Employment Guide for the Sports Industry Collegiate Sports

There are over 4,000 colleges, universities, and junior colleges in the United States today. While some colleges/universities do not have sports programs, most colleges/universities have athletic departments (possibly also including intramural and club sport management) which operate as business entities with marketing, compliance, public relations, finance, accounting, event management, and media divisions. Colleges and universities frequently higher in these divisions of their athletic department, job listings are routinely published on their respective websites.


Examples of Collegiate Sports Jobs

  • Alumni Relations
  • Coaching
  • Compliance
  • Event Management
  • Marketing
  • Sponsorship Sales
  • Ticket Sales

Collegiate Employers/Associations

CBS College Sports Network is a 24-hour cable network dedicated to college sports covering over 25 men’s and women’s sports while also providing live coverage of 300 live events each season.

CBS Careers Website

The Chronicle of Higher Education is the No. 1 source of news, information, and jobs for college and university faculty members and administrators. The Chronicle has more than 70 full time employees as well as 17 foreign correspondents around the world.

Chronicle Jobs Website

The National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics (NACDA) is a professional association for those interested in intercollegiate athletics administration. NACDA currently has more than 6,100 collegiate athletics administrators from the NCAA, NAIA and junior community colleges as members.

NACDA Jobs Website

The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) promotes the education and development of students through intercollegiate athletic participation. The NAIA has 50,000 student-athletes participating at nearly 300 member colleges and universities.

NAIA Careers Website

The National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) is a voluntary organization through which the nation’s colleges and universities govern their athletics programs. The NCAA has over 380 employees and has membership of about 600 colleges and universities nationwide.

NCAA Job Market

National Intramural-Recreational Sports Association (NIRSA) is the leading resource for professional and student development, education, and research in collegiate recreational sports. NIRSA has over 4,000 members in several countries throughout the world.

NIRSA Jobs Site

The National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) is the governing body of intercollegiate athletics for two-year colleges. The NJCAA has 523 two-year colleges as members.

NJCAA Careers Website

HigherEdJobs bills itself as the leading source for jobs and career information in academia. Over one million higher education professionals rely on HigherEdJobs for their comprehensive list of jobs, but also for news and career advice.

HigherEdJobs.com

Every University and College around the country has their own website, which are great resources for further job opportunities.

 

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