Live Director (Leeds)

DAZN GROUP LIMITED; Leeds; On-site; GBP 100,000 - 125,000; Part time

Job summary

A leading sports streaming service in the UK is seeking a Freelance Live Director to join their Transmission Team. The role involves executing live events, monitoring signals, and ensuring quality control. Candidates should have solid experience in transmission and a background in live sports environments. This freelance opportunity allows flexible commitments and offers comprehensive training. The company values innovation and inclusivity in its work culture.

Qualifications

• Solid experience working in transmission.
• Experience working in a live sports environment.
• Operational and technical experience with broadcast automation systems.

Responsibilities

• Execute scheduled live events to ensure exact content is broadcast at the correct time.
• Monitor and quality control all signals in and out of transmission.
• Load, prepare and transmit playout schedules.
• Ensure all scheduled media is available for playout each day.
• Provide support of all Transmission services and equipment.
• Pre-empt all possible faults and have a resolution plan ready.

Skills

Broadcast automation systems

Live sports environment experience

Transmission experience

Job description

Location

Leeds, West Yorkshire, Yorkshire, UK

Freelance Live Director

DAZN is growing! New sports rights are now being won regularly, new partnerships are being developed weekly and new teams are being built in every location! We're in partnership with Snap Inc. and YouTube to improve the way that you and our customers consume our content. We're developing new and original content in addition to our plethora of live events. We're streaming all over the world, with millions of subscribers across some of the most popular sporting events from the Champions League final through to the best boxing events.

So that's the sales pitch over! Want to help us with this growth? Come and join our freelance pool! We need people to work with us in our Transmission Team. You can work around your other commitments, as much or as little as you like, and you'll be given full training on the systems we use. Obviously, you'd need to be close to the office. Freelancers are extensions of our excellent permanent team and are vital in us producing the best possible content for our customer base.

If you are interested in registering your interest for future freelance opportunities, then please share your CV and contact details and we will be in touch if something suitable comes up. If you don't hear from us this time around, then please check back in for future freelancer updates and for permanent roles.

Responsibilities

• Execute scheduled live events to ensure exact content is broadcast at the correct time.
• Monitor and quality control all signals in and out of transmission.
• Load, prepare and transmit playout schedules.
• Ensure all scheduled media is available for playout each day and communicate with the relevant channels if anything is missing or incorrect (e.g. graphics or production).
• Provide support of all Transmission services and equipment.
• Pre-empt all possible faults and have a resolution plan ready to minimise 'on-air' impact.

Qualifications

• Solid experience working in transmission.
• Experience working in a live sports environment.
• Operational and technical experience with broadcast automation systems.

About DAZN

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.