Chief Editor - Top of the Funnel (Freemium)

Job Description

Are you a skilled Sports Editor with a passion for Sports Content? Do you have a hyper accurate eye for detail and a strong instinct for what engages an audience? DAZN may be the place for you! DAZN is aiming to become the ultimate global sports entertainment platform. The strategy is to expand its Top-of-the-funnel offering globally, bringing sports content and entertainment to fans all over the world - to drive brand awareness, loyalty, frequency and retention. As Chief Editor across that Top of the Funnel proposition, you will work under the VP Content Proposition, publishing and merchandising the content, organising the app across multiple territories and ensuring the best experience of the DAZN app for all customers. You will require a strong knowledge of a variety of sports, from European Football to Combat to Motorsports and more. You will work alongside all our Global chief editors to co-ordinate the TOTF proposition to drive success. This key role carries responsibility for writing headlines, composing/editing descriptions, and selecting imagery for all live events and non-live content, identifying key events and content to target new customers in an impactful and engaging way. You will also be responsible for editorial maintenance of the app both on the front and back end. Accuracy is key. This role will be based in the UK (Hammersmith, Leeds) or Madrid (Spain) with a combination of in-office and hybrid working.

As our new Chief Editor - Top of the funnel, you'll have the opportunity to:

• Implement TOTF strategy to make DAZN app the ultimate sports destination product for all content consumption, betting & e-commerce.
• Ensure all customer-facing channels & content is editorially and commercially aligned with TOTF objectives, ensuring content is accessible, discoverable and presented in the best way to maximise engagement.
• Work with global platform teams to align on TOTF strategy and assist them in implementing the approach, providing governance across TOTF approach.
• Help drive the DAZN News strategy to improve acquisition & engagement.
• Work closely with Rights Acquisition to ensure new content is considered and presented to all authorised and unauthorised users across our platforms.
• Run weekly and months schedule on Free to Air events to help enable Marketing and CRM strategy around promotion of these live events.
• Run Analytics across engagement to help drive strategy

You'll have:

• A strong editorial background
• Editorial and commercial experience working in the sports broadcast
• Experience and ability to present to senior leads in the business, with data-backed insights
• Experience using Business Intelligence software, including Tableau and Looker.
• Experience running OTT output
• Extremely strong attention to detail
• Experience working in a fast-paced environment
• A strong eye for engaging imagery and headlines

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: AMBITIOUS – people who want to make a big impact and drive DAZN forward. INVENTIVE – people with bright ideas who deliver great new experiences for our customers – and improvements for our business. People who come up with better, simpler ways of doing things. PASSIONATE – people who are proud of our product, our content and our business – and love to shout about it. People who love what they do and show commitment every day. BRAVE – people who take difficult decisions to help us focus on improving DAZN, our performance and our results. SUPPORTIVE – people who know that we achieve more as a team than as individuals. People value inclusion and look out for each other, helping their colleagues enjoy their work and develop their careers. People who consider others before making decisions. 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. Everyone has the opportunity to make change and impact our DEI journey by joining our ERGs: Proud@DAZN, Women@DAZN, Disability@DAZN and ParentZone. 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. Apply for this job