Project Employee, Social Promotions

NBE NBA Entertainment; Secaucus (NJ); Remote; USD 51,000 - 69,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

medical

short-term disability

mental health coaching/therapy

sick time

Job summary

NBA Social & Digital Content is seeking a proactive individual to help identify, create, and publish engaging basketball content across global social platforms. You’ll work within a fast-paced, collaborative team, coordinating with internal departments and publishing teams to ensure timely promotion of initiatives.

The ideal candidate brings knowledge of basketball history and analytics, strong project management basics, and a passion for storytelling.

Qualifications

• Knowledge about the NBA, its players, teams, stats and history.
• Experience creating basketball content.
• Strong understanding of the NBA’s social voice.
• Willingness to work a flexible schedule including nights, weekends, holidays.

Responsibilities

• Assist with managing requests for promotional content across NBA social platforms.
• Meet with internal departments about promotional posts.
• Keep track of planned promotional posts in the content calendar.
• Develop content ideas around promotional posts.
• Draft copy for video, graphics, and social posts.
• Distribute communication about content plans to publishing team.
• Document meeting notes around promotional plans.
• Stay on top of social trends to inform content creation for social platforms.

Skills

NBA knowledge

Content creation

Social voice

Flexible schedule

Deadline-driven

Adaptability

Organizational skills

Communication skills

Team player

Education

Bachelor's degree in Communications or related field

Job description

WORK OPTION: Remote _________________ This is a temporary position with an expected duration not to exceed (10) months.

Position Summary

This position is part of the NBA Social & Digital Content team which focuses on identifying, creating, distributing and publishing content to the NBA's social and digital platforms and its many domestic and international partners throughout the world. As the demand for content on the NBA's social platforms continues to grow, this is your opportunity to grow with us in a fast-paced, innovative and collaborative environment, reaching social followers around the world. The ideal candidate has excellent organizational and project management skills and knows the latest social and digital platform trends. Additionally, they understand how to speak and write about the game of basketball, the NBA’s players and teams and statistics and history around the game while maintaining the brand’s voice. Lastly, this candidate has their finger on the pulse of the NBA and spends their free time immersing themselves in podcasts, message boards or consuming short and long form content about the NBA.

Major Responsibilities

• Assisting with managing requests for promotional content across NBA social platforms, which includes:
• Meeting with internal departments about requests to promote initiatives on social platforms
• Keeping track of planned promotional posts in content calendar
• Developing content ideas around promotional posts
• Suggesting and drafting copy for video, graphics, and social posts
• Distributing communication about content plans to publishing team
• Keeping track of and distributing meeting notes around promotional plans
• Staying on top of social trends to help inform the NBA’s content creation for social platforms and bringing new ideas to the table for the NBA to further engage current fans and reach new audiences
• Assisting with publishing to NBA social platforms, when needed

Required Skills/Knowledge

• Knowledge about the NBA, and passionate about the storylines surrounding its players, coaches, teams, statistics, standings, and history of the league, as well as excellent understanding of basketball stats and analytics, the rules of the game and the history of the game
• Experience creating basketball content
• Strong understanding of the NBA’s social voice
• Willingness to work a flexible schedule as this position may include working days, nights, weekends, and holidays based on the NBA calendar
• Ability to work on deadline and handle multiple tasks at once with a precise and detail-oriented approach
• Ability to perform in a fast-paced environment while handling critical tasks in a composed and timely manner
• Excellent organizational and project management skills
• Great communication skills and ability execute feedback given
• Must be a team player who can work collaboratively

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Communications or related field preferred

Salary Range

$2,307.69/biweekly

Job Posting Title

Project

Benefits

• medical
• short-term disability
• mental health coaching/therapy
• sick time

Eligibility Note

Not all positions are eligible for these benefits; eligibility may vary by role.

EEO Statement

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.

COVID-19 Vaccination Policy

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.