Assistant Producer

DAZN; Leeds; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A major sports streaming company is seeking an Assistant Producer in Leeds. You will prepare and edit content for live match coverage, collaborate with producers, and manage tight deadlines. Ideal candidates will have a passion for sports, hands-on production experience, and knowledge of Adobe editing systems. The role offers diverse responsibilities in a dynamic environment, with various benefits including 25 days of annual leave and access to learning resources.

Benefits

25 days’ annual leave

Private medical insurance

Pension contributions up to 5%

Flexible working opportunities

Access to mental health platform app

Qualifications

• Hands-on experience in live & non-live football production.
• Willingness to travel to sports events as required.
• Ability to quickly understand a wide variety of sports.

Responsibilities

• Prepare, produce & edit content for live match coverage.
• Edit match highlights for on & off-platform consumption.
• Collaborate with various internal departments.

Skills

Live & non-live football production

VT coordinating

Producing VOD content

Adobe editing systems (Premier Pro)

Media management

Knowledge of domestic & foreign football

Ability to work under pressure

Job description

Assistant Producer

Department: 87-403 - Content - P&E - Live Programming

Employment Type: Permanent - Full Time

Location: UK - Leeds

DAZN is the biggest sports streaming company in the world. Our revolutionary OTT sports platform delivers live & on-demand, short and long-form sports content to millions of customers around the world every hour of every day of the year.

With elite football from across Europe & around the world, plus world class boxing, NFL, NBA, NHL, NCAA, motor sports & more– DAZN is at the heart of bringing the world’s major sporting events to a global audience.

Are you passionate about football and have a wide-ranging love of sport?

DAZN has an exciting opportunity for someone looking to take the next step in their production career by joining our production team as an Assistant Producer.

You will also have the opportunity to get involved in other exciting projects across a range of sports & will be based at our state-of-the-art Production Hub in Leeds.

What You'll Be Doing:

• Prepare, produce & edit content for our live match coverage
• Edit match highlights for on & off-platform consumption
• Work in live TV galleries & OB trucks in a variety of roles
• Work with Producers & other APs to develop & deliver ideas for existing & new projects
• Support producers & editors to deliver VOD content to a high standard
• Assist with archiving of material
• Work to tight deadlines, often under pressure
• Collaborate with a wide spectrum of internal departments

What You'll Bring:

• Hands-on experience of live & non-live football production & broadcasting
• Willingness to travel to sports events as required
• Ideally with experience of VT coordinating, prez & other AP roles
• Track record of producing VOD content
• Ability & willingness to quickly understand & work across a wide variety of sports
• Prepared to work to a flexible schedule that will include early starts, late finishes & weekend shifts as dictated by the sporting calendar
• Knowledge & experience of Adobe editing systems (Premier Pro)
• Hands-on experience of import & export processes, non-linear editing & media management
• Able to set priorities & targets for assigned tasks & manage your own time
• Good knowledge of domestic & foreign football & an interest in sports in general

Benefits

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.