Platform Editor

DAZN; Leeds; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading sports streaming company in Leeds is seeking a Platform Editor to curate and optimise sports content for their platform. You will engage millions of fans by crafting dynamic content and enhancing the user experience. The ideal candidate will have a passion for sports and expertise in content management. This role offers competitive benefits and a vibrant work culture.

Benefits

25 days annual leave

Private medical insurance

Pension contributions up to 5%

Family friendly community

Flexible working opportunities

Qualifications

• Experience in editing and curating content.
• Strong understanding of audience engagement.
• Knowledge of sports broadcasting landscape.

Responsibilities

• Curate, publish, and optimise content for the platform.
• Enhance user experience of the app.
• Engage audiences with dynamic content.

Skills

Error detection in spelling and grammar

Creating engaging headlines

Knowledge of major sports

Familiarity with OTT/sports broadcasting

Knowledge of Adobe Creative Cloud

Experience with a CMS

Job description

Platform Editor

Department: 92-406 - Content - P&E - Platform & Engagement

Employment Type: Permanent - Full Time

Location: UK - Leeds

Description

Why Join DAZN?

Joining DAZN in Leeds means being part of a cutting-edge sports streaming company in a vibrant tech hub. You’ll work alongside passionate, talented professionals on innovative projects that reach millions of fans worldwide. Leeds offers a dynamic work environment with a great balance of career growth and lifestyle. If you’re excited about shaping the future of live and on-demand sports entertainment, DAZN Leeds is the perfect place to make your mark and grow your career.

The Role:

As a Platform Editor at DAZN, you will play a crucial role in delivering an exceptional sports streaming experience to millions of fans worldwide. You will be responsible for curating, publishing, and optimising content across our platform, ensuring that users have seamless access to the most engaging and relevant sports coverage. Your work will directly shape the way fans interact with DAZN, making live and on-demand content more accessible, dynamic, and engaging than ever before.

What You'll Be Doing

• Capture the attention of a global audience with engaging, dynamic content.
• Craft, edit, and promote content that shines on our platform, ensuring it reaches fans in the most impactful way.
• Shape the app's look and feel, creating an unforgettable user experience.
• Keep subscribers engaged by maintaining the DAZN app, ensuring seamless delivery of key metadata, highlights, and replays across a packed schedule.
• Play a key role in executing exciting ideas for major events and key rights.
• Own specific sections or major rights, reporting directly to the Chief Editor and driving impactful content strategies.

What You'll Bring

• Experience picking out errors in spelling and grammar.
• Ability to watch an interview and pick out the killer headline every time. You know what lines sports fans will click on
• Fantastic knowledge of major sports and the OTT/sports broadcasting landscape
• A working knowledge of Adobe Creative Cloud
• Strong experience in working within a CMS

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.