Gateway Licensing
Art Director, Trading Card Games (TCG)
Gateway Licensing, Dallas, Texas, United States, 75215
About the Team
Fanatics TCG is a new trading card game business, the newest member of the Fanatics Collectibles family. We are here to build the best TCG studio and games in the world.
If you have passion, and skill, and if you believe trading card games represent the very best of what games have to offer, please reach out to us.
Role Summary The Art Director of (TCG) Trading Card Game Art Direction defines and owns the visual identity, artistic vision, and long-term art strategy for Fanatics Collectibles’ trading card game. This role leads the TCG art organization and ensures that every card, product, and experience meets a premium, collectible-quality standard.
Responsibilities
Define and own the overall visual identity and art direction for the TCG
Lead and scale the art direction and illustration teams
Establish long-term art roadmaps across sets, products, and formats
Partner with Design, Brand, Licensing, and Production to align creative vision
Ensure art quality, consistency, and innovation across physical and digital products
Represent Art Direction at the executive level and with external partners and licensors
Qualifications & Experience
Minimum 10 years of professional art direction or game art experience
Minimum 5 years in leadership roles managing art teams or external partners
Shipped experience on premium physical products, games, or collectibles
Experience defining visual identity for new IP or major brands
Skills & Abilities
Exceptional visual taste and creative leadership
Deep understanding of illustration pipelines, print production, and digital delivery
Strong cross-functional communication and executive presence
Ability to balance creative ambition with production realities
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If you have passion, and skill, and if you believe trading card games represent the very best of what games have to offer, please reach out to us.
Role Summary The Art Director of (TCG) Trading Card Game Art Direction defines and owns the visual identity, artistic vision, and long-term art strategy for Fanatics Collectibles’ trading card game. This role leads the TCG art organization and ensures that every card, product, and experience meets a premium, collectible-quality standard.
Responsibilities
Define and own the overall visual identity and art direction for the TCG
Lead and scale the art direction and illustration teams
Establish long-term art roadmaps across sets, products, and formats
Partner with Design, Brand, Licensing, and Production to align creative vision
Ensure art quality, consistency, and innovation across physical and digital products
Represent Art Direction at the executive level and with external partners and licensors
Qualifications & Experience
Minimum 10 years of professional art direction or game art experience
Minimum 5 years in leadership roles managing art teams or external partners
Shipped experience on premium physical products, games, or collectibles
Experience defining visual identity for new IP or major brands
Skills & Abilities
Exceptional visual taste and creative leadership
Deep understanding of illustration pipelines, print production, and digital delivery
Strong cross-functional communication and executive presence
Ability to balance creative ambition with production realities
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