Production Trainee - Library

This position is within a unionized bargaining unit and union membership will be required. Assignment end dates are tentative and subject to change.

Position Summary:

As a Production Trainee, you will work within the tape library to maintain and grow the NBA’s extensive digital archive.

Major Responsibilities:

• Perform extensive tape library searches

• Manage library asset data in addition to physical tape organization

• Assist with off-site storage and tape retrieval

• Support the process of digitizing physical assets for the content archive

• Willingness to work nights and/or weekends when necessary

Required Skills/Knowledge

• Superior level of basketball and historical knowledge

• Strong computer and technical skills, particularly within Microsoft Excel

• Excellent written and oral communication skills, as well as active listening skills

• Precise and detail-oriented approach to all tasks

• Excellent organizational skills

• Ability to multi-task

• Must display a passion for the history of basketball

• Microsoft Excel/Google Sheets skills and demonstrated experience with data structures, reporting, and formula functions is a plus

• Knowledge of Adobe Premiere a plus

Educational Background Required

Bachelor’s degree required

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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 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 2024-25 season featured a record-tying 125 international players from a record-tying 43 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 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.