Project Employee, Digital and Social Content Design
About The Position
The Project Employee, Digital and Social Content Design, is part of the NBA’s Social & Digital Content team, which creates, distributes, and publishes content across the NBA’s digital and social platforms and with domestic and international partners. The role works in a fast-paced, innovative, and collaborative environment supporting content for a global audience of more than 100 million fans. The position focuses on producing real-time graphics and story-driven content for NBA social media channels, supporting game coverage from the NBA’s Content Command Center, and maintaining a consistent NBA brand voice. The ideal candidate is a basketball fan and skilled designer with expertise in Adobe Photoshop, working knowledge of Adobe Creative Suite, careful attention to design details and compliance, and deep knowledge of NBA storylines, players, and culture. This is a temporary position with an expected duration not to exceed 10 months. Remote work is offered; nights and weekends are required as needed.
Requirements
- Ability to work nights and weekends as needed.
- Expertise in Adobe Photoshop and working knowledge of Adobe Creative Suite.
- Meticulous and detail-oriented approach to design.
- Strong passion for the NBA, its players, coaches, and teams.
- Knowledge of basketball statistics, analytics, and rules of the game.
- Familiarity with NBA culture, including sneakers, fashion, and music.
- Proficiency in all major social media platforms and understanding of how the NBA uses each.
- Strong writing skills and sound editorial judgment.
- Ability to meet deadlines while managing multiple projects at once.
- Flexibility to adapt to evolving schedules and priorities.
Responsibilities
- Produce nightly real-time graphics with a focus on quality and engagement.
- Create graphics and story-driven content for NBA social media platforms, including Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, YouTube, Snapchat, TikTok, and GIPHY, to promote games and drive engagement.
- Support real-time game coverage by creating and overseeing graphics from the NBA’s Content Command Center; nights and weekends are required.
- Ensure the NBA’s brand voice is consistent across all posts.
- Participate in content planning sessions for the NBA’s social media channels.
- Monitor social media trends and propose ideas to reach new audiences and deepen fan engagement.
- Potentially cover NBA events by publishing behind-the-scenes content to NBA platforms.
Benefits
- Medical benefits, subject to eligibility.
- Short-term disability benefits, subject to eligibility.
- Mental health coaching and therapy, subject to eligibility.
- Sick time, subject to eligibility.
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