Live Breaker - Baseball
Midwest Cards
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Job summary
Refractors, Inc. is seeking a dynamic live-breaking host for Midwest Cards in Columbus. You will be on-air, plan shows, and drive audience engagement while expanding reach across sports collectibles.
Ideal candidates bring experience in live productions, audience building, and knowledge of trading cards, with strong customer service and a passion for professional sports.
Qualifications
- Experience on live productions, podcasts or similar media.
- Ability to translate concepts into actionable steps.
- Knowledge of packing and shipping processes.
- Familiar with Google workspace apps (Sheets/Docs).
- Proficiency with OBS and AV equipment.
- Understanding of online auction platforms.
- Customer service and sales experience a plus.
Responsibilities
- On-air live selling and breaking for the audience.
- Plan and stage shows to entertain and educate viewers.
- Improve show visuals and performance over time.
- Post-show fulfillment supported by logistics team.
Skills
Tools
Job description
Do you love baseball cards? Do you currently do live breaks and want to bring your talents to a growing team? Can you draw a crowd and entertain the room? We'd love to hear from you.
Refractors, Inc. is a multi-brand sports trading card & memorabilia services company. We provide services to sports collectors, hobbyists & investors in multiple aspects of the collectibles industry. The company is multi-faceted and nationwide.
Our retail brand and store, Midwest Cards, serves the public in the entertainment hub for Columbus sports. The office and shop are located in the Arena District, near the Nationwide Arena, Lower.com Field, and Huntington Park. Get to know us! Look us up on Instagram (midwestcardshq), Twitter (midwest_cards) or Facebook (midwestcards).
This role is responsible for all things breaking and live-selling including but not limited to show planning, being on-air, and show analytics (with occasional sorting and shipping). This role is for an experienced breaker who can bring an existing audience and expand reach across multiple sports. Knowledge of sports & trading cards is required.
- On-air live selling and breaking
- Planning shows
- Innovate and improve show visuals and performance
- Post-show fulfillment as needed (will generally be supported by the in-house logistics team)
- Research & preparation for shows to be able to educate and entertain
- Experience being on live productions, podcasts or other mediums.
- Ability to work autonomously by taking concepts & directions, then breaking them down into executable next steps.
- Experience with packing & shipping.
- Experience with Google applications suite including; Google Sheets, Google Docs and more.
- Experience with Open Broadcaster Software (OBS) & audio-visual equipment.
- Understanding of emerging online auction platforms such as Whatnot, FanaticsLive, Youtube Streaming, etc.
- Understanding of marketplace platforms is a plus, such as eBay & E-Commerce Websites.
- Customer service & sales experience is a plus.
- An understanding, following, and passion for professional sports is important in this role.
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