National Basketball Association

Senior Executive Assistant

National Basketball Association$125K — $140K *
Media
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • College degree in Communications, Marketing, Business, Psychology or similar preferred.
  • 7+ years experience supporting executives in a fast-paced corporate environment.
  • Expert-level judgment in handling confidential business information.
  • Strong interpersonal and communication skills across all organizational levels.
  • Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Office applications, including Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.

Responsibilities

  • Provide high-level administrative support to executive leadership.
  • Exercise independent judgment to prioritize schedules and resolve conflicts.
  • Coordinate travel arrangements and manage logistics for executives.
  • Draft, proofread, and edit correspondence and presentations for executives.
  • Manage confidential communications and sensitive stakeholder inquiries.

Benefits

  • Remote work flexibility with one remote day per week.
  • Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision insurance.
  • 401(k) retirement plan with company contributions.
  • Access to mental health coaching and educational assistance programs.
  • Performance-based discretionary annual bonus.
Full Job Description
WORK OPTION: The NBA currently provides eligible employees the option of working remotely one day per week.

Senior Executive Assistant

Position Summary

The Senior Executive Assistant provides high-level administrative and operational support primarily to the EVP, Head of Digital Media and other executives within the DTC Products Tech & Operations (DTC PTO) group ensuring seamless day-to-day execution and alignment with business priorities. This role requires strong independent judgment, discretion, and proactive problem-solving to manage complex calendars, prioritize competing demands, and anticipate executive needs.

Serving as a trusted partner and primary point of contact, the Senior Executive Assistant manages sensitive communications, triages stakeholder inquiries, and handles confidential information with professionalism and care. The role is responsible for coordinating travel, meetings, and events, preparing materials and correspondence, and tracking deliverables to support effective decision-making and follow-through.

In addition to executive support, this role contributes to broader departmental initiatives by coordinating logistics for events, offsites, and programs, and providing project and operational support as needed. The Senior Executive Assistant leverages technology, including AI and automation tools, to enhance efficiency, streamline processes, and drive productivity across administrative functions.

This role travels between 0-15% of the year, depending upon priorities.

Major Responsibilities
  • Provide administrative support to your executives including, but not limited to:
    • Exercise independent judgment to determine meeting priorities, decline requests, and resolve scheduling conflicts based on strategic importance to business objectives
    • Proactively prioritize your executives daily schedule with to ensure efficiency.
    • Make recommendations regarding travel arrangements, including booking flights, accommodations, and transportation for your executives as needed
    • Anticipate executive needs and proactively develop solutions before issues arise.
    • Independently triage and respond to stakeholder inquiries, determining which matters require executive attention.
    • Exercise judgment in handling confidential business information, determining appropriate distribution and timing
    • Prepare travel and expense reports and ensure information is complete and accurate.
    • Create and prep confidential correspondence, itineraries, and agendas.
    • Serve as the primary point of contact, exercising independent judgment to respond to stakeholder inquiries, determine appropriate escalation, and manage sensitive communications on behalf of the executive
    • Draft, proofread, and edit documents, reports, and presentations for the executives
    • Schedule, prepare materials, attend meetings, take meeting notes with follow-up as requested by the executives
    • Take meeting minutes, track action items, and follow up on action plan deadlines.
    • Secure conference rooms for meetings and ensure that Audio Visual needs are addressed and prepared prior to meetings and handle catering and hospitality requests for meetings with external guests.
    • Submit guest registration requests, greet, and announce all external meeting attendees and incoming visitors.
    • Manage the guest invitation process for large-scale NBA events and act as the contact for registering Digital Media staff for events.
    • Provide project support for Digital Media initiatives and programs as directed by the EVP, Head of Digital Media.
    • Handle ad hoc business requests as directed by the executives.
    • Leverage available AI and automation tools to streamline administrative tasks, improve efficiency, and enhance overall productivity.


  • Provide general support to the Digital Media department including, but not limited to:
    • Coordinate and manage planned activities and events by ensuring all logistical components are secured such as registrations, reservations, securing equipment/products/event space, travel arrangements, partnerships with other internal and external stakeholders such as the conference and events team, information technology, security, volunteers, etc.
    • Coordinate large department orders for special events and off-sites (supplies, merchandise, catering, etc.)

Required Education/Professional Experience
  • College degree with foundation in Communications, Marketing, Business, Psychology or similar preferred.
  • 7+ years previous experience supporting Executive(s) in a fast-paced, corporate setting.


Required Skills/Knowledge Attributes
  • Able to handle sensitive and confidential information with the highest level of discretion and integrity.
  • Proven experience as an executive assistant in a similar administrative role.
  • Proven ability to exercise independent judgment on matters of significance with minimal supervision
  • Strategic thinking skills with ability to anticipate needs and proactively recommend solutions
  • Expert-level judgment in handling sensitive and confidential business information
  • Strong interpersonal skills and ability to effectively communicate across all levels of an organization.
  • Exceptional organization and multitasking abilities.
  • Ability to work independently, prioritize tasks, and meet deadlines.
  • Discretion and a high level of confidentiality.
  • Advanced aptitude with all Microsoft Office applications including Word, Excel and PowerPoint.
  • Experience with calendar management tools.
  • Creative problem-solving skills and is proactive in identifying ways to improve outcomes.
  • Strong attention to detail.
  • Operates with the highest level of personal integrity and ethics.
  • Performs independent project-based work with little supervision.
  • Ability to manage multiple projects at the same time with varying deadlines.


Salary Range:

$125,000 - $140,000

Job Posting Title:
Manager

Employees currently are eligible to receive an annual discretionary performance bonus, awarded at the sole discretion of the Company and subject to any terms and conditions set by the Company. Employees and/or eligible dependents may be eligible to participate in the following Company-sponsored employee benefit programs: medical; dental; vision; life/AD&D insurance; short- and long-term disability; fertility and family-forming assistance; wellbeing allowance; educational assistance; mental health coaching/therapy; tax advantaged accounts such as HSA and healthcare/dependent care FSAs; a 401(k) retirement plan; and time off benefits that include vacation, sick time, and personal days.

About National Basketball Association

The National Basketball Association (NBA) is a men's professional basketball league in North America, composed of 30 teams. It is one of the four major professional sports leagues in the United States and Canada, and is widely considered to be the premier men's professional basketball league in the world. The NBA was founded in 1946 and is headquartered in New York City. The league's revenue comes from ticket sales, merchandise, sponsorships, and media rights. The NBA has a global following and is broadcast in over 215 countries and territories.
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