Chief Editor

New York · Hybrid$100k – $130k

About this role

Chief Editor

Department: RS-406 - Content - P&E - Platform & Engagement

Employment Type: Permanent - Full Time

Location: US - New York

Reporting To: Tom Middleditch



Description

Why Join DAZN?

DAZN is rewriting the rules of sports storytelling—offering live, VOD, and original content to fans in over 200 markets. As Chief Editor, you’ll lead the charge in connecting our content to viewers more effectively than ever. Your mission is to maximise viewing, retention, and loyalty through data-driven strategy, personalised journeys, and editorial excellence. This is your chance to fuse sport, creativity, and analytics at a global scale—helping millions of fans discover, enjoy, and come back for more.

The Role

As Chief Editor, you will drive the strategy and execution of how users experience content across DAZN’s platform across North America. From homepage placement and content surfacing to engagement campaigns and editorial strategy, you’ll own the full lifecycle of audience connection. You’ll collaborate with product, data, and marketing to define how content finds fans—and how we keep them watching.

Salary Range: $100,000 - $130,000. This is hybrid role which will be based mostly on site from our New York office.


What You'll Be Doing:

  • Develop and own the platform content engagement strategy
  • Lead cross-functional teams to optimise content discovery and retention
  • Use data to identify patterns and drive personalisation
  • Partner with product and UX to design content journeys and surfacing
  • Oversee editorial and promotion strategies for key sports moments
  • Test and iterate campaigns to increase time-on-platform and return rates


What You'll Bring:

  • Strong background in content, editorial, or product engagement
  • Experience in OTT, streaming, or digital platforms
  • Proven leadership in audience growth or retention strategy
  • Deep passion for sport and user-first content thinking
  • Exceptional cross-functional collaboration and communication skills


Benefits

Benefits include access to DAZN, up to 15 days of paid time off and 9 days of annual leave, health benefits (including dental & eye care) and a generous sick time package as well as short and long-term disability covering, parental leave offering, personal insurances, such as basic life term and personal accident and access to a 401(k) retirement plan. You’ll also find a family friendly community, learning and development resources, opportunity for flexible working, and access to our internal speaker series and events.

Company at a glance

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!

Team Size1,001-5,000 employees
WorkspaceHybrid
IndustrySpectator Sports
Location
New York, New York, United States
LinkedInLinkedIn

Top Benefits

  • Access to DAZN
  • Paid Time Off
  • Annual Leave
  • Health Benefits
  • Dental Care
  • Eye Care
  • Sick Time Package
  • Short-term Disability
  • Long-term Disability
  • Parental Leave
  • Basic Life Term Insurance
  • Personal Accident Insurance
  • 401(k) Retirement Plan
  • Learning and Development Resources
  • Flexible Working
  • Internal Speaker Series and Events

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