Resources for Those Interested in Sports Career Paths
Career Exploration
- The Balance Careers: Sports Career Paths — Overviews of career paths including sports writers, athletic trainers, sports information directors, sports announcers, and more
- Sports Business Journal — Industry news, as well as information on media, marketing, leagues & franchises
- North American Society for Sport Management — Sport management resources, including a student board with career information and additional links to career sites
Internship & Job Search
- Work in Sports — Offers profiles of sports industry professionals, articles, job listings, and more
- Jobs in Sports — In addition to job and internship listings, offers helpful blog posts such as how to become an agent, top spring sports management internships, and more
- Internships for Undergrads — View internship books for 3,000 organizations with positions in 14 sectors, including “The Sports Internship Book.” [UN: TuftsU; PW: GoJumbos, then click on Undergraduate]
- NACDA Career Center — Job Listing site for the National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics
- GlobalSportsJobs — Job listing site with a focus on international sports jobs
- CoolWorks — Seasonal jobs in resorts, ranches, camps and other interesting locations
- Teamwork Online — Jobs across a variety of sports and venues
- Bluefishjobs — Jobs in collegiate recreation and beyond
Sample Organizations & Career Programs
- ESPN Careers — Internships, ESPNU, and more opportunities
- The Kraft Group — Careers across a variety of areas, including sports and entertainment jobs
- NBA Early Career Programs — Includes internship and associate programs
- NFL Junior Rotational Program — A two-year rotational program covering up to four program areas
Networking
We encourage you to connect with Tufts alumni and others working in sports via LinkedIn and The Herd (our student-alumni flash mentoring platform). On The Herd, athletes from all teams can join the Jumbo Athletic Network, and on LinkedIn, look for the Tufts Athletics Alumni Group and the Sports Industry Network (the largest sports-related group on LinkedIn. To begin having conversations with people whose career paths interest you, check out this guide to career conversations.
