THE ROLE
EOA Basketball is hiring a Social Media Intern to help build and grow our brand across Instagram, TikTok, and YouTube. This is a ground-floor opportunity at a brand with NBA-level credibility, professional athlete partnerships, and national growth ambitions. You won't be doing busy work — you'll be running real accounts, creating real content, and building a portfolio that speaks for itself.
You will work directly Ryan Powell (NBA Player Development Coach) on daily content execution. Your work will be seen by professional athletes, sports agencies, and a growing national audience.
WHAT YOU WILL DO
- Create and schedule daily content across Instagram, TikTok, and YouTube — posts, reels, stories, and shorts
- Manage community engagement: respond to comments, handle DMs, and maintain EOA's voice across all platforms
- Assist with content planning using our 30-day editorial calendar
- Coordinate with our filmers to organize and deploy training footage from Ryan Powell's sessions
- Track platform analytics weekly — followers, reach, saves, shares — and report key trends to Ari
- Help manage and grow the EOA email list using Mailchimp — drafting weekly newsletters
- Support promotion of camps, clinics, merchandise drops, and subscription community launches
- Assist with influencer and athlete content coordination when working with partners like Victor Oladipo
- Stay current on social media trends in basketball, sports culture, and the NBA ecosystem
Qualifications
- Proficiency in Social Media Marketing and Social Media Optimization (SMO)
- Strong Communication and Writing skills
- Experience in developing and executing Content Strategies
- Basic understanding of analytics tools to measure social media performance
- Creative mindset with a passion for sports, especially basketball
- Organizational and time management skills to meet deadlines
- Experience with design tools or video editing software is a plus
- Pursuing or recently completed a degree in Marketing, Communications, or a related field
