Social Video Intern
Job Summary
JOB SUMMARY:
The Utah Jazz are looking for a creative storyteller to join our digital content team as a Video Producer Intern for the upcoming 2026-27 NBA season. This positions primary focus will be creating a wide variety of short-form video content to bring our brand to life across all social media pages and will assist the content producers and social media managers with other projects and tasks. The right person for this position must be skilled in both video production and post-production have an aptitude for social media trends and have a general knowledge of basketball and/or the NBA. This person must also be adaptable detail-oriented and must be comfortable working in a fast-paced environment. This position will allow you to combine a passion for sports with content creation and give you the opportunity to create engaging content for an NBA team. This is a part-time position based in Salt Lake City Utah. Expected to work 30 hours per week starting in September 2026 through the end of the NBA Season.
*Please attach a demo reel website or portfolio with your application to be considered*
DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Conceptualize and create engaging content for Instagram TikTok X YouTube and other platforms.
- On game nights assist content producers and social media managers in turning around content quickly for real-time posting.
- Maintain the established brand standards and help implement the current social media strategy.
- Help provide video coverage for team shoots behind the scenes and other company-led events.
- 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:
- Collaborates: Building partnerships and working collaboratively with others to meet shared objectives.
- Communicates Effectively: Developing and delivering multi-mode communications that convey a clear understanding of the unique needs of different audiences.
- Cultivates Innovation: Creating new and better ways for the organization to be successful.
- Action Oriented: Taking on new opportunities and rough challenges with a sense of urgency high energy and enthusiasm.
- Plans & Aligns: Planning and prioritizing work to meet commitments aligned with organizational goals.
QUALIFICATIONS:
- Must be at least 18 years of age
- Ability to collaborate closely with the social media and creative teams to execute ideas from pre- to post-production.
- Effectively communicate new ideas and perspectives for content creation.
- Strong creative mindset awareness of current social media trends and a drive to create impactful and engaging content.
- Ability to work nights weekends and in a fast-paced environment.
- Ability to take an idea from concept to publish within the production process.
- Proficiency in Adobe Premiere Pro with both long-form and short-form video editing experience.
- Experience with other Adobe Creative Suite programs preferred.
- Basic color correction and grading experience preferred.
- Basic audio balancing and adjustments.
- Familiarity with Sony cameras and their settings and other general production equipment.
- Must have access to reliable transportation in the event of off-site coverage.
- Strong creative mindset awareness of current social media trends and a drive to create impactful content.
- Strong knowledge of basketball and the NBA preferred.
- Minimum 1-2 years of professional experience in video production or sports content creation perferred.
- Ability to manage multiple projects at once and meet deadlines.
- Accepts feedback well with a willingness to learn and grow.
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 lift 30 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 at to request 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.
Required Experience:
Intern