Position Summary

For more than 30 years, Eurosport has been delivering quality live content, connecting fans and athletes around the sports they love - from grand slam tennis tournaments, to cycling events such as the Tour de France, right through to the Olympic Games.

Following the acquisition by Discovery, the business is now re-energising its digital platforms to provide audiences in +50 countries (across multiple languages) with authentic, premium and innovative content. This is focused around the Eurosport Player (ES Player): an over-the-top (OTT) platform that gives customers access to linear and non-linear sports content. Having secured the exclusive European broadcast rights for the Olympics until 2024, there's no better time to join the Eurosport team in this incredibly exciting time of rapid growth and innovation!

Responsibilities

Production

• Building new and updating existing programme graphic templates.
• Playout of graphic templates in a live environment.
• Producing on-air programme graphic content for the channel sporting events, including WTA & Grand Slam Tennis, World & British Superbikes, Snooker, Athletics, Swimming, Winter Sports, Football, Cycling and the Olympic games.

Planning

• Maintaining live projects/ preparing project handovers for freelancers.
• Contribute new ideas to enhance existing content.
• Liaising with the Production department to ensure all graphics template requirements are delivered before each event.
• Maintaining close communication with the creative department in the international head office, following brand guidelines.

Requirements

• Experience of working in a live studio environment.
• Knowledge of Viz RT.
• Knowledge of Adobe Photoshop.
• Knowledge of After Effects a bonus.
• Good understanding of design layout for broadcast on screen.
• BA Hons Graphic/ Media Design or equivalent.
• Good communicator verbally and visually.
• Enthusiastic/ Self motivated.
• Excellent typography skills.
• Organized/ Able to micro manage projects assigned.
• Passion for/ Knowledge of sport.
• Flexible/ Adaptable/ Punctual.
• Works well in a team.