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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 over 100M fans around the world.
The ideal candidate is well versed in Adobe Creative Suite, has an understanding of design rules, pays attention to kerning, and can tell a story through visuals. .They are an expert creator who regularly creates unique graphics for themselves and others.
Lastly, this candidate has their finger on the pulse of the NBA and is knowledgeable about players, their histories, and the season’s current storylines.
Major Responsibility:
- Creating Graphics and Story driven design content to the NBA’s social media handles on various platforms (Including: Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, Snapchat, GIPHY and TikTok) to promote NBA games and drive engagement across platforms
- Provide real-time game coverage by managing graphics on the NBA’s social media handles from the NBA’s Content Command Center (This will include nights and weekends)
- Ability to maintain the NBA’s voice across social media posts
- Actively participating in content planning for the NBA’s social media handles
- Stay on top of social trends to help inform the NBA’s content creation for social media and bring new ideas to the table for the NBA to further engage current fans and reach new audiences
- Potential to cover NBA events by publishing behind-the-scenes content to the NBA’s social media handles
Required Skills/Knowledge:
- Deeply knowledgeable on Adobe Photoshop and Basic knowledge across Adobe Creative Suite.
- Deeply passionate about the NBA and its players, coaches, and teams
- Strong knowledge of basketball stats / analytics and the rules of the game
- Strong knowledge of NBA sneakers, fashion, and music culture
- Strong knowledge and understanding of social media platforms, including Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, Snapchat, GIPHY, and TikTok, and how the NBA uses each platform
- Exceptional writing skills, as well as the ability to execute editorial judgment Ability to work on deadline and handle multiple tasks at once with a precise and detail-oriented approach
- Willingness to work a flexible schedule as this position will include nights and weekends based on the NBA calendar
Education:
- Bachelors Degree required
Salary Range: $2,307.69/biweekly
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. APPLY HERE