Communications Associate, News Bureau (External Agency Staff)
About The Position
The News Bureau Communications Associate position will support the NFL's Communications Department with direction from the Senior Coordinator, Manager and Chief NFL Spokesperson, and assist the team's rapid response and news monitoring operation. The position will provide real-time updates to NFL leadership and stakeholders in a digestible format through social media monitoring, story gathering, coverage tracking and news analysis. The position produces daily clip report packages distributed organization-wide and assists with additional publicity projects as directed by manager/department leads.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in a related field and foundational experience in communications, public relations, research, or data/media analytics—whether from internships, entry‑level roles, or academic/portfolio projects; OR an equivalent combination of education and experience.
- Proficient in X (formally Twitter) and other social media platforms and Microsoft Office.
- Knowledge of and interest in the NFL, current events and trends in sports media, marketing and business.
- General data entry and general research skills.
- Excellent organizational skills.
- Attention to detail and ability to work quickly in rapid response situations.
- Strong written and verbal communications skills.
- Proactive mindset and solution-oriented.
- Anticipates next steps and sets high standards in all they do.
- Intellectual curiosity and a proven track record delivering high-quality work.
- A person with the highest moral and ethical standards, someone who can be relied upon to always act in the best long-term interests of the league.
Responsibilities
- Monitor media coverage across online/digital, social, print and broadcast news via monitoring tools and social media platforms.
- Distribute real-time news internally and track league-related topics and stakeholders on a constant basis.
- Create news clip packages on a daily basis.
- Create issue-oriented coverage reports as needed/requested.
- Identify news coverage that merits follow-up engagement.
- Integrate coverage reports with quantitative metrics to present a complete picture of media coverage.
- Maintain awareness of conversations and trends across new and emerging platforms.
- Conduct general league-related background research across a variety of topics.
Benefits
- To learn more about our comprehensive benefits offerings, please visit: NFL BENEFITS
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Number of Employees
1-10 employees
