JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Fanatics is gearing up for one of its busiest times of the year, the holiday season, and the orders for everyone’s favorite teams and players are starting to come in, including Minshew Mania request.
"First season he’s probably in the top 10 as far as jerseys sold and he’s the top jersey for the Jaguars so that’s just generating sales up and up," Jonathan Williams, the senior manager of recruiting for Fanatics, said.
The facility on Bulls Bay Highway is just one of the three in Jacksonville.
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It handles around 60% of the stores customizable merchandise.
"We’re at the halfway point when it comes to our overall goal. In the next 8 to 10 weeks, it's pretty much going to be how we fulfill the need of the customer," Williams said.
Williams told Action News Jax the store is going to need help fulfilling all of the orders.
That's why, on Saturday, Fanatics is host a hiring event to fill at least 2,000 spots.
It is putting out a special call to the thousands of workers who lost their jobs when the internet cafes were shut down in Duval County.
"Everybody wants to support their families, right? Provide the best possible holiday season. So with us being able to offer up to 2,000 jobs to people who may not get other opportunities elsewhere, people who don’t really have kind of any experience as far as job goes," Williams said.
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Fanatics will have entry level positions and more specialized jobs, including jobs for warehouse workers, to information technology positions and jobs for call center operators and people who are interested in running printers.
Fanatics said a lot of the seasonal jobs that it will be offering will lead to full-time jobs.
Pay for the jobs will range between $13.50 and $16 per hour.
Fanatics is holding a kickoff hiring event Saturday from 9 a.m. – 1 p.m. and will be taking applications on the spot at the following location:
- Fanatics Warehouse: 5245 Commonwealth Ave, Jacksonville FL. 32254