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Executive Assistant

Fanatics

Fanatics

Administration
San Mateo, CA, USA
Posted on Aug 20, 2025

Executive Assistant

San Mateo, CA, United States (Hybrid)

Job Description

how you will make an impact:

Executive & Administrative Support

  • Manage day-to-day calendars, appointments, and priorities for the CPO, CMO, and CTO
  • Proactively schedule meetings, prepare agendas, and ensure leaders are equipped with necessary materials
  • Monitor and organize emails, calls, approvals, and key communications as appropriate
  • Book complex travel arrangements and manage detailed itineraries
  • Support expense reporting, procurement, and budget tracking where applicable
  • Act as a liaison between the executives and their direct reports, key partners, and internal stakeholders
  • Handle confidential information with professionalism and care

Calendar & Time Management

  • Serve as gatekeeper and time strategist—build in breaks, prep time, and prioritize high-impact meetings
  • Schedule key cross-functional meetings with internal teams and external partners across time zones
  • Coordinate logistics for all in-person and virtual engagements including A/V, catering, and briefing materials
  • Track and manage upcoming deadlines, key business initiatives, and time-sensitive deliverables
  • Confidently make adjustments to schedules and help leaders stay ahead of their commitments

Project & Event Coordination

  • Assist in planning and executing leadership summits, town halls, offsites, and team-building events
  • Support preparation of presentations and reports for internal and external meetings
  • Collaborate with HR and other departments on people and culture initiatives such as workshops and team onboarding

Support to Sr. EA & Office Operations

  • Serve as the “right hand” to the Senior EA to the CEO of Commerce, providing back-up support as needed
  • Step in to support broader office needs, including vendor coordination, guest logistics, and facility-related tasks
  • Help maintain an efficient, high-functioning executive office environment

what you bring to the team:

Experience:

  • 10 years related professional experience
  • Minimum 5 years in an Executive Assistant or high-level administrative role, ideally supporting multiple senior leaders

Skills:

  • Mastery of calendar and travel management
  • Excellent written and verbal communication
  • Generally tech saavy
  • Strong proficiency in Microsoft Office and Google Workspace tools
  • Experience with Zoom webinars is a plus
  • Sharp attention to detail and strong judgment
  • Ability to work independently and prioritize with minimal guidance

Mindset:

  • Discreet, dependable, and emotionally intelligent
  • Resourceful, solutions-oriented, and always one step ahead
  • Calm under pressure and adaptable to fast-changing needs


At Fanatics, we value transparency and honesty. If you don’t meet every single requirement, that’s okay – we still want to hear from you! We believe in the power of diverse experiences and talents. If you’re excited about the role and confident that you can contribute, don’t hesitate to apply. We’re genuinely interested in how your unique skills and perspective can help us build something amazing together.


Where You’ll Work and What’s required:

  • Based in our San Mateo, CA office (4 to 5 days per week)
  • Ability to travel up to 15% of the time
  • Extended hours and on-call support may be required

What’s in it for you:

Culture: Join a team where you're surrounded by top-tier talent, driven by a shared passion to relentlessly enhance the fan experience. With a focus on collaboration, support, and continuous development, you’ll be empowered to help shape a our culture that celebrates both individual and team successes.

Benefits: We provide a wide range of health, financial, legal, and development assistance, including wellness programs with fitness and weight management partners, paid maternity paternity leave, and infertility treatment. Additionally, we offer flexible time off to help you recharge, along with a competitive 401k plan to support your financial future. At Fanatics, we’re dedicated to supporting you in all aspects of work and life.

About Us

Fanatics is building a leading global digital sports platform. We ignite the passions of global sports fans and maximize the presence and reach for our hundreds of sports partners globally by offering products and services across Fanatics Commerce, Fanatics Collectibles, and Fanatics Betting & Gaming, allowing sports fans to Buy, Collect, and Bet. Through the Fanatics platform, sports fans can buy licensed fan gear, jerseys, lifestyle and streetwear products, headwear, and hardgoods; collect physical and digital trading cards, sports memorabilia, and other digital assets; and bet as the company builds its Sportsbook and iGaming platform. Fanatics has an established database of over 100 million global sports fans; a global partner network with approximately 900 sports properties, including major national and international professional sports leagues, players associations, teams, colleges, college conferences and retail partners, 2,500 athletes and celebrities, and 200 exclusive athletes; and over 2,000 retail locations, including its Lids retail stores. Our more than 22,000 employees are committed to relentlessly enhancing the fan experience and delighting sports fans globally.

About the Team

Fanatics Commerce is a leading designer, manufacturer, and seller of licensed fan gear, jerseys, lifestyle and streetwear products, headwear, and hardgoods. It operates a vertically-integrated platform of digital and physical capabilities for leading sports leagues, teams, colleges, and associations globally – as well as its flagship site, www.fanatics.com.

Fanatics Commerce has a broad range of online, sports venue, and vertical apparel partnerships worldwide, including comprehensive partnerships with leading leagues, teams, colleges, and sports organizations across the world—including the NFL, NBA, MLB, NHL, MLS, Formula 1, and Australian Football League (AFL); the Dallas Cowboys, Golden State Warriors, Paris Saint-Germain, Manchester United, Chelsea FC, and Tokyo Giants; the University of Notre Dame, University of Alabama, and University of Texas; the International Olympic Committee (IOC), England Rugby, and the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA).

At Fanatics Commerce, we infuse our BOLD Leadership Principles in everything we do:
· Build Championship Teams
· Obsessed with Fans
· Limitless Entrepreneurial Spirit
· Determined and Relentless Mindset

Job Info

  • Posting Date 08/19/2025, 09:23 PM
  • Locations 1 Franklin Parkway, San Mateo, CA, 94403, US (Hybrid)
  • Job Schedule Full time
  • Regular or Temporary Regular

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