Art Director

Fanatics TCG is seeking an Art Director to lead day-to-day art direction for its trading card game (TCG) line. This role turns the studio’s creative direction into actionable briefs and feedback, helping illustrators and concept artists deliver premium, collectible-quality work.

Key Responsibilities

• Own day-to-day art direction for the TCG line, ensuring each card, product, and experience meets a premium, collectible-quality standard
• Translate the Creative Director’s overarching vision into clear briefs, style guides, and reference materials for illustrators and concept artists
• Provide direct creative feedback and revision guidance to internal artists and freelancers across the illustration pipeline, from concept through final delivery
• Establish and maintain visual consistency across sets, products, and formats as the TCG line expands
• Partner with Design, Brand, Licensing, and Production to align creative execution with gameplay, brand, and licensor requirements
• 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, including shipped work on premium physical products, games, or collectibles
• Experience commissioning art from freelancers or vendors and managing the feedback loop from brief through revisions to final approval
• Proven ability to define or evolve the visual identity for an IP, brand, or product line
• Deep familiarity with illustration pipelines, print production specifications, and digital asset delivery
• Background in or genuine passion for trading card, tabletop games, or collectibles
• Exceptional visual taste with the ability to provide precise, constructive, and inspiring creative direction
• Strong understanding of illustration and concept art pipelines, from brief through production-ready delivery
• Clear communication skills to translate creative vision into actionable direction for artists and cross-functional partners
• Ability to balance creative ambition with production realities and deadlines
• Comfortable using industry-standard creative tools and asset management systems
• Calm, organized working style with the ability to manage multiple concurrent art workstreams while maintaining attention to detail

Tools

• Adobe Creative Suite
• Figma

Location and Work Schedule

Seattle, WA (Onsite). All employees of Fanatics TCG are expected to be onsite in the Seattle office five days per week.

Compensation

USD 98,900 - 120,000 per year. Minimum experience requirement is 3 years.