Also called: Bowl Game CEO, College Bowl Game President
Runs a college football bowl game year-round, selling sponsorships, booking teams through conference deals, and hosting fans for game week.
A bowl game executive director spends spring renewing the title sponsor and summer planning hotels for two teams and 30,000 fans. In December they run a week of parades, hospital visits, and banquets, then the game itself on national TV.
Approximate; major bowls pay much more than small ones.
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 sport management or business plus years in sports events.
Ways in: 4-year college, On-the-job training. Training cost: $15k – $60k.
Majors to look at: Sport Management, Business Administration, Hospitality Management.
Growing slowly. The new playoff format is changing the value of some bowl games.
Low risk for 10 years. Sponsor relationships, community leadership, and running game week stay human.
Classes: Business, Speech, Marketing.
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