Project Employee, WNBA Public Relations

WORK OPTION: 4 days/week in the New York, NY office.

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.

Group Summary:
At the WNBA, we’re passionate about growing and celebrating the game of basketball. Through the intensity of the game and the amazing athletic skill of our players, we deliver excitement to hundreds of millions of fans around the world. As a global sports and media business, the WNBA is so much more. While Basketball Operations runs the league’s on-court activities, other departments manage relationships with television and digital media partners, develop marketing partnerships with some of the world’s most recognizable companies, oversee the licensing of WNBA merchandise, and handle a wide range of responsibilities that drive the WNBA’s success.

Job Summary:
As a Project Employee supporting the WNBA Public Relations team, you will play a critical role in executing day-to-day public relations activities and assisting senior team members with various PR tasks. You’ll contribute to the development of key messaging, media outreach, and workback timelines, while also handling administrative and executional tasks that help keep our multi-workstream launches on track. This position is ideal for someone who is eager to learn and grow in the PR and communications field, with a passion for sports and media.

Major Responsibilities:

• Writing & Editing: Assist in drafting press releases, media alerts, pitches, and other PR materials. Provide copy editing support to ensure consistency, clarity, and accuracy. Write and edit press releases.
• Timeline & Workback Plans: Support the creation of project timelines and workback plans with department stakeholders for upcoming initiatives, ensuring deadlines are met and all tasks are accounted for.
• Key Messaging and other press materials: Maintain and write season-long key messaging documents and metrics along with league fact sheets and storylines using data driven insights from the Business Intelligence team
• Pitching:  Assist with pitching basketball and business media outlets
• WNBA Comms Twitter Channel: Assist with the launch of the WNBA communications Twitter channel.
• Leadership Support: Serve as a backup for leadership speaking engagements by preparing speaking points, briefing materials, and ensuring all logistics are in place.

Required Education/Professional Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree in communications, public relations, marketing, or related field (or equivalent experience).
• More than 3 years of experience in public relations, media, sports, or a related field

Required Skills/Knowledge Attributes:

• Strong writing and editing skills, with an eye for detail and a knack for storytelling.
• Highly organized with the ability to manage multiple tasks and deadlines in a fast-paced environment.
• A proactive, self-starter attitude with the ability to work independently and as part of a team.
• A genuine interest in sports, media, and communications.

Salary Range: $2,692.31 - $2,884.62/Biweekly 

Job Posting Title: Project 

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