Transferable skills
People management
Working in sports management involves dealing with lots of different professionals across specialisations, which varies depending on the specific sector you work in. This could be legal experts, marketers and sales professionals, trainers, financial experts, medical professionals or the press. As a manager, you are the facilitator, meaning you must exercise your people skills to ensure that everyone stays on schedule and delivers tasks to a high standard in order to keep all stakeholders happy in the process.
Time management
You’ll often be working at a fast pace, requiring impeccable organisation and time management skills. You must therefore ensure the people you manage are in the right place at the right time to make sure end consumers are satisfied. For example, if you are part of the customer management team, you need to make sure that fans are happy, so being organised is crucial to creating seamless, high-value experiences for them.
Communication
Whether you already have an established career in sport business, or you’re looking to enter the sector, you’ll need great verbal and written communication skills, especially when managing the public reputation of a brand or team. This might involve correcting any issues relating to contract negotiations or endorsement opportunities, as well as establishing the necessary relationships to facilitate these in the first place.
For more information on transferrable skills in a sports career, visit Careers in Sport (careers-in-sport.co.uk)
