Project Employee, Broadcasting Assistant

National Basketball Association (NBA)

This is a temporary position with an expected duration not to exceed (10) months.

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