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Career Prospects in the Sports Finance Industry

Career Prospects

Career prospects in the Sports Finance Industry

The ultimate guide for graduates in choosing your ideal career in the sports finance industry.

Sport is a multi-billion-pound business with a huge array of job opportunities. From sponsorship to athlete representation to club finances, the scope of professional careers in this field continues to grow every week.

Your Career

Chief Executive

The chief executive is the top job. It’s the one every individual starting their career dreams of – being in complete charge of the club or organisation. Everyone in the company looks to you for guidance, advice and to set the tone for all.

The chief executive will set the strategies and goals for the organisation. They’ll plan, direct and ensure everything is in place for a successful framework to deliver results for the organisation. As the ultimate decision maker, you’ll be composed, assured and have tremendous self-belief.

Your Pathway

Chief Executive degree courses

Your Career

Agent

Agents now play a massive role in professional sport. From dealing with a player’s contract negotiation, through to finalising their new boot deal. Agents might concentrate on one client, or run their own business with a number of clients. Either way, every player has one.

It’s a lucrative career for those who have the drive, determination and people skills to succeed. Successful agents, including Paul Stretford and Sky Andrew, have visited UCFB to speak to students about their careers and how to get into this popular and challenging career environment.

Your Pathway

Agent degree courses

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Your Career

Head of Ticketing

Sports club and organisations have hundreds of income streams, all of which need to be assessed, measured and streamlined. Then there’s the millions of pounds leaving the company accounts on a yearly basis that need monitoring, not to mention the staff that need paying – players, coaches, stewards, and the media team.

You’ll deal with big money sponsors, players and their agents, and even the publishing company that prints the match day menu in the hospitality lounges. Sport is a multi-billion-pound business, and it’s your job to make sure the money being spent leads to success.

Your Pathway

Finance Advisor degree courses

I think education is an important platform no matter what job or industry you want to go into. Those who come into the organisation with a solid education base tend to progress their careers that much faster.

Paul Barber

Guest Speaker

CEO of Brighton & Hove Albion FC

Your Career

Business Development Executive

Amy Walter is a UCFB graduate and sponsorship account management at Watford FC. Her job is to develop relationships with clients and acquire new business for the club through new sales leads. This can include sponsorship, selling match day hospitality packages for high-end clients and advertising space on pitch side perimeter boards.

As a business development executive, you’ll be a high-level sales professional and will research companies and individuals to identify new leads and income for your club or organisation.