Sports Editor, Basketball

Job Description

Founded in 1938, The Topps Company, Inc. is a global consumer products company that entertains and delights consumers through a diversified, engaging, multi-platform product portfolio that includes physical and digital collectibles, trading cards, trading card games, sticker and album collections, memorabilia, curated experiential events, and novelty confections. Topps Physical products include Major League Baseball, UEFA Champions League, Bundesliga, UEFA Euro 2024, Major League Soccer, NCAA Football, NCAA Basketball, Overtime Elite, Athletes Unlimited, Star Wars, Wacky Packages®, Garbage Pail Kids®, and more.

The Editorial team is responsible for end-to-end editorial process on assigned projects, working closely with brand, design, and operations teams to create compelling and innovative trading card products.

Responsibilities

• Editorial:
• Develop text and statistics-based card back content for collectible trading card products
• Select, assign and crop high-quality, design-appropriate photographic images for retouching and production
• Build and manage subject list in partnership with brand team
• Review proofs for accuracy and integrity
• Operational:
• Manage internal and external content providers
• Work with external photo retouching and prepress vendors throughout production, correction, and imposition cycles
• Create and maintain prepress budgets
• Master Card Factory and TPIA content management platforms
• Partner with project management team to create and execute on prepress schedules
• Product Development:
• Collaborate with brand and design teams to help develop themes and looks for assigned projects
• Participate in product review and brainstorming sessions for upcoming production cycles
  

Qualifications

• Knowledge of basketball (both college and professional knowledge)
• Recognition of player/talent likenesses, past and present
• Understanding of licensor style guides, colors, logos and markings
• Basic knowledge of graphic design, photographic principles, and print production
• Ability to work under pressure, meeting tight deadlines on multiple projects
• Organized and attentive to detail
• Bachelors degree or equivalent in related field preferred
  
  

About Us

Fanatics is building a leading global digital sports platform. We ignite the passions of global sports fans and maximize the presence and reach for our hundreds of sports partners globally by offering 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 approximately 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.

Organization

Fanatics Collectibles is a leading licensor, producer, designer, and seller of physical and digital trading cards, sports memorabilia, and other digital assets for entertainment and sports properties globally, as well as a manufacturer of physical and digital trading cards. It has secured exclusive licensing arrangements with major national professional sports leagues, including the MLB, NFL and the NBA, and related players associations, to produce physical and digital trading cards and other collectibles.

Fanatics Collectibles also has partnerships with a number of individual international sports teams and leagues, as well as owners of other entertainment properties granting similar exclusive rights. Fanatics Collectibles recently announced Fanatics Live, expected to launch later in 2023, which will focus on transforming the digital shopping experience through personality-driven content and entertainment.