Events Lead, WNBA
Onsite
New York City, NY, United States
New York City, NY, United States
Posted 23 days ago
Job Details
WORK OPTION: In-Office 4 days/week in New York, NY The NBA is committed to providing a safe and healthy workplace. To safeguard our employees and their families, our visitors, and the broader community from COVID-19, and in consideration of recommendations from health authorities and the NBA’s own advisors, any individual working onsite in our New York and New Jersey offices must be fully vaccinated against COVID-19. The NBA will discuss accommodations for individuals who cannot be vaccinated due to a medical reason or sincerely held religious belief, practice, or observance. Position Summary:This role will support the design, build and execution of immersive live events and tentpole moments that acquire new fans, generate content, maximize revenue and amplify the WNBA brand. This role will work in lock- step with the NBA Enterprise Events team but sit as a dedicated WNBA point of contact and decision-maker. This role will lead the WNBA Events Operations function and will work day-to-day with the NBA Events team and WNBA Marketing and Growth teams. Your mission is to serve as a point guard within the WNBA and across a matrix NBA organization (e.g. Events, Basketball Operations, Partnerships, Marketing, PR, Digital Media, Programming, Content Production, Social Responsibility) to define event success metrics, work with Global Partnerships of sponsored events, and manage execution details. WNBA events under this scope include:
- WNBA Draft (annually)
- WNBA All Star (annually)
- WNBA Live (fan fest during WNBA All Star weekend)
- WNBA Partner space and summit (during WNBA All Star weekend)
- WNBA Commissioner’s Cup (annually)
- WNBA Playoffs and Finals
- WNBA International Game (locations TBD each year)
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