Creative Associate, Social

Posted 2 Days Ago
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New York, NY, USA
In-Office
70K-85K Annually
Mid level
eCommerce • Retail • Software • Sports
Tech-First Sports Licensed E-Commerce Cutting-Edge Company
The Role
Own the creative direction and production quality of Fanatics Casino’s organic social channels. Shoot, edit, and design short-form video, graphics, and photography; oversee agency, UGC, and freelance content; translate briefs into finished assets; develop new social formats; maintain brand consistency; manage asset libraries and production workflows; and incorporate AI tools into creative ideation and templating.
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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. 

About the Team

Launched in 2021, Fanatics Betting and Gaming is the online and retail sports betting subsidiary of Fanatics, a global digital sports platform. The Fanatics Sportsbook is available to 95% of the addressable online sports bettor market in the U.S. Fanatics Casino is currently available online in Michigan, New Jersey, Pennsylvania and West Virginia. Fanatics Betting and Gaming operates twenty-two retail sports betting locations, including the only sportsbook inside an NFL stadium at Northwest Stadium. Fanatics Betting and Gaming is headquartered in New York with offices in Denver, Leeds and Dublin.

ABOUT THE ROLE

We're hiring a Creative Associate to own the look, feel, and creative quality of Fanatics Casino's organic social channels. This is a hands-on creative role — you'll be shooting, editing, designing, and creating content yourself, as well as overseeing what comes in from our agencies, UGC creators, and freelance partners. You'll work alongside the Social Media Manager and report to the Director of Social Media.

WHAT YOU'LL DO

Creative execution

  • Shoot, edit, and produce short-form social video content (Reels / TikTok-style clips)
  • Design templated graphic assets for social media — maintaining visual consistency while allowing for pillar-specific personality
  • Art direct and shoot photography for feed content, ensuring every image meets our brand VI standards
  • Edit and finalize video content from external partners (UGC creators, content agency) to meet quality and brand standards

Creative leadership & collaboration

  • Translate creative briefs from the Social Media Manager into concepts, then into finished assets — on time and on brief
  • Creative-direct UGC creators, giving feedback that gets better output without killing the native feel
  • Partner with content agencies on higher-production assets, maintaining brand vision through external production
  • Bring proactive ideas to planning: new formats, series concepts, creative ways into cultural moments
  • Integrate AI tools into your creative templating and ideation process

Production oversight

  • Manage the creative output of freelance graphic designers and the content agency
  • Maintain an organized asset library — naming conventions, versioning, and archive
  • Balance an always-on production load with ad-hoc and campaign creative needs

WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR

  • 3-5 years of creative experience, with meaningful time spent in social-first creative roles — brand-side or agency
  • Strong and demonstrable range across three disciplines: short-form video production and editing, graphic design and motion, and photography
  • Proficient in: Adobe Premiere Pro or Final Cut, Photoshop, Illustrator, After Effects (or equivalent motion tools), Lightroom or Capture One
  • Deep fluency in what actually performs on social — you can spot a scroll-stopper and you know why it works
  • Experience building or contributing to a visual identity system — not just executing someone else's templates
  • Comfortable working scrappy and elevated in the same week: a lo-fi UGC-style video on Tuesday, a polished branded asset on Friday
  • Strong creative direction skills: you can give clear, specific feedback to external creators and get better work back
  • Experience in entertainment, lifestyle, gaming, or consumer brand creative is strongly preferred

CONTENT FORMATS YOU'LL OWN

  • Lo-fi UGC-style video
  • Educational short-form video 
  • Briefing agencies for higher-production branded video
  • Templated graphics 
  • Feed photography 

Depending on the role, your interview and onboarding experience may include in-person components, such as onsite interviews or Launching into Better: LIVE—a multi-day cultural immersion in New York City for full-time, non-seasonal hires. These sessions are designed to build connection and bring our culture to life, though specific travel and participation requirements will be confirmed based on your role and location. Your recruiter will provide clear guidance at each stage of the process.

For information about our benefits, please visit https://benefitsatfanatics.com/

Ranges will change based on country and state of residence, which are reflected in Geographical Zones defined by Fanatics Betting and Gaming. The range incorporates all of our Geographical Compensation Zones and is subject to change as the Zone associated with the actual offer is confirmed. In addition to the base and bonus, full-time employment, and more. For information about our benefits, please visit https://benefitsatfanatics.com/



Salary Range
$70,000$85,000 USD

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Skills Required

  • 3-5 years of creative experience, including meaningful experience in social-first creative roles
  • Experience across short-form video production and editing, graphic design and motion, and photography
  • Proficiency with Adobe Premiere Pro or Final Cut, Photoshop, Illustrator, After Effects or equivalent motion tools, and Lightroom or Capture One
  • Deep understanding of social media performance and effective content formats
  • Experience building or contributing to a visual identity system
  • Strong creative direction and feedback skills for external creators and partners
  • Experience in entertainment, lifestyle, gaming, or consumer brand creative

Fanatics Compensation & Benefits Highlights

The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Fanatics and has not been reviewed or approved by Fanatics.

  • Strong & Reliable Incentives Incentives like annual bonuses and overtime opportunities are common, supporting higher total compensation especially in corporate roles. Seasonal premiums and performance bonuses are also cited across roles.
  • Healthcare Strength Multiple medical plan options, mental-health services, and wellness programs are highlighted as core offerings. Additional supports like HSAs/FSAs and condition management further strengthen the health package.
  • Parental & Family Support Paid maternity and paternity leave, fertility benefits, adoption assistance, and gender-affirmation coverage are explicitly included. Childcare support and backup care resources are also referenced.

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The Company
HQ: New York, NY
7,500 Employees
Year Founded: 1995

What We Do

Transforming the licensed sports industry through an innovative vertical e-commerce model that allows Fanatics to quickly design, manufacture and distribute high-quality fan gear across retail channels, better serving the real-time expectations of leagues, teams, fans and retailers in today’s mobile-first, on-demand culture.

Why Work With Us

You don't have to love sports to work here (though we love sports fanatics as well!). Fanatics is an industry leading, multi-billion dollar, international, privately held company with a casual, lofty space in the heart of Downtown Boulder. We have the advantages of a startup, without the pitfalls.

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