Head Of Group Corporate Communications

The Role

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.

Department

81-376 - Corporate Comms & PR

Employment Type

Permanent - Full Time

Location

UK - London

Workplace type

Hybrid

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

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.

About DAZN

At DAZN, we bring ambition to life. We are innovators, game-changers and pioneers. So, if you want to push boundaries and make an impact, DAZN is the place to be. 

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. We're using world-class technology to transform sports and revolutionise the industry and we're not going to stop. 

DAZN VALUES – THE ‘HOW’ IN WHAT WE DO:  

Agility and creativity fuel growth and innovation, to Make It Happen. 

Prioritising what matters drives progress and positive outcomes, Focusing On Impact. 

Collective ambition builds optimism and success, in order to Win As One. 

At DAZN, we are committed to fostering an inclusive environment that values equality and diversity, where everyone can contribute and have their voices heard. 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, please feel free to. 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, including providing adjustments for interviews where we can.

We look forward to hearing from you.