Project Employee, Data Entry & Management

WORK OPTION: Remote

The NBA is committed to providing a safe and healthy workplace.  To safeguard our employees and their families, our visitors, and the broader community from COVID-19, and in consideration of recommendations from health authorities and the NBA’s own advisors, any individual working onsite in our New York and New Jersey offices must be fully vaccinated against COVID-19. The NBA will discuss accommodations for individuals who cannot be vaccinated due to a medical reason or sincerely held religious belief, practice, or observance.

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

Position Summary:
In this role on the NBA’s Content Strategy & Business Intelligence team, you will be responsible for building and maintaining the NBA’s extensive social and digital content databases and processes. Reporting into the Sr. Director of Digital Data Strategy & Analytics, you will collaborate with data scientists, analysts, and various stakeholders across the league to identify data opportunities that will support content reporting and analytics.

Major Responsibilities:

• Own social content tagging process that powers content dashboards shared company-wide, including executive leadership
• Monitor and update content taxonomy as needed to include new content franchises, players, and initiatives in tagging process
• Develop and maintain data tracking schedule to fill data gaps across platforms
• Monitor data and API connections in Fivetran and communicate errors and findings to database solutions team
• Maintain manual data entry and export/upload process for platforms with API gaps
• Collaborate on data management projects (e.g., data standardization projects, data mapping)
• Collaborate with content strategy team to determine data gaps and opportunities

Required Experience & Knowledge:

• Familiarity with NBA basketball, including knowledge of players, teams, plays, and storylines, required
• Intermediate experience working with Microsoft Excel
• Detail oriented data background and exemplary analytical skills
• Knowledge of social media and digital data a plus 
• Ability to work within demanding timeframes in a dynamic environment
• High attention to detail, design, and innovation
• Passion for data and eagerness to learn new analytics tools and languages

Educational Background Required:

• Relevant experience

Salary Range: $2,885.00/Biweekly 

We Consider Applicants For All Positions On The Basis Of Merit, Qualifications And Business Needs, And Without Regard To Race, Color, National Origin, Religion, Sex, Gender Identity, Age, Disability, Alienage Or Citizenship Status, Ancestry, Marital Status, Creed, Genetic Predisposition Or Carrier Status, Sexual Orientation, Veteran Status, Familial Status, Status As A Victim Of Domestic Violence Or Any Other Status Or Characteristic Protected By Applicable Federal, State, Or Local Law.