Production Assistant

NBE NBA Entertainment; Secaucus (NJ); On-site; USD 28,000 - 39,000; Full time

Job summary

The NBA is seeking a Production Assistant to join the Footage group in our New Jersey offices. You will fulfill footage requests for broadcast partners, marketing partners, and 3rd party licensees, while navigating the league's media archive.

Applicants should have a bachelor’s degree, strong video editing skills (Adobe Premiere), excellent communication, and a passion for basketball history. This in-office role requires teamwork and meticulous attention to detail.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required and relevant experience preferred.
• Excellent written and oral communication and active listening.
• Strong basketball knowledge and passion for basketball history.
• Detail-oriented and highly organized.
• Ability to multi-task in a fast-paced environment.
• Proficiency with video editing is required, especially Adobe Premiere.

Responsibilities

• Search through the NBA’s media archive.
• Create and send footage playlists.
• Create media timelines.
• Post footage to FTP folders and media delivery points.
• Log/provide description of footage.
• Curate video assets in the archive and manage transfers of video files.

Skills

Basketball knowledge

Computer skills

Video editing

Communication

Detail-oriented

Organization

Multi-tasking

Basketball history passion

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Tools

Adobe Premiere

Job description

WORK OPTION: In Office _________________

This position is within a unionized bargaining unit and union membership will be required. Assignment end dates are tentative and subject to change.

Position Summary

As a Production Assistant, you will work within the Footage group to fulfill footage requests for broadcast partners, marketing partners and 3rd party licensees.

Major Responsibilities

• Searching through the NBA’s media archive
• Creating and sending footage playlists
• Creating media timelines
• Posting footage to FTP folders and various media delivery points
• Logging/providing description of footage
• Curating video assets in the archive, managing the transfer of video files

Required Skills/Knowledge

• Superior level of basketball and historical knowledge
• Strong computer and technical skills
• Video editing experience, particularly using Adobe Premiere
• Excellent written and oral communication skills, as well as active listening skills
• Precise and detail-oriented approach to all tasks
• Excellent organizational skills
• Ability to multi-task
• Must display a passion for the history of basketball

Educational Background Required

Bachelor’s degree required

Salary Range

$24.04/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.

We Consider Applicants For All Positions On The Basis Of Merit, Qualifications And Business Needs, And Without Regard To Race, Color, National Origin, Religion, Sex, Gender Identity, Age, Disability, Alienage Or Citizenship Status, Ancestry, Marital Status, Creed, Genetic Predisposition Or Carrier Status, Sexual Orientation, Veteran Status, Familial Status, Status As A Victim Of Domestic Violence Or Any Other Status Or Characteristic Protected By Applicable Federal, State, Or Local Law.

The NBA is committed to providing a safe and healthy workplace. To safeguard our employees and their families, our visitors, and the broader community from COVID-19, and in consideration of recommendations from health authorities and the NBA’s own advisors, any individual working onsite in our New York and New Jersey offices must be fully vaccinated against COVID-19. The NBA will discuss accommodations for individuals who cannot be vaccinated due to a medical reason or sincerely held religious belief, practice, or observance.

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. At the NBA, we're passionate about growing and celebrating the game of basketball. Through the intensity of the game and the amazing athletic skill of our players, we deliver excitement to hundreds of millions of fans around the world.

As a global sports and media business, the NBA is so much more. While Basketball Operations runs the league's on-court activities, other departments manage relationships with television and digital media partners, develop marketing partnerships with some of the world's most recognizable companies, oversee the licensing of NBA merchandise, and handle a wide range of responsibilities that drive the NBA's success. Off the court, we're also deeply committed to social responsibility. NBA Cares leads the league's involvement in addressing important social issues by working with internationally recognized youth-serving organizations that support education, youth and family development, and health-related causes.