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# Principal Graphic Designer - TCG at Fanatics Collectibles

- **Company:** Fanatics Collectibles
- **Location:** Seattle WA, United States
- **Compensation:** $99k–$123k
- **Posted:** 2026-08-19
- **Last confirmed live:** 2026-09-15
- **Apply:** https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/fanaticscollectibles/jobs/4361795009

## Job description

## About Us

Fanatics is building a leading global digital sports platform. We ignite the passions of global sports fans and maximize the presence and reach for our hundreds of sports partners globally by offering products and services across Fanatics Commerce, Fanatics Collectibles, and Fanatics Betting & Gaming, allowing sports fans to Buy, Collect, and Bet. Through the Fanatics platform, sports fans can buy licensed fan gear, jerseys, lifestyle and streetwear products, headwear, and hardgoods; collect physical and digital trading cards, sports memorabilia, and other digital assets; and bet as the company builds its Sportsbook and iGaming platform. Fanatics has an established database of over 100 million global sports fans; a global partner network with approximately 900 sports properties, including major national and international professional sports leagues, players associations, teams, colleges, college conferences and retail partners, 2,500 athletes and celebrities, and 200 exclusive athletes; and over 2,000 retail locations, including its Lids retail stores. Our more than 22,000 employees are committed to relentlessly enhancing the fan experience and delighting sports fans globally.

## About the Company

Fanatics Collectibles is a new company operating at the intersection of collectibles, culture, and technology. Backed by world-class investors, operators, and sports & entertainment partners, we are building the global leader in next-generation collectibles. As part of the broader Fanatics ecosystem, we leverage a digital sports platform that spans over 900 sports properties and engages more than 81 million fans. Together, we are reimagining every part of the collectibles experience for fans, partners, and creators.

## About the Team

Fanatics TCG is a new Seattle-based trading card game studio within the Fanatics Collectibles family, founded by industry veterans with a long-term mandate: to build enduring franchises that live across tabletop, digital, community, and culture. We’re looking for the most skilled and passionate talent in the games industry and beyond to help us create the best trading card games in the world.

Who We’re Looking For

Fanatics TCG is seeking a Principal Graphic Designer to serve as a senior individual contributor and studio-level craft leader. In this role, you will define and steward the graphic design systems that shape our trading card game franchises, translating creative direction and gameplay needs into distinctive, scalable, and production-ready solutions.

Your work will span franchise identity, card-frame architecture, typography, iconography, color systems, templates, packaging, and marketing materials. You will remain actively involved in design execution while also establishing the principles, standards, and tools that enable other designers and cross-functional partners to create consistent, high-quality work.

In close partnership with the Creative Director, Art Directors, Game Design, Product Development, and Production teams, you will lead the studio’s most complex graphic design challenges, influence high-impact visual decisions, and elevate design quality through hands-on work, thoughtful critique, and mentorship.

## Responsibilities

- Define and steward the visual design language for Fanatics TCG franchises, ensuring each property has a distinctive, recognizable, and scalable identity.
- Lead the development and ongoing evolution of card-frame systems, including frame architecture, information hierarchy, typography, iconography, color, and the visual grammar used to communicate gameplay information.
- Develop and maintain comprehensive franchise identity systems, including logos, color systems, typography, graphic elements, and brand standards.
- Translate creative concepts into documented design systems, templates, shared libraries, and production tools that can be applied consistently across cards, packaging, marketing materials, and related brand touchpoints.
- Serve as the hands-on design lead for high-impact, highly complex, or ambiguous initiatives, guiding work from early exploration and concept development through production-ready execution.
- Partner with Game Design to ensure graphic systems support readability, information hierarchy, and gameplay comprehension without compromising the distinct character of each franchise.
- Collaborate with Creative, Product Development, and Production partners to balance creative ambition with product requirements, print capabilities, manufacturing constraints, schedules, and business objectives.
- Establish and uphold graphic design quality standards across the product line, reviewing key work and identifying solutions when designs do not meet established creative, functional, or production requirements.
- Act as a trusted design authority by clearly articulating design rationale, evaluating creative tradeoffs, and building alignment among creative and non-creative stakeholders.
- Provide actionable critique, mentorship, and technical guidance to other designers, helping the team apply shared standards while continuing to develop their individual craft.
- Identify recurring design, workflow, and production challenges and lead improvements to templates, documentation, review practices, asset management, and cross-functional handoffs.
- Maintain organized, accurate, and accessible design files, standards, and shared assets that support efficient collaboration and long-term franchise development.

## Qualifications & Experience

- 8 or more years of professional graphic design experience, or equivalent experience demonstrating ownership of complex brand, identity, or design-system work.
- A portfolio demonstrating advanced craft in typography, hierarchy, composition, color, and information design, including work for highly constrained or information-dense formats.
- Demonstrated experience creating and evolving scalable visual systems, templates, standards, and shared tools that support consistent execution across products and contributors.
- The ability to lead complex or ambiguous design challenges, translate creative direction into practical solutions, and influence decisions through clear design rationale and constructive collaboration.
- Experience partnering across creative, product, game design, and production disciplines, while providing mentorship, critique, or craft guidance to other designers.
- Advanced proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite and strong working knowledge of print production, packaging, file preparation, and template-based design.

Location

All employees of Fanatics TCG are expected to be onsite in our Seattle office five days per week.

Ensure your Fanatics job offer is legitimate and don’t fall victim to fraud.  Fanatics never seeks payment from job applicants. Feel free to ask your recruiter for a phone call or other type of communication for interview, and ensure your communication is coming from a Fanatics email address (including @collectfanatics.com).  For added security, where possible, apply through our company website at [www.fanaticsinc.com/careers](http://www.fanaticsinc.com/careers) The salary range represents base pay only and does not include short-term or long-term incentive compensation.  This salary range is specific to Seattle and may not be applicable to other locations.  When determining base pay, as part of a final compensation package, we consider several factors such as location, experience, qualifications, and training. For information about our benefits, please visit https://benefitsatfanatics.com/

Seattle Salary Range $98,900—$123,050 USD

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## About Fanatics Collectibles

## Company Overview
- **One-liner**: Fanatics Collectibles is a leading licensee, producer, designer, and seller of physical and digital trading cards, sports memorabilia, and digital collectibles, operating as the collectibles division of global sports retail giant Fanatics Inc.
- **Entity Type**: Private (subsidiary of private company Fanatics Inc.)
- **Headquarters**: New York, NY, United States (primary business roles); major operations also in Sunnyvale, TX and Tigard, OR [fanaticsinc.com](https://www.fanaticsinc.com/fanatics-collectibles)
- **Founded**: Division launched around 2021-2022 (parent company Fanatics Inc. founded 1995)
- **Founders**: Michael Rubin (founder of Fanatics Inc.); collectibles leadership team includes industry veterans

## Core Business
- **Primary industry**: Sports trading cards and collectibles (physical and digital manufacturing, marketplace, and livestream commerce)
- **Target customers**: B2C collectors, hobbyists, and investors; B2B partnerships with leagues, teams, and creators
- **Mission or purpose**: “Relentlessly focused on improving the collector experience and growing the hobby for the benefit of all” [fanaticsinc.com](https://www.fanaticsinc.com/fanatics-collectibles)

## Products & Services
- **[Fanatics Collect Marketplace](https://www.fanaticscollect.com/sell)**: An online marketplace for buying and selling trading cards, memorabilia, and collectibles, featuring vaulting, grading partnerships (PSA, CGC, SGC, Beckett), and consignment services.
- **[Fanatics Live](https://www.fanaticsinc.com/fanatics-collect)**: A livestream shopping app for live box breaks, creator-run events, and real-time card purchasing (launched summer 2024, acquired Voggt for European expansion).
- **Physical & Digital Trading Cards**: Licensed manufacturing of trading cards for MLB, NFL, NBA, and other leagues under brands like Topps and Panini (through exclusive league deals).
- **High-End Private Sales**: Partnership with Sotheby’s to sell cards valued at $100K+ [fanaticsinc.com](https://www.fanaticsinc.com/fanatics-collect).

## Market Standing
- **Valuation/Market Cap**: Parent company Fanatics Inc. valued at approximately $31 billion (2024, per Forbes) – collectibles division share not separately disclosed.
- **Key Metric**: Over 3.1 million total cards sold and 740,000 total collectors on Fanatics Collect platform [fanaticscollect.com](https://www.fanaticscollect.com/sell).
- **Notable Investors/Partners**: Fanatics Inc. investors include Silver Lake, SoftBank, and Michael Rubin. Key partners: MLB, NFL, NBA, MLBPA, NFLPA, NBPA, Sotheby’s, and grading services PSA etc.
- **Growth Signals**: Exclusive long-term licensing with major U.S. sports leagues; launch of Fanatics Collect and Fanatics Live in 2024; acquisition of European livestream platform Voggt; expansion into high-end auctions via Sotheby’s; 170+ open jobs globally [greenhouse.io](https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/fanaticscollectibles).

## Competitive Advantages
- **Exclusive League Deals**: Holds exclusive rights to produce physical and digital trading cards for MLB, NFL, NBA (and related players associations), creating a near-monopoly on officially licensed cards.
- **Vertical Integration**: Controls design, manufacturing, marketplace, grading, vaulting, and livestream distribution, capturing value at every step.
- **Scale & Brand**: Backed by Fanatics’ global retail infrastructure, access to athletes, media partnerships, and a massive customer base.

## Strategic Focus
- **Digital Ecosystem**: Expanding from physical cards into digital collectibles, NFTs, and app-based marketplaces.
- **Livestream Commerce**: Scaling Fanatics Live (including international via Voggt) to replicate the social “breaking” experience.
- **International Growth**: Building presence in Europe (Paris, London, Frankfurt, Milan) and Asia (Shanghai, Hong Kong) with dedicated business roles.
- **Collector Experience**: Enhancing platform with AI-driven pricing (Card Ladder integration), instant payouts, and consignment convenience.

## Why Work Here
- **Dynamic Industry**: Work at the intersection of sports, pop culture, and technology with a company that “owns the conversation” in collectibles.
- **Growth Trajectory**: Rapidly expanding division with new products (live streaming, marketplace, international) and hundreds of open roles across engineering, product, marketing, operations, and more.
- **Global Presence**: Offices in New York, Los Angeles, London, Paris, Shanghai, Hong Kong, and operations hubs in Texas and Oregon; hybrid/office policies vary by role.
- **Culture**: Described as having a “world-class executive team” focused on innovation and operational excellence [fanaticsinc.com](https://www.fanaticsinc.com/fanatics-collectibles).
- **Notable Perks**: Opportunity to work directly with major sports leagues, athletes, and cutting edge live-commerce tech; roles in data analytics, software engineering, supply chain, and creative.

## Sources
1. [Fanatics Inc. – Fanatics Collectibles](https://www.fanaticsinc.com/fanatics-collectibles)
2. [Fanatics Inc. – Fanatics Collect](https://www.fanaticsinc.com/fanatics-collect)
3. [Fanatics Collect – Sell/Consign](https://www.fanaticscollect.com/sell)
4. [Fanatics Collectibles Careers – Greenhouse](https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/fanaticscollectibles)
5. [Fanatics Collectibles Job Listings (171 jobs)](https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/fanaticscollectibles/jobs/4208219009)

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