NIL/MLS Athlete Partnerships Planner & Autographs

Fanatics Collectibles; New York (NY); On-site; USD 90,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Fanatics Collectibles is seeking an NIL/MLS Athlete Partnerships Planner to manage autograph procurement, payments, and signing timelines. You will coordinate with talent, agents, and external vendors, collaborating with Finance, Social, and Marketing teams to meet contract obligations.

You will also handle supplier creation, purchase orders, and maintain databases, while traveling as needed and working with a fast-paced, dynamic environment in NYC.

Qualifications

• Experience/interest in Business, Athlete/Agency Relationships, Sports, Finance.
• Organized, open minded, and highly detail‑oriented.
• Thrives in a fast‑paced environment with tight deadlines.
• Exceptional written and oral communication.
• Experience with Oracle, Microsoft, Slack and Airtable is a plus.
• Experience in sports/entertainment preferred.
• Able to travel and work late hours/weekends if needed.

Responsibilities

• Manage relationships with players, families, agents, school partners, marketing reps and third parties.
• Ensure sticker and card signing deadlines and deal obligations are met.
• Support NIL/MLS events and tasks for schools/universities/clubs.
• Outreach and research on NIL/MLS initiatives in the industry.
• Create suppliers, auto IDs and manage purchase orders end‑to‑end.
• Coordinate with Accounts Payable on documents, addresses and payments.
• Keep Airtable updated with autograph status and PO links.
• Coordinate with Finance, Social, Athlete Marketing NIL & MLS teams on contracts/payments.
• Maintain autograph agreement databases and individual player contracts.
• Ensure compliance with contractual obligations for services rendered.
• Liaise between Athlete Partnerships, College Licensing and third parties; provide updates.
• Support marketing with Product and Athlete Marketing teams; provide timelines feedback.

Skills

Relationship management

Organized

Attention to detail

Communication

Adaptability

Tools

Oracle

Airtable

Slack

Microsoft Office

Job description

Fanatics Collectibles is seeking an NIL/MLS Athlete Partnerships Planner to manage autograph procurement, payments, and signing timelines. You will coordinate with talent, agents, and external vendors, collaborating with Finance, Social, and Marketing teams to meet contract obligations.

You will also handle supplier creation, purchase orders, and maintain databases, while traveling as needed and working with a fast-paced, dynamic environment in NYC.