Technical Assistant

Leeds, · Hybrid

About this role

Technical Assistant

Department: 73-153 - Delivery - Virtual Production Operations

Employment Type: Permanent - Full Time

Location: UK - Leeds

Reporting To: Thodorakis Kapourani



Description

Why Join DAZN?

Joining DAZN in Leeds means being part of a cutting-edge sports streaming company in a vibrant tech hub. You’ll work alongside passionate, talented professionals on innovative projects that reach millions of fans worldwide. Leeds offers a dynamic work environment with a great balance of career growth and lifestyle. If you’re excited about shaping the future of live and on-demand sports entertainment, DAZN Leeds is the perfect place to make your mark and grow your career.

The Role

This is a hands-on, operational role where you’ll be instrumental in supporting file-based workflows, managing media assets, and assisting in live and post-production environments. You'll also be part of a team that delivers first-line technical support for virtual production tools and commentary operations across DAZN’s global output.

As an individual contributor, you’ll work closely with editors, clients, and production teams to ensure high-quality delivery of content. The role operates on a rotating shift pattern, including evenings and weekends, to support 24/7 live sports coverage.


What You'll Be Doing:

  • Monitor, maintain, and improve media workflows across live and post-production.
  • Provide first-line technical support for virtual production tools and commentary booths.
  • Set up and support edit production suites for live edits, voiceovers, and commentary.
  • Manage ingest, archiving, and delivery of digital media assets.
  • Conduct quality control checks on digital media and broadcast deliverables.
  • Communicate effectively with clients, editors, and internal teams in high-pressure environments.
  • Collaborate with global teams and third-party vendors to support multi-region productions.
  • Contribute to continuous improvement of production and post-production operations.


What You'll Bring:

  • Experience in a post-production or media services environment.
  • Working knowledge of Adobe Premiere Pro, cloud-based MAM systems, and media workflows.
  • Strong understanding of video file formats, codecs, and digital asset management.
  • Media management expertise, including ingesting, archiving, and content delivery.
  • Familiarity with distribution tools like Aspera and Signiant.
  • Excellent communication skills, both technical and non-technical.
  • An interest in live sports and/or prior experience supporting live events or galleries.
  • Experience or awareness of remote virtual production environments.


Benefits

Benefits include access to DAZN, 25 days’ annual leave (increasing by 3 days after 3 years), private medical insurance, life assurance, pension contributions up to 5%, family friendly community including enhanced parental leave, electric vehicle benefit option, 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
Morley, England, United Kingdom
LinkedInLinkedIn

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

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