Undergraduate - Communications, Marketing and PR Intern

Location: New York, USA; hybrid work option with eligible employees able to work remotely one day per week.

Salary: $26/hr.

Company

National Basketball Association is a global sports and media organization operating across the hirify.global, Whirify.global, hirify.global G League, and other basketball leagues.

What you will do

• Support marketing, strategic communications, PR, and media initiatives for the hirify.global Draft, hirify.global Finals, hirify.global Summer League, Whirify.global season, and other events.
• Draft and edit fan correspondence, internal news briefs, employee spotlights, company stories, press releases, and other communications content.
• Create fan engagement tracking reports to identify issues, sentiment, and trends.
• Conduct field research on emerging industries, international companies, executives, content strategies, technologies, and business opportunities.
• Develop media plans, pitch ideas, support media outreach, and assist with Whirify.global All-Star coordination.
• Use AI technologies to support project execution and business objectives.

Requirements

• Be enrolled in an undergraduate program and enter senior year in the academic year following the internship.
• Typically study Communications, English, Journalism, Marketing, Public Relations, Sports Management, or Sports Marketing; the roles are open to students in all majors.
• Demonstrate excellent academic standing.
• Have strong written and verbal communication skills, strong writing and editing skills, and strong interpersonal skills.
• Demonstrate leadership through relevant extracurricular or community activities.
• Have foundational mastery of AI technologies for project execution and business objectives.
• Have solid editorial judgment, content publishing and fact-checking experience, knowledge of emerging platforms and social networks, and familiarity with Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, and Excel.
• Have an investment in the hirify.global and its affiliate leagues.

Nice to have

• Some experience managing budgets.
• Considerable experience with Adobe Creative Suite and Photoshop.

Culture & Benefits

• Ten-week summer internship program running from June 7 to August 13, 2027.
• Professional development programming and community and social experiences.
• Eligible employees and/or dependents may receive medical, short-term disability, mental health coaching or therapy, and sick time benefits; eligibility varies by role.
• Work supports communications and fan engagement across the hirify.global, Whirify.global, and hirify.global G League.