Also called: Esports Sponsorship Manager
Sells and manages sponsorships between esports teams or leagues and brands.
They pitch energy drink and tech brands on sponsoring a team, create activation plans for streams and events, and measure results. Esports teams depend heavily on sponsors.
Estimate; esports pay varies widely by game and team, and the industry has gone through boom-and-bust cycles.
Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
Bachelor's degree (4-year), about 6 years after high school. Bachelor's in marketing or business.
Ways in: 4-year college. Training cost: $15k – $60k.
Majors to look at: Marketing, Sports Management, Business.
Growing about average. Sponsorship is the main revenue source in esports.
Medium risk for 10 years. Analytics and AI measure sponsor reach and draft proposals; deals are relationship-driven in a volatile industry.
Classes: Marketing or DECA, Business, Speech.
Official data: O*NET occupation 13-1161.
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