Associate Producer - Local Media Game Production

National Basketball Association (NBA); Secaucus (NJ); Hybrid; USD 36,000 - 51,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Union-sponsored benefits

Remote work option

Job summary

The National Basketball Association (NBA) seeks an Associate Producer, Local Media Game Production (NABET) to support live game broadcasts by managing assets, coordinating content delivery, and ensuring broadcast-ready materials for game production teams. This role collaborates with internal departments and external partners to uphold editorial, technical, and NBA brand standards.

Reporting to the Game Production Lead, you will work with the Local Game Production Supervisor and on-site ATL

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Communications, Broadcast Journalism, Television Production, or a related field preferred; equivalent professional experience will be considered.
• Experience managing digital media assets, broadcast content, or production materials in a live production environment.
• Experience supporting content management and production operations.
• Experience working cross-functionally in a highly matrixed environment.
• Adobe editing proficiency and advanced content editing skills.
• Experience supporting live sports or broadcast production preferred.

Responsibilities

• Produce and distribute high-quality, shareable content aligned with NBA brand standards and relevant current and historical NBA storylines.
• Curate and package content for use across live broadcasts and related programming, ensuring required video and audio clearances are secured prior to content distribution.
• Coordinate the delivery, management, and distribution of music assets for live game productions, ensuring production teams have access to cloud-based music resources, receive necessary platform training, and maintain required onsite music assets.
• Perform quality control (QC) on video, audio, graphics, and other production elements to ensure materials meet established broadcast and production standards.
• Work with Advertising Sales and Traffic teams to support the maintenance, delivery, and quality control of sponsored graphic elements in accordance with established deadlines and production standards.
• Collaborate with Graphics teams to maintain, deliver, and quality-check graphic elements according to production schedules and broadcast standards.
• Support music licensing and related business operations by facilitating music requests, administering cue sheets, coordinating music clearances, validating third-party reporting, and tracking music budgets.
• Work cross-functionally across NBA content teams to identify daily content opportunities and opportunities to improve content-sharing efficiencies.
• Liaise with game production teams regarding newly created and available content relevant to their respective markets.
• Support the Local Game Production Supervisor, Producer, and onsite ATL Producer/Director team with content and production asset needs throughout pre-production and live game execution.

Skills

Adobe editing proficiency

Cross-functional collaboration

Content management experience

Excellent communication skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in Communications or related field

Equivalent professional experience considered

Tools

Adobe editing software

Job description

WORK OPTION: The NBA currently provides eligible employees the option of working remotely one day per week.

Associate Producer, Local Media Game Production (NABET)

The Associate Producer, Local Media Game Production, supports live NBA game broadcasts and related programming by managing production assets, coordinating content delivery, and ensuring broadcast-ready materials are available to game production teams. Reporting to the Game Production Lead, this role collaborates with internal departments and external production partners to maintain editorial, technical, and NBA brand standards while supporting efficient live game operations.

Working in conjunction with the Local Game Production Supervisor, Producer, and onsite ATL Producer/Director team, the Associate Producer helps ensure production teams have timely access to the content, graphics, music, and other production assets necessary to execute assigned NBA broadcasts. This role serves as an important connection point across NBA content teams and game production teams, supporting content coordination and asset readiness across Local Media productions.

Major Responsibilities

• Produce and distribute high-quality, shareable content aligned with NBA brand standards and relevant current and historical NBA storylines.
• Curate and package content for use across live broadcasts and related programming, ensuring required video and audio clearances are secured prior to content distribution.
• Coordinate the delivery, management, and distribution of music assets for live game productions, ensuring production teams have access to cloud-based music resources, receive necessary platform training, and maintain required onsite music assets.
• Perform quality control (QC) on video, audio, graphics, and other production elements to ensure materials meet established broadcast and production standards.
• Work with Advertising Sales and Traffic teams to support the maintenance, delivery, and quality control of sponsored graphic elements in accordance with established deadlines and production standards.
• Collaborate with Graphics teams to maintain, deliver, and quality-check graphic elements according to production schedules and broadcast standards.
• Support music licensing and related business operations by facilitating music requests, administering cue sheets, coordinating music clearances, validating third-party reporting, and tracking music budgets.
• Work cross-functionally across NBA content teams to identify daily content opportunities and opportunities to improve content-sharing efficiencies.
• Liaise with game production teams regarding newly created and available content relevant to their respective markets.
• Support the Local Game Production Supervisor, Producer, and onsite ATL Producer/Director team with content and production asset needs throughout pre-production and live game execution.

Required Education/Professional Experience

• Bachelor's degree in Communications, Broadcast Journalism, Television Production, or a related field preferred; equivalent professional experience will be considered.
• Experience managing digital media assets, broadcast content, or production materials in a live production environment.
• Experience supporting content management and production operations.
• Experience working cross-functionally in a highly matrixed environment.
• Adobe editing proficiency and advanced content editing skills.
• Experience supporting live sports or broadcast production preferred.

Required Skills/Knowledge Attributes

• Extensive knowledge of NBA teams, players, league storylines, historical context, and emerging digital and social media trends.
• Strong understanding of content and asset management within a live broadcast production environment.
• Diverse knowledge of music genres and an understanding of music workflows within a broadcast production environment.
• Excellent organizational and time management skills, with the ability to prioritize multiple concurrent production needs.
• Excellent verbal and written communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to collaborate effectively across internal teams and external production partners.
• Strong attention to detail and demonstrated ability to simultaneously manage multiple projects and production deliverables.
• Ability to perform effectively under pressure and meet tight deadlines in a fast-paced live production environment.
• Ability to work collaboratively with the Local Game Production Supervisor, Producer, onsite ATL Producer/Director, and other production personnel supporting assigned broadcasts.
• Ability to work evenings, weekends, holidays, and extended hours as required by the NBA schedule and live production needs.
• Commitment to maintaining high editorial, technical, operational, and NBA brand standards.

Salary Range

$31.65/hr

Job Posting Title

Project

Employees and/or eligible dependents may be eligible to participate in Union-sponsored employee benefit programs that include medical, dental, vision, disability, and group term life insurance, dependent care assistance, and a 401(k) retirement plan.

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About The NBA

The National Basketball Association (NBA) is a global sports and media organization with the mission to inspire and connect people everywhere through the power of basketball. Built around five professional sports leagues: the NBA, WNBA, NBA G League, NBA 2K League and Basketball Africa League, the NBA has established a major international presence with games and programming available in 214 countries and territories in 60 languages, and merchandise for sale in more than 200 countries and territories on all seven continents. NBA rosters at the start of the 2024-25 season featured a record-tying 125 international players from a record-tying 43 countries. NBA Digital’s assets include NBA TV, NBA.com, the NBA App and NBA League Pass. The NBA has created one of the largest social media communities in the world, with more than 2.3 billion likes and followers globally across all leagues, team and player platforms. NBA Cares, the NBA’s global social responsibility platform, partners with renowned community-based organizations around the world to address important social issues in the areas of education, inclusion, youth and family development, and health and wellness.