Basketball Operations & Events Intern

National Basketball Association (NBA); New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 30,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

The National Basketball Association (NBA) is seeking participants for its 2027 Summer Internship, a 10-week program running June 7–August 13, 2027. Interns will learn about the business of basketball, develop career skills, and contribute to projects across NBA departments and affiliate leagues.

Selected interns will support events, league operations, and basketball programs, with opportunities to work on international initiatives and marquee events such as the NBA Draft and Summer League.

Qualifications

• Enrolled in an undergraduate program and entering Senior year in the academic year following the internship.
• Majors include Business Management, Economics, Entrepreneurship, Finance, International Business, Operations, Sports Administration, Sports Business, Sports Marketing.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to cross‑functional strategy and operations with technology and innovation teams.
• Monitor activities across leagues, including game operations and arena standards.
• Support team travel processes, hotel and transportation standards, and player experience.
• Support NBA Summer League programming and on-site activations for affiliate league partners.
• Assist in season-long retail and marketing strategies for affiliate leagues.
• Support Jr. NBA, Jr. WNBA and NBA International programming.
• Conduct field research on sports tech trends and new products.

Skills

Project management

AI technologies

UX/UI marketing

presentation/facilitation

Strong communication

Education

Undergraduate student entering senior year

Majors: Business/ Economics/ Entrepreneurship/ Finance/ International Business/ Operations/ Sports Administration/ Sports Business/ Sports Marketing

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

The National Basketball Association (NBA) is seeking participants for its 2027 Summer Internship, a 10-week program running June 7–August 13, 2027. Interns will learn about the business of basketball, develop career skills, and contribute to projects across NBA departments and affiliate leagues.

Selected interns will support events, league operations, and basketball programs, with opportunities to work on international initiatives and marquee events such as the NBA Draft and Summer League.