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.
The role
Most of our players will first meet Fanatics Casino in a vertical video they didn't plan to watch. Your job is to make them watch it and feel something.
You'll design and animate the motion creative behind our paid and organic social, turning static ideas into video that hooks in the first second, communicates with the sound on and off, and scales across dozens of versions while keeping its edge.
What you’ll do
- Design, animate and edit performance-focused video and motion for Meta, TikTok, YouTube, Snap, CTV and display.
- Create visually arresting hooks, pacing and payoffs that are built for platform viewing behavior.
- Produce versions efficiently across formats (9:16, 4:5, 1:1, 16:9), durations, markets and test variables.
- Bring the brand to life in motion: typography, transitions, game and product UI, and energy.
- Build 2D and 3D assets and scenes for game launches, product and brand moments across campaigns.
- Build motion templates, toolkits and After Effects rigs that create consistency speed up the process.
- Work closely with creative and design leadership and Paid Media, and use performance data to decide what to try next, whilst also bringing your own innovation to the table
- Experiment with AI video, image and audio tools to prototype faster and expand what's possible within the budget.
What you bring
- 5+ years in motion design and video editing, with significant experience making social and performance creative.
- Expert skills in After Effects and Premiere Pro or similar editing software, plus strong design fundamentals in Illustrator, Photoshop and Figma.
- A reel that shows scroll-stopping social work and polished brand motion.
- 2D and 3D capability in Cinema 4D, Blender or similar software, with a sharp knowledge of render capabilities.
- An understanding of how performance video is measured (thumbstop rate, hold rate, completion, CTR) and how motion choices affect those numbers.
- Speed and polish together, and the ability to manage multiple projects on tight timelines.
- Comfort using AI video tools as part of a professional workflow.
Bonus points
- Sound design and music editing.
- Experience animating app or game UI.
Your first 90 days
You'll ship live performance video within your first month, develop and expand our motion toolkit, and help design the motion side of our creative testing roadmap.
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
$90,000—$120,000 USD
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