Chief Editor

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 a 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.

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