Freelance Platform Editor

DAZN; Forest Home (NY); Remote; USD 39,000 - 44,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Access to DAZN

Paid time off

Health benefits

Sick time

Parental leave

Voluntary benefits

401(k)

Learning resources

Job summary

DAZN in the United States is seeking a Freelance Platform Editor to curate, publish, and optimise content across our sports streaming platform. You will help ensure a seamless, engaging experience for millions of fans worldwide with dynamic metadata and timely highlights.

Reporting to the Chief Editor, you will own sections or rights, craft attention-grabbing headlines from interviews, and work within CMS and Adobe Creative Cloud to deliver high-quality content for major events and rights

Qualifications

• Experience spotting spelling/grammar errors.
• Ability to pick catchy headlines from interviews.
• Strong knowledge of major sports and OTT sports landscape.
• Working knowledge of Adobe Creative Cloud.
• Proven CMS experience.

Responsibilities

• Capture global audience attention with engaging content.
• Craft, edit, and promote content for the platform.
• Shape the app's look and user experience.
• Maintain DAZN app metadata, highlights, and replays across a busy schedule.
• Contribute to ideas for major events and rights.
• Own sections or rights; report to Chief Editor, drive content strategy.

Skills

Editing & proofreading

Headline selection

Sports knowledge

CMS usage

Tools

Adobe Creative Cloud

CMS platforms

Job description

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

Location: US - Home/Remote

Compensation: $30.00 / hour

Why Join DAZN?

Joining DAZN in New York 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. If you're excited about shaping the future of live and on-demand sports entertainment, DAZN is the perfect place to make your mark and grow your career.

The Role:

As a Freelance 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

• access to DAZN
• up to 15 days of paid time off
• health benefits (including dental & eye care)
• a sick time package
• parental leave offering
• voluntary benefits (such as basic life term, personal accident and short and long-term disability covering)
• a 401(k) retirement plan
• family friendly community and learning and development resources