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Careers in Sports
A career in the sports industry is exciting, compelling and diverse. Ohio State students with a Sports Management degree are prepared to thrive in it. Learn about the actual career paths our students have taken with their degrees.
Student jobs and internships
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102.1FM/1490AM – Social Media, On-Air Intern
- 2010 Vancouver Olympic and Paralympic Games – Venue Systems Manager
- Atlanta Tip off Club Inc. – Remote Naismith Social Media Intern
- Champs Sports/Capital One Bowl – Lot Manager
- Chiller Ice Rinks – Coach, CBJ Kiosk Staffer
- City of Dublin Community Rec Center – Recreation Services Intern
- Cleveland Browns – Athletic Training, Community Relations
- Cleveland Cavaliers – Community Relations
- Columbus Blue Jackets – Game Operations, Marketing, Sales, Ticket Operations
- Columbus Clippers – Front Office, Grounds, Gameday Operations, Promotions
- Columbus Crew – Grounds, Marketing, Promotions, Stadium Operations, Ticket Sales
- Columbus Recreation and Parks Department – Recreation Leader
- Girls on the Run of Central Ohio – Program Intern
- Hoops 4 Hope: South Africa – Public Relations
- Kane County Cougars Baseball – General Intern
- Licking County Settlers – Gameday Operations
- Madison Square Garden – Public Relations
- NBA – Community and Player Programs
- New Jersey Devils – Ticket Sales Associate
- New York Rangers – Public Relations
- Ohio High School Athletic Assoc – Official
- Ohio Machine – Ticket Sales
- Ohio State Athletics – Communications, Compliance, Development, Fan Experience, IMG Sports Marketing, Operations, Promotions, Sports Camps, Ticket Sales and Operations, Tutor, Various Club and Varsity Sports
- Ohio State Recreational Sports – Crew Chief, Facilities, Membership, Supervisor, Official, Office Assistant
- Skyhawks Sports Academy – Camp Director
- Sports Time Ohio – Production Intern
- The 2nd & Seven Foundation – Intern
- TrueSports, Inc. – Media and Promo Assistant
- Various AAU, Club Sports, Parks and Rec – Coach, Admin Assistant, Facilities Manager, Instructor, Official, Program Coordinator, Personal Trainer
- Various Golf and Country Clubs – Grounds, Clubhouse, Member Services
- Various High Schools – Assistant Coach
- Walt Disney World – Recreation Intern
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Employment within one year
- Akron Aeros – Ticket Sales Associate
- Alpha Xi Delta – Educ Leadership Consultant
- Bakersfield Jam – Basketball Operations Intern
- Cleveland Browns – Account Executive, Gameday PR Staff
- Cleveland Cavaliers – Account Executive, Basketball Communications Game Night Assistant, Ticket Sales Team Member
- Cleveland Gladiators – Account Executive
- Cleveland Guardians – Season Ticket Service Account Specialist
- Cleveland Monsters – Game Presentation Assistant
- Columbus Clippers – Asst Clubhouse Manager
- Columbus Crew – Stadium Operations
- Columbus Recreation and Parks Department – Recreation Program Specialist, Field Supervisor
- Dawson – Administrative Assistant
- Delmarva Shorebirds – Ticket Office Manager
- FanSided – Cleveland Cavaliers Contributor for King James Gospel
- Greater Cleveland Sports Commission – Partnerships Activation Intern
- Kinsale Golf & Fitness – Player Services
- Lakeshore Sports Club – Membership Director
- Manley Deas Kochalski, LLC – Legal Assistant
- Miami Dolphins/Sun Stadium – Partnership Assistant
- Marketplace Velocity – Digital Marketing Specialist
- NFL Players Assoc. – Player Marketing Assistant
- Nike – Event Manager at NTC Lincoln Park
- Ohio Machine – Account Exec, Ticket Sales Manager
- The Ohio State University – Career Outreach Assistant
- Ohio State Athletics – Event Coord, Ticket Sales
- Ohio State Mansfield – Director of Athletics and Recreation
- Philadelphia Flyers – Marketing Intern
- Playbook Sports – Partnership Associate
- Speedweek, Daytona Speedway – Lot Manager
- Super Bowls XLIV & XLV – Scheduling and Reconciliation Manager
- Turner Broadcasting – Digital Services Representative, Sales Planner
- United States Olympic Committee – Paralympic Sport Performance Intern & Contractor
- USA Volleyball – Manager
- Univ of Wisconsin Athletics – Event Manager
- Washington Commanders – Membership Services Representative
- Various School and Club Sports – Coach
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Professional positions: 3-5 years post-graduation
- 247Sports – Digital Content Manager/Senior Writer
- Capital Club – Athletic Club Manager
- CDC Medical, LLC/Arthrex – Orthopedic Sports Medicine Sales Associate
- Cleveland Guardians – Coordinator, Fan Services
- Columbus Blue Jackets – Event Presentation Coordinator
- Detroit Tigers – Account Executive
- DICK’S Sporting Goods – Lead Jordan Specialist
- Fandom – Account Executive
- Golden State Warriors – Activation Assistant, Coordinator for Corporate Partnerships
- Healthcare Regional Marketing – Marketing Assoc
- KaBOOM! – Coordinator of Philanthropy
- Major League Baseball – Remote Operations Staff
- Marquee Development – Event Programming Specialist
- Nationwide Financial – Financial Services Rep
- NetJets – Owner Services Account Manager
- Pittsburgh Pirates – Baseball Operations
- Road Runner Sports – Associate
- SBC Advertising – Traffic Manager
- Sinclair Broadcast Group – National Director of Client Partnerships-Sinclair Sports Group
- Value City Arena at the Jerome Schottenstein Center – Event Services Assistant
- Univ of Illinois at Chicago – Assoc Dir Facilities
- YMCA – Youth Sports & Camps Coordinator
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Professions other than sport industry
- Banking – Branch Management, Loan Officer
- Mortgage Processor
- Business to Business Sales
- Business Relations Manager
- Event Coordinator
- Food Service, Restaurant Management
- Grants & Contracts Writer
- High School Sports Coach
- Publications Sales & Service
- Retail Management
- Sports Lawyer
- Travel Agent
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Professions with an advanced degree
- Ader – Account Manager, Director of Accounts
- Auburn Univ – Athletics Development Officer
- Brown University – Manager of Sports Foundation Marketing
- Columbus Crew – Partnership Marketing Coord
- Eaton – Human Resources Specialist
- LA Sparks – Marketing & Sponsorship Mgr
- New York Mets – Human Resources Rep
- OSU Athletics – Asst Director of Event Mgmt
- Paine College – Sports Information Director
- Phoenix Suns – Account Executive of Premium Sales & Service, Business Development Manager, Sr. Manager of Premium Sales & Service
- Philadelphia 76’ers – Sales Associate
- Pittsburgh Penguins – Director of Ticket Sales
- Rogue Fitness – International Business Development
- ROOT SPORTS – Affiliate Relations/Operations Coordinator
- San Francisco 49ers – Area Scout
- SBC Advertising – Project Manager/Account Executive
- Seattle Seahawks – Street Team, Game Entertainment
- Seattle Sounders FC – Matchday & Events Assistant
- Univ of Illinois Urbana-Champaign – Learning Specialist
- Univ South Carolina – Experiential Education Coordinator
- Various Parks & Rec – Supervisor, Manager
- Youngstown Phantoms – Media Relations, Broadcaster
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Graduate schools attended by Sport Industry majors
- California University of Pennsylvania
- Kent State University
- Louisiana State University
- The Ohio State University – EHE Sports Management, Fisher
- Temple University
- University of Central Florida
- University of Florida
- University of Georgia
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Pay, job outlook and work environment
Data for the following professional area is available at the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
- Athletic Trainers
- Camp or Recreation Supervisor
- Coaches and Scouts
- Event Planner
- Reporters and Broadcasters
- Sales Management
- Sports Officials
A Sport Industry degree develops skills that transfer to other professions, including:
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Activities to enhance your hiring potential
- Build a LinkedIn profile to 100 percent
- Coach a youth sports team
- Participate in a professional association and read career periodicals
- Lead or plan a successful event for a related student organization
- Minor in business, human nutrition, communications, behavioral or social sciences, public policy
- Intern or work at a sports organization, theme park, camp, or recreational facility
- Blog or write about fitness or sports
- Volunteer