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Entertainment, Media, & Sports

Welcome to the Entertainment, Media, & Sports Community

This is a community for students interested in Entertainment, Media, and Sports careers, and brings together news, resources and events from the CDO, Clubs, and MIT Sloan community.

  • Overview
  • Sample Companies
  • Sample Job Roles
  • Entertainment and Media


    MIT Sloan students pursue a variety of careers within the media and entertainment ecosystem, in particular those that leverage their keen talents in analytics, technology, and finance.

    Sample companies who hired MIT Sloan graduates: NBC Universal, The Walt Disney Company, MGM Resorts, Spotify, Epic Games, Riot Games, SeatGeek, and StubHub

    Sports


    Sports analytics is a key area of interest for MIT Sloan students, who often pursue the most innovative companies and technologies in this industry.

    MIT Sloan students organize the popular Sports Analytics Conference that attracts leading speakers and typically sells out of tickets well before the event date.

    MIT Sloan graduates also work at leading sports product companies, including Nike and Under Armour.

  • Activision Blizzard • Bertelsmann • Comcast NBC Universal • Conquest (alum startup) • Facebook • Houston Astros • Jobcase • New York Islanders • Riot Games • Spotify • Walt Disney Company
  • Account Manager • Analyst • Esports Analyst • Finance Director • Leadership Development Program • Product Manager • Product Marketing Manager • Social Media Account Manager • Technology Management Associate

Fall 2023 Job Market Update (log in to view)

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Overview
The overall job market is strong despite cooling in the Tech and Consulting sectors in the past year. While companies along the “highway” (those that engage in large-scale recruiting activities) may not deliver the same volume of hiring for …

By Mark Newhall
Mark Newhall Director, Employer Relations & Recruiting

Building a Playbook for Elite-Level Sports

  MIT News | June 15, 2023

“All I did was swim,” says Jerry Lu, recalling his teenage years as a competitive swimmer. “From age 12 to 19, it was close to 30 hours a week of training.” Although Lu …

By MIT Sloan CDO
MIT Sloan CDO
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Jeffrey Bussgang’s Rocketship Startup List

Seeking to get hired at a startup? Check out this list. Each spring, Jeffrey Bussgang released a list of top places to start or continue a career working in startups. He looks at growth, fundraising, scale, hiring, and founding date. …

By MIT Sloan CDO
MIT Sloan CDO
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