Design Lead at Fanatics Collectibles

As Design Lead for the Fanatics Collect Marketplace, you'll own the end-to-end experience of the Marketplace – Buy Now listings, Weekly Auctions and Premier Auctions – making it easy and trustworthy for collectors to find and buy the cards they want. You'll coordinate with the Director of Product Design, E-commerce and with the Live and  design leads so all three marketplaces feel like one product.

Fanatics is a global digital sports platform with hundreds of sports partners and more than 2,000 retail locations; its 22,000+ employees focus on improving the fan experience. The Fanatics Collect team is distributed across time zones and countries, and values intelligence, kindness, context over control and hands-on ownership. The role is based in New York (or Los Angeles), in the office five days a week.

Marketplace experience

• Owning the design of Buy Now, Weekly Auctions and Premier Auctions
• Making search, browsing, filtering and discovery easy and scalable
• Building trust through clear listings, provenance and outcomes
• Balancing fixed-price buying with live and ongoing auction mechanics
• Working with Product and Engineering to improve usability and interaction patterns

Engagement and trust

• Designing bidding, buying and selling to feel exciting rather than stressful
• Keeping pricing, fees, authentication and order status clear and transparent
• Using data and collector feedback to improve conversion, trust and satisfaction

Cross-surface coherence

• Aligning shared patterns such as search, navigation and checkout with the Live and  design leads
• Working with Creative Studio to reflect the brand's trusted, auction-house voice
• Working with the Shared Experience team on the design system and core navigation and search patterns

Craft and quality

• Maintaining a high craft standard for every listing, card and transaction
• Carrying designs from concept to shipped product, protecting design intent with Engineering
• Mentoring designers and raising the team's craft standard

• Seven or more years of product design experience, ideally in marketplace, e-commerce or auction design
• A systems thinker who can design for both fast fixed-price buying and live auction anticipation
• The ability to move from user flows and information architecture to detailed UI and interaction design
• A data-informed approach, using research and metrics to guide decisions
• Clear communication skills to align Product, Engineering, Brand and other design leads
• A genuine interest in trading cards and collecting, or eagerness to learn

If you don't meet every requirement, Fanatics encourages you to apply anyway.

• Base salary: US $120,000 – US $150,000 in New York City (US $115,000 – US $140,000 in Los Angeles), excluding incentive compensation
• Benefits as set out at

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