Undergraduate - Basketball and Events Intern

WORK OPTION: Hybrid

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.

Program Experience

The 2025 NBA Summer Internship is a 10-week program that runs from June 9 – August 15, 2025. The program gives participants the opportunity to learn about basketball, develop critical career skills and contribute to meaningful projects across a range of departments in the NBA and its affiliate leagues (WNBA, G League, NBA 2K). In addition to on-the-job experience, interns are invited to participate in a broad array of professional development programs, community and social experiences.

The program prioritizes rising seniors, with limited exceptions for graduate students, based on business need.

Interns should reflect excellent academic standing and have strong written and verbal communication skills. Additionally, we look for candidates who possess leadership skills as demonstrated through relevant extracurricular or community activities.

More information on the Summer Internship program experience can be found here.

Role Overview

Selected interns will support key aspects of our basketball ecosystem, including events, league operations and programming. Interns may support international initiatives, marquee events such as the NBA Draft, and other operations-based functions in support of the on-court basketball experience.

Past interns have worked in League Operations, Affiliate Leagues (including the NBA G League and WNBA) and the Events team, which supports marquee and media-driven events related to the game of basketball. The Events team maximizes fan touchpoints by producing experiences with revenue-generating programming across the NBA ecosystem.

A list of league office departments and their descriptions can be found here.

Major Responsibilities

May include, but not limited to:

• Contributing to ad-hoc cross-functional strategy and operations with our technology and innovation teams.
• Conducting field research to understand sports technology trends and new products/technologies to enhance the game of basketball.
• Supporting Jr. NBA and NBA International programming, including school-based programs, tournaments, and development clinics.
• Supporting season-long retail and marketing strategies for the affiliate leagues.
• Supporting on-site activations for affiliate league partners, including week-to-week project management and event support.
• Supporting NBA Summer League programming.
• Supporting the team travel process, with a specific focus on team compliance, hotel & transportation standards, and improving player experience.
• Monitoring team compliance within various affiliate leagues, including game operations, arena standards, game rules implementation, etc.

Required Education & Professional Experience

• Enrolled in an undergraduate program and entering Senior year in the academic year following the internship
• These roles are open to all but typically best suited for individuals in the following majors: Business Management, Economics, Entrepreneurship, Finance, International Business, Operations, Sports Administration, Sports Business, Sports Administration, Sports Marketing

Preferred Skills & Kowledge Attributes

• Brand investment in the NBA and affiliate leagues
• Demonstrated software proficiency (Microsoft Office, etc.) and ability to learn new computer programs
• Skilled facilitator and presenter
• Website and digital/social content design, including experience with UX/UI marketing
• Strong project-management skills (data measurement, detail-oriented, etc.)
• Strong understanding of the global basketball landscape

Salary Range: $23 per hour

We Consider Applicants For All Positions On The Basis Of Merit, Qualifications And Business Needs, And Without Regard To Race, Color, National Origin, Religion, Sex, Gender Identity, Age, Disability, Alienage Or Citizenship Status, Ancestry, Marital Status, Creed, Genetic Predisposition Or Carrier Status, Sexual Orientation, Veteran Status, Familial Status, Status As A Victim Of Domestic Violence Or Any Other Status Or Characteristic Protected By Applicable Federal, State, Or Local Law.