Director, Game Design - Trading Card Games (TCG)

Director Of Trading Card Game Design

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.

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.

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

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

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

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.