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Position Summary:At the NBA, we are passionate about growing and celebrating the game of basketball. We are one of the world’s most popular sports leagues and are constantly looking for new ways to engage hundreds of millions of fans across the world and deepen their fandom.

Group Summary:The NBA's Partnership Strategy & Design Team focuses on driving revenue across our business through developing new commercial opportunities, validating partnership rationale with data and insights, and visualizing how it can all come to life for a brand. They leverage innovative thinking, acute business intelligence, creative storytelling, and best-in-class graphic design to illustrate the ways an NBA partnership can authentically drive both brand objectives and fan engagement.

Job Summary:We are looking for a brilliant creative storyteller to join our team; a group of strategic marketers and designers that create new platforms to help our partners connect with our fans. We have a passion for building brands through basketball and, a desire to provide best-in-class solutions, platforms and presentations. You will inspire and build best-in-class presentations that help drive revenue across the NBA, WNBA, NBA G League, NBA 2K League, BAL and USA Basketball.  Using engaging visuals, design and creative ability as the foundation for success, this role is focused on visual storytelling through powerful and engaging pitch presentations.

Work closely with PSD Strategists to conceptualize, develop, visualize, and present custom partnership solutions by understanding the prospect’s and/or partner’s marketing DNA

Assist in the development and review of key PSD-created deliverables including, custom pitch decks, evergreen sales materials, event and season recaps, case studies, partner communication materials, and partner onboarding documents

Contribute to cross-functional brainstorms that inform creative solutions through participation, capturing notes, and translating ideas into tangible partnership opportunities

Manage tasks like weekly highlights and note recapping on behalf of the team as appropriate.

Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to collaborate and build relationships with cross-functional teams.

Problem-solving mindset with the ability to identify and address issues proactively.

Portfolio required

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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 2023-24 season featured a record 125 international players from 40 countries and territories.  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.