Production Support, Content

WORK OPTION: 4 days a week in the Secaucus, NJ office

The National Basketball Association (NBA) is a global sports and media organization with the mission to inspire and connect people everywhere through the power of basketball.  Built around five professional sports leagues:  the NBA, WNBA, NBA G League, NBA 2K League and Basketball Africa League, the NBA has established a major international presence with games and programming available in 214 countries and territories in 60 languages, and merchandise for sale in more than 200 countries and territories on all seven continents.  NBA rosters at the start of the 2023-24 season featured a record 125 international players from 40 countries and territories.  NBA Digital’s assets include NBA TV, NBA.com, the NBA App and NBA League Pass.  The NBA has created one of the largest social media communities in the world, with more than 2.3 billion likes and followers globally across all leagues, team and player platforms.  NBA Cares, the NBA’s global social responsibility platform, partners with renowned community-based organizations around the world to address important social issues in the areas of education, inclusion, youth and family development, and health and wellness. 
 

Position Summary:
This position will be responsible for facilitating the production support requirements for the local production teams. They will work closely with the local production support team in NJ and the local production team in-market to facilitate access to content required for their game productions. This person will oversee day-to-day support requirements such as scheduling, editorial supervision, tracking of content deliverables, and management of the production support project employees.  This person will also work collaboratively with the Content Operations Workflow Development Associate Manager and the Operational Support Manager to ensure the successful delivery and archiving of all content.

Major Responsibilities:

• Oversee the production support staff for fulfilling all local production archival content requests, including scheduling, tracking, editorial oversite, approvals, etc.
• Work closely with NBA local production staff and the in-market production team to ensure quick turnaround on content required for these live productions
• Support the search and preparation of archival content for features on relevant storylines or historic match ups, etc. for the studio productions and post-produced edits
• Work closely with the Workflow Development and Operational Support teams to help define workflows and processes for supporting day-to-day content production and distribution.

Required Skills/Knowledge:

• Experience with Adobe Premiere and/or other NLE software
• Strong understanding of production processes, from pre-production through postproduction 
• Excellent organizational and project management skills, with the ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Experience working in a fast-paced environment within a group and able to meet strict deadlines.
• Highly responsive and able to take ownership of tasks

Preferred Experience:

• 2 years of experience as a manager in production environments
• Experience in sports production would be beneficial
• Editing experience is a plus but not required

Educational Background:

• Bachelor’s degree (Preferred)
   

Salary Range: $75,000 - $90,000 

The NBA does not accept unsolicited resumes from search firms or any other third parties. Any unsolicited resume sent to the NBA will be considered NBA property, and the NBA will not pay a fee should it hire the subject of any unsolicited resume. 

The NBA considers applicants for all positions on the basis of merit, qualifications, and business needs, and without regard to race, color, national origin, religion, sex, age, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, alienage or citizenship status, ancestry, marital status, genetic predisposition or carrier status, 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.

About the NBA
The National Basketball Association (NBA) is a global sports and media organization with the mission to inspire and connect people everywhere through the power of basketball.  Built around five professional sports leagues:  the NBA, WNBA, NBA G League, NBA 2K League and Basketball Africa League, the NBA has established a major international presence with games and programming available in 215 countries and territories in more than 50 languages, and merchandise for sale in more than 200 countries and territories on all seven continents.  NBA rosters at the start of the 2021-22 season featured a record 121 international players from 40 countries.  NBA Digital’s assets include NBA TV, NBA.com, the NBA App and NBA League Pass.  The NBA has created one of the largest social media communities in the world, with 2.1 billion likes and followers globally across all league, team, and player platforms.  Through NBA Cares, the league addresses important social issues by working with internationally recognized youth-serving organizations that support education, youth and family development, and health-related causes.