Networking

Sport Industry Career Fairs

It is all about networking! Networking is one of the best ways to find a job in the sport industry. Having a degree is critical - it will help you obtain the job you desire. But it is also meeting people in the field that can be essential as well.

TeamWork Online

Upcoming Networking Events and Career Fairs for Sport Jobs

TeamWork Online brings you face-to-face with employers at career fairs and networking events. What a great way to follow up your application by meeting these hiring managers.

Career Conferences & Sport Industry Professional Associations

In addition to career fairs, sport industry career conferences are emerging in conjunction with popular professional sport league-wide events. For instance, professional sport organizations often host symposiums aimed to introduce students to professional sport administrators. Students attending these conferences are able to listen to successful sport industry professionals discuss career development. Additionally, suggestions and "tips" are often provided related to entering the profession and obtaining employment in the sport industry.

Sport Management Worldwide

Sports Management Worldwide invites students to engage at one or all of their Career Conferences. These events are held during major sporting events so that students can experience the heart of the action. Network with top sports executives. Gain top career advice. Add experience to current resume's/CV's.

The National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics

NACDA serves as the professional association for those in the field of intercollegiate athletics administration. It provides educational opportunities and serves as a vehicle for networking, the exchange of information, and advocacy on behalf of the profession.

Women Leaders in College Sports

Women Leaders in College Sports is the premier leadership organization that develops, connects, and advances women working in college sports and beyond. Women Leaders takes a pro-active role in advancing women into positions of influence and powerfully shapes the landscape of women leaders.

The Sport Marketing Association

The SMA is dedicated to developing mutually beneficial relationships between professionals, academicians, and students around the world through creation, distribution, and implementation of sport marketing knowledge through networking, scholarly activities, and career opportunities.

College Sports Communicators

College Sports Communicators was founded in 1957 and is a 3,200+ member national association for strategic, creative and digital communicators across intercollegiate athletics in the United States and Canada.

National Interscholastic Athletic Directors Association

The NIAAA champions the profession of administering athletic programs in our nation’s high schools and middle schools. Providing education, leadership and service platforms allows the NIAAA to best help colleagues network, choose from resources, draw from practices and give back to the profession while advancing in one’s career.

The Stadium Managers Association

Dedicated exclusively to stadium operations. The SMA promotes professional, efficient, and state-of-the-art management of stadiums around the world. Our members are administrators and operations personnel from teams, colleges and universities, facility managers and public sports authorities, and suppliers to the industry.

The US Indoor Sports Association

Founded in 1998, the US Indoor is dedicated to serving the interests of its diverse membership primarily consisting of multi-sport facilities, startups, and the providers that serve them. The US Indoor's Career Center is positioned to connect talent with opportunity in the facility management space.

The Sports Events & Tourism Association

Since being established in 1992, our promise has been to deliver quality education, ample networking opportunities, and exceptional event management and marketing know-how to our members - destinations, right holders, and industry partners - and to protect the integrity of the sports events and tourism industry.

APU Site Visits

Please enjoy the photos from some of our previous Site Visits in connection with our Facility and Event Management course! SMA alumni are always welcome to join us... keep an eye out for email invites to upcoming trips and be sure to join the SMA!