Job Description

As a Trading Card Specialist, you will be an important member of the most exciting team in sports memorabilia and non-sports cards. You will process incoming trading cards, and research and develop accurate descriptions for our copywriters to create compelling copy for our upcoming auction catalogs. This is a highly critical role that ensures success for our consignor clients and helps our copywriters drive excitement and interest among our bidding customers.

Responsibilities

You will use your organizational abilities to process incoming consignments accurately and efficiently, including labeling and verifying contents, researching and grading the cards, and recording information into our auction database. Most importantly, you will use your exceptional knowledge of trading cards, research abilities and grading capabilities to create catalog descriptions for our copywriters. Your knowledge, research skills and accuracy with content and are the key elements to begin successful.

Requirements

You should know a lot about trading cards, including grading. You have good command of the written word and the ability to provide our copywriters with excellent descriptions of the cards. Competent organizational skills are necessary. You should enjoy ferreting out information about the cards, creating accurate descriptions, tying up loose ends, meeting deadlines, and finishing the job. You have a high-level of energy and can multitask in a spirited, fast-paced environment with ease. You have: • A Bachelor’s degree is preferred but we are willing to work with experience. • Minimum of 5 years of overall experience in trading cards and a solid understanding of grading cards. Lifetime hobby enthusiasts are encouraged to apply! • An elevated level of interpersonal and communication skills to work effectively with the team. • Proficiency in Microsoft applications – excellent command of MS Word is a must.