Director - Sky Sports Football

This role is an exciting opportunity in Sky Sports Football, working across our portfolio of rights including PL, EFL, WSL, and SPFL. As a Director, you will be required to lead your team, providing clear direction and cultivating a culture of high performance, continuous improvement and innovation.

What you'll do:

• Reporting into a Senior Director, you will work as part of a team directing Sky Sports’ live football coverage, in predominantly a presentation directing capacity, but also with regular match directing opportunities.
• Support Football Leadership team with the look and feel of football studios and on-screen graphics and messaging.
• Support the Football Leadership team with people development, including both on-screen and off-screen talent.   
• Lead & manage a multi skilled team.
• Uphold company, legal and compliance guidelines.
• Create a high performing culture that encourages inclusion, collaboration and creativity and empowers people to succeed

What you'll bring:

• Proven experience presentation directing top-tier live Football events.
• Preferable experience directing 8+ camera match coverage of top-tier live football.
• Trained and experienced both editorially and creatively to a high level in world-class live sport production.
• High level organizational skills, ability to prioritize and communicate effectively in a fast-paced environment.
• An inspirational leader with track record of managing and motivating
• Strong communicator who will ensure all members of the team have the information and knowledge they need to do their jobs.
• Willing to travel & work weekends.

We deliver the most innovative and best Sports content experience to our customers across all platforms. We promote continuous innovation, driving value for our customers and high-quality output. Everyone is passionate about sport and proud of the work that they undertake both on screen and behind the scenes.

The Rewards:

There's a reason people can't stop talking about #LifeAtSky. Our great range of rewards really are something special, here are just a few:

• Sky Q, for the TV you love all in one place
• A generous pension package
• Private healthcare
• Discounted mobile and broadband
• Access a wide range of exclusive Sky VIP rewards and experiences

How you'll work:

We know the world has changed, and we want to offer our employees the chance to collaborate at our unique office spaces, whilst enjoying the convenience of working from home.

We've adopted a hybrid working approach to give more flexibility on where and how we work. You'll find out more about what this means for this role during the recruitment process.

Your office base:

Osterley:

Our Osterley Campus is a 10-minute walk from Syon Lane train station. Or you can hop on one of our free shuttle buses that run to and from Osterley, Gunnersbury, Ealing Broadway and South Ealing tube stations. There’s also plenty of bike shelters and showers.

On campus, you’ll find 13 subsidised restaurants, cafes, and a Waitrose. You can keep in shape at our subsidised gym, catch the latest shows and movies at our cinema, get your car washed and even get pampered at our beauty salon.

Inclusion:

At Sky we don’t just look at your CV. We’re more focused on who you are and your potential. We also know that everyone has a life outside work, so we're happy to discuss flexible working.

We are a Disability Confident Accredited Employer, and welcome and encourage applications from all candidates. We will look to ensure a fair and consistent experience for all, and will make reasonable adjustments to support you where appropriate. Please flag any adjustments you need to your recruiter as early as you can.