Trading Card Specialist & Administrator

Stanley Gibbons Baldwin’s; Singapore; On-site; SGD 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25 days annual leave

Job summary

Stanley Gibbons Baldwin’s in Singapore seeks a Trading Card Specialist & Administrator to drive the trading card category, win consignments, and expand the local market while coordinating cataloguing and administrative support for sellers and buyers pre- and post-auction.

You will build a network of consignors, attend fairs, manage listings, and work with our London Entertainment team, with flexibility to work evenings and weekends and the legal right to work in Singapore.

Qualifications

• Experience in buying, selling, valuing or consigning trading cards or similar collectables.
• Established network of collectors, dealers and consignors in Singapore/Asia Pacific.
• Knowledge of industry-standard grading.
• Strong attention to detail and ability to work independently.
• Excellent communication and organisational skills.
• Proficiency with computer basics (Excel/Word).
• Availability to work flexible hours, including evenings and weekends.

Responsibilities

• Proactively source and win consignments of trading cards across Singapore and APAC.
• Develop and grow the local market as the face of the category at events.
• Identify key buyers and sellers to drive bidding activity.
• Catalogue consigned items to high accuracy with condition notes and estimates.
• Provide administrative support including consignment paperwork and settlements.
• Maintain and update the customer database.
• Collaborate with the London-based Entertainment team.
• Perform additional administrative duties as required by management.

Skills

Trading cards market experience

Network of collectors/dealers

Grading knowledge

Attention to detail

Communication

Organizational skills

Excel/Word proficiency

Flexible hours

Job description

As a Trading Card Specialist & Administrator you will be the driving force behind the trading card category in Singapore -winning consignments, developing the local market and bringing key buyers and sellers to our auctions -while also providing the cataloguing and administrative support that vendors and buyers rely on before and after each sale.

Key Responsibilities:

• Proactively source and win consignments of trading cards, building and leveraging a network of consignors, collectors and dealers across Singapore and Asia Pacific
• Develop and grow the local market as the face of the trading card category in Singapore, representing the business at fairs, events and major exhibitions
• Identify key buyers and sellers, building long-term relationships that drive bidding activity and repeat consignments
• Keep up-to-date with the latest trends and market values in the trading card industry
• Catalogue consigned items to a high standard of accuracy and consistency, ensuring descriptions, condition notes and estimates adhere to company standards
• Provide general administrative support to vendors and buyers pre- and post-auction, including consignment paperwork, correspondence, settlements and shipping queries
• Customer database management - Updating preferences, merging and general maintenance.
• Working with the wider Entertainment team, based in London
• Assisting and providing back up support for all administrative duties as and when needed
• Undertake any other reasonable requests as required by Management

Personal specification:

• Commercially driven and self-motivated, with a genuine passion for trading cards and collectables
• Keen attention to detail
• You have strong leadership and communication skills, with the ability to seek out consignments. Motivated by success of Auctions and sales.

Skills required:

• Experience in the trading card market - buying, selling, valuing or consigning trading cards or similar collectables - would be essential
• An established network of collectors, dealers and consignors in Singapore and/or Asia Pacific would be highly advantageous
• Knowledge of industry-standard grading
• Strong attention to detail and ability to work independently
• Excellent communication and organisational skills.
• Proficiency in using a computer and basic software, such as Microsoft Excel and Word.
• Availability to work flexible hours, including evenings and weekends, as needed.

This role is based at our newly opened office in Singapore. We can only consider applications from candidates who already have the legal right to work in Singapore. Unfortunately, we are unable to provide visa sponsorship or apply for a work visa on behalf of applicants.

What we offer

• 25 days’ annual leave, increasing with long service

This is a great opportunity to join Stanley Gibbons as we establish and grow our presence in Singapore and across the wider Asian collectibles market.