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WORK OPTION: Remote 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. 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. This is a project employee position. 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 Responsibility: Assisting with content planning for the NBA social platforms, which includes: Managing a content calendar Developing content ideas around the NBA's top storylines and working with the Content Creation team to create content Suggesting copy for video, graphics, and social posts Distributing communication about content plans to publishing team Keeping track of and distributing meeting notes around content 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: Strong knowledge about the NBA, and is passionate about the storylines surroundings its players, coaches, teams, statistics, standings, and history of the league 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 The NBA does not accept unsolicited resumes from search firms or any other third parties. Any unsolicited resume sent to the NBA will be considered NBA property, and the NBA will not pay a fee should it hire the subject of any unsolicited resume. The NBA considers applicants for all positions on the basis of merit, qualifications, and business needs, and without regard to race, color, national origin, religion, sex, age, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, alienage or citizenship status, ancestry, marital status, genetic predisposition or carrier status, 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. 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 215 countries and territories in more than 50 languages, and merchandise for sale in more than 200 countries and territories on all seven continents. NBA rosters at the start of the 2021-22 season featured a record 121 international players from 40 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 2.1 billion likes and followers globally across all league, team, and player platforms. Through NBA Cares, the league addresses important social issues by working with internationally recognized youth-serving organizations that support education, youth and family development, and health-related causes.
Our salary intelligence, powered by our AI algorithms, has calculated an estimated range for this position between $50,000 - $60,000 . Please note that the actual salary for this position may vary, as it is dependent on various factors including but not limited to experience, location, and market dynamics.
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