{{Infobox person | name = Omri Marcus | image = Omri Marcus.jpg | caption = Marcus in 2019 | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1979|7|7}} | occupation = Content strategist and screenwriter }} '''Omri Marcus''' (born July 7, 1979) is an Israeli television writer and content strategist. His work involves television format development and the application of artificial intelligence (AI) in media production.
== Television career == Marcus started his career writing for Israeli television programs, including the satirical show ''Eretz Nehederet''.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Kraft |first=Dina |date=2006-01-02 |title=Satire That Spares Nothing, Not Even God and Country |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2006/01/02/world/middleeast/satire-that-spares-nothing-not-even-god-and-country.html |access-date=2026-05-24 |work=The New York Times |language=en-US |issn=0362-4331}}</ref>
He developed the dating show format ''Buzz Off'', which was optioned internationally.{{cite news |title=Red Arrow aims for Israeli creative |publisher=C21 Media |date=April 8, 2010}} Later, he worked as head of development at Channel 2 (Reshet) and joined Red Arrow Entertainment Group as a development partner.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Red Arrow aims for Israeli creative |url=https://www.c21media.net/news/red-arrow-aims-for-israeli-creative/ |access-date=2026-05-24 |website=C21media |language=en-us}}</ref>
== Technology and media projects == Marcus teaches a course on AI for screenwriters at the Sam Spiegel Film and Television School.{{cite news |title=First AI screenwriting course at Sam Spiegel School |newspaper=The Jerusalem Post |date=December 30, 2025 |url=https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/culture/article-881802}}Sam Spiegel Film Lab, "Session no. 2 of the Series Lab's 3rd Edition Concludes", August 1, 2024.
In 2023, he directed a civilian public diplomacy initiative at the Gitam-BBDO advertising agency, producing AI-generated videos regarding the Israeli hostages.{{cite news |title=Israeli comedy post-October 7: Humor amid war |newspaper=The Jerusalem Post |date=November 11, 2024}}
In 2014, he founded "Comedy for Change," a network for comedy writers. In 2024, this group launched "The Comedy Brigade," aiming to counter online antisemitism.{{cite news |title=Fighting Antisemitism with Punchlines |newspaper=Jewish Online Review |date=May 31, 2024}} He also started "The Finger Awards," an initiative recognizing comedy projects linked to social change.
Marcus co-founded a joint Israeli-Palestinian tech venture and volunteers as communications director for Eye from Zion, a medical NGO.{{cite web |title=Omri Marcus – SXSW 2019 Speaker Profile |publisher=SXSW |date=2019 |url=https://schedule.sxsw.com/2019/speakers/2005085}}
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Category:Living people Category:1979 births Category:Israeli screenwriters Category:Israeli television producers