The Cards Bring Them In. You Make Them Stay.

Backyard Breaks is looking for high-energy, sports-obsessed On-Air Talent to host live sports card breaks and become part of the personalities that power the Yard. You’ll entertain viewers in real time, open some of the biggest products in the hobby, talk sports, showcase cards, build community, and create the kind of live moments people want to come back for.

This is part sports broadcaster, part entertainer, part salesperson, and part community builder. There’s no script and no second take. When the camera goes live, the room is yours.

What You’ll Do

• Host live sports card breaks across Whatnot and other platforms
• Entertain and engage viewers throughout the entire show
• Showcase cards, products, players, and major pulls with confidence and excitement
• Read and interact with live chat while keeping the room moving
• Explain products and break formats clearly
• Build your own on-air identity while representing Backyard Breaks
• Stay current on sports news, players, card products, hobby trends, and market conversations
• Collaborate with Co-Pilots and operations to run clean, organized livestreams
• Help create memorable moments, conversations, and content worth sharing
• Take coaching and feedback and use it to continually improve your performance

You Own the Room

Being the Breaker means more than being the person on camera. You’re also responsible for helping the team around you execute at a high level. That includes making sure team sheets are accurate, high-value hits are properly logged and protected, breaks stay organized, and sold products are correctly tracked for fulfillment.

Great shows can feel spontaneous, but the operation behind them needs to be locked in.

You’ll Crush This Role If You…

• You actually love sports. You follow the leagues, players, rookies, trades, playoff races, rivalries, and big storylines. When a player comes out of a pack, you have something interesting to say.
• You have presence. You don’t need to be the loudest person in the room, but people should want to watch you. We’re not looking for every Breaker to have the same personality. We’re looking for people worth watching.
• You can carry a live show. Not every pack contains a monster hit. Great hosts can still keep conversation moving, engage chat, tell stories, build anticipation, and make the room fun.
• You know how to sell without making it feel forced. Live breaking is entertainment, but it’s also live commerce. You can create excitement around a product, explain why something matters, and help customers feel confident participating.
• You build community. You notice the regulars, welcome new viewers, respond to chat, and make people feel like they’re part of the room.
• You’re coachable. We want confident personalities who are also open to feedback on pacing, engagement, hobby knowledge, sales instincts, and overall performance.

What We’re Looking For

• Strong passion for sports and sports culture
• Comfortable and confident on camera
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Ability to engage an audience in real time
• High energy and enthusiasm throughout a live show
• Strong multitasking skills
• Reliability and professionalism
• Ability to take feedback and adjust quickly
• Flexibility to work evenings, weekends, and changing livestream schedules

Sports card experience is highly valuable, but we’re also open to people with strong presence, sales instincts, live entertainment ability, and the willingness to learn the hobby quickly.

Even Better If You…

• Collect, buy, sell, or break sports cards
• Understand sets, parallels, rookies, inserts, case hits, grading, and hobby terminology
• Have experience on Whatnot, Twitch, YouTube, TikTok Live, or similar platforms
• Have worked in sales, broadcasting, entertainment, live commerce, or content creation
• Have an established social media presence or personal audience
• Are naturally plugged into sports culture and internet trends

Compensation & Benefits

Compensation: On-Target Earnings ranging from $45,000 to $100,000+

Benefits include:

• Health, dental, and vision insurance
• Supplemental insurance options
• 15 days of PTO annually
• Holidays off
• Merit-based annual increases

Who We Are

Backyard Breaks lives at the intersection of sports, collectibles, live commerce, entertainment, and community. Our Breakers aren’t simply opening boxes. They’re hosts, salespeople, sports personalities, and community builders. People may discover us because of the cards, but they come back because of the personalities.

Think You Belong in Front of an Audience?

A résumé can tell us where you’ve worked. For this role, we’re much more interested in what happens when the camera turns on.

If you move forward, expect to show us your personality, sports knowledge, ability to engage a room, and what you can do with a pack of cards in your hands.

Bring the energy. Know the game. Own the room. Come take your seat in the Yard. Apply today!

An Equal Opportunity Employer

The Backyard Athlete, LLC is an equal opportunity employer and administers all personnel practices without regard to race, color, religious creed, sex, gender, age, ancestry, national origin, mental or physical disability or medical condition, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, military or veteran status, genetic information, or any other category protected under federal, state, or local law.

The Backyard Athlete, LLC is a drug-free workplace and participates in E-Verify. All offers of employment are contingent upon the completion and passing of the compliance process.