Consignment Poster Specialist

Do you love movies? I mean do you really, really love movies? If the answer is “yes!” we are the perfect company for you to work for. You will spend your whole day talking about, working with and being around items used on screen by your favorite stars and everything that goes with it. We have the very best atmosphere here because we share the same never-ending enthusiasm for our product (we are the best in the world at it too!).

We are looking for a motivated individual to join our Los Angeles-based team as a Poster Consignment Specialist. Experience in the collecting/auction industry is a plus, but not required. We are looking for someone who loves entertainment and wants to work in a fun, fast-paced environment with our team. Please read the full job description below and send your resume and cover letter today!

PROPSTORE US CONSIGNMENTS TEAM
Consignments Poster Specialist

OVERVIEW Our Consignments Team is the primary conduit through which we source products to stock our Entertainment Memorabilia Live Auctions and Poster auctions. Our departmental responsibilities are:

1) Helping consignors realize the highest profit for their content and
2) Curating the highest quality content to offer potential buyers. In fulfilling these responsibilities, we help ensure the business’s financial viability and maintain the trustworthiness of our brand.

Our Consignments Poster Specialist performs all of the necessary tasks relating to the life cycle of consignments. This position reports to the Director of Consignments with solid ties to consultants relating to poster consignments. This position may interface with any employee within Propstore and with external customers.

LOCATION This warehouse-based position requires daily reporting to our warehouse in Valencia, CA.

POSITION This is a non-exempt, full-time position.

RESPONSIBILITIES AND DUTIES

CORE RESPONSIBILITY 1: Support Sourcing and Consignor Communication

• Support poster consultant in all their consignment-related activities.

• Set up and/or prepare incoming opportunities from potential consignors via ZenDesk, phone, and email.

• Collate and research potential content from consignors, assessing the potential value and making recommendations for auction estimates and reserves.

• Participate in communicating with consignors throughout the consignment life cycle.

CORE RESPONSIBILITY 2: Content Management

• Receive incoming consignment packages and communicate the safe arrival of those packages to consignors.

• Receive consignor drop-offs, interfacing with consignors, and providing paperwork to consignors.

• Thoroughly review incoming consignor content for completeness and intactness. Identify issues relating to authenticity. Identify content that needs restoration.

• Systematically “check-in” consignor content, including updating spreadsheets, ZenDesk, Trello, and the Propstore Database.

• Safely package consignor content for long-term storage in the Propstore warehouse.

• Systematically track the physical movement of consignor content throughout the various product life cycles.

• Maintain order and upkeep the Consignments warehouse location and the shelving where consignor content is stored.

• Maintain acceptable levels of consumable stock needed for Consignments activities.

• Locate and retrieve consignor content from the Propstore warehouse as needed.

• Participate in the return of unsold consignor content.

CORE RESPONSIBILITY 3:Research/Describe/Develop Lots for Auction

• Research each poster, documenting its key details: year, studio, artist, size, etc.

• Grade each poster, documenting its condition.

• Take Non-Public photos of the poster.

• Create final descriptions for auction lots.

• Review the overall presentation of the auction and ensure it is optimal and consignors will be satisfied.

CORE RESPONSIBILITY 4: Manage all Poster Consignor Agreement Activities.

• Manage all consignment agreement master documents, updating them as needed and keeping current/consistent copies in Dropbox and DocuSign.

• Send consignment agreement to consignors as content is received and allocated to the auction.

• Chase consignors as needed to ensure agreements have been signed.

• Verify and upload consignor information and agreements to the Propstore database.

• Respond to all consignor concerns and questions relating to consignor agreements.

CORE RESPONSIBILITY 5: Manage all Poster Post-Auction Unsold and Default Activities.

• Assist in responding to “second chance” offers to purchase unsold auction content.

• Following post-auction “second chance” opportunities, contact consignors with recommendations regarding remaining unsold content.

• Following auction sales, contact underbidders to offer defaulted content.

• Coordinate with the Buy Now team regarding unsold content that will not be placed in a future auction or returned.

• Coordinate with the Shipping team regarding unsold/defaulted content that will not be placed on the Buy Now platform or in a future auction.

ADDITIONAL DUTIES

• With a positive attitude, respond to shifting needs within the company that may require you to perform temporarily in areas outside of your normal workflow/duties. This is a critical expectation.

• Document all up-front and repair costs in PSDB.

• Communicate all lot bumps/cuts from auctions with consignors.
• Additional tasks and duties as assigned.

QUALIFICATIONS AND SKILLS

• Demonstrate a high level of attention to detail, accuracy, and thoroughness, producing quality work.

• Demonstrate the ability to work independently with minimal supervision.

• Demonstrate the ability to prioritize and manage multiple tasks simultaneously effectively.

• Demonstrate proficiency in Google Docs, Google Drive, ZenDesk, Trello, Dropbox, DocuSign, Outlook, and other software used to perform responsibilities.

• Demonstrate strong knowledge of film, pop culture, the collectibles market, and collectible content, including market values

• Receive and adhere to directions from managers.

• Demonstrate strong verbal, writing, and grammar skills in all communications.

• Demonstrate strong organizational skills.

• Demonstrate strong time management skills and work effectively under set timelines.

• Demonstrate strong problem-solving skills.

• Demonstrate an aptitude for providing feedback to improve existing processes and procedures.

• Demonstrate the ability to adapt to rapidly changing environments and priorities.

• Perform additional tasks and duties outside primary responsibilities as needed.

• Expand and improve job-related skills through continuing education opportunities.

• Build and maintain collaborative relationships with fellow employees and customers.

• Maintain a positive and professional attitude at all times.

• Be consistently available throughout the Propstore workday (M-F, 9 am – 6 pm PST)

• Adhere to all policies within Propstore’s Employee Handbook and all safety protocols.

• Must be able to work in a non-climate-controlled warehouse environment for the duration of a daily shift.

• Must be able to repetitively lift consignor content up to 50 lbs and place it on shelves up to eye level.

• Lifting and moving content requires great physical stamina and manual dexterity, sometimes in high-heat locations.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $25.00 - $30.00 per hour

Expected hours: 40 per week

Benefits:

• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift
• Monday to Friday
• Weekends as needed

Work Location: Onsite in person