Project Employee, Digital Content Publishing – NBA App

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in New Jersey.

📋 Description

• Publish and schedule content across the NBA App, NBA.com, newsletters, push notifications, and various digital platforms.

• Craft narratives in text, curation, and storytelling formats to complement video, image, and graphic content.

• Curate popular NBA social media, news, and media content while quickly producing news articles.

• Develop, publish, and schedule vertical stories centered around games and related themes.

• Compose copy, titles, and descriptions for videos, articles, and highlighted placements in accordance with AP and NBA style guidelines.

• Collaborate with team members on assignments, knowing when to seek guidance or take initiative.

• Generate fan-focused content with the Social & Digital Content Team across video, editorial, photo, graphic, and statistical formats.

• Apply editorial judgment, analytics, and understanding of NBA fans to curate content on the NBA App and NBA.com.

• Partner with the Content Creation team to enhance video-centric experiences on connected devices and mobile platforms.

• Segment, create, and distribute push notifications for NBA App users.

• Promote NBA League Pass and NBA ID initiatives.

• Research and propose new content ideas, actively participating in content strategy planning.

⛳️ Requirements

• A strong passion and comprehensive knowledge of basketball and the NBA, including players, coaches, teams, analytics, and regulations.

• Prior journalism or related experience working under tight deadlines and exercising editorial judgment.

• Excellent writing abilities for headlines, push notifications, vertical stories, and articles.

• Previous experience with publishing in a Content Management System.

• Experience with WordPress is preferred.

• Experience with Story Teller is preferred.

• Experience in creating and sending push notifications for the NBA App.

• Familiarity with Braze is preferred.

• Strong communication skills, particularly for remote collaboration.

• Eagerness to engage in projects and deliver innovative content solutions.

• Awareness of digital and social media trends.

• Experience with sports or media brands, particularly in collegiate digital and/or social channels, is ideal.

• A Bachelor's degree in English, Journalism, Communications, or a related field is preferred.

🏝️ Benefits

• Medical benefits.

• Short-term disability.

• Mental health coaching/therapy.

• Sick time.