JOB SUMMARY:

The Utah Jazz are looking for a motivated recent graduate or current student to join our digital content team for the 2026-27 season. This is a part-time position working 30 hours per week from August 2026 through the end of the NBA season. This position will support the social media producers and manager in executing social copywriting, content capture at events and games, analytics reporting across social platforms and more. This internship will provide you with hands-on experience in creating content for an NBA franchise and help you sharpen your skills in content production as you pursue a career in sports marketing. This is a part-time position based in Salt Lake City, UT.

 *APPLICATIONS WITHOUT A PORTFOLIO WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED*

DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Assist in the planning and execution of the social media strategy for the Utah Jazz in the 2026-27 NBA season.
• Support the social media producers in planning, scheduling, and publishing social media content across all channels.
• Work with the digital content team to build analytics reports, especially around tentpole activations during the season.
• For game nights, support the social media team in a variety of ways, including but not limited to: content capture pregame/in-game/postgame, social copywriting and supporting sponsorship activations.
• At the direction of the social media manager and producers, work with other internal departments to provide social media coverage for community, business, and player-led events in the local market.
• Protect the reputation of the company.
• Exemplify the Utah Jazz mission and values: transparent, all in, community obsessed, one team, and scrappy.
• Accept other duties, as assigned.

COMPETENCIES:

• Collaborate – Able to work collaboratively with others in the marketing group and other departments.
• Consistency in Approach - Bringing a positive, enthusiastic, growth-focused attitude to projects and tasks.
• Communicate - Being comfortable bringing new ideas to group discussions and expressing unique perspectives when it comes to content creation.
• Competitive Mindset - Able to take on new opportunities and initiatives to elevate the Jazz brand to be among the best in the NBA.
• Manages Complexity – Able to make sense of complex, high quantity, and sometimes contradictory information to effectively solve problems.
• Interpersonal Savvy – Can relate openly and comfortably with diverse groups of people.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Currently studying or recently graduated in marketing, communication studies, sports management or a related field.
• Available to work 30 hours a week including some nights and weekends.
• Previous experience working with a college program or professional team (preferred).
• Positive attitude and team-oriented.
• Willingness to learn.
• Excellent follow-through skills.
• Strong communication skills.
• Ability to work under tight deadlines and manage multiple projects at once.
• Showcases initiative and brings a self-starter mentality to each project.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS:

• This person must be able to communicate and express themselves both written and verbally.
• This person must be able to observe, inspect, estimate, and assess.
• This person must be able to sit, stand, bend, walk, and climb stairs for long periods of time.
• This person must be able to operate a small camera and/capture content on a cell phone in dynamic environments.
• This person must be able to lift 20 lbs.

The Utah Jazz provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training. 

We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request an accommodation. 

Note: The need may arise to revise, supplement, or rescind portions of this job description, and the Utah Jazz reserves the right to do so at any time. Employees shall be required to meet the qualifications and perform the duties of any revised job description.