Fanaticscollectibles
Senior Art Director
Seattle, WA, United States. Posted 18 days ago
The role
The Art Director will provide day-to-day art direction for the Fanatics TCG trading card line. You will translate the creative vision into briefs and style guides for illustrators and concept artists.
What you will do
- Own day-to-day art direction for the TCG line
- Translate the Creative Director’s vision into briefs, style guides, and reference materials
- Provide creative feedback and revision guidance to internal artists and freelancers
- Establish and maintain visual consistency across sets, products, and formats
- Partner with Design, Brand, Licensing, and Production to align creative execution
- Represent art direction in reviews with executive leadership, licensors, and external partners
Required qualifications
- 3-5 years of professional art direction or game art experience
- Shipped work on premium physical products, games, or collectibles
- Experience commissioning art from freelancers or vendors and managing the feedback loop
- Track record of defining or evolving visual identity for an IP, brand, or product line
- Deep familiarity with illustration pipelines, print production specifications, and digital asset delivery
- Exceptional visual taste
- Strong understanding of illustration and concept art pipelines
- Clear communicator
- Proficiency with Adobe Creative Suite, Figma, and asset management systems
- Calm, organized, and able to manage multiple concurrent art workstreams
Nice to have
- Background in or genuine passion for the trading card, tabletop games, or collectibles space
About the company
Fanatics Collectibles is a new company operating at the intersection of collectibles, culture, and technology. Fanatics TCG is a new Seattle-based trading card game studio within the Fanatics Collectibles family.