VP Content Production

New York City, NY (On-site)

$170K/yr – $200K/yrFull time

Posted 3 weeks ago

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Job Description

DAZN is reshaping how the world consumes live sport, delivering thousands of hours of top-tier events to millions of fans every year across 200+ countries. As we continue to scale globally, we’re investing in innovation across every area of the business — including how we produce and deliver content. As VP Content Production, you’ll be at the forefront of our broadcast output, ensuring the seamless execution of live and on-demand productions, from planning and logistics to delivery. Join a collaborative, high-performance culture that thrives on energy, efficiency, and excellence.

As VP Content Production, you will define the production strategy and be accountable of the Production P&L, lead the planning, coordination, and execution of all production logistics across high profile sports rights in North America. You will also support the global social media and news function on its activities. You will be responsible for dealing with federations/leagues, teams, technical suppliers, scheduling, resource management, technical workflows & transmission teams. This role is critical in ensuring live productions run smoothly, cost-effectively, and to world-class standards across the DAZN broadcast chain.

You’ll work closely with internal stakeholders across production, editorial, technology, and operations to create scalable processes that align with DAZN’s ambitious growth. This role requires a blend of strategic vision, operational detail, P&L accountability, Suppliers and partnership management, and the ability to influence stakeholders at all levels to ensure DAZN’s content ecosystem performs at its very best.

Salary Range: $170,000 - $200,000

This role will be based in New York. The internal job title may vary to align with our internal structure.

As part of our recruitment process, we may use automated or AI-supported tools to assist with application review and screening. These tools are used to support, not replace, human decision-making. Final hiring decisions are always made by our hiring team.

What You'll Be Doing:

  • Define DAZN's productions footprint for new rights in North America, while remaining consistent with DAZN's global approach.
  • Be innovative, always looking for new ways to broadcast, with a view to increasing engagement, both freemium and paid, and the value of DAZN's offering.
  • As a key player at DAZN in North America, participate in the strategic development of DAZN in North America.
  • Oversee all aspects of content production activity including studio and remote production planning, budgeting, resourcing, and delivery
  • Collaborate closely with editorial, operations, engineering, facilities, and external vendors to ensure smooth operational workflows
  • Develop and maintain production schedules across multiple time zones and territories
  • Manage production budgets and ensure financial controls, cost tracking, and reporting
  • Own relationships with key third-party suppliers and ensure service levels and performance meet DAZN’s standards
  • Ensure compliance with health and safety, legal, and broadcasting regulations
  • Support live event readiness, ensuring all production assets, personnel, and systems are in place
  • Act as a bridge between local content teams in North America and DAZN’s global operations.

What You'll Bring:

  • 10+ years’ experience in international content production, production operations within live sports broadcasting or high-volume production environments
  • Proven leadership and people management skills across multi-disciplinary teams
  • Editorial judgement in Sports content at Executive Producer level
  • Strong understanding of production workflows, technical systems, studio operations, and remote production models
  • Proven experience with budget management and cost-control systems
  • Ability to work in a fast-paced, live environment with strong decision-making under pressure
  • Exceptional organisational skills and attention to detail
  • Experience working with scheduling, resource, and media asset management tools
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DAZN

We are DAZN. We are innovators, game-changers and pioneers. Together, we bring ambition to life.We are the digital leader in global sports media. We are home to the world’s largest, fastest-growing sports streaming service. We're using world-class technology to revolutionise the industry.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.For us, it's all about Limitless Ambition - never settling, always restless, always wanting more for our customers. We're growing fast and have made a big impact so far, and that's just the beginning. There's so much we can do. Working with us is exciting, empowering and truly global. We are committed to fostering an inclusive environment, both inside and outside of our walls, that values equality and diversity. A place where everyone can contribute at the highest level and have their voices heard. For us, this means hiring and developing talent across all races, ethnicities, religions, age groups, sexual orientations, gender identities and abilities.If you’d like to include a cover letter with your application, that’s fine. 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. We will do our best to accommodate adjustments for interviews. If you're ambitious, inventive, passionate, brave and supportive, then you're the kind of person who's going to enjoy life at DAZN.We look forward to hearing from you!

Founded in 2015
London, England, GBR
3.8K employees (1,007 in marketing)