Project Employee, Partner Services

WORK OPTION: [[Hybrid]]

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
The Project Employee would act as general support for Partner Services responsible for assisting with project workflow for a number of day-to-day projects and programs for all the events managed within the group. Must be able to work in a fast-paced environment and communicate well both internally and externally. This position will report into the Director of Partner Services. This is a temporary position with an expected duration not to exceed (10) months.

Major Responsibilities

• Provide primary support for regular season ticket requests to include submitting requests into TRS system, acting as liaison with ticketing group, tracking department requests in team tracker and working with Partner Services colleagues for proper department prioritization.
• Assist in all aspects of All Star Weekend preparation to include sending invitations for both business guests and contractual obligations, weekly RSVP reports, contractual seating and distribution, hotel management, Partner receptions, suite checks and partner scrimmage.
• Provide support for all global games to include Abu Dhabi, Mexico and Paris games. Primary role will be to assist with sending digital tickets, work with regional offices on contractual ticket obligations, RSVP updates and confirmations to partners and planning of partner receptions.
• Serve as primary support for the Draft to include invite collection, process enforcement, sending digital tickets for both business invites and contractual obligations, and assist with seating using Social Tables platform.
• Assistance on WNBA All Star to encompass working with account teams to confirm contractual ticket obligations, assist with sending GPM invites and confirmation letters, RSVP reports, and business seating using Social Tables platform.
• Manage the Holiday Card program for GPM to include crafting appropriate communication, creating and managing excel tracker for the department.
• Oversee the League Pass Code program for both NBA and WNBA to include department communication, working with MOT, and managing code distribution.
• Assist with organizing Town Halls for the WNBA and the G League
• Work on reconciling the department purchase card expense report to include collecting and reviewing purchase card usage requests, track billing codes and receipts, complete coding and expense reconciling in Concur for each month’s billing cycle.

Required Skills/Knowledge

• Ability to work on multiple projects and engage multiple stakeholders in a challenging fast paced environment!
• Demonstrated ability to work independently and multitask effectively, and to organize and prioritize projects as directed.
• Must be detail oriented.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills!
• Ability to work in a fast-paced, matrixed organization that requires coordination and collaboration across multiple departments and sub-departments.
• Experience with Microsoft Office and highly proficient in Excel and Word.

Experience Needed

• 1-4 years experience or college grad who is a quick learner.

Educational Background Required

• • BA required

Salary Range: [[$32.00/Hourly]]

Job Posting Title: [[Project]]

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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.