You will work closely with other internal departments & governing bodies including UEFA, so your ability to work collaboratively in order to maintain and improve relationships across a broad spectrum will be essential.
You will be expected to have experience of every stage of the production process, from ideation, writing scripts, to live gallery producing. You will have an in-depth knowledge of women’s football in general and the UWCL in particular, with great contacts inside and outside the game,. You will need to be highly motivated with strong editorial standards, organisational skills & a powerful work ethic to cope with the demands of this busy role.
You will be responsible for producing & creating innovative live & non-live UWCL content across different platforms, durations and styles, as well as overseeing production of other women’s football rights. Directly involved in the creative process, running projects from conceptualisation to execution, you will be expected to integrate DAZN’s social media output into the production process in order to reach as wide an audience as possible.
You will be a highly motivated, proven leader with strong editorial standards & a powerful work ethic & will work closely with the Head of Football on this and other projects.
You will be responsible for producing & directing innovative live & non-live National League
You will be directly involved in the creative process & will be expected to run this and other projects from conceptualisation to execution. While the focus will be on live output, there will also be long & short-form content, live matches & other programming to work on.
Internal Job Title will either be Senior Producer or Producer depending on experience.
This role will be based out of out Leeds Office.
Benefits include access to DAZN, 25 days’ annual leave (increasing by 3 days after 3 years), private medical insurance, life assurance, pension contributions up to 5%, family friendly community including enhanced parental leave, electric vehicle benefit option, free access for you and one other to our workplace mental health platform app (Unmind), learning and development resources, opportunity for flexible working, and access to our internal speaker series and events.
As our new Senior Producer, you'll have the opportunity to:
- Prepare & produce live & non-live football programmes for on & off-platform consumption, working to tight deadlines, delivering on time & on-budget
- Work in TV galleries & OB trucks as live producer on broadcast shows & leading editorial direction in a live on-air environment
- Produce non-live content using ViMix & other ‘smart’ technology
- Lead & work collaboratively with a wide variety of production & non-production staff to develop & deliver ideas, collaborating with a wide spectrum of internal departments
- Find, lead & work with a wide variety of freelance staff, including commentators
- Schedule, book & coordinate internal & external staff plus outside companies across different strands
- Demonstrate an ability to identify, nurture & develop talent
- Work on-site in Leeds office, off-site at various locations (domestic & foreign) with a mix of weekday, weekend, night-working, sometimes requiring overnight stays
You'll have:
- An appetite for hard work and an ability to deal with and thrive under pressure
- Creative and innovative with an ability to translate ideas into compelling story telling
- A proven leader who can set clear targets, & support staff to achieve them
- Ability to produce live and non-live programmes
- Experience of working within budget, quickly & accurately, often under pressure
- Ability to edit with Premiere Pro & a willingness to master DAZN’s systems
- Good level of Microsoft Office skills inc. Google Docs, Word, PPT & Excel
- Able to set priorities & targets for assigned tasks & manage your own time
- Motivated to learn & improve current skillset.
- Able to work collaboratively with a wide variety of internal & external stakeholders
- Team player who can nurture & support Direct Reports
- Excellent knowledge of UWCL, women’s football & an interest in sports in general
At DAZN, we bring ambition to life. We are innovators, game-changers and pioneers. So, if you want to push boundaries and make an impact, DAZN is the place to be.
As part of our team,you'll have the opportunity to make your mark and the power to make change happen. We're doing things no-one has done before, giving fans and customers access to sport anytime, anywhere. We're using world-class technology to transform sports and revolutionise the industry and we're not going to stop.
DAZN VALUES – THE ‘HOW’ IN WHAT WE DO:
AMBITIOUS – people who want to make a big impact and drive DAZN forward.
INVENTIVE – people with bright ideas who deliver great new experiences for our customers – and improvements for our business. People who come up with better, simpler ways of doing things.
PASSIONATE – people who are proud of our product, our content and our business – and love to shout about it. People who love what they do and show commitment every day.
BRAVE – people who take difficult decisions to help us focus on improving DAZN, our performance and our results.
SUPPORTIVE – people who know that we achieve more as a team than as individuals. People value inclusion and look out for each other, helping their colleagues enjoy their work and develop their careers. People who consider others before making decisions.
At DAZN, we are committed to fostering an inclusive environment that values equality and diversity, where everyone can contribute and have their voices heard. This means hiring and developing talent across all races, ethnicities, religions, age groups, sexual orientations, gender identities and abilities.
Everyone has the opportunity to make change and impact our DEI journey by joining our ERGs: Proud@DAZN, Women@DAZN, Disability@DAZN and ParentZone.
If you’d like to include a cover letter with your application, please feel free to. Please do not feel you need to apply with a photo or disclose any other information that is not related to your professional experience.
Our aim is to make our hiring processes as accessible for everyone as possible, including providing adjustments for interviews where we can.
We look forward to hearing from you.
