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Jake Thorn in the press box at Miller Park. Photo by Troye Fox.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee senior Jake Thorn is getting used to seeing his work splashed hundreds of feet in the air before 40,000 fans.<\/p>\n

One of his jobs for the Milwaukee Brewers Scoreboard Department is doing the instant replays that appear on the scoreboard after a spectacular play or stupendous hit.<\/p>\n

Thorn, an intern who\u2019s become a seasonal employee of the Brewers, has \u201cmy dream job since I was 12,\u201d working in sports multimedia. In addition to replays, he does detail work like cataloging highlight clips and developing short highlight packages from the previous day\u2019s game (if the Brewers won).<\/p>\n

He also gets to work on special projects like rally videos to pump up the crowd if the team falls behind. He had a hand in last year\u2019s \u201cBeast Mode\u201d video, as well as a fan appreciation video for the 2011 season.<\/p>\n

Thorn \u2013 who\u2019s majoring in Information Technology Management, minoring in Journalism and Media Studies (JAMS), and finishing a Digital Arts and Culture certificate \u2013 has the right combination of skills for the job.<\/p>\n

An early interest<\/strong><\/p>\n

His interest in media developed at home \u2013 his dad worked for the local cable company. \u201cI liked messing with cable equipment, and computers seemed to come easy.\u201d He picked up video editing using his dad\u2019s analog systems, then made the switch to digital. During high school, he did some video production and got interested in sports media.<\/p>\n

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When the Brewers clinched the division championship in September 2011, Thorn got a chance to go behind the camera to help out with recording the celebration. (Photo courtesy of the Milwaukee Brewers. )<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

But figuring out a career path wasn\u2019t easy. He wasn\u2019t quite sure of his future direction when he put in his application for an internship with the Brewers Scoreboard Department in 2009.<\/p>\n

\u201cI was kind of ready to give up on media when I applied,\u201d says Thorn. He got the call, \u201chad quite a fun interview,\u201d and was hired. \u201cIt was a pivotal point and got me right back into it.\u201d<\/p>\n

Thorn moved from the internship to become a seasonal employee the next summer. He also works as marketing media coordinator for UWM Athletics, making most of the media for the men\u2019s basketball games at the U.S. Cellular Arena, and as web and digital media assistant for University Housing. Oh, and he\u2019s finishing classes at UWM for summer graduation.<\/p>\n

Cataloging and doing highlights for the Brewers replays is fast-paced work, says Thorn, made possible by digital technology that allows him to quickly review the feeds from several cameras, select the best for the replay system, cue it up and get it onto the scoreboard, literally seconds after the play ends.<\/p>\n

\u201cPeople have grown to expect that instant turnaround.\u201d<\/p>\n

Education in action<\/strong><\/p>\n

Having the background in information technology helps him understand the infrastructure of the technology he\u2019s dealing with. Sometimes, he helps troubleshoot technical problems, and he\u2019s working on a way to automate a process for transferring game statistics from one system to another.<\/p>\n

But the JAMS and Digital Arts and Cultures courses, combined with what he\u2019s learned from co-workers in the Scoreboard Department, help with the storytelling for longer pieces.<\/p>\n

One of his favorite assignments last year was helping with the video when the team clinched the National League Central Division championship. For that one, he says, everyone was pitching in, so he switched from editing other people\u2019s shots to compiling some video of the celebration himself.<\/p>\n

Although he\u2019s too busy during the games to do a lot of cheering, he says he\u2019s become more of a baseball fan while working with the Brewers. And he\u2019s enjoyed some extra-special games \u2013 like last year\u2019s win that featured three double plays and a triple play \u2013 and showed up in lots of highlight clips.<\/p>\n

The technology has come a long way since he saw his first game \u2013 which featured a small, black-and-white scoreboard, he says \u2013 and it\u2019s still changing rapidly as fans come to expect more and faster scoreboard highlights.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt is one more way of improving the experience of all the fans,\u201d says Thorn. \u201cIt\u2019s all emotion-driven. You have to keep the fans involved.\u201d<\/p>\n

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