Why Join DAZN?
Do you love tennis and thrive under the thrill of live sport? Joining DAZNs WTA Playout team in Bangor means stepping into the heart of global tennis broadcasting. Youll be part of a small, dedicated team responsible for delivering world-class WTA coverage to millions of fans around the world ensuring every serve, rally, and match point airs flawlessly. This is an opportunity to work in a fast-paced live broadcast environment where precision, teamwork, and passion for sport make all the difference. Youll develop hands-on technical expertise, learn from experienced professionals, and play a crucial role in one of DAZNs most exciting partnerships. If youre eager to grow your broadcast operations career in a supportive, high-energy team this is the perfect match.
The Role
As a Playout Operator, youll be on the front line of live WTA coverage, responsible for the seamless delivery of tennis broadcasts to global partners. Working within DAZNs state-of-the-art facilities, youll monitor live feeds, manage broadcast signals, and ensure every transmission runs smoothly and on schedule. This is a shift-based role following the WTA calendar, which means working days, nights, weekends, and public holidays as part of a 24/7 operation. Youll collaborate closely with internal teams to resolve technical issues quickly, maintain broadcast quality, and deliver a flawless on-air experience. Whether youre ensuring the right feed is live or troubleshooting a technical fault under pressure, your calm and detail-oriented approach will help keep tennis fans connected to the sport they love.
What You’ll Be Doing:
- Execute scheduled live events to ensure broadcasts run accurately and on time.
- Monitor and perform quality control of all signals in and out of the WTA MCR.
- Provide technical and operational support for all WTA services and equipment.
- Pre-empt potential broadcast faults and prepare resolution plans to minimise on-air impact.
- Act as first point of contact for all broadcaster queries, including line-ups and incident management.
- Work closely with multiple departments to maintain smooth broadcast operations.
What You’ll Bring:
- Experience working in a live broadcast or MCR environment (ideal, but not essential!)
- Operational and technical familiarity with systems such as vision mixers and record systems.
- Understanding of IP and satellite delivery workflows.
- Calm, solutions-focused approach under pressure.
- A genuine passion for sport especially tennis and enthusiasm for live broadcasting.
