Art Director, Trading Card Games (TCG) jobs in United States
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Fanatics · 20 hours ago

Art Director, Trading Card Games (TCG)

Fanatics is a leading global digital sports platform focused on enhancing the fan experience. The Art Director for Trading Card Games will define and lead the visual identity and artistic vision for the trading card game, ensuring premium quality across all products and experiences.

eSportsManufacturingRetailSporting GoodsSports
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H1B Sponsor Likelynote

Responsibilities

Define and own the overall visual identity and art direction for the TCG
Lead and scale the art direction and illustration teams
Establish long-term art roadmaps across sets, products, and formats
Partner with Design, Brand, Licensing, and Production to align creative vision
Ensure art quality, consistency, and innovation across physical and digital products
Represent Art Direction at the executive level and with external partners and licensors

Qualification

Art directionVisual identity definitionLeadership experienceIllustration pipelinesPrint productionDigital deliveryCreative leadershipCross-functional communicationExecutive presenceBalancing ambitionReality

Required

Minimum 10 years of professional art direction or game art experience
Minimum 5 years in leadership roles managing art teams or external partners
Shipped experience on premium physical products, games, or collectibles
Experience defining visual identity for new IP or major brands
Exceptional visual taste and creative leadership
Deep understanding of illustration pipelines, print production, and digital delivery
Strong cross-functional communication and executive presence
Ability to balance creative ambition with production realities

Company

Fanatics

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Fanatics is a sports merchandise retailer that manufactures fan gear and jerseys across retail channels. It is a sub-organization of Kynetic.

H1B Sponsorship

Fanatics has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships. Please note that this does not guarantee sponsorship for this specific role. Below presents additional info for your reference. (Data Powered by US Department of Labor)
Distribution of Different Job Fields Receiving Sponsorship
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Trends of Total Sponsorships
2021 (2)

Funding

Current Stage
Late Stage
Total Funding
$4.9B
Key Investors
Clearlake Capital GroupNational Football LeagueAlameda Research
2022-12-06Private Equity· $700M
2022-03-02Private Equity· $1.5B
2022-01-01Series Unknown· $10M

Leadership Team

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Joseph Bozich
Advisor to Chief Executive Officer
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Michael Mahan
CEO
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