Editor, Football

About the Team

Fanatics Collectibles is a new company working at the intersection of collectibles and technology.  We are backed by some of the best investors, sports & entertainment properties and operators in the world.  Fanatics Collectibles is integrating with Fanatics’ global digital sports platform – which includes 900 sports relationships and more than 81 million reachable fans – to reimagine the collectibles business for the 21st century.

Role Summary

The Editorial team is responsible for end-to-end editorial process on assigned projects, working closely with brand, design, and operations teams to create compelling and innovative trading card products. 

Responsibilities

• Editorial:
  • Develop text and statistics-based card back content for collectible trading card products
  • Select, assign and crop high-quality, design-appropriate photographic images for retouching and production
  • Build and manage subject list in partnership with brand team
  • Review proofs for accuracy and integrity
• Operational:
  • Manage internal and external content providers
  • Work with external photo retouching and prepress vendors throughout production, correction, and imposition cycles
  • Create and maintain prepress budgets
  • Master Card Factory and TPIA content management platforms
  • Partner with project management team to create and execute on prepress schedules
• Product Development:
  • Collaborate with brand and design teams to help develop themes and looks for assigned projects
  • Participate in product review and brainstorming sessions for upcoming production cycles

Qualifications

• Knowledge of football preferred
• Recognition of player/talent likenesses, past and present
• Understanding of licensor style guides, colors, logos and markings
• Basic knowledge of graphic design, photographic principles, and print production
• Ability to work under pressure, meeting tight deadlines on multiple projects
• Organized and attentive to detail
• Bachelors degree or equivalent in related field preferred

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