Sr Producer (m/f/d) – UEFA Champions League (UEL and UECL 2027-2028)
About this role
Sr Producer (m/f/d) – UEFA Champions League (UEL and UECL 2027-2028)
Department: 85-403 - Content - P&E - Live Programming
Employment Type: Fixed Term Contract
Location: Germany - Munich
Description
What You’ll Be Doing:
2. Goal Show & On-Site production: Lead and develop the DAZN UEFA Champions League Conference Show, coordinating the editorial approach and execution across the extensive multi-feed offering of live matches. Ensure compelling storytelling and a dynamic experience for football fans across the platform. Make sure to remain the high quality of on-site productions during the entire season.
4. Streaming & Editorial Innovation: Develop platform-specific editorial and production strategies tailored to a digital-first environment. Drive innovative approaches to live sports production, taking into account OTT workflows, remote production environments, audience expectations, and evolving streaming formats.
6. Editorial Planning & Execution: Work closely with the Head of Football and the wider Football team to shape the editorial planning, production, and execution of UEFA competition content. Ensure that all productions are delivered to the highest editorial, operational, and budgetary standards.
What You’ll Bring:
- 5–7 years of relevant professional experience as a Senior Producer, Broadcast Director, or in a comparable leadership role within live sports broadcasting.
- Proven experience leading complex live sports productions and multidisciplinary teams in high-pressure environments, with the ability to make confident editorial and production decisions under significant time pressure.
- Strong understanding of digital-first production workflows, OTT streaming environments, remote production, and agile content management systems.
- Outstanding knowledge of European football, with particular expertise and enthusiasm for the UEFA Champions League.
- Demonstrated leadership experience, with the ability to motivate and coordinate cross-functional teams and multiple stakeholders in fast-paced live production environments.
- Experience managing production budgets and balancing editorial ambition with financial and operational requirements.
- Strong stakeholder management skills, with the ability to work effectively with internal teams, rights holders, production vendors, clubs, freelancers, and other external partners.
- Strong editorial judgement and a proven ability to translate creative ideas into compelling live sports coverage.
- Excellent organisational and production management skills, with strong attention to detail and the ability to manage multiple priorities simultaneously.
- Fluent German and English language skills, both written and spoken. English is one of DAZN's corporate languages.
- Willingness to work regular evening, late-night, and weekend shifts in line with the UEFA competition calendar.
- Highly self-motivated, creative, enthusiastic, and energetic, with a genuine passion for delivering outstanding live sports coverage.
- Calm and decisive under pressure, with the ability to maintain a clear focus on quality, deadlines, and audience experience.
- Collaborative team player who thrives in a fast-paced, international, and constantly evolving sports media environment.
- Strong communicator who can build effective relationships across editorial, production, commercial, and operational teams.
Benefits
Was du tun wirst:
2. Goal Show & On-Site-Produktion Du leitest und entwickelst die DAZN UEFA Champions League Conference Show und koordinierst deren redaktionelle Ausrichtung und Umsetzung über das umfangreiche Multi-Feed-Angebot der Live-Spiele hinweg. Du sorgst für packendes Storytelling und ein dynamisches Erlebnis für Fußballfans auf der Plattform. Außerdem stellst du sicher, dass die hohe Qualität der On-Site-Produktionen über die gesamte Saison hinweg gewährleistet ist.
3. Teamführung & Produktionsmanagement Du führst und koordinierst ein multidisziplinäres Produktionsteam, bestehend aus Producern, Multifunctional Producern, Grafikdesigner:innen, Moderator:innen, Kommentator:innen und Fußballexpert:innen. Du setzt klare Prioritäten, gibst Orientierung und stellst eine reibungslose Zusammenarbeit in allen Phasen der Live-Produktion sicher.
5. UEFA- & Stakeholder-Management Du bist eine zentrale Ansprechperson für die UEFA sowie für weitere interne und externe Stakeholder. Du stellst die Einhaltung der UEFA-Übertragungsstandards, der DAZN-Markenrichtlinien, der Rechtevorgaben und der Integration kommerzieller Sponsoren sicher. Dabei arbeitest du eng mit den Teams aus Rights, Finance, Operations, Planning, Production und Editorial sowie mit externen Produktionspartnern zusammen.
Technische & berufliche Kompetenzen:
· Fließende Deutsch- und Englischkenntnisse in Wort und Schrift. Englisch ist eine der Unternehmenssprachen von DAZN.
· Auch unter Druck ruhig und entscheidungsfreudig, mit der Fähigkeit, Qualität, Deadlines und Zuschauererlebnis stets im Blick zu behalten.
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
- 30 days annual leave
- Pension contributions up to 3%
- Family friendly community
- Learning and development resources
- Mobile working
- Internal speaker series and events
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