diff --git a/zubhub_backend/zubhub/creators/adapter.py b/zubhub_backend/zubhub/creators/adapter.py
index aa4d69143..34ed89b16 100644
--- a/zubhub_backend/zubhub/creators/adapter.py
+++ b/zubhub_backend/zubhub/creators/adapter.py
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ def save_user(self, request, user, form, commit=False):
         creator.bio = data.get('bio')
         creator.location = location
         creator.is_active = is_active
+        creator.tags.set(data.get('creator_tags'))
         creator.save()
 
         Setting(creator=creator, subscribe=data.get("subscribe")).save()
diff --git a/zubhub_backend/zubhub/creators/serializers.py b/zubhub_backend/zubhub/creators/serializers.py
index 8d58e99e7..7aa1cc8e1 100644
--- a/zubhub_backend/zubhub/creators/serializers.py
+++ b/zubhub_backend/zubhub/creators/serializers.py
@@ -8,8 +8,7 @@
 from django.utils.translation import gettext_lazy as _
 import csv
 from .admin import badges
-from .models import CreatorGroup, Creator, CreatorGroupMembership
-from .models import Location, PhoneNumber
+from .models import CreatorGroup, Creator, CreatorGroupMembership, Location, PhoneNumber, CreatorTag
 from allauth.account.models import EmailAddress
 from rest_auth.registration.serializers import RegisterSerializer
 from rest_auth.serializers import PasswordResetSerializer
@@ -199,6 +198,8 @@ class CustomRegisterSerializer(RegisterSerializer):
                                             queryset=Location.objects.all())
     bio = serializers.CharField(allow_blank=True, default="", max_length=255)
     subscribe = serializers.BooleanField(default=False)
+    creator_tags = serializers.SlugRelatedField(slug_field='name',
+                                                queryset=CreatorTag.objects.all())
 
     def validate_username(self, username):
         # Check if the value is a valid email
@@ -247,6 +248,14 @@ def validate_location(self, location):
             raise serializers.ValidationError(_("Location is required"))
         return location
 
+    def validate_creator_tags(self, creator_tags):
+        if (len(creator_tags) < 1):
+            raise serializers.ValidationError(_("Creator tags are required"))
+        for tag in creator_tags:
+            if not CreatorTag.objects.filter(name=tag).exists():
+                raise serializers.ValidationError(_("Invalid creator tag: {}".format(tag)))
+        return creator_tags
+
     def get_cleaned_data(self):
         data_dict = super().get_cleaned_data()
         data_dict['phone'] = self.validated_data.get('phone', '')
@@ -254,6 +263,7 @@ def get_cleaned_data(self):
         data_dict['location'] = self.validated_data.get('location', '')
         data_dict['bio'] = self.validated_data.get('bio', '')
         data_dict['subscribe'] = self.validated_data.get('subscribe', '')
+        data_dict['creator_tags'] = self.validated_data.get('creator_tags', '')
 
         return data_dict
 
diff --git a/zubhub_backend/zubhub/creators/views.py b/zubhub_backend/zubhub/creators/views.py
index 76c4df953..d16bb32bd 100644
--- a/zubhub_backend/zubhub/creators/views.py
+++ b/zubhub_backend/zubhub/creators/views.py
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-import csv
-from io import StringIO
 from django.forms import ValidationError
 from django.utils.translation import ugettext_lazy as _
 from notifications.models import Notification
@@ -188,6 +186,7 @@ class RegisterCreatorAPIView(RegisterView):
             "location": "string",\n
             "bio": "",\n
             "subscribe": false\n
+            "creator_tags": "string",\n
         }\n
     """
 
diff --git a/zubhub_frontend/zubhub/package-lock.json b/zubhub_frontend/zubhub/package-lock.json
index 3da6c441f..3dc17a544 100644
--- a/zubhub_frontend/zubhub/package-lock.json
+++ b/zubhub_frontend/zubhub/package-lock.json
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
         "axios": "^1.5.1",
         "caniuse-lite": "^1.0.30001543",
         "classnames": "^2.2.6",
+        "clsx": "^2.1.0",
         "compressorjs": "^1.0.7",
         "dayjs": "^1.11.10",
         "formik": "^2.2.5",
@@ -35,6 +36,7 @@
         "lodash": "^4.17.21",
         "nanoid": "^3.3.1",
         "pdfmake": "^0.2.7",
+        "prop-types": "^15.0.0",
         "quill": "^1.3.7",
         "react": "^17.0.0",
         "react-confetti": "^6.1.0",
diff --git a/zubhub_frontend/zubhub/src/views/create_project/script.js b/zubhub_frontend/zubhub/src/views/create_project/script.js
index c2b367a2c..19e6343e4 100644
--- a/zubhub_frontend/zubhub/src/views/create_project/script.js
+++ b/zubhub_frontend/zubhub/src/views/create_project/script.js
@@ -693,20 +693,7 @@ export const validationSchema = Yup.object().shape({
     //       ? false
     //       : true;
     //   }),
-    materials_used: Yup.string()
-        .max(10000, 'max')
-        .test('empty', 'required', value => {
-            let is_empty = true;
-
-            value &&
-                value.split(',').forEach(material => {
-                    if (material) {
-                        is_empty = false;
-                    }
-                });
-
-            return !is_empty;
-        }),
+    materials_used: Yup.string().required('required'),
     category: Yup.string(),
     // tags: Yup.mixed().test('unsupported', 'unsupported', tags => {
     //     if (tags) {