Company Overview

Fanatics is building a leading global digital sports platform. The company ignites the passions of global sports fans and maximizes the presence and reach for hundreds of sports partners globally by offering innovative products and services across Fanatics Commerce, Fanatics Collectibles, and Fanatics Betting & Gaming, allowing sports fans to Buy, Collect and Bet. Through the Fanatics platform, sports fans can buy licensed fan gear, jerseys, lifestyle and streetwear products, headwear, and hardgoods; collect physical and digital trading cards, sports memorabilia, and other digital assets; and bet as the company builds its Sportsbook and iGaming platform. Fanatics has an established database of over 100 million global sports fans, a global partner network with over 900 sports properties, including major national and international professional sports leagues, teams, players associations, athletes, celebrities, colleges, and college conferences, and over 2,000 retail locations, including its Lids retail business stores. 

As a market leader with more than 18,000 employees, and hundreds of partners, suppliers, and vendors worldwide, we take responsibility for driving toward more ethical and sustainable practices. We are committed to building an inclusive Fanatics community, reflecting and representing society at every level of the business, including our employees, vendors, partners and fans. Fanatics is also dedicated to making a positive impact in the communities where we all live, work, and play through strategic philanthropic initiatives.

The Prepress Department is responsible for facilitating card composition and expediting files to our print vendors. This is achieved mainly through two exercises: electronic design releases (EDRs) and layouts. The former provides direction, on a subset level, regarding variable data/design elements as well as separations for manufacturing purposes. In building this document, cross departmental files are fact checked: bill of materials (BOMs), master design files, and subject lists. Layouts provide direction on where subjects should be printed on a form, along with card specifications and parallel information. The prepress department ultimately ushers cards from design, through compositions and to the vendor by communicating across all departments. 

What You'll Do:

• Create and publish Electronic Design Release documents (EDRs)
• Create and publish vendor approved imposition layouts for production
• Cross-reference subject lists against BOM and review print technology to drive cost savings and efficiencies
• Partner with the Production Coordinator, art directors, project management, and external prepress/print vendors to facilitate design, production, and manufacturing processes
• Review milestone schedules with project management team, balance content availability and vendor print schedules to prioritize production
• Review print specifications on BOM, ensure that design and production files align with quoted manufacturing specifications, and coordinate any necessary changes to the appropriate teams
• Articulate cutting instructions to Relic Department so that memorabilia work within manufacturing specs
• Build and maintain facsimile signature library
• Understand common licensor requirements and review master files to ensure compliance
• Review, verify, troubleshoot, and modify design files for production

• 1 years of experience
• Strong computer skills. Adobe CC (InDesign, Illustrator, Photoshop, Acrobat) and Microsoft Excel
• Excellent written and oral communication skills
• Ability to work under pressure, meeting tight deadlines across multiple projects
• Organized and attentive to detail. Accuracy is paramount
• Strong teamwork skills
• Bachelors degree or equivalent in related field preferred
• Prepress or graphic production experience preferred

Ensure your Fanatics job offer is legitimate and don’t fall victim to fraud. Fanatics never seeks payment from job applicants. Feel free to ask your recruiter for a phone call or other type of communication for interview, and ensure your communication is coming from a Fanatics or Fanatics Brand email address. For added security, where possible, apply through our company website at www.fanaticsinc.com/careers

Tryouts are open at Fanatics! Our team is passionate, talented, unified, and charged with creating the fan experience of tomorrow. The ball is in your court now.

Fanatics is committed to responsible planning and purchasing (RPP) practices, working with its business partners across its global and multi-layered supply chain, to ensure that planning, sourcing, and purchasing decisions, along with other supporting processes, do not impede or conflict with the fulfillment of Fanatics’ fair labor practices.

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