Manga Expert

Manga Expert

Certified Guaranty Company® (CGC®) is the world's leading third-party grading service for pop culture collectibles, including comic books, magazines, cards, video games, home video, concert posters and more. Now, CGC is seeking to hire a top manga expert to lead its expansion into this vibrant and growing collectible category. CGC is a part of the Certified Collectibles Group® (CCG®), which was founded in 1987 and has a mission to empower collectors with services that ignite passion, create value and build community. Today, CCG is one of the world's largest providers of authentication and grading services for collectibles, having certified nearly 90 million items across a wide range of categories. CCG's four brands – CGC, NGC, PMG and ASG – are synonymous with trust and expertise in their hobbies. Headquartered in Sarasota, Florida, CCG also has locations in London, Munich, Shanghai and Hong Kong. In 2024, CCG aims to open new offices in Dubai and Tokyo, as well as launch grading services for pulps and manga. This is an incredible opportunity for a top manga expert to help establish authentication and grading services in one of the hottest collectibles categories. You will work cross-functionally to develop grading standards and processes, holders, content and more to support the launch and ongoing operations of this game-changing grading service. This position will be based at CCG's headquarters in Sarasota, Florida, but will likely include domestic and international travel to trade shows and other CCG offices. If you know more about manga than anyone else, want to protect and grow the hobby that you love, and enjoy working in a dynamic, fast-paced environment with lots of challenges and opportunities, then this is the perfect position for you.
Responsibilities

Identification of genuine, counterfeit, altered and/or restored manga of various years (Golden Age, Silver Age, Modern) and genres (Shonen, Horror, Shojo, Seinen, etc.)
Develop authentication and grading standards and processes in collaboration with senior leadership
Partner with the company's internal and external resources to develop holder solutions for manga
Identify, hire and train additional manga experts
Maintain the company's database of manga collectibles and ensure accurate and consistent descriptions for manga collectibles
Enter all relevant data into the company's computer systems
Collaborate with the company's marketing team to produce content and inform its marketing strategy for manga
What Will Help You Succeed

Experience in the comic book grading industry
Knowledge of a wide variety of manga
Knowledge of manga variants, including variant covers, multi-volume publications, limited releases and more
Ability to speak and read Japanese
The highest level of integrity
A strong desire to grow as well as train and lead other team members
A willingness to travel domestically and internationally as needed
The ideal candidate will also be well-known and highly respected in the manga community.