VP, Publishing - Trading Card Games

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 Sports book 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.

Fanatics TCG is a new Seattle‑based trading card game studio within the Fanatics Collectibles family, founded by industry veterans with a long‑term mandate: to build enduring franchises that live across tabletop, digital, community, and culture. We’re looking for the most skilled and passionate talent in the games industry and beyond to help us create the best TCGs in the world.

As the Vice President of TCG Publishing, you are responsible for building the capabilities that turn great games into lasting ecosystems: defining how Fanatics TCG launches and supports trading card games; overseeing how players interact with our games through play; and shaping the digital and community infrastructure that connects players to our games and to each other.

• Define the long‑term go‑to‑market strategy for Fanatics TCG, including how we launch, live‑support, and steward games over their full lifecycle. Your team will be responsible for release planning, set lifecycle management, and player communication cadence.
• Own the strategic direction of organized play across the portfolio, from store‑level events through regional and premier competition, including judge programs, prize support philosophy, qualification structures, and the balance between competitive and casual play that sustains long‑term ecosystem health.
• Architect and scale the player‑facing digital ecosystem, including companion apps, deck builders, collection tools, rules references, and the play clients that extend our games beyond the table.
• Build the player‑identity and community infrastructure that connects players to us and to each other across titles: accounts, cross‑title player identity, community platforms, creator and influencer programs, and the publishing voice.
• Identify where Fanatics’ existing trading‑card publishing capabilities translate to TCG, and navigate the differences.
• Align cross‑functional partners across Studios, Commercial, Retail, Product, Marketing, Operations, and Finance to ensure cohesive execution.
• Build and lead a small, senior, high‑leverage team responsible for digital product, organized play, publishing operations, and community and player relations.

• 12‑18+ years in senior publishing, product, or operating leadership roles, ideally in TCG, gaming, or closely adjacent hobby categories. Strong publishing leaders from adjacent categories with the appetite and humility to learn TCG‑specific craft fast will also be considered.
• A genuine product mind for player‑facing software, not just an operational one. Holds their own with digital product leaders on roadmap, prioritization, and what makes a companion product loved versus tolerated.
• A builder and systems thinker who creates repeatable capabilities – focused on scale and sustained outcomes rather than launch by launch.
• Comfort operating in white space – defining functions that don’t yet exist, drawing boundaries with peers in real time, and making calls…