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Senior Apparel Graphic Designer
Posted 8 Oct
What’s this role about? The Senior Designer leads the design and development of seasonal sports apparel graphics while mentoring junior team members. They manage multiple projects autonomously and partner with cross-functional teams to ensure designs meet brand and licensing standards.
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Company
About Fanatics Collectibles Fanatics is committed to relentlessly enhancing the fan experience. As a leading global sports platform, Fanatics allows fans to buy, bet, and collect while engaging with sports in deeper, more immersive ways. Fanatics is redefining how fans connect with their favorite teams and players. Through its businesses—Fanatics Commerce, Fanatics Collectibles, Fanatics Betting & Gaming, Fanatics Events, Fanatics Markets, and Fanatics Studios—the company has built a powerful, integrated ecosystem. By bringing together licensed fan gear, physical and digital trading cards, live events, and more, Fanatics delivers personalized experiences to over 100 million fans worldwide. Fanatics currently holds partnerships with over 900 sports properties, including professional and college teams, leagues, players’ associations, and retail partners. Fanatics also partners with over 5,000 athletes and celebrities, including 250 exclusive partnerships, and has over 2,000 retail locations. Beyond these partnerships, Fanatics has its own powerhouse team of more than 22,000 global employees.
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Responsibilities
- Success is measured by the ability to deliver results through BOLD capabilities
- and measurable outcomes.
- Partner closely with merchants, product developers, and sales teams to ensure
- apparel graphics align with product goals, assortment strategy, and business
- needs across all seasonal initiatives.
- Lead presentations to senior leadership and cross-functional stakeholders,
- effectively communicating and selling design concepts with clarity and creative
- conviction.
- Serve as a trusted design expert and mentor to junior designers, providing
- hands-on guidance, constructive feedback, and a collaborative environment that
- fosters professional growth.
- Act as a creative resource to senior leadership, offering informed design
- insights that elevate the team's overall aesthetic and execution quality.
- Design and develop apparel graphics that authentically connect with sports
- fans, translating team and brand identity into compelling, wearable visual
- stories.
Qualification
- 8+ years of professional graphic design experience with a demonstrated focus
- on licensed and/or apparel design.
- Expert-level skills in graphic design fundamentals including typography, color
- theory, layout, and composition, with the ability to lead creative direction
- across seasonal assortments.
- Advanced proficiency in Adobe Illustrator, Photoshop, and InDesign, along with
- a strong working knowledge of AI design platforms and a clear point of view on
- integrating AI into the product creation process.
- production techniques, materials, and the technical requirements of licensed
- design.
- Proven ability to manage multiple projects autonomously, consistently meeting
- deadlines and quality standards in a fast-paced, dynamic environment.
- Experience mentoring and providing feedback to junior designers, with a track
- record of fostering collaborative, growth-oriented team dynamics.
- Strong communication and presentation skills, with demonstrated ability to
- sell design concepts to senior leadership and cross-functional teams.
- Bachelor's degree in Graphic Design, Apparel Design, or a related field, or an
- equivalent combination of education and professional experience.
- Hybrid: The primary place of performance of this role is the Company's office
- located in NY,NY, subject to the Company's current hybrid work policy. This role
- currently requires in-office presence Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday.
- The salary range represents base pay only and does not include short-term or
- long-term incentive compensation. This salary range is specific to New York
- City 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/
Benefits
- NYC Salary Range
- $87,000—$106,000 USD
- At Fanatics, we operate with a BOLD mindset - We Build Championship Teams, we’re
- Obsessed with Fans, we embrace a Limitless Entrepreneurial Spirit, and we
- approach every challenge with a Determined and Relentless Mindset. If you’re
- ready to contribute to a dynamic, fast-paced environment that thrives on
- collaboration and growth, we want you to be part of our team.
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