Sr. Graphic Designer (Sports & Brand)

The Senior Graphic Designer will be responsible for executing a wide range of design work, from concepting to final delivery, while building complete campaign aesthetics and identity systems. They will also mentor junior designers and oversee the design output across the creative team.

Responsibilities

• 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
• 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

Requirements

• 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

Key Skills

• Typography
• Color theory
• Image creation and manipulation
• Adobe Creative Suite
• AI tools

Benefits

• Unique benefit where employees at Fanatics' corporate entity can work remotely for up to four weeks per year
• Short-term or long-term incentive compensation