Fanatics — Global leader in licensed sports merch, collectibles & fan culture
Fanatics is rewriting what it means to be a modern brand in sports. Across licensed apparel, athlete collaborations, collectibles, live events, and global fan experiences, we’re building a world where creativity drives the business — and we’re looking for a Senior Graphic Designer who can bring world-class craft, taste, and creative ambition to everything we make, from big brand campaigns to YouTube show packages.
This is a role for someone energized by being the force behind beautifully made, high-impact design.
What You’ll Do:
You’ll be a one-person execution engine behind a huge range of design work — concepting, crafting, finishing, and elevating every pixel.
- Build complete campaign look-and-feels, identity systems, and ownable aesthetics that set the tone for Fanatics in key sports culture moments.
- Create full identity packages for Fanatics Originals (YouTube series) — title treatments, type systems, show branding, GFX packages, and more.
- Serve as the team’s typographic and color master — shaping design hierarchy, rhythm, nuance, and personality through type and color across multimedia projects.
- Illustrate, retouch, composite, and craft — moving seamlessly between styles depending on the brief.
- Concept ideas visually and translate rough thinking into clear, premium design.
- Use leading AI tools to accelerate exploration, develop references, and expand creative possibilities.
- Execute across social, digital, OOH, editorial, motion/film and brand systems — whatever the moment demands.
- Work closely with creative directors, writers, producers, and editors to deliver work that looks incredible and moves the brand forward.
Who You Are:
A craft-obsessed designer with taste, range, and the instinct to push ideas into something iconic.
- Minimum of 6 years of experience designing for brand, advertising, content, fashion, or entertainment.
- A typography and color nerd - with a mastery of both that’s demonstrated across your portfolio.
- Skill in image creation and manipulation - both in retouching and illustration, with the ability to switch mediums as needed.
- Extremely strong aesthetic instincts; with a diverse portfolio to prove it.
- Comfortable working as a one-person design team, owning everything from visual concept to final delivery.
- Expert across Adobe Creative Suite.
- Fluent in using AI tools as part of your creative workflow.
- A genuine passion for sports — and a portfolio that reflects it.
- A problem-solver who can translate loose ideas into fully formed, beautifully executed design.
- Oversee the design output across the broader creative team, providing guidance, critique, and direction to ensure every output meets a high craft bar.
- Mentor junior and mid-level designers — helping them grow their skills, sharpen their taste, and level up their creative instincts.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Recommended Bachelor's degree in a related field (e.g. fine arts, graphic design).
- Knowledge of, and passion for AI creative tools
- Industry recognized / Awarded work
Achieving our goals requires strong collaboration and partnership between our teams and our internal stakeholders. To best support this, the person who accepts this role is expected to be on site, in office four days per week. To provide our employees with flexibility, we offer a unique benefit where employees at Fanatics' corporate entity can work remotely for up to four weeks per year, which can be taken in daily or weekly increments.
The salary range for this position is $100,000 to $150,000, which represents base pay only and does not include short-term or long-term incentive compensation. When determining base pay, as part of a final compensation package, we consider several factors such as location, experience, qualifications, and training.
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.
