Manager, Internal Communications

Location: New York, USA; eligible employees may work remotely one day per week

Salary: $90,000–$105,000 per year

Company

The National Basketball Association is a global sports and media organization operating professional basketball leagues, digital platforms, media programming, merchandise, and social impact initiatives worldwide.

What you will do

• Support communications plans for organizational priorities, employee initiatives, and key business milestones.
• Draft and edit employee emails, intranet stories, Slack content, and other internal communications.
• Manage day-to-day employee intranet content planning, publishing, and quality control.
• Recommend communication channels, formats, and timing based on audience needs and objectives.
• Build cross-functional relationships with Human Resources, Facilities, Information Technology, Social Responsibility, Legal, and other departments.
• Develop performance reports, maintain consistent messaging, and support HR communications across Talent, Development, Total Rewards, Recognition, and Business Partnership.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in communications, public relations, journalism, marketing, or a related field, or equivalent professional experience.
• 5–7 years of experience in internal communications, corporate communications, public relations, journalism, or a related discipline.
• Strong writing, editing, and storytelling skills, with the ability to tailor content for different audiences and channels.
• Experience managing communications projects involving multiple stakeholders, deadlines, and approvals.
• Ability to translate complex information into clear, concise, and engaging employee communications.
• Strong judgment, attention to detail, organizational skills, and the ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.
• Collaborative approach and demonstrated ability to build productive cross-functional relationships.
• Experience using communications data or audience feedback to improve content and channel performance.

Nice to have

• Experience supporting HR communications.
• Experience managing an employee intranet, newsletter, or editorial calendar.
• Familiarity with email measurement, content management, and employee engagement platforms.
• Experience communicating organizational changes, business priorities, or employee programs.
• Experience with InDesign or another design platform.
• Experience in a global, matrixed, or highly visible organization.

Culture & Benefits

• Full-time employment with the option for eligible employees to work remotely one day per week.
• Annual discretionary performance bonus.
• Medical, dental, vision, life, AD&D, short-term disability, and long-term disability insurance.
• Fertility and family-forming assistance, wellbeing allowance, educational assistance, and mental health coaching or therapy.
• HSA and healthcare or dependent care FSAs, 401(k) retirement plan, vacation, sick time, and personal days.