Athlete Relations Associate

Role Overview 

Fanatics is seeking a detail-oriented and relationship-driven Athlete Relations Associate, Signings to support the planning and execution of athlete memorabilia signings and events. In this role, you’ll be on the front lines of our partnerships with professional athletes, teams, and agents across the NFL, MLB, NBA, NHL, and beyond.

This individual will play a critical role in coordinating logistics, maintaining strong relationships, and ensuring a seamless experience from pre-event preparation through post-event follow-up. You’ll act as a key point of contact between internal departments, external vendors, and athlete representatives—managing everything from product flow and event execution to expense tracking and donation requests.

This is a fast-paced, travel-heavy role ideal for someone who thrives under pressure, has a deep knowledge of the sports landscape, can manage an ever-changing schedule, and is ready to represent the Fanatics brand with professionalism and enthusiasm.

How you will make an impact:

• Lead and support the execution of athlete memorabilia signings, events and virtual appearances.
• Serve as a key liaison with athletes, agents and internal departments throughout the signing process and contract.
• Support the tracking and logistics of product, athlete requests and contract assets for our partnerships.
• Communicate clearly and effectively with internal stakeholders and external partners.
• Maintain accurate records and reconcile expense reports for signing -related activities. 
• Represent Fanatics with professionalism and enthusiasm at Fanatics events which involve extensive travel, manual labor, nights, weekends and holidays.

What you bring to the team:

1. 1-3 years of experience in sports, events, relationship management, or related fields. 
2. Excellent verbal and written communication skills. 
3. Highly organized with the ability to multitask and problem-solve in time-sensitive situations.
4. Proven ability to collaborate across departments and manage relationships with high-profile individuals
5. Passion for working within a highly collaborative and driven team 
6. Ability to work flexible hours, including nights and weekends, along with heavy travel 

At Fanatics, we value transparency and honesty. If you don’t meet every single requirement, that’s okay – we still want to hear from you! We believe in the power of diverse experiences and talents. If you’re excited about the role and confident that you can contribute, don’t hesitate to apply. We’re genuinely interested in how your unique skills and perspective can help us build something amazing together.

Where You’ll Work and What’s required:

• This position is work from home with the ability to travel up to 100% of the time for partner meetings, events, and other related activities.

What’s in it for you:

• Culture: Join a team where you're surrounded by top-tier talent, driven by a shared passion to relentlessly enhance the fan experience. With a focus on collaboration, support, and continuous development, you’ll be empowered to help shape our culture that celebrates both individual and team successes. 
• Benefits: We provide a wide range of health, financial, legal, and development assistance, including wellness programs with fitness and weight management partners, paid maternity paternity leave, and infertility treatment. Additionally, we offer flexible time off to help you recharge, along with a competitive 401k plan to support your financial future. At Fanatics, we’re dedicated to supporting you in all aspects of work and life.

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 Commerce is a leading designer, manufacturer, and seller of licensed fan gear, jerseys, lifestyle and streetwear products, headwear, and hardgoods. It operates a vertically-integrated platform of digital and physical capabilities for leading sports leagues, teams, colleges, and associations globally – as well as its flagship site, www.fanatics.com.

Fanatics Commerce has a broad range of online, sports venue, and vertical apparel partnerships worldwide, including comprehensive partnerships with leading leagues, teams, colleges, and sports organizations across the world—including the NFL, NBA, MLB, NHL, MLS, Formula 1, and Australian Football League (AFL); the Dallas Cowboys, Golden State Warriors, Paris Saint-Germain, Manchester United, Chelsea FC, and Tokyo Giants; the University of Notre Dame, University of Alabama, and University of Texas; the International Olympic Committee (IOC), England Rugby, and the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA).

At Fanatics Commerce, we infuse our BOLD Leadership Principles in everything we do:
· Build Championship Teams
· Obsessed with Fans
· Limitless Entrepreneurial Spirit
· Determined and Relentless Mindset