College Athletics Jobs

Working in college athletics: what an athletic department hires for

There are 26 open college athletics roles across 3 organizations.

A major college athletic department runs many teams at once, so its staff looks different from a pro club's. Alongside coaches there are athletic trainers, strength and performance staff, dietitians, academic counselors, and compliance officers, roles that exist because the athletes are students.

The business side is broad too: communications and creative video, fundraising and development, ticket sales and operations, marketing and fan experience, facilities and events. Many departments now also hire for roster management and athlete compensation, roles that did not exist a few years ago.

Most athletic department jobs are posted on the university's own job board, mixed in with every other campus job, which makes them hard to find. This page pulls the athletics postings out of each school's board. Head coaching searches are often run without a public posting, so the coaching jobs listed here are mostly assistant and support roles. Apply through the school's own posting, where the role is listed first.

Frequently asked questions

What jobs do college athletic departments hire for?

Coaching and team operations, athletic training, strength and performance, compliance, academic support for athletes, communications and creative, fundraising and development, ticketing, marketing, and facilities and events.

Where are college athletics jobs posted?

Usually on the university's own job board, alongside every other campus job. A few athletic departments are separate organizations with a board of their own. This page reads each school's board and pulls out the athletics postings.

Are college coaching jobs posted publicly?

Assistant and support roles often are. Head coaching searches are commonly run without a public posting, so they rarely appear on a job board.