MIDTERM

For as long as I can remember I’ve been into sports. My life has revolved around baseball, namely the Mets. I try to watch as many games as I can, I make it out to Citi Field a few times a season, I even work in a baseball stadium as a beer vendor. It’s just always made sense to me that I would want to make a career out of this, especially considering that I love it so much it wouldn’t seem like a job.   

I’ve always been concentrated on being the person in front of the camera, the one doing the analysis. But for this assignment I decided to take a look at what I could do behind the camera. I searched on MLB.com and found a job opening for a line producer. While a job like this isn’t attainable right out of college it’s something that is an option some years down the line. This producing job would be for MLB Network, which produces a bunch of different nightly shows, recaps of baseball games, and live telecasts of games. It says in the description that job description that extensive baseball knowledge is a must. I pretty much have that down pat. Aside from John, everyone I know tells me that I know more about baseball than anyone they know, especially for a girl.

I like to think of myself as a fairly organized person, I always have a day-to-day list of what I have to accomplish at hand. I think that producing is something I would be good at, especially since I’ve already been able to get my feet wet and I’m only a sophomore. It also says on the description that a large part of the job is coordinating schedules and content, along with working with the on air talent. That is something that would be really easy for me. I love to make lists and plan things out like it’s my job. I almost like planning my vacations more than going on the actual vacation itself.

MLB Network is obviously a very high profile position. If you’ve made it up to working there then in my opinion that’s basically as high as it can get. Along with working for a high profile network comes a better salary and awesome benefits. The MLB website has a list of some of the benefits including: comprehensive medical, dental and vision coverage, life insurance and paid time off just to name a few. Doing this has definitely opened my eyes to all of the opportunities in this field. Especially with the growth of online media I think that the industry can only improve and grow from where it is now.