Project Employee, Digital Content Publishing - NBA App, NBA.com

National Basketball Association • Secaucus, NJ

4d • Remote

About The Position

This temporary position, expected to last no more than 10 months, is responsible for publishing and programming content across the NBA’s digital channels, including the NBA App on mobile and connected devices, NBA.com, newsletters, and push notifications. The role calls for a passionate NBA fan with strong editorial judgment and an understanding of the digital content experiences basketball fans value.

The employee creates and curates fan-focused storytelling in multiple formats, with a primary emphasis on games and game-related content. The work includes sourcing and programming video, photos, text, and graphics; writing copy for vertical stories and titles and descriptions across digital channels; and building and sending segmented push notifications. Programming decisions should reflect editorial judgment, data, platform needs, and an understanding of NBA fans. The employee also collaborates with Social & Digital Content and Content Creation teams, supports NBA League Pass and NBA ID campaigns, and contributes ideas to content planning.

The role is remote and requires strong communication with colleagues, department members, and third-party partners, including on a nightly basis. A bachelor's degree in English, Journalism, Communications, or a related field is preferred. The stated salary is $2,307.69 biweekly. Project employees and/or eligible dependents may be eligible for company-sponsored medical, short-term disability, mental health coaching/therapy, and sick-time benefits; eligibility varies by role.

Requirements

• Deep knowledge of and passion for basketball and the NBA, including players, coaches, teams, important storylines, basketball analytics, and the rules of the game.
• Previous experience in journalism or a related field where deadline work and editorial judgment were important.
• Strong writing skills for headlines, push notifications, and text-based content such as vertical stories and articles.
• Previous experience publishing within a content management system.
• Experience building and sending push notifications for the NBA App.
• Strong communication skills, including the ability to communicate with teammates, department members, and third-party partners on a nightly basis in a remote role.
• Willingness to work on projects when asked and provide creative content solutions.
• Understanding of digital and social media trends and how people consume content, and the ability to apply that understanding to an NBA platform.

Nice To Haves

• Experience working for a sports or media brand, including collegiate digital or social channels.
• Experience with WordPress and StoryTeller content management systems.
• Experience with Braze.
• Bachelor's degree in English, Journalism, Communications, or a related field.

Responsibilities

• Create storytelling in varied formats, using text, curation, and narrative to support video, image, and graphic content.
• Quickly curate trending NBA social, news, and media content and produce compelling news content from it.
• Build, publish, and program vertical stories within the NBA App and NBA.com, primarily focused on games and game-related content, using videos, photos, text, and graphics.
• Write copy for vertical stories, video and article titles and descriptions, and featured placements across NBA digital channels, following blended AP and NBA style guides.
• Communicate with team members across assignments, ask questions when appropriate, stay engaged, and take the lead on assigned responsibilities when needed.
• Work with the Social & Digital Content Team to create fan-centric content for digital platforms, including vertical video stories, editorial articles, photos, graphics, and statistical content.
• Use editorial judgment, data, and understanding of NBA fans to determine where, how, and when content should be programmed on the NBA App and NBA.com.
• Work with the Content Creation team to ensure NBA App connected-device and mobile experiences have appropriate video-centric content for their audiences.
• Segment, build, and publish push notifications for NBA App users.
• Support direct-to-consumer initiatives by promoting NBA League Pass and NBA ID campaigns during the season.
• Research and introduce new content ideas and participate actively in content planning.

Benefits

• Medical benefits may be available to eligible project employees and/or eligible dependents.
• Short-term disability benefits may be available to eligible project employees and/or eligible dependents.
• Mental health coaching or therapy may be available to eligible project employees and/or eligible dependents.
• Sick time may be available to eligible project employees and/or eligible dependents.

What This Job Offers

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