Also called: Director of Game Presentation, Event Operations Manager
Runs everything fans see and hear at a game: video board, music, promotions, anthem, and timing.
They write a minute-by-minute script for the game, cue the DJ and video board, coordinate halftime shows, and make sure TV timeouts run on schedule. On game day they live on a headset.
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Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
Bachelor's degree (4-year), about 4 years after high school. Bachelor's in sports management or communications.
Ways in: 4-year college, On-the-job training. Training cost: $15k – $60k.
Majors to look at: Sports Management, Communications, Event Management.
Growing about average. Steady.
Low risk for 10 years. Automation runs some cues; coordinating the anthem, video board, music and promos live stays human.
Classes: Business or DECA, Video production, Music.
Official data: O*NET occupation 11-9072.
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