Maccabi offers opportunity to sports media hope fuls

Maccabi USA and Maccabi Media are presenting a career-development program that offers a unique international experience to aspiring sports media professionals who are Jewish.

A team will be selected to cover the 2023 Pan American

Maccabi Games in Buenos Aires, Argentina, from December 27, 2023, to January 5, 2024. The application process is open now and will close on April 30.

Eligibility is open to college undergraduates (including fall 2023 first-year students) who are Jewish and age 18 or over on December 23 and college graduates who are Jewish and no older than 25 on that date. Applicants must be enrolled in, intend to enroll in, or have already graduated from a universitylevel communications-related program such as sports media, communications, TV/ radio/film production, journalism and digital media.

Participants will perform several of the following sports media roles while covering the games and must show previous experience in as many of these areas as possible: shooting and editing video for daily packages; sports reporting (interviewing and writing articles); play-by-play and color analysis; social media content creation; hosting, anchoring and sideline reporting; and live event production and streaming.

Maccabi Media is also seeking additional candidates with strong technical expertise and computer skills who will be responsible for assisting with live streaming production and digital content/ website management.

All applicants must write a short essay plus submit a resume, demo reel, examples of written/social media work and media/school references. Specific submission requirements will be provided after an applicant applies.

Those selected for Maccabi Media will be notified no later than June 30 and must commit to attend all virtual training and the games. A series of Zoom sessions, which will include assigned written and video projects, will begin in the summer. There will also be a mandatory in-person workshop immediately prior to departure for Argentina. Location and details for that will be provided.

Selected team members (as well as all USA athletes) will have a financial responsibility of $6,650 plus a $36 application fee and are responsible for their own domestic travel to the in-person training. The $6,650 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 some financial assistance for those in need, so finances should not be a barrier to applying.)

Participants will be given all equipment necessary for the media coverage, but must bring their 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 valid passports and proof of all required COVID-19 vaccinations.

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

For more information contact Neal Slotkin at nslotkin@ maccabiusa.com.