Production Assistant

DAZN; Churwell; On-site; GBP 22,000 - 30,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

access to DAZN

25 days' annual leave (increasing by 3

private medical insurance

life assurance

pension contributions up to 5%

family friendly community including

electric vehicle benefit option

learning and development resources

opportunity for flexible working

access to our internal speaker series

Job summary

DAZN is seeking a Production Assistant to join a busy team handling multiple sports properties globally. You will assist with planning and logistics for major events, including travel bookings, crew resourcing, and payments processing.

The role requires strong planning skills and the ability to manage several projects simultaneously in a fast-paced environment. You will work with the Production Manager on budgets, create event schedules, and generate callsheets and risk assessments.

Qualifications

• Experience planning and logistics for large-scale events.
• Experience booking flights, hotels and travel for events.
• Experience managing freelancer and supplier payments and payment files.

Responsibilities

• Track project budget and related spend with Production Manager.
• Book travel for large events crews in the UK and USA.
• Coordinate staff and freelance crew for shoots and events.
• Create scheduling documentation for upcoming events.
• Populate callsheets and risk assessment documents with key information.
• Provide onsite support at events across the UK and Europe.
• Assist with live and non-live shoots.
• Support DAZN Programming teams on producing non-live content.

Skills

Passion for sport

Host broadcast knowledge

Organised and proactive

Relationship building

Work under pressure

Willingness to learn all production流程

Tools

Excel

Job description

Production Assistant

Department: 92-405 - Content - P&E - Resources

Employment Type: Permanent - Full Time

Location: UK - Leeds

Reporting To: Danielle Carey

Description

As a Production Assistant at DAZN, you will be joining a very busy team working across multiple sports properties globally. We are looking for a Production Assistant who will be able to assist with the planning and logistics of some of our biggest sporting events. The right candidate will be comfortable helping us create event schedules and resourcing crew, and has experience in booking flights, hotels and other travel logistics for large scale events. This role will also help process freelancer and supplier payments each month and should have good experience in managing payment files and excel spreadsheets.

The right candidate will be someone with enthusiasm for a challenge, able to think creatively to find solutions and with good planning skills to help us document and plan our facilities across multiple global events. The right candidate will be comfortable in a fast-paced environment across multiple events at the same time and is willing to jump into every element of the production process.

What You'll Be Doing:

• Work with the Production Manager to track the Budget for this project and track all related spend.
• Booking travel for large events crews in the UK and USA.
• Help coordinate staff and freelance crew for any required shoots and events.
• Create scheduling documentation for upcoming events
• Provide key information to populate callsheets and risk assessment documents
• Onsite support at events across the UK and in Europe when required.
• Assisting with live and non-live shoots.
• Work with DAZN Programming teams to provide support on producing non-live and supporting content.

What You'll Bring:

• Passion for sport, with huge drive, determination and work ethic.
• Good knowledge of the host broadcast processes and broadcast criteria.
• Organised and proactive approach to work.
• Ability to foster relationships with clients and colleagues of all levels, identifying the right level of support at all stages.
• Ability to work under pressure.
• Enthusiasm to learn all elements of production workflows.

Benefits

• 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
• learning and development resources
• opportunity for flexible working
• access to our internal speaker series and events.