Entertainment and Sports

Career Guide

Entertainment and sports careers encompass every facet of the entertainment and sports industries. In both entertainment and sports, there are industry organizations at the local, regional, and national levels. The most common careers in this cluster can be broken down into four subcategories: instruction or coaching, production or direction, business or management, and athletic or artistic performance.

College of Arts & Sciences

  • Dance
  • Musical Theatre
  • Theatre and Drama

Walter Center for Career Achievement

The Media School

  • Cinematic Arts
  • Game Design
  • Journalism
  • Media: Sports Media concentration 

Walter Center for Career Achievement

O'Neill School of Public and Environmental Affairs

  • Arts Management

O'Neill Career Hub

Jacobs School of Music

  • Audio Engineering and Sound Production
  • Ballet
  • Jazz Studies
  • Music Composition
  • Music Performance

Jacobs Office of Entrepreneurship and Career Development

School of Public Health

  • Exercise Science
  • Parks, Recreation, and the Outdoors
  • Recrational Therapy
  • Sport Marketing and Management
  • Tourism, Hospitality, and Event Management

School of Public Health Career Services

Learn about careers in the field

  • Agent & Business Managers of Artists, Performers, & Athletes
  • Athletic Trainer
  • Audio & Video Technicians
  • Broadcast Announcer
  • Coach or Scout
  • Content Writer or Editor
  • Entertainment or Recreation Managers
  • Exercise Trainer
  • Facilities Manager
  • Film & Video Editor
  • Media Programming Director
  • Meeting, Convention, & Event Planner
  • News Editor
  • Producer or Director
  • Recreation Therapist
  • Sound Engineering Technician
  • Talent Director
  • TV, Radio, Online Program Director

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