Trainee Sports & TCG Trading Card Assistant
Kaboom Cards UK
Location: In-store, London
Job Type: Full-time
Experience: No previous industry experience required
Turn Your Hobby Into a Career
Kaboom Cards UK is looking for an enthusiastic person to join our growing team and learn all sides of the trading card industry.
This is an entry-level position, so we’re not looking for someone with years of experience. We’re looking for someone with the right personality, work ethic and, most importantly, a genuine passion for sports cards and/or TCG.
If you spend your spare time following new releases, collecting cards, watching breaks, opening Pokémon or One Piece, following football cards or checking what the latest cards are selling for, this could be the perfect opportunity to turn that interest into a career.
What You’ll Be Doing
You’ll initially work alongside our experienced team and learn how the business operates, including:
- Helping customers in-store
- Learning about our Sports and TCG products
- Keeping displays stocked, organised and looking great
- Receiving and organising new product
- Helping with Pokémon, One Piece and other TCG releases
- Learning more about football, basketball and other sports cards
- Sorting cards following live breaks
- Sleeving, top-loading and protecting customers’ cards
- Sorting teams, players and break orders accurately
- Packing and preparing break orders for dispatch
- Helping prepare products for upcoming live breaks
- Assisting our breakers during live streams
- Learning how our live breaking operation works from start to finish
- Gradually learning how to break products yourself
For the right person, there will be an opportunity to progress into hosting live breaks and becoming part of the on-camera Kaboom team.
We’ll teach you the technical side – we’re looking for someone with the personality and enthusiasm to learn.
Who We’re Looking For
You don’t need a huge CV.
We’d rather find someone who:
- Is genuinely passionate about trading cards
- Has good knowledge of either Sports Cards, Pokémon, One Piece or TCG
- Wants to learn more about both Sports and TCG
- Is friendly and confident speaking to customers
- Is reliable and hardworking
- Has excellent attention to detail
- Is comfortable working as part of a team
- Can work accurately when sorting and packing cards
- Is willing to learn and take responsibility
- Has an outgoing personality or would be interested in developing their confidence on camera
- Understands the excitement and culture around collecting and breaking
Knowledge of Topps, Panini, Pokémon, One Piece, PSA, grading, Whatnot, eBay or live breaking would be a bonus, but isn’t essential.
Progression
This isn’t intended to be just another retail job.
We want to find someone who can grow with Kaboom Cards UK.
You’ll have the opportunity to learn about:
Sports Cards TCG Live Breaking Grading E-commerce Card Shows New Releases Customer Service Packing & Fulfilment Live Streaming
As you develop, there will be opportunities to take on more responsibility and potentially become one of our live breakers/hosts.
Job Types: Full-time, Part-time
Pay: £13.00-£15.00 per hour
Benefits:
- Company pension
- Employee discount
- Free parking
- On-site parking
- Store discount
Work Location: In person
