Associate Product Manager, Entertainment

Associate Product Manager 

The Associate Product Manager works on trading card projects and helps execute the strategy set by the Product Manager. You will be in charge of executional activities across multiple properties that help ensure the products are of high-quality, delivered on-time and within budget. The role will require strict attention to detail, ability to manage multiple deadlines, and ability to be fast and flexible in reacting to feedback from managers, cross-functional teams and licensors.

Responsibilities:

• Assist Product Manager in creating the yearly product release plan.
• Assist Product Manager on creation of product descriptions and ensure deadlines are met.
• Manage checklists and budgets to maximize quality of product content.
• Manage autograph and memorabilia budgets per trading card project
• Work with project management to ensure production deadlines are met.
• Partner with creative department to assist in the review and approval of designs for each brand.
• Partner with photo and editorial team to ensure content (e.g. image selection and text) is appropriate for each product.
• Assist in providing direction to marketing on product promotion.
• Oversee and liaise with licensors to implement a smooth approvals process for the projects that you are working on.
• Work with Product Manager to create go-to-market strategy for key releases.

Requirements:

• Comprehensive knowledge of entertainment licenses (Star Wars, Marvel, Disney preferred)
• Basic knowledge of collectibles category & license trends.
• Ability to work in fast-paced team environment.
• Proven ability to multi-task and prioritize.
• Attention to detail and strong organizational skills.
• Strong computer skills – Word, PowerPoint and Excel essential.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills – written and oral.
• Creative and strategic thinking abilities.

Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent.
• 2-3 years brand or product development experience preferred. 
• Consumer products or collectables experience preferred.

The above list of job duties is not exclusive or exhaustive and the post holder will be required to undertake such tasks as may reasonably be expected within the scope and grading of the post. 

The salary range for this position is $55,000 - $68,000, which represents base pay only and does not include short-term or long-term incentive compensation. When determining base pay, as part of a final compensation package, we consider several factors such as location, experience, qualifications, and training.

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. 

Fanatics Collectibles is a new model and vision for the hobby, fundamentally changing the experience for current and future collectors, leagues, and players across many U.S. and international professional and college sports. The organization has long-term, exclusive rights to design, manufacture and distribute trading cards for several sports and entertainment properties, including MLB, MLBPA, the Premier League, MLS, UFC, Formula 1 as well as Disney, Marvel, Pixar, and Star Wars, among others. In January 2022, Fanatics Collectibles announced the acquisition of Topps, establishing the preeminent licensed trading card brand as the cornerstone of Fanatics’ trading cards and collectibles business, and jumpstarted its MLB and MLBPA rights to design, manufacture and distribute trading cards