Project Employee, Broadcasting Assistant

WORK OPTION: In Office

 

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. 
 

Position Summary 

As a Broadcasting Assistant, you will play a pivotal role as a liaison between the Broadcast Operations Center, Replay Center, television partners and NBA, WNBA and G League representatives on a nightly basis. Through analysis and reporting on televised games and programming, you will help shape the narrative of our sport. This position offers a unique opportunity to contribute to our local and national broadcasting initiatives, ensuring our content remains at the forefront of sports media.  The position will also allow the ability to work cross-functionally in tandem with other departments and develop an understanding of a major sports league’s operation.

 

 

Major Responsibilities 

• Serve as the nightly liaison in the Broadcasting Operations Center for all real-time production, programming, operations, and content updates
• Write telecast reports for national TV games recapping broadcast elements including sales/marketing initiatives, announcer comments, production quality etc.
• Evaluate a diverse variety of broadcast productions both within sports and outside the sports landscape for innovative content & production executions
• Develop innovative ideas for NBA broadcast content projects
• Review and analyze local NBA/WNBA/G League broadcasts for "best practices" highlighting areas of focus including storytelling, new technology and key production elements
• Work with the NBA’s broadcast partners on a variety of projects, including game/event production, best practices, and ancillary programming content (including the potential for onsite support)
• Provide day-to-day support using our digital NBA Content Archive, clipping and distributing real-time links and updates involving NBA programming

 

 

Required Experience/Knowledge 

• Excellent knowledge of NBA, WNBA, NBA G-League, and NBA 2K (Players, coaches, and teams)
• Knowledge of television industry/social media and streaming landscape; background in sports and/or television/broadcasting preferred
• Strong writing skills
• Microsoft Office expertise

 

Education

Bachelor’s degree (Preferred)

 

Salary Range: $25.00/hour 

Job Posting Title: Project 

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