SXSW
Film, music, tech and brand creators and marketers in one week.
- Dates
- Mar 15 to Mar 21, 2027
- Where
- Austin, TX
- Cost
- Ticket $625 to $1,495. Platinum $1,495 (save up to $800 by Oct 29, 11:59pm PT); Innovation $995; Film & TV $850; Music $625.
- Type
- Conference · Paid ticket
- Organizer
- SXSW
- Suits
- Starting or buying a business, Exploring a move
- Last checked
- October 23, 2026 against the event’s own site
Official site and registration
Speaking opportunities
Open call for speakers
PanelPicker; community voting now open; deadline not on the home page.
Call for speakers
PanelPicker; community voting now open; deadline not on the home page.
Who goes
Roles and segments the organizer or our research tag this event for.
Segments: Starting a business
Roles: first-time founder, solo founder, startup operator
The field it serves: Media & Entertainment
- Verified open jobs
- about 8,402
- Typical posted salary
- $120,000 a year (middle half $80,000 to $165,000)
- Entry or early-career level
- 27% of openings
- Employment, year over year
- −4.2% in information, the closest BLS sector
Source: NextChapter job data, jobs verified live in the last 7 days.
Source: NextChapter job data: salary ranges employers posted, midpoint of each range, 1,465 of the newest 5,000 verified open jobs.
Source: NextChapter job data: level read from the full posting, newest 5,000 verified open jobs.
Source: BLS Current Employment Statistics, seasonally adjusted payroll employment, September 2026.
Full Media & Entertainment snapshot: jobs, pay, layoffs and conferences
Media & Entertainment employers hiring now
We have not yet published an exhibitor or attendee list for this event. These employers in its industry have open verified jobs, so they are the ones worth meeting.
Industries and functions
Where it is and who it is for
Held in Austin, TX. Local jobs, employers, layoffs and other conferences nearby are on the place pages.
Past and planned editions
- 2027: March 15, 2027 to March 21, 2027, Austin, TX
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