Job description
The Editor is responsible for end-to-end editorial process on assigned projects. This role partners closely with Brand, Design, and Operations teams to create compelling and innovative trading card and sticker products for Topps International. This position reports to the Senior Manager of Pre-Production.
Editorial Responsibilities
- Select, assign, and crop high-quality, design-appropriate photographic images for retouching and production
- Develop text and statistics-orientedcontent for collectible trading cards and sticker albums
- Build and manage subject list in partnership with brand team
- Review proofs for accuracy and integrity
Operational Responsibilities
- Manage internal and external content providers
- Work with external photo retouching and prepress vendors throughout production, correction, and imposition cycles
- Create and maintain pre-press budgets
- Master internal Content Management Platforms
- Partner with project management team to create and execute on prepress schedules
Product Development Responsibilities
- Collaborate with Brand and Design teams to help develop themes and looks for assigned projects
- Participate in and contribute to Product Review and brainstorming sessions for upcoming production cycles
Skills and Experience
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience in a related field preferred
- Excellent in-depth knowledge of professional sports, historic and current; particularly Bundesliga, UEFA Champions League, Europa League, EUROS and Nations League
- Recognition of player likenesses, past and present
- Understanding of licensor style guides, uniforms, 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
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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