Remote Social Content Project Assistant

National Basketball Association (NBA); Secaucus (NJ); Remote; USD 52,000 - 64,000; Full time

Job summary

The NBA is seeking a Social & Digital Content Assistant for a remote, temporary role (up to 10 months). You will join the Social & Digital Content team focused on identifying, creating, distributing and publishing content to the NBA's social and digital platforms and its domestic and international partners.

The ideal candidate has strong organizational skills, knowledge of basketball and current trends, and the ability to work on deadline across time zones.

Qualifications

• Knowledge about the NBA, and passionate about the storylines surroundings 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

Responsibilities

• Assisting with managing requests for promotional content across NBA social platforms.
• 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

Skills

NBA knowledge

Basketball content creation

Social voice understanding

Deadline-driven

Multi-tasking

Fast-paced work

Organizational skills

Communication skills

Team player

Flexible schedule

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Communications or related field

Job description

The NBA is seeking a Social & Digital Content Assistant for a remote, temporary role (up to 10 months). You will join the Social & Digital Content team focused on identifying, creating, distributing and publishing content to the NBA's social and digital platforms and its domestic and international partners.

The ideal candidate has strong organizational skills, knowledge of basketball and current trends, and the ability to work on deadline across time zones.