:

• Certificate of Appointment by the Minister as a promoter
• Trip to Korea for outstanding creators
• Consultation for content creation
• Support funds for your activities
• Activity payment (fixed) for top performers
• Chance to produce content for Korea.net
• Participation in Korean cultural programs

I received a letter of appreciation from first lady Kim Jung-sook and a collection of speeches by President Moon Jae-in. –as shared by an Honorary Reporter from India on Korea.net’s website in 2021.

When can you apply?

The registration is open from 25 March 2024 till 7 April 2024 (KST).

The results of acceptance will be sent via individual email in the third week of April and the accepted candidates will also be provided with more details thereupon.

How to apply?

You can scan the QR code in the photo or apply on the link given below: www.2024kcreators.com

Contact Information

You can contact the team for more details on email at following addresses:

For Honorary Reporters: hr.koreanet@gmail.com

For K-Influencers Academy: kinfluencer2024@gmail.com

The webpage www.2024kcreators.com also has a FAQ section to help with your queries.

For more information about the recruitment, you can visit the official website of Korea.net or click on this link Notice for 2024 recruitment.

Written by– Jasleen

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