Live Director - Transmission

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

Job summary

A leading sports broadcaster in Bangor is seeking a Live Director to ensure seamless broadcast of live sports events. The role involves executing live events, monitoring quality control, and managing transmission schedules. Ideal candidates have solid transmission experience and operational knowledge of broadcast systems. This position offers flexible hours, accommodating the demands of live sports, alongside a range of benefits, including private medical insurance and learning opportunities.

Benefits

25 days annual leave

Private medical insurance

Life assurance

Pension contributions up to 5%

Family friendly community

Electric vehicle benefit option

Access to mental health platform

Learning and development resources

Flexible working opportunities

Access to internal speaker series

Qualifications

• Solid experience working in transmission.
• Experience working in a live sports environment.
• Operational and technical experience with broadcast automation systems.

Responsibilities

• Executing scheduled live events for correct broadcast timing.
• Monitoring and quality control of transmission signals.
• Loading and preparing playout schedules for transmission.
• Ensuring media availability and communication regarding issues.
• Providing support for Transmission services and equipment.
• Preparing for and resolving potential on-air faults.

Skills

Transmission experience

Communication skills

Operational awareness

Tools

Broadcast automation systems

Job description

Live Director - Transmission

Department: 73-128 - Delivery - Transmission

Employment Type: Permanent - Full Time

Location: UK - Bangor

Reporting To: Ollie Mulholland

Description

Why join DAZN: Live and breathe sport? Transmission experience in live sports broadcasting? Ready to ‘grand slam’ your way into a brand new role with one of the fastest growing sports broadcasters in the world?

We’re a dynamic, evolving ‘live’ environment where no two days are the same. We thrive on the excitement of transmitting seamless sporting events to our subscribers around the world. We are proud of our vibrant Leeds team at the helm of the broadcast arm of the business. So, if you’re also a bit of a chameleon who enjoys adapting to changing business needs, cultures, conditions and work responsibilities, then this could be the role for you!

The role: As our Live Director your responsibilities will include broadcasting various live sports events to our unique OTT product. Our OTT channels transmit globally to our various territories and you’ll take ownership for managing these communications as well as communications between our global production facilities.

Due to our live sports schedule, this is a shift based role so working hours are very flexible including nights, weekends, national and public holidays.

What You'll Be Doing:

• Executing scheduled live events to ensure exact content is broadcast at the correct time
• Monitoring and quality control of all signals in and out of transmission
• Loading, preparation and transmission of playout schedules
• Ensuring all scheduled media is available for playout each day and communication with the relevant channels if anything is missing/incorrect (e.g. graphics or production)
• Providing support of all Transmission services and equipment
• Pre-empting all possible faults and a resolution plan ready to minimise ‘on-air’ impact

What You'll Bring:

• Solid experience working in transmission
• Experience working in a live sports environment
• Operational and technical experience with broadcast automation systems

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.