If you’re pursuing a job in the sports industry, one of the most frustrating things you will hear from employers—that is, if you’re not prepared—are those two dreaded words: “Experience Required.” I always thought, “How in the world can I get experience, when the only employers hiring are those that require experience?” It never made sense to me. That…
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5 Tips To Land A Job In Sports Sponsorship
Everyone wants a career in sports. But how do you get it? This post is very simple in purpose and yet overly important for your life and your career. We all grow up cheering for our favorite sports teams and saying we are going to play for them one day. Unfortunately we don’t all get…
How To Position Yourself as The Best Candidate For a Job in Sports
One of the biggest mistakes students and young professionals make when they’re trying to land a job in sports is that they’re too vague. Or they’ll position themselves in a generic, “I have a passion for sports” kind of way. That’s the exact opposite of what you should do. If that’s you, let me tell…
How I Landed My Dream Sports Internship
A lot of materials, opinions, and publications exist regarding how to get a job in sports. However, most of them are not geared towards law students or lawyers. From my experience, law students are ambitious and often have a passion to work in sports. With legal positions in sports being so limited, it is extremely difficult…
The Ultimate Sports Job For A Gamer (VIDEO)
I was fortunate enough to spend the day at the EA Sports Campus in Burnaby, BC, Canada a few weeks ago at an event hosted for the Make A Wish Foundation – BC & Yukon. It was one of many events that the EA Outreach program hosts for deserving non-profit organizations that are focused on…
The First Step to Launching Your Sports Career
If your dream is to have a sports career, but have no idea where to start, you’re not alone. I get a ton of email from college students and recent grads telling me they would love a career in sports, but don’t have a clue how to get started. So I ask them: “What do…
Social Media Marketing Agency Co-Founders Discuss Their Path To Success In Sports
If you are an active follower of trends in social media and sports, then it’s likely that you’ve noticed some of the cutting-edge social media campaigns that Red Bull has launched over the past few years. Red Bull continuously pushes the envelope by implementing creative campaigns that integrate the latest social media tools while leveraging…
Twitter and Sports Broadcasting: A Brave New World
Tune in to tomorrow’s show to catch all of the up to date information in the sports world! Turn on Channel 3 tonight at 1130 for all of the sports action both locally and nationally! Those were words you used to and still hear out of sports broadcasters mouths promoting their TV and Radio shows. …
How To Get A Job in Sports with Tom Jolly, Former Sports Editor – NY Times
I had the pleasure of interviewing Tom Jolly last week as a part of our ‘How to Get a Job in Sports’ series. Tom is currently the Associate Managing Editor of the Nightly News at the NY Times. Previous to this role, Tom was the Sports Editor at the NY Times. I actually first met…
The Psychology Of Social Sports Fans: What Makes Them So Crazy?
From Longyearbyen to Ushuaia the world is filled with fans. They are the lifeblood of professional sports and the only reason why anybody in the industry receives a check. According to a recent A.T. Kearney study today’s global sports industry is worth between €350 billion and €450 billion ($480-$620 billion). In an industry of this size and scope connecting to and…
How To Get A Job In Sports with Kevin Cote, Asst. Dir Digital Marketing – Golden State Warriors
This interview is part of our Sports Jobs Interview Series where we talk with successful sports business professionals about their role in sports, how they got there, the role social media has played in their success, what a typical day looks like and advice they would give to sports business students looking to land their dream job…
Do You Want To Work In Sports? Learn From The Pros!
The Sports Industry is hugely competitive. If you throw your name in the hat for a highly sought after position, it’s like you will be up against 100’s (if not 1000’s of other applicants). So, how do you make sure that when the time comes, your name comes to mind and you land that dream…