What About Sports Media?

In sports media, there are some key things to think about if you are considering a career.

Marketing. If you are knowledgeable with this category, there are many options in the sports media area that can be great for you! There are marketing managers, event managers, marketing and advertising assistants, and a sales manager.

Design is very important in the sports media field. Some things you can expect in this area would be printing, packaging, and environmental designs.

Some job opportunities with design in sports media would be a production assistant, graphic designer, photographer, and video or film producer.

The next category to consider is writing. Many sports fan receive their information and updates through websites or magazines. Writing is a great way for you to put a great story into words.

A few jobs in this section would be a copywriter, online writers, sports writers and reporters, sports commentators, and a multimedia journalist.

If you love the more analytical side of sports, research could be a great option! Sports analysts are able to bring together the event from before it starts, as its happening, and post-game.

Jobs in the research area would be a researcher/programmer, a sports analyst, and a sports information specialist.

Media content. With the evolution of media now, this is a very important category in sports media.

This could be in the form of blogs, websites, social media, etc. It’s a great channel for brands, teams, and fans to share their feelings and content from the games.

Positions in this category would be a media representative, creative content assistant, sports media relations assistant, director of media relations, social media coordinator/director, and a tv or radio broadcaster.

To finish, editing brings together matchups, information on athletes and sports topics to the public. If this sounds interesting to you, here are some editing positions in sports:

Digital editor or producer, online editor, sports editors.

Now you can move forward with a better idea of which one sounds best to you and fits your interests!