Visual Designer, Fanatics

Global Brand Team

$87-107k

+ Bonus + Equity

Figma
Senior level
New York
San Francisco Bay Area
Fanatics

Sports merchandise retailer

Open for applications

Fanatics

Sports merchandise retailer

1001+ employees

B2CRetailSportseCommerce

Open for applications

$87-107k

+ Bonus + Equity

Figma
Senior level
New York
San Francisco Bay Area

1001+ employees

B2CRetailSportseCommerce

Company mission

Fanatics' mission is to ignite and amplify the passion of global fans across their digital sports journey, and maximize the presence and reach for hundreds of partners worldwide.

Role

Who you are

  • 5+ years of design experience in agency, global brand, or tech environments
  • Experience with ML/AI tech in design processes
  • Demonstrated experience in digital media content, social media, and digital advertising in portfolio
  • Strong understanding of design principles, trends, and best practices
  • Curiosity and willingness to explore new ideas and techniques
  • Excellent time management skills and ability to deliver projects on time with accuracy and attention to detail
  • Proficiency in Adobe design apps and Figma
  • Experience with 3D design, motion design, and coding for design
  • Ability to embrace diverse perspectives and foster inclusivity
  • Superior organization and multitasking skills
  • Fluency in PowerPoint and presentation tools
  • Ability to make thoughtful decisions quickly
  • Broad experience in video production, with emphasis on motion design/animation and editing

What the job involves

  • As Fanatics Commerce continues to expand our business globally, we are looking for an influential leader to help transform how we operate
  • This is a critical and high-profile role, partnering with the key business stakeholders across Commerce and Fanatics Holdings Inc (“FHI”) in the development and execution of our growth and brand strategy
  • As a Visual Designer on the Global Brand team, you play a pivotal role in turning vision into reality
  • With an unwavering passion for design, you infuse creativity into every project, elevating our team's output
  • Your keen eye for aesthetics, meticulous attention to detail and experience with generative AI ensure a seamless transition from concept to production at a rapid pace
  • Through active participation in critiques, you adeptly convey your designs, whether through concise elevator pitches or comprehensive concept reviews
  • Leveraging your deep understanding of user experience, e-commerce, visual merchandising, integrated campaigns, and digital content production, you enhance creative performance and drive user engagement across digital channels
  • Your actions speak volumes as you foster collaboration and share best practices to inspire creativity within Fanatics and beyond
  • Continuously seeking innovative approaches, you envision new ways to connect with our audience, delivering bold solutions that embody our mission and drive innovation forward
  • Leverage AI to conceptualize and create audience-aware infographics, presentations, print materials, custom illustrations, diagrams, graphs, icons, social content and other collateral
  • Collaborate with a virtual and multi-disciplinary internal team on projects of varying scope, complexity, and duration
  • Aid executives in designing PowerPoint decks for internal and external presentations
  • Uphold design best practices and contribute to improving team workflows
  • Ensure project timelines are met and communicate updates with urgency, frequency, accuracy, and transparency
  • Cultivate effective working relationships with team members and internal stakeholders, providing and receiving feedback respectfully
  • Design both print and digital assets, including social media posts, brand guides, catalogs, books, and PowerPoint decks
  • Collaborate with creative and business partners to align with visual systems, creative guidelines, and strategic objectives
  • Create original designs within established layouts and form factors, adhering to design principles and brand guidelines
  • Extend visual systems and brand guidelines across all mediums with moderate design changes
  • Prepare optimized files for creative reviews

Otta's take

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Sam Franklin

CEO of Otta

Fanatics is a sports-based eCommerce company that offers teams and leagues a convenient online platform through which to sell licensed apparel and merchandise. As well as the Fanatics online store, it runs the online stores of dozens of teams and leagues including the MLB, NHL, NBA, and NASCAR. They've also signed a number of exclusive deals to become the sole vendors of officially licensed merch for top athletes across multiple leagues.

It operates using a Cloud Commerce sales system which tracks clicks and purchases on the site as well as sports and player news and updates to inform retail and marketing decisions in real time. The company was first established as Football Fanatics, a chain of bricks-and-mortar stores in malls across Florida. Since then, it has been bought out by GSI Commerce and expanded.

Looking ahead, while its commerce business remains its biggest source of revenue for now, Fanatics has expanded into livestreamed shopping around collectibles and trading cards, acquiring Tops and hiring Snap and Alphabet executive to launch this new business. It also has an NFT arm in Candy Digital, of which it’s the majority owner, as well as a fledgling betting and gaming division.

Insights

Top investors

Few candidates hear
back within 2 weeks

20% employee growth in 12 months

Company

Funding (last 2 of 9 rounds)

Dec 2022

$700m

GROWTH EQUITY VC

Mar 2022

$1.5bn

GROWTH EQUITY VC

Total funding: $4.8bn

Company benefits

  • At Fanatics we place our focus on results and empowerment and encourage you to enjoy your time on and OFF the field with our competitive time off policies
  • Fanatics values our internal fans too! Our programs are designed to thank and reward Fanatics athletes for their hard work and commitment to winning as a team
  • From breakfast to happy hour and every hour in between – Fanatics employees can enjoy time together at one of our many company events.
  • As an employee you will receive a special discount on all of your favorite sports merchandise and memorabilia
  • Fanatics cares about the fans around us. We encourage you to partner up with your teammates in giving back and serving the communities where we work and play
  • You never know who will show up to the office. You might just meet one of your all-time favorite athletes
  • Here at Fanatics we want you to accomplish your goals. We offer tuition reimbursement
  • Fanatics cares about helping and supporting our teams in their busy lifestyles. Through wellness relationships with fitness and weight management partners we are here to support you in whatever your lifestyle goals

Company values

  • By fans, for fans - By Fans = Bringing passion and pride to the work we do; For Fans = Exceeding fan expectations
  • One fanatics... Win as a team - Our combined efforts; growing and succeeding together; WE before ME
  • Missionary, not mercenary - At Fanatics, working here is more than a paycheck, it’s doing what you love everyday
  • Innovative products and fan experiences - Offering fans unique products and ultimate experiences – there is no one else doing what we do, better than we do it
  • Execution and agility... Over talk - Quickly adapting and delivering our best in a fast-paced, high growth environment while maintaining humility

Company HQ

West Village, New York, NY

Founders

Michael Rubin

(CEO)

Michael founded GSI Commerce in 1998, before co-owning New Jersey Devils and Philadelphia 76ers since 2011. They also founded Fanatics in 2011 alongside roles at ShopRunner, Rue La La, Reform Alliance and Kynetic.

Doug Mack

(Vice Chairman and Board Director, not founder)

Previously served as CEO for One Kings Lane. Co-founded and acted as CEO and Director of Scene7.

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