Basketball Communications Assistant

This is a Full Time Job

Who are you:
An enthusiastic lover of sports, live entertainment, and people. You have true passion for engaging in meaningful interactions and creating memorable experiences for all guests. You strive to be helpful, engaging, and knowledgeable of all things Atlanta Hawks and State Farm Arena. You enjoy being a part of an exciting and dynamic group, and you're committed to continuously enhancing the productivity and effectiveness of your team. Lastly, you enjoy working hard and celebrating hard, and you'd be shocked if guests weren't positively impacted by their interactions with you.

The Seasonal Assistant, Basketball Communications supports the Atlanta Hawks' Basketball Communications department in delivering timely, accurate, and professional communications throughout the 2026–27 NBA season. This role contributes across writing, media operations, and game-day execution, serving as a key point of contact for media and a behind-the-scenes driver of the department's daily workflow. Success in this role looks like seamless game-day operations, polished written content, and a media experience that reflects the professionalism of the Atlanta Hawks organization.

Writing/Stat Research (25%)
• Primary author of postgame notes
• Assist with game notes, press releases, and Player of the Week/Month nominations.

Media Operations (25%)
• Create and distribute season and single-game credentials for media, visiting team, and organization
• Prepare and distribute pregame packets for the visiting team and media
• Assist with media availability and player interviews at practice and shoot-around

Game Day Operations (25%)
• Create and place media seating cards and seating charts throughout the arena.
• Hand out media credentials at the media entrance beginning 3 ½ hours before tip-off
• Serve as first PR point of contact when media enters the arena

Administrative Duties (25%)
• Handle administrative responsibilities, including processing confidential reports, tracking deadlines, managing purchase requests, and taking meeting notes
• Lead player and front office fan mail tracking

Preferred Qualifications
• 1-3 years of progressive experience in sports communications, preferably with the NBA, a professional sports team, league office, or major college athletics program
• Demonstrated experience managing media relations for high-profile athletes or sports organizations
• Proven track record of building relationships with media and successfully placing stories
• Experience managing game-day communications operations
• Previous experience with an NBA team, NBA League Office, or NBA G League organization
• Bilingual capabilities (Spanish preferred given international player landscape)
• Background in digital content creation, including video production and editing
• Established network within NBA media community
• Experience working in Atlanta sports market
• Advanced degree in Communications, Journalism, or related field

If this opportunity looks exciting to you, please complete the application process. Go Hawks!