Sports Editor - Fanatics Collectibles

The editor 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 and sticker products.

Duties & Responsibilities

Editorial:

• Select, assign and crop high-quality, design-appropriate photographic images for retouching and production
• Develop text and statistics-based content for collectible trading cards and sticker albums
• 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 internal 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.

Skills & Abilities:

• Excellent, in-depth knowledge of professional sports, historical and current, particularly football competitions: UEFA domestic and international competitions, including Champions League, Europa League, EUROS and Nations League, Premier League and Bundesliga
• Recognition of player likenesses, past and present
• Understanding of licensor style guides, uniforms, 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.

Education & Qualifications:

• Bachelors degree or equivalent in related field 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.

Subject to applicable laws, Fanatics Collectibles may choose to run a background check.

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