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Fanatics

China-based licensed sports merchandise retailer

Senior Director - Brand and Product Marketing

Brand & Creative Marketing +1Updated on Nov 14
Full-time$195.5k - $271.3k

About the Job

Requirements

  • Deep expertise in the trading card and collectibles industry, including the hobby, collector behavior, product portfolio, release cadence, licensing ecosystem, and market trends.
  • At least 12 years of experience in a fast-paced environment with a high-profile brand.
  • Experience in marketing management and execution, strategy, campaign management, or an equivalent agency role.
  • Expertise in planning, developing, and executing marketing briefs, brand activations, and consumer-led campaigns across a wide range of marketing activities.
  • Ability to work directly with executive leadership.
  • Ability to work autonomously while taking direction from leadership.
  • Strategic thinking and the ability to anticipate trends and turn insights into actionable plans.
  • Passion for sports and consumer brands, and knowledge of the trading card and collectibles space.
  • Verbal and written communication skills, including meeting facilitation and presentation.
  • Ability to travel as needed and work flexible hours, days of the week, and weekends.

Responsibilities

  • Develop business plans for global properties.
  • Gather and apply insights to drive marketing execution across global properties.
  • Develop and execute specific marketing plans for global properties.
  • Collaborate cross-functionally to positively impact collectors and share best practices.
  • Provide strategic leadership for integrated marketing initiatives across Fanatics Collectibles global properties.
  • Lead the development and execution of marketing campaigns, activations, and launches.
  • Serve as marketing lead for strategic partnerships, working with leagues, sports and entertainment organizations, and partner brands to maximize joint relationship value.
  • Oversee cross-functional marketing alignment for Fanatics Collect by aligning marketing priorities and ensuring cohesive execution.
  • Own and evolve youth marketing initiatives, identifying new partners and expanding existing partnerships across sports and leagues to introduce and grow the trading card hobby.
  • Own creator and influencer strategy and execution to drive growth, brand equity, and community engagement.
  • Define success for marketing executions and ensure objectives and goals are met through creative activations and production.
  • Collaborate across Brand, Product, Social, Content/Creative, Partnerships, Events, Fanatics Collect, Athlete, and Commercial teams to ensure seamless execution and alignment.
  • Use project management skills to meet deadlines while working under pressure.

About the Company

Fanatics

China-based licensed sports merchandise retailer

Fanatics China is a joint venture between Fanatics Inc. and Hillhouse Capital that localizes and scales licensed sports merchandise for China. It designs, manufactures, and markets fan gear for Chinese consumers, operating a multi-channel model that includes building and running e-commerce sites for global leagues and teams, exploring online marketplaces, and developing physical retail concepts. Its product workflow combines technology, data, and on-demand manufacturing to manage the entire supply chain, enabling fast response to demand. The company differentiates itself through a China-focused approach backed by Hillhouse’s network and investments, its end-to-end vertical commerce model, and partnerships with hundreds of sports organizations, which together help it navigate China’s complex retail landscape. The goal is to satisfy a previously underserved Chinese market for licensed sports merchandise by creating localized products and channels that connect fans with official gear.

Company size
10,001+
Company stage
Growth Equity (Venture Capital)
Total funding
$5.2B
Headquarters
Huangpu, China
Founded
1995

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