Career development program for aspiring sports media professionals

Maccabi Media Program (MMP) — London, summer 2024

Maccabi USA and Maccabi Media are proud to present a career-development program offering a unique international experience for aspiring sports media professionals who are Jewish. Following a comprehensive application process, a team of students will be selected to cover the European Maccabi Youth Games (EMYG) in London from July 28 to Aug. 6, 2024. The application process is now open and will close on Jan. 14, 2024.

Eligibility

• College undergraduates who are Jewish and 18+ years old on July 28, 2024

• College graduates who are Jewish and no older than 25 years old on July 28, 2024

• Applicants must be enrolled in, intend to enroll in or already graduated from a university-level communicationsrelated program, such as sports media, communications, TV/radio/film production, journalism, digital media, etc.

Duties/experience required

Participants will perform several of the following sports media roles while covering the European Maccabi Youth Games and must show previous experience in as many of these areas as possible:

• Shooting and editing video for daily packages

• Sports reporting (interviewing & writing articles)

• Social media content creation

• Play-by-play, color analysis, sideline reporting and live event production/streaming will not be included in this program but are valuable skills participants are encouraged to demonstrate on their submission materials.

• Sports photography, graphic design (Canva, Photoshop) and website management skills are also highly valued.

Training, costs and other considerations

Those selected for MMP will be notified no later than Feb. 1, 2024 and must commit to attend all virtual training and the Games. Monthly Zoom training will begin in February and include assigned written and video projects.

Selected team members (as well as all USA athletes) will have a financial responsibility of $6,650 plus a $36 application fee. This fee will cover expenses for registration, international airfare, accommodations, transportation, meals, equipment, medical insurance, Maccabi apparel and workshop events. For candidates selected, all efforts will be made to provide financial assistance for those in need to help offset some of the program costs so that should not be a barrier to apply.

You will be given all equipment necessary for our media coverage, but you must bring your own phone and laptop computer (with editing software). All provided equipment must be returned to Maccabi USA following the Games.

Maccabi Media team members must have a valid passport good through Feb. 7, 2025.

Maccabi USA will provide any documentation if students are able to receive college credit for this program.

Students selected for London will receive special consideration for our 2025 Maccabiah media team in Israel.

For more information about Maccabi Media or to apply to the program, scan the QR codes or contact Neal Slotkin at nslotkin@maccabiusa.com.