AI Production Designer

The posting, as Fanatics Commerce wrote it

Fanatics Commerce is the global leader in licensed sports merchandise, operating a vertically integrated platform that designs, manufactures, and delivers officially licensed apparel, jerseys, headwear, and collectibles for major leagues, teams, and events worldwide. With more than 900 e-commerce sites and a global omnichannel presence across digital, in-venue, and retail, Fanatics Commerce reaches fans in over 180 countries and powers official fan experiences for many of the world's most iconic sports properties.

At Fanatics, we bring our BOLD Leadership Principles to life every day - building championship teams, obsessing over fans, acting with entrepreneurial speed, and delivering with a determined and relentless mindset.

ROLE OVERVIEW
The AI Production Designer is a creative, technically skilled, and results-oriented design professional responsible for turning approved concepts and licensed brand assets into accurate, production-ready work at scale across digital and physical products, ecommerce, marketing, and other fan-facing channels. This designer combines advanced Photoshop craft with production discipline and practical fluency using AI-assisted tools, maintaining brand and league integrity while using smart workflows, automation, and AI to increase speed, consistency, and quality. The AI Production Designer delivers business and fan impact through BOLD leadership and execution excellence, leveraging data, automation, and AI-enabled insights.

HOW WILL YOU DRIVE IMPACT
Success is measured by the ability to deliver results through BOLD capabilities and measurable outcomes.

Team & Leadership Impact (Build Championship Teams)

• Collaborate with in-house design, merchandising, product development, marketing, licensing, and production teams to align creative direction with business and brand requirements.
• Share ideas and production recommendations clearly with creative and cross-functional partners, and partner with vendors and internal stakeholders to maintain consistent execution across products, formats, and licensed properties.
• Document templates, production standards, prompting approaches, automation methods, and repeatable workflows so the team can scale output reliably.

Fan & Customer Impact (Obsessed with Fans)

• Translate fan insights, sports culture, licensed identities, and campaign direction into relevant visual executions.
• Protect the integrity of team, league, partner, and Fanatics Commerce brand standards across every asset.
• Adapt designs across products, channels, sizes, colorways, localizations, and platform specifications without losing visual quality.
• Perform detailed quality reviews so fans receive accurate, polished, and consistent creative.

Innovation & Problem Solving (Limitless Entrepreneurial Spirit)

• Use generative image, video, and language models to explore concepts, develop assets, solve production problems, and accelerate delivery.
• Identify repetitive production tasks that can be i

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ly 900 sports properties, including major national and international professional sports leagues, players associations, teams, colleges, college conferences and retail partners, 2,500 athletes and celebrities, and 200 exclusive athletes; and over 2,000 retail locations, including its Lids retail stores. Our more than 22,000 employees are committed to relentlessly enhancing the fan experience and delighting sports fans globally.

ABOUT THE TEAM
Fanatics Commerce is a leading designer, manufacturer, and seller of licensed fan gear, jerseys, lifestyle and streetwear products, headwear, and hardgoods. It operates a vertically-integrated platform of digital and physical capabilities for leading sports leagues, teams, colleges, and associations globally – as well as its flagship site, www.fanatics.com .

Fanatics Commerce has a broad range of online, sports venue, and vertical apparel partnerships worldwide, including comprehensive partnerships with leading leagues, teams, colleges, and sports organizations across the world—including the NFL, NBA, MLB, NHL, MLS, Formula 1, and Australian Football League (AFL); the Dallas Cowboys, Golden State Warriors, Paris Saint-Germain, Chelsea FC, and Tokyo Giants; the University of Notre Dame, University of Alabama, and University of Texas; the International Olympic Committee (IOC), England Rugby, and the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA).

At Fanatics Commerce, we infuse our BOLD Leadership Principles in everything we do:

• Build Championship Teams
• Obsessed with Fans
• Limitless Entrepreneurial Spirit
• Determined and Relentless Mindset

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