Communications/Sports Journalism Careers and Internships
Career Outcomes
Springfield College Communications/Sports Journalism students are constantly making their marks in the professional world, even while they’re still undergraduate students.
Our alums have won state and national awards in both broadcast and print journalism, too. They work as writers; reporters; marketing coordinators; sports information assistants; and more.
In a recent survey of 2022-23 graduates, 90% of graduates who responded in the Communications/Sports Journalism program reported being employed. A sampling of our graduate employers and job titles is below.
| Company Name | Job Title | Location |
|---|---|---|
| Connections Peer Support Center | Community Outreach Worker | Hookset, NH |
| Kilburn Media | Photographer/Videographer | West Roxbury, MA |
| MassLive.com | High School Sports Reporter | Springfield, MA |
| Western Mass News | Content Producer | Springfield, MA |
| ESPN | Beat Reporter | Bristol, CT |
Experiential Learning
Hoophall Classic
Held on campus each year, this event showcases the best high school basketball players in the country, and places the campus on the national stage with many of the games broadcast on ESPN, and covered by prominent print media outlets such as Sports Illustrated, The New York Times, Boston Globe, and Los Angeles Daily News. Our Sport Management students run this event and our Communications and Sports Journalism students cover it.
Undergraduate Publications
Our annual, peer-reviewed journal of undergraduate research, The Springfield Scholar, as well as The Alden Street Review, The Springfield Student, and our Pride Sports Journal are all undergraduate publications that are edited and designed by students with all contributions by students.
