Arts, Media, Sports & Entertainment

The Arts, Media, Sports & Entertainment Community is geared towards providing resources and tools to those interested in working within the sports, arts and entertainment industries.  Learn about academic requirements, internships, student organizations and other ways to help provide you with a competitive edge upon entering the field.

Featured Student Internships

  • Graphic Design Intern, NBC Sports
  • Ad & Design Intern, NY Rangers/MSG
  • Digital Video Specialist, Everything Turf Pros, LLC
  • Production Assistant, Live with Kelly & Mark
  • Production Intern, NBC Universal Media
  • News Assistant, 77 WABC Radio
  • Intern, The Walt Disney Company
  • Intern, ESPN
  • Sports Event Production Intern, SportsNet NY
  • Camera Operator, NEC Front Row
  • Sports Rush Intern, News 12 Connecticut
  • Field Producer, YES Network
  • Video Board Operator, Bridgeport Islanders
  • Morning Show Intern, Connoisseur Media
  • Production Intern, CT Sports Now

Sample Professions

  • Account Coordinator/Account Executive
  • Corporate Sales Director/Sales Representative
  • Game-Day Operations
  • Production Assistant
  • Event Management
  • Entertainment Coordinator
  • Corporate Partnerships/Development
  • Athletic Training

Professional Associations

• American Alliance of Museums
• American Art Therapy Association
• American Craft Council
• American Historical Association
• American Institute for Conservation of Historic and Artistic Works
• American Institute of Graphic Arts
• Association of Art History
• Association of Art Museum Curators
• Association of Historians of American Art
• American Society of Media Photographers
• Animation World Network
• Association of Independent Colleges of Art and Design
• Association of Medical Illustrators
• College Art Association
• Experiential Designers and Producers Association
• Graphic Artists Guild
• Industrial Designers Society of America
• National Cartoonists Society
• National Press Photographers Association
• Society for Environmental Graphic Design
• Society for Experiential Graphic Designs
• Society for News Design
• Society of American Archivists
• Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators
• Society of Illustrators
• Society of Publication Designers

• American Journalism Review
• American Medical Writers Association
• American Society of Journalist and Authors
• American Society of Media Photographers
• American Society of Newspaper Editors
• Association of Education and Journalism and Mass Communications
• Investigative Reporters and Editors
• Magazine Publishers of America
• National Newspaper Publisher Association
• National Press Photographers Association
• News Media Alliance 
• Online News Association 
• Society for Technical Communication
• Society of Professional Journalism

• Aerobics and Fitness Association of America
• American Aerobic Association International/International Sports Medicine Association
• American College of Sports Medicine
• American Council on Exercise
• American Physical Therapy Association
• American Sports & Fitness Association
• Association for the Advancement of Applied Sports Psychology
• Association for Women in Sport Media
• Division of Exercise and Sport Psychology
• National Association of Sports Commissions
• National Association of Sports Officials
• National Athletic Trainers’ Association
• National High School Coaches Association
• National Intramural-Recreational Sports Association
• National Sports Media Association 
• North American Society for Sport Management
• Society of Health and Physical Educators 
• Sports Fitness and Industry Association
• Sport Marketing Association

• Academy of Country Music
• Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
• Actors Equity Association
• American Association of Community Theatre
• American Cinema Editors
• American Federation of Television and Radio Artists
• American Society of Cinematographers
• American Society of Composers, Authors, and Publishers 
• American Sportscasters Association
• Association for Theater in Higher Education
• Association of Talent Agents
• Audio Engineering Society
• Broadcast Education Association
• Broadcast Music, Inc.
• Casting Society of America
• Country Music Association
• Director’s Guild of America
• Educational Theatre Association
• Gospel Music Association
• Independent Film and Television Alliance
• International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees
• International Bluegrass Music Association
• International Computer Music Association
• International Entertainment Buyers Association
• Nashville Songwriters Association International
• National Association of Broadcasters
• National Association of Broadcast Employees and Technicians, Communications Workers of America
• National Association of Record Industry Professionals 
• National Association of Schools of Theatre
• National Society of Film Critics
• Radio Television and Digital News Association
• Recording Academy – Grammy
• Recording Industry Association
• SESAC
• Society of Broadcast Engineers
• Screen Actors Guild
• Stage Managers Association

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Outcome data for Sacred Heart University is obtained through the Center for Career & Professional Development, in accordance with national standards. We extend our First-Destination survey to students who have received Bachelor’s Degrees in the respective year are surveyed from the time of graduation, to 12-months following graduation.

 

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  • Employment Locations
  • Top Universities
  • Degree Types
  • Fields of Study

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SHU Pioneers pursue a variety of careers paths after graduation; most recent respondents indicated they are:

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Phone
(203) 371-7971
Email
careerdev@sacredheart.edu
Address

Linda E. McMahon Student Commons
5151 Park Avenue
Fairfield, CT 06825

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Tuesday 8:30am-5:00pm
Wednesday 8:30am-5:00pm
Thursday 8:30am-5:00pm
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