Trainee Vintage Appraiser

**About Us**:
Recognising that selling vintage items isn’t easy for most people, we’ve set out to change that for everyone. Vintage Cash Cow is on a mission to become the leading brand for selling all things vintage, valuable, and occasionally peculiar.
Our aim is to own this space both in the UK and overseas. We will achieve this by delivering unrivalled convenience with our fair and personal services.
Our investors include the Founder of WeTransfer, Founder of TreatWell and Hiber, Dutch Founders Fund and Airbridge Equity Partners. With their support and our unwavering commitment to changing the game for good, this role is an exciting opportunity to join a brand primed for lift off.
Our values **‘Caring’, ‘Responsible’, ‘Own it’** underpin our entire operation and demonstrate the culture here at Vintage. If they resonate with you, you’re in the right place. If not, this might not be the place for you.

**About the Role**:
Passionate about antique and vintage products? We are searching for people with the desire to help our customers by collating, identifying, and recording the thousands of fascinating pieces we receive every week

**Roles & Responsibilities**:

- Separate and sort vintage items from customers’ boxes, including Gold Jewellery into different Carats and Silver Jewellery from Costume Jewellery, plus a whole range of different and interesting items
- Assign a valuation to various antique and vintage items using your knowledge plus the help of our specialist systems.
- Accurately record the contents of each box onto our company CRM, ensuring utmost care and diligence is taken with each customer’s property.
- Identify and learn about other vintage products such as watches, clocks, militaria, coins and vintage toys.
- Research any items with an unknown value, liaising with our Vintage Experts.
- Work speedily, diligently, and efficiently when handling customer boxes.
- Draw on the expertise of your team mates to continuously upskill

**Key skills & Experience**:

- Knowledgeable or passionate in at least one of the categories we deal in including precious metal jewellery, costume jewellery, watches, militaria, cameras, coins, silverware or writing instruments.
- Willing to learn about the vintage products that we handle.
- Able to read and understand hallmarks.
- Positive with an upbeat attitude who enjoys rapid change.
- Computer literate and able to write concise and accurate notes.
- Able to work well as part of a team.
- Experience in the jewellery industry, auction houses or high street pawnbrokers is preferred but not essential.

**What we offer**
- Starting salary 20,000 - 22,000, dependant on experience (reviewed annually)
- Be part of a rapidly growing company with opportunities to progress
- Full time permanent role based in Leeds
- Free lunch, tea, and coffee every day
- 24 days holiday a year plus 8 bank holidays
- 2 Community Days a year so you can give back to a cause of your choice
- 1 Life Event Day a year - use it how you want
- Cycle to Work Scheme
- Oliva Mental Health
- Monthly Contribution towards your gym membership
- Monthly Lunch and Learn Sessions
- Regular Socials
- What the Interview Process for this role entails_
- First Stage - Screening call with internal recruiter
- Second Stage - Face to Face Interview
- Third Stage (if applicable)

**Job Types**: Full-time, Permanent

**Salary**: £20,000.00-£22,000.00 per year

**Benefits**:

- Casual dress
- Company events
- Cycle to work scheme
- Discounted or free food
- Referral programme
- Wellness programme

Schedule:

- 8 hour shift

Application question(s):

- What interests you about working for Vintage Cash Cow?
- What experience do you have handling vintage and antique items?
- Are you able to read and understand hallmarks?