CALL FOR APPLICATIONS Media Team Members Tampere 2015 - 79th International Session of the European Youth Parliament
The International Session in Tampere The 79th International Session of the EYP will be held in Tampere, Finland between 24th and 2nd August, 2015, under the theme ‘Ideas change minds. People the world’. The event will be presided by Joanna Dreger (PL). The Media team will be lead by Jan Bubienczyk (FI) and Boaz Manger (NL). You are invited to read about their vision below. More information on the session can be found on the event’s official website and Facebook page.
We are now looking for 11 members of the Media team. All members of the Media team are required to arrive in Tampere two or three days prior to the start of the session in order to attend the pre-session training. Departures are on Sunday, 2nd August. N.B. Please note that the event has not yet been granted the green light by the Governing Body. This also means that we cannot confirm yet that there will be a full team of officials at this International Session.
Vision of the Media Team Media teams often exist on the periphery of a session; observing rather than taking part. Their fundamental product, the newspaper, is one that has limited value during the session and one that takes on the role of an artfully crafted memento after the session. Often the most valuable contributions of a media team to the atmosphere and memory of a session are those that are taken for granted by the media team. In Tampere, we seek to reverse this relationship. We intend for our team members to be at the heart of the session, not only by their presence, but through all of the products of the media team. We will do so by placing an interactive live broadcast at the heart of our media team, replacing the newspaper. By recording and broadcasting from the same location as the delegates will be in, we seek to make the experience of the delegates the centre of our broadcast. Through interviews with delegates and new possibilities for digital participation in combination with our new format we hope to be a media team embedded into the session. While the broadcast will be at the centre of the media team, it will not be all that the media team does. Like the newspaper before, it will take up the majority of our time, but still leave enough room for other initiatives to sprout up.
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We want to think about these initiatives with the rest of the team and include them in the general framework of our team and the broader session. We will support the creativity of our team in coming up with these ideas to further enhance the experience of the delegates. Tampere 2015 will innovate when it comes to the way delegates will approach their topics. By changing the actor implied in the topics, Tampere will clear the way for delegates to get personally involved with the solutions to the topics they address. These so-called projects are at the heart of the session’s theme ‘Ideas change minds. People the world’. As the media team, we see one of our primary responsibilities in facilitating this exchange of ideas, capturing the journey of ideas and encouraging the development of concrete plans. We believe that the best teams are happy teams. Concretely, this means that we will not push you to not sleep for 5 days, nor will we place unreasonable demands on you. We want Tampere to be a place where you get to develop as a person and we will provide you with the room and the tools to do so. Team 10+1 We are looking for people who do not rely solely on their experience within the EYP to qualify for this role. Concretely this means that we expect successful applicants to have gained experience outside the EYP and to not regard Tampere as merely a stepping stone to the next EYP position. Examples of relevant experiences include, but are not limited to: real life experience in project-based work in the television, radio and film industry or compensate for this with work that requires intricate planning and lateral thinking capabilities. Essentially, we are looking for 10 individuals with varied specialised skillsets valuable to a media production team, but also with strong leadership and planning experiences. Moreover, we are looking for 1 additional member to work with the leadership in order to ensure success with the advanced technologies required to fulfill this project. We plan for a high degree of freedom for the members of our media team, and so traditional role definitions are a bit more difficult to come up with. Broadly speaking, we are looking for the roles indicated below. However, these roles should be seen as an indication, we expect all members of the team to contribute equally to the product of the media team, both before and during the session. In addition, we fully expect and are willing to facilitate members of the team taking on different roles at different parts of the session. • • • •
4 people who could anchor / interview / prepare the content for the broadcast 3 people to handle the technical aspects, the editing decisions, sound mixing and visual style of the broadcast 2 people who are excellent photographers and are able to contribute to the visual aspects of the media team 1 person to handle the social media and online presence of the media team.
A third member of the editorial team Finally, we are looking for a third member of our editorial team. We are not looking for a conventional editorial assistant, but rather are looking to find a full member of the editorial team, a third editor. As this person will become a full member of the editorial team, this position comes with more responsibility than the other positions in the team, and will require more time in the preparation phase. Concretely, we expect successful applicants to have 1) extensive experience as a chairperson, 2) significant technical abilities related to the production of videos 3) to be aware of the (personal) needs of the people in the media team.
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Selection criteria According to the EYP policies, the Selection Panel is looking for individuals with the following qualities: i. Excellent English language skills (French desirable); ii. A sense of responsibility, expressed motivation and commitment to further the media team’s objectives (EYP experience desirable); iii. Ability to work as a member of a team and with individuals from various cultural and socio-economic backgrounds; iv. Photography and video skills (technical media production skills desirable); v. Good writing and researching skills (interest in European issues desirable); vi. Creativity in all aspects of the pressroom. The overall team will also present a cohesive and suitable balance of nationality, gender and levels of experience. Applicants should be aware that failure to be selected is no reflection on their talent or ability to be part of an IS media team. The selection panel will consider first the individuals who have applied for the position and thereby thoroughly go over all the applications, following the guidelines given by the GB. The selection panel will consist of the Jan Bubienczyk and Boaz Manger, the past session editors Sebastian Hojas and Oliver Stenbom a member of the Governing Body Hans Maes. A recommendation to cover the role of a journalist or editorial assistant is a prerequisite to be considered for the selection of the respective posts. In case you are unsure if you are eligible to apply, you can check your recommendations and individual feed- back forms with your previous Chair(s)/ President(s) or by contacting the Human Resources Officer of the EYP at hr@eyp. org. The selection will only begin once the application deadline is over.
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How to Apply? If you are available and interested in attending, you should follow these steps to apply: 1. Log on to the EYP Alumni Platform (if you do not have access or encounter any other problems, please get in touch with support@eyp.org); 2. Update your profile on the platform; please make sure your full name, country, nationality and contact information are available and updated. All officials are also asked to make sure they are aware of the relevant policies of the EYP as listed in the EYP Info Section on the Alumni Platform at http://alumni.eypej.org/governance/general. 3. Sign up for the 79th International Session in Tampere as either a journalist or an editorial assistant and fill in the ‘additional fields’ in the application form (questions are listed below). If you want to apply for both positions, please, send one of your applications in pdf format to hr@eyp.org. Please include all the information (full name and contact details) in the offline application, as well as your answers to the questions. 4. Once you have submitted your application on the platform, please send your updated session history using the template provided on the event’s page on the Alumni Platform to hr@eyp.org. Please note that this is a pre-requisite for your application to be considered. 5. The deadline for submitting your application on the platform and sending in your complete and updated session history is Monday, April 27th at 12.00 CET (noon).
Application questions All applicants: 1. Please describe what you expect from and aim to achieve at this International Session. Also explain how you see your participation within and contribution to the media team, considering your strengths and weaknesses. 2. Describe your previous experience with media (blogs, photography, video, radio etc.) and relevant technical skills you may have. Please provide us with a link for some examples of the former, if available. Members of the Media Team: 3. Considering that Tampere 2015 will not see a newspaper, the media team will have considerable time to implement other ideas. If you are given a blank slate, and full freedom, what project would you seek to realise in Tampere? Be sure to explain the relevance of your project to the session (500 words max).
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4. Given the following list of skills, pick two that you think you are best at and explain why (250 words max) • • • • • • • • • •
Producing a segment of the broadcast; Creating and managing the visual aspects of the broadcast; Ensuring that the technology behind the broadcast functions well; Thinking of new ways to include participants through the use of digital methods; Photography and photo editing; Conducting an interesting live interview with any attendee of the session (officials, guests and delegates); Leading the planning process for a segment of the broadcast; Socialise with session participants; Manage the social media presence of the media team; Liase with the outside world (NCs / external EYPers / potentially interested people).
Third Member of the Editorial Team: Please provide answers to all the questions that are applicable to all the members of the team and the following: 5. What is your vision on the management of a media team? (250 words max).
All applicants will be informed individually about the outcome of the selection process. For any questions regarding the application procedure, please contact the HR Officer at hr@eyp.org.
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