Sky

Tennis Content Supervisor 12 months FTC

Posted Jul 1, 2024
Job ID: R0037410
Location
London, Middlesex, Hybrid
Hours/week
40 hrs/week
Payrate range
Unknown

Want to do the best work of your life? With 24 million customers in 7 countries, make your mark at Europe’s leading media and entertainment brand. A workplace where you can proudly be yourself; our people make Sky a truly exciting and inclusive place to work. 

 

The Tennis Content Supervisor will be responsible for the organisation and communication of incoming tennis content from the WTA and ATP. Ensuring Sky Sports Tennis linear and streaming teams are across schedules and changes, as well as talking the lead on relationships with planning, merchandising and EPG teams.  

 

What You'll Do: 

  • Acting as the central point for Sky Sports Tennis scheduling, Transmission and SPS teams, responsible for making plans and communicating them,
  • Overseeing late changes and making sure information is cascaded correctly business wide,
  • Working with the ATP/WTA to manage schedules and court allocations to ensure we maximise performance of Tennis on Sky Sports,
  • Taking tournament timetables and making wider scheduling decisions,
  • Reporting of WTA/ATP content taken, ensuring we’re balanced and can demonstrate that to partners,
  • Managing and confirming streaming requirements vs Linear plan, which will drive resource demand - being accountable for managing our resources effectively,
  • Leading on linear changes out of hours and at weekends,
  • Being responsible for EPG synopses and title management, ensuring details are accurate and reflect the daily order of play,
  • Supporting with creative merchandising and UI’s.

 

What You'll Bring: 

  • A proactive nature with the ability to anticipate and identify changes or challenges, reacting quickly and calmly under pressure, 
  • Good communication skills and the ability to represent yourself and Sky positively when speaking with internal stakeholders and third parties,  
  • Must possess an exceptional level of attention to detail ensuring precision and accuracy 
  • An awareness of content workflows, production tools and understanding of scheduling priorities, 
  • Ability to think on your feet and solve problems under time pressure,
  • Candidates need passion, stamina, enthusiasm, creativity, and determination. You should be self-motivated and adaptable – and demonstrate strong people skills,
  • A passion for and good knowledge of Tennis, 

 

Team Overview:

Sky Sports 

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 best-in-class 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 outstanding 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 passionate about 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. 

 

Why wait? 

Apply now to build an amazing career and be part of a brilliant team. We can’t wait to hear from you. To find out more about working with us, search #LifeAtSky on social media. Just so you know: if your application is successful, we’ll ask you to complete a criminal record check. And depending on the role you have applied for and the nature of any convictions you may have, we might have to withdraw the offer.

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