Project Employee, Social Promotions

Global Sports Jobs Limited; United States; Remote; USD 51,000 - 69,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical benefits

Short-term disability

Mental health support

Sick time

Job summary

Global Sports Jobs Limited is seeking a temporary remote team member to support the NBA Social & Digital Content team. The role handles promotional content requests, drafts copy, and helps publish on NBA social platforms. You will work with multiple departments to manage calendars and stay on top of social trends.

The job requires a passion for basketball, strong organization, and the ability to meet tight deadlines in a fast-paced, globally focused environment.

Qualifications

• Knowledge of NBA and its players, coaches, 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 based on NBA calendar.

Responsibilities

• Assist with managing requests for promotional content across NBA social platforms.
• Meet with internal departments about requests to promote initiatives on social platforms.
• 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.
• Record meeting notes around promotional plans and distribute them.
• Stay on top of social trends to inform NBA content and engage fans globally.
• Assist with publishing to NBA social platforms when needed.

Skills

NBA knowledge

Content creation

Social voice

Deadline driven

Organization

Communication

Team player

Flexible schedule

Education

Bachelor's degree in Communications

Job description

About the Role

This is a temporary remote position with an expected duration not to exceed 10 months, sitting within the NBA Social & Digital Content team. The team focuses on identifying, creating, distributing and publishing content to the NBA's social and digital platforms and to its many domestic and international partners around the world. The role supports promotional content requests and publishing across NBA social platforms in a fast-paced, innovative and collaborative environment, reaching social followers globally.

Key Responsibilities

• Assist with managing requests for promotional content across NBA social platforms
• Meet with internal departments about requests to promote initiatives on social platforms
• Keep track of planned promotional posts in the content calendar
• Develop content ideas around promotional posts
• Suggest and draft copy for video, graphics and social posts
• Distribute communication about content plans to the publishing team
• Keep track of and distribute meeting notes around promotional plans
• Stay on top of social trends to inform the NBA's content creation for social platforms and bring new ideas to further engage current fans and reach new audiences
• Assist with publishing to NBA social platforms when needed

Required Experience & Qualifications

• Knowledge of the NBA and passion for the storylines surrounding its players, coaches, teams, statistics, standings and league history
• Excellent understanding of basketball statistics 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, which may include days, nights, weekends and holidays based on the NBA calendar
• Ability to work to 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 organisational and project management skills
• Strong communication skills and the ability to execute feedback given
• Team player able to work collaboratively

Preferred Skills

• Bachelor's degree in Communications or a related field
• Knowledge of the latest social and digital platform trends
• Ability 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
• Personal immersion in NBA content such as podcasts, message boards and short- and long-form content about the NBA

Workplace

Remote

Any individual working onsite in the New York and New Jersey offices must be fully vaccinated against COVID-19; accommodations will be discussed for individuals who cannot be vaccinated due to a medical reason or sincerely held religious belief, practice or observance

Salary

• $2,307.69 Per biweekly pay period

Benefits & Perks

• Employees and/or eligible dependents may be eligible to participate in company sponsored employee benefit programmes: medical; short-term disability; mental health coaching/therapy; and sick time
• Not all positions are eligible for these benefits; eligibility may vary by role