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About the Role
The NIL/MLS Athlete Partnerships Planner is responsible for autograph procurement, relationship management, athlete payments, and scheduling signings. This role requires coordinating with talent, agents, and vendors, as well as collaborating with internal teams like Accounts Payable, Finance, and Social, and external agencies and Topps representatives. The position involves managing relationships with players, agents, and families, ensuring deal obligations are met, and maintaining timelines while fostering a sense of belonging for athletes within the Fanatics family.
Responsibilities
- Manage relationships with players, families, agents, school partners, marketing representatives, and third parties.
- Ensure sticker and card signing deadlines are met and deal obligations are fulfilled.
- Assist with NIL/MLS events and partnership tasks related to schools, universities, and clubs.
- Conduct agent outreach and research new NIL/MLS initiatives and key business landscape factors.
- Create new suppliers, auto IDs, and manage purchase orders from creation to payment completion.
- Collaborate with Accounts Payable to ensure athlete documents, supplier addresses, and payment information are current.
- Maintain Airtable with athlete autograph status, supplier, and purchase order information, linking completed autographs to athlete POs.
- Liaise with internal departments including Finance, Social, and the Athlete Marketing NIL & MLS Team to fulfill contract requirements and payments.
- Maintain autograph agreement databases and individual player contracts.
- Ensure compliance with contractual obligations and execution of all services on agreements.
- Act as a liaison between Athlete Partnerships, College Licensing teams, internal teams, and third parties, providing updates on business needs for relics, autographs, the College Rep Program, and social media activations.
- Provide marketing support in conjunction with Product and Athlete Marketing Teams.
- Offer insights and feedback on product, timelines, and deadlines.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree required.
- Experience or interest in a related field (Business, Athlete/Agency Relationships, Sports, Finance, etc.).
- Organized, open-minded, and highly detail-oriented.
- Ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment, meet tight deadlines, and adapt to changing circumstances.
- Exceptional written and oral communication skills.
- Previous experience using Oracle, Microsoft, Slack, and Airtable is a plus.
- Previous experience in sports/entertainment preferred.
- Ability to travel, work late hours, and weekends if needed.
Skills
- Autograph procurement
- Relationship management
- Athlete payments
- Scheduling
- Coordination
- Communication
- Collaboration
- Vendor management
- Database management
- Purchase order management
- Compliance
Location
- New York City
Work Type
- Full-time
Experience Level
- Not specified
Education Level
- Bachelor's degree
Salary/Compensations
- $70,000—$80,000 USD
Benefits
- Information available at https://benefitsatfanatics.com/
About the Company
- Fanatics is building a leading global digital sports platform, igniting fan passions and maximizing reach for sports partners through Fanatics Commerce, Fanatics Collectibles, and Fanatics Betting & Gaming.
- Fanatics Collectibles is a new company at the intersection of collectibles, culture, and technology, aiming to be the global leader in next-generation collectibles.
- The company leverages a digital sports platform with over 900 sports properties and engages over 81 million fans.
- Fanatics has an established database of over 100 million global sports fans, a global partner network of approximately 900 sports properties, 2,500 athletes and celebrities, and over 2,000 retail locations including Lids.
Equal Opportunity
- Fanatics never seeks payment from job applicants. Fanatics will never ask candidates for money, banking information, or other sensitive personal information as part of the interview process. If you receive a suspicious message claiming to be from Fanatics recruiting, do not respond and report it.