Esports Event Producer

Also called: Esports Live Event Producer

Plans and runs live esports tournaments for game publishers and event companies, coordinating casters, cameras, players and the broadcast.

A day in the life

An esports event producer plans live tournaments in arenas, coordinates casters, cameras, and players, and runs the show from a control room. Events can stream to millions.

Pay over a career

Starting
$45k
Typical
$70k
High
$110k

Approximate.

Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.

Training

Bachelor's degree (4-year), about 4 years after high school. A bachelor's in event management, communications or media, plus experience on live events or broadcasts before producing shows.

Ways in: 4-year college. Training cost: $15k – $60k.

Majors to look at: Event Management.

Outlook

Growing about average (about 4% over 10 years). Similar to producers.

Will it last? Our AI estimate

Low risk for 10 years. Running live arena events with stages, crews and talent is human work.

Start now, in high school

Classes: Theater tech crew, Video production, Business.

Official data: O*NET occupation 27-2012.

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