What are the responsibilities and job description for the BROOKLYN NETS, LLC Public Relations Coordinator position at Brooklyn Sports & Entertainment?
BSE Global (“BSE”) is a multifaceted sports and entertainment business that brings people together to experience music, sports, and culture through our teams and venue. Through these experiences and in our workplace, we strive to elevate our business, grow our fan base, and cultivate a community anchored in belonging and inclusion in every aspect, on and off the court.
Responsibilities
- Manage process for full season and single game media credentials
- Contribute to daily game notes
- Maintain statistical reports and records for current season as well as team and player history
- Serve as a contact for print and broadcast media for the Nets
- Assist with facilitating media access at all home practices and shootarounds as well as pre/postgame
- Assist with media events and press conferences as needed
- Supervise press room operations and game night staff at all home games
- Assist visiting team PR staffs with needs at home games
- Contributing writer/editor of Nets media guide and postseason guide
- Write/edit team related press releases as needed
- Write player and Basketball staff bios
- Serve as PR representative at player community appearances as necessary
- Provide statistical research support for basketball staff as needed
- Responsible for the daily clips process from origin to completion
- Responsible for maintaining files on behalf of the department
- Assist in fulfilling media requests as needed
- Media/Social Media monitoring
Qualifications:
- Must have exceptional written and verbal communications skills
- Knowledge of AP Style and ability to properly edit department documents
- Ability to multi-task and appropriately prioritize responsibilities
- Must be able to thrive in a fast-paced environment
- Must be able to be trusted with confidential and sensitive information
- Ability to work in a highly collaborative, team-oriented environment
Education and Experience
- Bachelor’s degree in communications or journalism is preferred
- Minimum 1-2 years experience in sports PR (NBA or professional sports preferred)
Travel Requirements
- Ability to travel to away games or events as needed
Work Environment
- Works primarily in an office environment, but is expected to work all Nets home games and practices, which include nights, weekends and holidays.
We are an Equal Employment Opportunity (“EEO”) Employer. It has been and will continue to be a fundamental policy of the Company not to discriminate on the basis of race, color, creed, religion, gender, gender identity, transgender status, pregnancy, marital status, partnership status, domestic violence victim status, sexual orientation, age, national origin, alienage or citizenship status, veteran or military status, disability, genetic information or any other characteristic prohibited by federal, state or local laws.
The Company requires that all individuals, subject to certain limited exceptions, be fully vaccinated and boosted against COVID-19. The Company will consider requests for reasonable accommodations regarding this requirement.