For every player on the pitch, hundreds of people make the game happen. They film it, write about it, market it, coach it, analyse it and run it. These are the careers, built on real skills, and most never step foot on the pitch.
Browse the jobs that power the game, see what each one involves and what it takes to get in, then find the UA92 degree that gets you there.
FOUR WORLDS,
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WORLD OF MEDIA
A sports broadcaster brings fans closer to the action. It’s one of sport’s most visible careers. If you want to step in front of the camera, it’s ideal for you.
Become a Sports Broadcaster
Sports Broadcaster
A sports journalist researches, writes, produces and publishes content about sport across multiple platforms including newspapers, magazines, websites, podcasts, social media and video.
Become a Sports Journalist
Sports Journalist
Content creators build a community and make fans feel closer to the club they love. It’s one of the fastest-growing careers in the sport industry and it’s the perfect job if you understand football, can tell a story and are visually creative.
Become a Content Creator
Content Creator
World of Business
Football clubs at every level employ marketing teams to grow their fanbase, sell tickets, develop commercial partnerships and build the club brand.
Become a Sports Marketer
Sports Marketing
From mental health support and family integration to relocation, education, language and lifestyle advice, the player care function aims to remove the barriers that stop a player playing at their best.
Become a Player Care Manager
Player Care Manager
From season ticket campaigns and matchday sales to away allocations, premium hospitality and digital ticketing platforms, the ticketing team makes sure fans get into the ground.
Become a Ticketing Operations Professional
Ticketing Operations
World of Sport
Turn training, recovery and performance into measurable, evidence-based progress. From data on the training ground to recovery protocols, injury prevention and physical preparation, sports scientists make sure players are operating at peak performance levels.
Become a Sports Scientist
Sports Scientist
Help players and teams learn, develop and perform whether you're coaching grassroots, academy or senior players. Football coaches work across every level of the game, from grassroots and community settings through to academy, semi-professional, professional and international environments.
Become a Football Coach
Football Coach
Apply the principles of nutrition science to athletic performance, recovery and long-term health. Work alongside the coaching staff, the medical team and the sports science department to design and deliver nutrition strategies that support training adaptation, match performance and recovery.
Become a Sport Nutritionist
Sports Nutritionist
World of Digital
Turn raw numbers into the insight that drives decisions. From recruitment scouting and opposition analysis to performance evaluation and commercial intelligence, the analyst makes sure the club's choices are evidence-based.
Become a Data Analyst
Data Analyst
From player medical records and transfer information to broadcast infrastructure and fan data, professional football handles huge volumes of sensitive information. Cyber security is one of the fastest growing careers in sport, and one of the most important.
Become a Cyber Security Pro
Cyber Security
Implement and maintain the technology infrastructure of an organisation including networks, servers, cloud platforms, on-site IT systems and the integration of specialist technology including broadcast systems, performance analysis platforms and matchday operations technology.
Become a Systems Engineer
Systems Engineer
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