Tokyo, Japan Fanatics
Description

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 Director of Trading Card Game Design is responsible for setting and owning the creative vision, design strategy, and long-term roadmap for Fanatics Collectibles' TCG. This role leads the TCG design organization and partners closely with Product, Brand, Licensing, and Production to bring a scalable, distinctive game to market.

Responsibilities

  • Define and own the overall game vision, design philosophy, and player experience
  • Lead and scale the TCG design team across systems, set design, and play design
  • Establish long-term content, mechanic, and balance roadmaps
  • Oversee major design decisions across core rules, expansions, and formats
  • Partner cross-functionally to align game design with brand, business, and operational goals
  • Represent Design at the executive level and with external partners

Qualifications & Experience

  • Minimum 10 years of professional game or TCG design experience
  • Minimum 5 years in people leadership roles
  • Proven experience shipping and supporting a successful trading card or competitive game
  • Experience launching new IP and scaling live game ecosystems

Skills & Abilities

  • Deep expertise in TCG systems, balance, and collectible game economies
  • Strong creative vision paired with analytical decision-making
  • Executive-level communication and leadership skills
  • Ability to lead ambiguity and build teams from early-stage concepts

Location & Compensation

Achieving our goals requires strong collaboration and partnership between our teams and internal stakeholders. To best support this, the person who accepts this role is expected to be onsite in-office five days per week.

Ensure your Fanatics job offer is legitimate and don't fall victim to fraud.  Fanatics never seeks payment from job applicants. Feel free to ask your recruiter for a phone call or other type of communication for interview, and ensure your communication is coming from a Fanatics email address (including ).  For added security, where possible, apply through our company website



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