Talent Scout

Talent Scout — Sports & Hobby On-Air Talent

Location: Fort Lauderdale, FL | Full-Time | In-Person | Monday–Friday (regular travel and weekend event coverage required)

Backyard Breaks is hiring a Talent Scout to find the next generation of breakers, hosts, and on-camera personalities. In this role, you'll be the person who identifies, evaluates, and recruits the on-air talent that powers our livestreams. Your work directly shapes who our audience sees on-air every day and how Backyard Breaks continues to set the standard for live entertainment in the sports card and collectibles industry.

This is a high-touch, relationship-driven role for someone who lives in the worlds of social media, sports media, and creator-economy talent, and who can spot a future on-air star before anyone else does.

What You'll Do

• Identify, source, and recruit on-air talent across social platforms, livestream platforms, sports media, entertainment, college campuses, and creator communities
• Build and maintain a deep pipeline of prospective breakers, hosts, and on-camera personalities
• Run scouting workflows across TikTok, Instagram, YouTube, Twitch, Whatnot, Fanatics Live, eBay Live, and other platforms where on-air talent emerges
• Conduct outreach, screening conversations, and on-camera auditions to evaluate fit
• Run structured interviews focused on on-air presence, sales ability, audience connection, and cultural alignment
• Travel to The National, regional card shows, athlete events, sports media events, and other industry gatherings to scout talent and represent the Backyard Breaks brand
• Develop and manage relationships with college campuses, sports communications programs, broadcast journalism programs, and student organizations to build early-career pipelines
• Track competitor talent rosters, emerging creators, and trending on-air personalities across all relevant platforms
• Maintain candidate records, pipeline data, and outreach activity in our ATS / tracking systems
• Coordinate with HR on offer letters, onboarding handoffs, and new-hire setup
• Contribute to talent strategy: identify gaps in the on-air roster, anticipate content needs, and build pipelines ahead of demand

What We're Looking For

• 2+ years of recruiting, talent sourcing, casting, scouting, or related talent acquisition experience
• Strong understanding of the media and entertainment landscape, particularly social media, live commerce, and creator-economy platforms
• Demonstrated experience evaluating on-camera talent for live, recorded, or social-first formats
• Excellent interpersonal and relationship-building skills with the ability to connect quickly with candidates across a wide range of backgrounds
• Confident outreach skills across cold messaging, in-person introductions, social DMs, and event networking
• Strong eye for what makes someone effective on-camera in a live sales or entertainment environment
• Highly organized, with the ability to manage a high-volume pipeline and multiple active searches simultaneously
• Strong written and verbal communication skills with a professional and personable tone
• Self-directed and proactive, comfortable owning a scouting calendar and deliverables
• Sound judgment when evaluating talent, including the ability to spot raw potential versus polished but limited candidates
• Willingness to develop deep knowledge of the sports card industry and breaking scene within the first 60–90 days

Bonus Points If You

• Have prior experience recruiting on-air talent, casting for live or social-first formats, or working with creators and influencers
• Have an existing network within sports media, entertainment, broadcasting, or creator economy
• Have an existing network in college sports communications, broadcasting, or media programs
• Have shopped, watched, or actively follow live commerce platforms (Whatnot, Fanatics Live, eBay Live)
• Bring experience in sports media, entertainment, athlete representation, or talent agency work
• Already follow the sports card hobby, breaking scene, or sports culture in general

What You'll Get

• Compensation: $70,000 per year
• Health, Dental, and Vision Insurance: Employer-sponsored coverage at a subsidized rate
• 15 Days PTO plus holidays off

Physical Requirements

• Ability to travel regularly, including by air, for events, conventions, and campus visits
• Ability to stand, walk, and remain on your feet for extended periods during industry events and trade shows
• Ability to lift up to 25 lbs (event materials, recruiting collateral, equipment)
• Comfortable working in active studio, warehouse, and event environments

Who We Are

Backyard Breaks is the leading company in the sports trading card and collectibles industry, fulfilling thousands of orders and running livestreams for collectors nationwide every week. Our workplace is energetic, team-oriented, and creatively driven. We're building a brand that sports fans and hobbyists actually want to watch, and we need a Talent Scout who can help us find the personalities that keep that growing.