Senior Playout Director

DAZN Group; Bangor; On-site; GBP 100,000 - GBP 125,000; Full time

Job summary

A global sports streaming platform based in Bangor is looking for a Senior Playout Director to manage and deliver live sports broadcasts. You will be responsible for ensuring content is transmitted accurately and maintaining signal quality. The role demands strong experience in broadcast transmission and the ability to handle high-pressure environments. You'll oversee the coordination with production teams globally, act as a key resource during technical issues, and provide mentorship to other team members. Competitive benefits package offered.

Benefits

25 days annual leave

Private medical insurance

Life assurance

Qualifications

• Strong commercial experience in live broadcast transmission with file-based playout systems.
• Background in live sports production with the ability to manage high-stakes events.
• Experience working under pressure and adapting to rapid changes.

Responsibilities

• Execute scheduled live events, ensuring content is aired with precision and accuracy.
• Monitor and maintain quality control across all transmission signals.
• Provide frontline support for transmission services, hardware, and systems.
• Anticipate technical faults and implement pre-emptive solutions.

Skills

Live broadcast transmission

Broadcast automation systems

IP protocols understanding

Adaptability in live environments

Experience in global media

Tools

Morpheus

UX

Job description

Senior Playout Director

Department: 90-255 - Delivery - Linear Channel

Employment Type: Permanent - Full Time

Location: UK - Bangor

Reporting To: Oliver Mulholland

Description

Why Join DAZN?

DAZN is a game-changing global sports streaming platform, delivering premium live content across the world. As a Senior Playout Director, you’ll be at the helm of transmitting major sporting events—from football and tennis to fight sports—across both our linear and OTT channels. This role places you engine room of a fast-moving broadcast team where your expertise shapes the viewer experience. If you’re passionate about sport, thrive in live environments, and want to be part of a team driving the future of global sports media, this is your chance.

The Role

As Senior Playout Director, you’ll oversee the seamless delivery of scheduled live sports broadcasts to DAZN’s European linear channels and global OTT platform. Based in Bangor, this is a hands‑on operational role with mentorship and leadership opportunities. You'll manage daily playout, coordinate with production teams across the globe, and act as a key escalation point for technical issues. Your responsibilities will include executing high‑profile events, maintaining signal quality, supporting the broader transmission infrastructure, and helping evolve our TX capabilities as DAZN continues to scale.

What You’ll Be Doing:

• Execute scheduled live events, ensuring content is aired with precision and accuracy
• Monitor and maintain quality control across all transmission signals
• Load, prepare, and transmit daily playout schedules to multiple territories
• Verify availability of all scheduled media; liaise with graphics, production and scheduling teams as needed
• Provide frontline support for transmission services, hardware and systems
• Anticipate technical faults and implement pre‑emptive solutions to minimise downtime
• Serve as an escalation point for on‑shift issues and broadcast interruptions
• Mentor and support colleagues on shift, providing guidance and sharing best practices
• Support Operational Leads as required to optimise team performance

What You’ll Bring:

• Strong commercial experience in live broadcast transmission with file‑based playout systems
• Background in live sports production with the ability to manage high‑stakes events
• Technical fluency with broadcast automation systems (Morpheus, UX or hard client)
• Understanding of IP protocols and digital content delivery processes
• Awareness of compliance requirements for both commercial and residential broadcast platforms
• Familiarity with file delivery workflows and content validation
• Ability to work under pressure and adapt to rapid changes in a live broadcast environment
• Experience working in a global media organisation

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.