Summer Media Institute

Best. Summer job. Ever.

The coolest thing about our Summer Media Institute (besides all the interesting & unexpected content our teens end up creating) is that as participants develop and deepen their skill sets, they actually GET PAID to work as media artists with CCTV, where they’ll get to work on a wide variety of productions with us.

SMI is a six-week work experience and media production program for teens age 14-18, run through a partnership with the Mayor's Summer Youth Employment Program.

What is the Youth Media Program?

The Youth Media Program is a year round media arts program for high school students. We are directly funded by our local city partners, Enroot, Next Up, Cambridge Housing Authority’s Workforce Development Program, and the Mayor’s Summer Youth Employment Program.

The Youth Media Program is comprised of two components:

The School Year Production Program (SYPP) is an afterschool program designed to provide teens with an opportunity to develop career readiness, media production skills, confidence, and portfolio building experience.

The Summer Media Institute (SMI) is a six-week work experience and media production program run through a partnership with the Mayor's Summer Youth Employment Program. Each summer, teens in the program attend workshops and learn: how to operate cameras, professional editing, lighting and audio, animation and graphic design, media art, technical production, and computer application skills. As participants develop media skills, they are paid to work as media artists while producing a variety of projects.

How can I join the Youth Media Program?

In order to join the School Year Production Program, you must be qualified for and enroll in one of these programs: Enroot, Next Up, Cambridge Housing Authority’s Workforce Development Program.

In order to join the Summer Media Institute you must apply to the Mayor’s Summer Youth Employment Program. Please visit their site for more information regarding qualifications, deadlines and the application form.

We are now offering internships for those who have recently graduated and/or are pursuing higher education.

Learn more about our Youth Internship (Media Arts Teaching Artist)
or enroll in Next Up’s internship program

If you have a specific interest in creating your own concentration within the Youth Internship, please specify in your application.

For specific inquiries, please email Yanka Petri at yanka@cctvcambridge.org

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