Director of Social Media, DAZN Football
Department:
55-492 - COO - Commercial & Corporate Strategy Employment Type:
Permanent - Full Time Location:
UK - London Reporting To:
Noah Weissman
Description
Location: Based in Hammersmith/NYC DAZN social is looking for a great leader and collaborator who will work closely with stakeholders across the organization and time zones to lead DAZN’s social efforts for football globally!
Do you eat, sleep, and breathe internet culture? Do you love football?! Are you passionate about publishers and content creators on social, and can summarize how and why certain content has success -- where did it take off, what makes it special, why is it worth sharing?
We're looking for a leader who is an organized self-starter and creative-minded. The right candidate will be highly motivated to deliver growth across key social metrics, leveraging data and insights, and rallying a team to program best-in-class social channels.
Key Responsibilities
You'll be DAZN football’s social lead across all programming & content creation efforts, from calendar planning to daily publishing, organizing shoots & delivering feedback, leading meetings, delegating and coaching team members Partner with football and multi-sport leads in planning weekly staffing schedules (on-site and on-desk), and leveraging freelance budget as needed to support key events Oversee game night coverage, leading communication between on-desk and on-site and broader DAZN Football teams, prioritizing content, programming channels, and ensuring content is accurate, engaging, on-brand and on-message Lead development of always-on and match-specific original content formats that drive engagement and event awareness without relying on talent access, and partner with internal and external creators to deliver against those plans Partner with the Football team, marketing, and production stakeholders to support talent availabilities, from booking crews (internal or external), developing and prioritizing content plans, providing feedback and ultimately publishing Support branded content efforts, collaborating with Sales team to create and optimize assets for social, and ensuring team is prepared to execute against brand deals Leverage data and insights to inform and improve content / programming strategies Serve as on-site social producer for select live event coverage as needed with the team Collaborate across DAZN verticals to support and leverage rights, access or talent across all channels
Skills, Knowledge & Expertise
5-8+ years’ experience managing and programming social accounts for a publisher or brand Football and football culture knowledge is essential Must be fluent in all social platforms, from viral trends to engagement best practices, from aspect ratios to uploading processes, and beyond for YouTube, TikTok, Instagram, Facebook, WhatsApp and X Comfortable representing DAZN Social with talent, partners, etc. Experience working with creative teams, particularly video editors and graphic designers, ideating and assigning topics, and providing feedback
Job Benefits
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. #J-18808-Ljbffr
Department:
55-492 - COO - Commercial & Corporate Strategy Employment Type:
Permanent - Full Time Location:
UK - London Reporting To:
Noah Weissman
Description
Location: Based in Hammersmith/NYC DAZN social is looking for a great leader and collaborator who will work closely with stakeholders across the organization and time zones to lead DAZN’s social efforts for football globally!
Do you eat, sleep, and breathe internet culture? Do you love football?! Are you passionate about publishers and content creators on social, and can summarize how and why certain content has success -- where did it take off, what makes it special, why is it worth sharing?
We're looking for a leader who is an organized self-starter and creative-minded. The right candidate will be highly motivated to deliver growth across key social metrics, leveraging data and insights, and rallying a team to program best-in-class social channels.
Key Responsibilities
You'll be DAZN football’s social lead across all programming & content creation efforts, from calendar planning to daily publishing, organizing shoots & delivering feedback, leading meetings, delegating and coaching team members Partner with football and multi-sport leads in planning weekly staffing schedules (on-site and on-desk), and leveraging freelance budget as needed to support key events Oversee game night coverage, leading communication between on-desk and on-site and broader DAZN Football teams, prioritizing content, programming channels, and ensuring content is accurate, engaging, on-brand and on-message Lead development of always-on and match-specific original content formats that drive engagement and event awareness without relying on talent access, and partner with internal and external creators to deliver against those plans Partner with the Football team, marketing, and production stakeholders to support talent availabilities, from booking crews (internal or external), developing and prioritizing content plans, providing feedback and ultimately publishing Support branded content efforts, collaborating with Sales team to create and optimize assets for social, and ensuring team is prepared to execute against brand deals Leverage data and insights to inform and improve content / programming strategies Serve as on-site social producer for select live event coverage as needed with the team Collaborate across DAZN verticals to support and leverage rights, access or talent across all channels
Skills, Knowledge & Expertise
5-8+ years’ experience managing and programming social accounts for a publisher or brand Football and football culture knowledge is essential Must be fluent in all social platforms, from viral trends to engagement best practices, from aspect ratios to uploading processes, and beyond for YouTube, TikTok, Instagram, Facebook, WhatsApp and X Comfortable representing DAZN Social with talent, partners, etc. Experience working with creative teams, particularly video editors and graphic designers, ideating and assigning topics, and providing feedback
Job Benefits
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. #J-18808-Ljbffr
