Head of Group Corporate Communications
About this role
Head of Group Corporate Communications
Department: 81-376 - Corporate Comms & PR
Employment Type: Fixed Term Contract
Location: UK - London
Description
The Head of Group Corporate Communications leads the development and execution of DAZN’s external corporate communications strategy to build awareness, understanding and positive perceptions of DAZN, its strategy and its progress among key external audiences. The role enhances DAZN’s visibility and reputation through effective media relations, partner engagement, internal advisory, and cross-market coordination. It ensures consistent messaging aligned with DAZN’s goals and narrative across multiple audiences, through the media, at conferences and events, online and via industry awards.
This role is a 12 month FTC for maternity cover
What You'll Be Doing:
- Execute DAZN’s corporate media relations strategy, building and strengthening relationships with target publications, editors and journalists.
- Develop and deliver communications plans, including press releases, media alerts, story ideas, exclusives and timely responses to media enquiries.
- Develop and manage compelling social media content for DAZN Group LinkedIn and key DAZN executives, monitoring engagement, impact and issues.
- Lead communications planning and delivery across the Group, providing guidance to internal and external stakeholders and ensuring messaging is aligned and well-timed.
- Coordinate closely with in-market communications teams to identify opportunities, support local and global storytelling, manage issues and ensure consistency of messaging.
- Build and manage relationships with strategic external partners, creating collaborative opportunities to tell the DAZN story and build its reputation.
- Lead DAZN Group’s participation in industry conferences, events and awards, including opportunity identification, planning, materials and speaker preparation.
- Provide communications advice and guidance to executive leadership, functional heads and subject matter experts, while providing strategic direction and leadership to communications teams across DAZN.
What You'll Bring:
- 10+ years’ experience in external corporate communications, ideally within global sport, entertainment or technology, with high-growth or start-up experience highly desirable.
- Proven track record delivering outcome-focused UK and international media relations, building brand reputation across global markets and effectively managing issues.
- Strong ability to build and maintain relationships with editors and journalists, ensuring awareness and understanding of the business.
- Able to develop, articulate and secure buy-in for compelling, creative communications plans.
- Experienced in shaping and managing a high-volume, varied news agenda around a clear and connected strategic narrative.
- Excellent storytelling, messaging and written communication skills across press releases, positioning statements, social media and thought leadership.
- Highly motivated and comfortable working in fast-paced, ambiguous and cross-cultural environments, with a hands-on approach suited to high-performing, lean teams.
- Excellent relationship-building skills, with proven experience working cross-functionally and with C-Suite stakeholders to drive alignment and deliver results.
Benefits
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!
Top Benefits
- Access to DAZN
- 25 days annual leave
- Private medical insurance
- Life assurance
- Pension contributions up to 5%
- Enhanced parental leave
- Electric vehicle benefit option
- Learning and development resources
- Flexible working
- Internal speaker series and events
Tired of cold applications?
Sign up with Clera and we'll reach out the moment a role actually fits you — no more spraying applications into the void.
Know someone who'd be great for this?