Editorial Assistant Department: 89-406 - Content - P&E - Platform & Engagement Employment Type: Fixed Term Contract Location: Italy - Milan - Cologno Monzese As Editorial Assistant, you will be responsible for curating and presenting sports content on the Italian platform in order to maximize fan engagement and content discoverability. The role combines editorial creativity with operational precision to ensure that live and on‑demand events, with a strong focus on Serie A and top tier competitions, are presented seamlessly. It sits at the intersection of sport digital management and platform operations. You will craft headlines and descriptions, manage metadata, and monitor content performance to deliver a seamless and exciting user experience. Given the live nature of sports broadcasting, the role requires flexibility across evenings, weekends, and bank holidays. This is a 15‑month fixed term contract and will involve working shifts across Monday‑Sunday due to the nature of sports events. What You'll Be Doing: Collaborate to enhance and maintain concise engaging copy that improves user experience. Work closely with cross‑functional teams: planning, production, CRM, marketing. Write clear and engaging descriptions for live and on‑demand sport events. Create catchy headlines that reflect key narratives with Italian sports fans, ensuring consistency with DAZN's editorial voice and standards. Select and manage compelling imagery for events and homepage features, maximizing visual impact and driving user click‑through and engagement across the platform. Ensure all metadata associated with live and on‑demand content is accurate, minimizing errors that could affect content discoverability or user experience. Proactively monitor content playback and platform performance during live events, escalating technical issues promptly to ensure uninterrupted fan access, especially during high‑traffic moments such as Serie A matchdays. Manage homepage features and UI elements in real time to optimize content visibility and user engagement, responding swiftly to schedule changes, breaking news, or priority editorial decisions. Work closely with Editorial On Platform Lead and content teams to align on platform strategy, content curation priorities, and audience engagement initiatives. Operate effectively across non‑standard working hours including evenings, weekends and bank holidays, adapting quickly to the nature of live sports broadcasting. What You'll Bring: Experience with CMS platforms, metadata management, content tagging, basic platform performance monitoring tools. Editorial judgment. Attention to detail, proactivity, ability to work under pressure, collaborative mindset. 1‑2 years in digital editorial, online sports writing or content management. Language skills — Italian (fluent), English (professional fluency). Deep knowledge of football, basketball, volleyball. Benefits Benefits include access to DAZN, lunch vouchers, free coffee and snacks, family‑friendly community, learning and development resources, opportunity for flexible working and access to our internal speaker series and events. #J-18808-Ljbffr