Social Media Manager Intern

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