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. Â
Art is an expansive field comprised of multiple disciplines, ranging from illustration to music, graphic design to digital media. A career in the art industry will offer uniquely fulfilling opportunities to share the power of creative expression with others. The Art and Design department at SHU prepares students to become artists and designers who are knowledgeable, educated, compassionate, responsive to social and civic obligations, and able to respond to an ever-changing world. Graduates can find many different careers in the art industry, including animation, illustration, graphic design, and museum curation. Many art and design careers also include a business aspect, such as marketing or advertising.
The media industry is made up of many different industries, that all focus on sharing information and creating mediated content. This includes traditional media content such as broadcasting (television and radio), print (newspapers, magazines, books), film, as well as entertainment content (recorded music, social media, gaming) and cultural content (performing arts). Jobs that are commonly available in media include positions for journalists, broadcasters, producers, and content creators. The media industry is considered to be a powerful tool if properly used, as it can be used to influence masses of people.
A degree in sport management allows students to pursue entry-level positions with recreational, collegiate, and professional sports organizations. Most students in sport management programs plan on working in athletics after graduation; however, the core business competencies they learn in the program prepare them for careers in other industries, as well. Many different subjects are incorporated into sport management such as administration, finance, law and ethics. There are many different aspects of sport management. Sports finance is a billion-dollar industry. Individuals who are interested in the financial and economic aspects of the world of sports might consider focusing their studies on finance and related subjects. Similarly, sport managers who want to work for international sports organizations should take courses like international marketing.
The entertainment industry includes many sub-industries devoted to entertainment. The term entertainment is often used in mass media to describe the companies that control the distribution and manufacture mass media entertainment. Entertainment includes diverse products and services including motion pictures, television, music, broadcasting, print media, gaming, sports, and fine arts. Individuals working in the entertainment industry may find themselves in production, talent management, design, content creation, and editing.
Sample Professions include:
- Account Coordinator/Account Executive
- Corporate Sales Director/Sales Representative
- Game-Day Operations
- Production Assistant
- Event Management
- Entertainment Coordinator
- Corporate Partnerships/Development
- Athletic Training
Tips/Strategies for Success:
- Volunteer/obtain part-time work experiences working within your field of interest
- Demonstrate leadership, creativity and the ability to work collaboratively as a team
- Strengthen interpersonal and communication skills, as well as patients and creativity
- Shadow/network with professionals within your roles of interest
Professional Associations - Arts
- 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
Professional Associations - Sports
- 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 AssociationÂ
- North American Society for Sport Management
- Society of Health and Physical EducatorsÂ
- Sports Fitness and Industry Association
- Sport Marketing Association
Professional Associations - Entertainment
- 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 PublishersÂ
- 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 ProfessionalsÂ
- 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
Professional Associations - Media
- 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 AllianceÂ
- Online News AssociationÂ
- Society for Technical Communication
- Society of Professional Journalism
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