Sports Media Production Spotlight

The sports media production concentration works in partnership with ESPN, to teach Manhattan University communication majors the skills to produce, shoot and edit live sports programming.

Students in this Manhattan sports media program play an integral part in the process of streaming a wide variety of Manhattan Jaspers Division I Intercollegiate athletics events from the ESPN mobile app, and other platforms operated by the global company

After completing the concentration’s introductory coursework, communication majors in Advanced Sports Media Production are able to produce home Manhattan University basketball games for the sports streaming service, ESPN+, under the supervision of a faculty member, a producer/director and an engineer. 

What Will You Learn? 

After developing the skills to understand sports as a media business, students learn to produce live sports programming in the University’s mobile production unit, as well as how to shoot, interview and edit packages, and how to announce and offer commentary on games. These tools will prove essential for students preparing to work at major media outlets in New York City and across the U.S. 

Manhattan communication majors in this concentration will take five sports media production courses that teach all the equipment, techniques, and discipline necessary to produce sports, that they’ll soon be using at the professional level:

What Will You Do?

Manhattan communication graduates currently have jobs at CBS Sports, ESPN, NBC Sports, NBC, 60 Minutes, The New York Times, and several other major media outlets in New York City. Careers of interest for communication majors include the following. See each link for more details about job outlook and salaries.

Jobs for Communication Majors

Below are some jobs you can expect to get with a career in the Communication field.

Account Management

• Account manager
• Marketing manager
• Market researcher
• Sales agent

Audio-Visual

• Anchor/commentator/broadcast announcer
• Audio-visual technician
• Photographer/Videographer
• Reporter
• Video editor/Camera operator

Creative

• Creative/Art director
• Digital media manager
• Editor
• Graphic designer
• Photographer/Videographer

Government/Nonprofit

• Community affairs manager
• Event planner
• Lobbyist
• Public relations specialist
• Speech writer

Writing

• Copywriter
• Journalist
• Social media manager
• Public relations specialist
• Technical writer