Careers and Employability Service

Sport and Leisure

This leaflet contains an overview of sports related career areas together with useful websites forfurther research.

Careers Overview

Occupational profiles on this website in the Types of Jobs section include Sports Development Officer. Each profile contains information on entry routes, employers and skills required.

provides information on a range of careers within the sports sector sport and recreation and health and fitness.

website includes a downloadable guide to careers in sport and fitness.

(Chartered Institute for the Management of Sport and Physical Activity)Careers section covers the varied career paths available in the sector.

Careers videos covering a very broad range of careers related to sport.

–covers a wide range of information on careers in Sports, Exercise and Fitness including links to case studies and job profiles.

how to become a Sports Psychologist

Sports Promotion

Sponsorship is a leading sponsorship consultancy in the UK.

communications and marketing company, work includes providing speakers, sports and health marketing.

Octagon is the global sports and talent representation agency

– Wasserman Media Group represents over 500 of the world’s elite professional athletes across a spectrum of sport

Sports Journalism

Sports Journalists’ Association

Council for the Training of Journalists Football Writers’ Association

panel of sports journalism talk about getting into Sports Journalism by the Guardian

Latest Trends and News

for Culture, Media & Sport

Market Place Directory

Sport England

Industry Group

– Women’s Sport and Fitness Foundation

– Sportcal Sports Market Intelligence: business information for organisations involved in sport

details of sports events; sports job vacancies, directories of people and organisations.

Vacancy Sources

vacancies

Sport England site includes vacancies

Leisure Jobs recruitment site

jobs opportunities and news

Sports Psychology training and vacancies

in sport and leisure

job vacancies in outdoor and adventure organisation

job site with careers advice, set up by a Loughborough graduate

all the latest employment and internship opportunities in sport from around the world

jobs in hospitality, leisure, tourism, museums, sport and health

vacancy database for outdoor jobs

Social Media

Twitter is a quick way to develop your knowledge about the sector and find opportunities. You can read and search it without an account………

The University of Chichester Careers and Employability Service is not responsible for the content or accessibility of external links. A link from the CESs website does not imply endorsement.

Summer 2013