Why Join DAZN?
DAZN is the world’s leading sports streaming service, delivering thrilling live action to fans anytime, anywhere. As a Senior Live Director, you’ll play a crucial role in broadcasting major sporting events to our global audience. Our fast-paced live environment thrives on precision and adaptability, with no two days ever the same. From football to tennis to fight sports, you’ll be at the heart of our world-class broadcasts. If you’re passionate about live production and want to be part of an innovative and growing global team, this is your opportunity to make your mark.
The Role
As our new Senior Live Director, you’ll be responsible for the seamless execution of scheduled live events on DAZN’s OTT and Linear channels. You will take ownership of live broadcast delivery, managing playout and signal flow, while liaising with global production facilities to ensure high-quality output. This is an individual contributor role within the Transmission team, ideal for someone who thrives in a live sports environment and enjoys solving problems under pressure. You’ll work on a flexible shift pattern, including nights, weekends, and holidays, to support DAZN’s busy global sports schedule.
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Execute scheduled live sports events to ensure accurate and timely broadcast
- Monitor and perform quality control of all incoming and outgoing signals
- Work closely with UK based TX Operations, and Presentation teams.
- Load, prepare, and transmit daily playout schedules for various channels
- Ensure all scheduled media is ready and liaise with relevant teams for any discrepancies
- Provide Mentorship to junior team members.
- Provide technical support for transmission services and equipment
- Proactively identify potential broadcast issues and plan for rapid resolution
- Maintain communication with internal and external production stakeholders
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Solid experience working in a live broadcast transmission environment
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Strong communication and teamwork skills in a live operations setting
- Proven track record in delivering live sports content under tight deadlines
- Technical knowledge of broadcast automation systems and workflows
- High attention to detail and ability to multitask effectively
- Familiarity with OTT transmission or IP-based delivery systems is a plus
- Calm and focused approach to problem-solving under pressure
- Willingness to work flexible shifts, including weekends and holidays
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:
Agility and creativity fuel growth and innovation, to Make It Happen.
Prioritising what matters drives progress and positive outcomes, Focusing On Impact.
Collective ambition builds optimism and success, in order to Win As One.
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.
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.
