The number and variety of jobs available in the rapidly expanding esports sector is growing , with job titles including account manager , business development executive and marketers being hired alongside players . Jobs website HitmarkerJobs.com said 2,497 jobs in esports were held by operators in 36 countries in the first half of 2018 although almost a quarter of them were unpaid . He uses the examples of starting a daily blog of your own if you’re an aspiring journalist, or by commentating over past games and uploading them to YouTube if you dream of being an esports commentator (or “shoutcaster”). Management and marketing positions make up 20 % of the total with other posts including product management , team house manager , travel agent and meme editor .
The number and variety of jobs available in the rapidly expanding esports sector is growing , with job titles including account manager , business development executive and marketers being hired alongside players . Jobs website HitmarkerJobs.com said 2,497 jobs in esports were held by operators in 36 countries in the first half of 2018 although almost a quarter of them were unpaid . Management and marketing positions make up 20 % of the total with other posts including product management , team house manager , travel agent and meme editor .