Fanatics

Senior Director, TCG Collectibility

Fanatics$195K — $249K *
Retail & Consumer Goods
8 - 10 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 10-15 years in trading card games, collectibles, or related entertainment fields
  • Expert understanding of collector psychology, rarity economics, and market behavior
  • Proven ability to execute product and commercial initiatives end to end
  • Strong commercial acumen coupled with respect for community and product quality
  • Systems thinker focused on building scalable processes

Responsibilities

  • Lead collectibles initiatives across physical and digital platforms, retail, and events
  • Develop a comprehensive collectibility framework including rarity and value design
  • Partner with finance for long-range planning and P&L oversight
  • Manage and scale cross-functional teams across diverse departments
  • Ensure cohesive execution across partnerships with various teams

Benefits

  • Onsite work requirement in Seattle for team collaboration
  • Opportunity to work with industry veterans and contribute to a new studio
  • Engagement in creating pioneering strategies for TCG collectibles
  • Dynamic growth environment conducive to innovative thinking
  • Participation in the development of a trusted collectible ecosystem
Full Job Description
About the Team

Fanatics TCG is a new Seattle-based trading card game studio within the Fanatics Collectibles family, founded by industry veterans with a long-term mandate: to build enduring franchises that live across tabletop, digital, community, and culture. We're looking for the most skilled and passionate talent in the games industry and beyond to help us create the best TCGs in the world.

Who We're Looking For

Fanatics is building a next-generation TCG and collectibles business, and we're seeking a Senior Director of TCG Collectibility to own a major part of how it comes together. You'll drive collectibles strategy and execution across product, player experience, and partnerships - helping build a TCG platform that's excellent both as a game and as a collectible, one players and collectors trust to grow and thrive for years to come.

This role owns how collectibility fits into our product portfolio while working with product and partner teams on how it is executed, and how we best grow the collectibility ecosystem in ways that benefit players, collectors, and the overall health of our games.

Responsibilities
  • Lead key collectibles initiatives across the TCG ecosystem - spanning physical cards, digital experiences, retail, and live events
  • Develop the collectibility framework: rarity architecture, chase mechanics, serialization, premium tiers, and how scarcity and value get designed into the product
  • Contribute to long-range planning and forecasting, and partner with finance on the P&L for your area
  • Lead and grow cross-functional teams across product, commercial, and community as the studio scales
  • Align with partners across Studios, Commercial, Creative, Retail, Product, and Marketing to keep execution cohesive

Qualifications & Experience
  • 10-15 years in trading card games, trading cards, collectibles, gaming, or adjacent entertainment, including experience leading meaningful product or commercial initiatives end to end
  • Strong fluency in collector and player psychology - rarity economics, secondary-market behavior, and what makes fandom durable
  • A builder's temperament, energized by ambiguity and getting things done in high-growth environments
  • Sharp commercial and analytical instincts, paired with genuine respect for community trust and product quality
  • A systems thinker who builds repeatable capability rather than running every launch personally
  • Exceptional communication and stakeholder management skills

Preferred Qualifications
  • Hands-on participation in the hobby, with the feel for value and fandom that comes from time spent inside it
  • Background in hybrid physical + digital collectible ecosystems
  • Familiarity with licensing, IP partnerships, or entertainment ecosystems
  • Experience in high-growth consumer, sports, or digital commerce environments
  • Passion for trading card games, collectibles, sports, and fan culture

Location

All employees of Fanatics TCG are expected to be onsite in our Seattle office five days per week.

The salary range represents base pay only and does not include short-term or long-term incentive compensation. This salary range is specific to Seattle 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/

Seattle Salary Range

$195,500-$249,550 USD

About Fanatics

Fanatics is a leading retailer of licensed sports merchandise. The company was founded in 1995 and has grown to become the largest online retailer of officially licensed sports merchandise in the world. Fanatics offers a wide range of products, including jerseys, hats, and other apparel, as well as collectibles and memorabilia. The company has partnerships with all major sports leagues and teams, as well as with individual athletes. Fanatics is committed to providing a seamless shopping experience for its customers and has invested heavily in technology and logistics to ensure fast and reliable delivery.
Learn more about Fanatics
Size
5,000 employees
Industry
Founded
1995

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