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Comic Book Jobs: Diamond Comic Distributors

Posted by Tom Mason Categories: Editorials,

Are you ready to join the fast-paced world of comic book distribution? There’s only one player in that game, Diamond Comic Distributors, and fortunately for you, they’re hiring.

They have four positions open and waiting for your resume. Here’s a rundown:

Customer Service/Sales Representative: “Customer Service and sales in a customer oriented sales environment.”

Data Entry/Data Maintenance Clerk: “This entry level position is responsible for assisting with data/order entry, performing data auditing functions, as well as assisting in brainstorming, implementing, and maintaining systems that support multiple data sources.”

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My LCS…RIP

Posted by Tom Mason Categories: Editorials,

So... my local comic book store closed down after 25 years in business. It’s the same old story - they can’t make a go of it any more following a boom period in the 1990s.

I found out about it, oddly enough, on Free Comic Book Day this year, and was part of a conversation where the owner was discussing the reasons why his store was closing. One of his comments was that he had seen a decrease in comic book-related traffic in his shop over the years and that he had not seen new, younger readers coming in for comics.

The store had between 50 and 70 regular subscribers in a community comprised of three towns, totalling around 50,000 people. It’s a mostly rural area that’s been hit hard economically over the years - there are almost no aspirational jobs for anyone in their 20s, and the population demos have less than 6% of the population between the ages of 20-25.

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Comic Book Jobs: Diamond Comic Distributors

Posted by Tom Mason Categories: Editorials,

Diamond Comic Distributors is the biggest - and, really, the only - comic book distributor that serves the direct market. And they’re hiring.

Currently, they have 5 positions open, and it’s a wide range of stuff: Consumer Marketing Manager, Direct Marketing Representative (at Alliance Game Distributors), Order Processing Data Manager, Retail Sales Associate (at Geppi’s Entertainment Museum), and a Tech Support/POS Specialist.

As you can see, the jobs are all over the Diamond empire. I like the marketing manager one myself, but I’m not moving back to the East Coast, so that one’s all yours.

Qualifications, responsibilities and detailed job descriptions are at the link. Jobs like this go pretty quickly because they don’t depend on tons of comic book knowledge, so if you’re are interested and qualified, go forth.

Good luck, job seekers!

[Artwork: Diamond Comic Distributors]

Comic Book Jobs: Checking Out Craigslist

Posted by Tom Mason Categories: Conventions, Editorials,

Everyone already knows my unrequited love for Craigslist job-hunting. Let’s see if I can make you a fan as well:

Los Angeles: I’m thinking this might not happen since Wizard World L.A. is canned. But, someone was looking for a female cosplayer to hand out biz cards promoting their website. You need your own costume, though.

Los Angeles: And speaking a costumes, a costume designer is wanted for graphic novel character. They want to launch at the NY Comic Con in October so start sewing.

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Bye-Bye Borders, It’s Been Fun

Posted by Tom Mason Categories: Editorials,

Now that Borders has jumped headlong into bankruptcy, it's revealed that they're deep into Diamond Comic Distributors for $3.9 Million. They also owe Penguin Books $41 Million.

As part of the bankruptcy, Borders will be closing something like 200 of their stores.

I already get my books from Amazon, but with my local Borders closing, where the heck am I going to get my coffee?

[Artwork: Too Much Coffee Man © Shannon Wheeler]

Comic Book Jobs: Diamond Comic Distributors

Posted by Tom Mason Categories: Editorials,

Do you want to see pretty much every comic book as it's published?

You could, if you worked for the biggest comic book distributor in the USA. That's Diamond Comic Distributors in Timonium, MD, and they're looking for a few people.

First up is a Customer Service & Sales Representative to “field questions, suggestions, concerns regarding Diamond policy, service, etc. from customers in an assigned territory.”

Mostly it’s a lot of “no I don’t know when or if that book is ever coming out.”

Next they want a Domestic and International Sales Account Executive who can “aggressively prospect for new customers and increase our customer base while maintaining a strong relationship with established accounts.”

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Comic Book Jobs: Diamond Comic Distributors

Posted by Tom Mason Categories: Action Figures, Editorials,

Do you have shelf upon shelf of collectible action figures based on obscure comic book characters? Are they arranged in alphabetical order, purchase order or by company?

Diamond Comic Distributors in Timonium, MD could be looking for a person just like you. They need a Marketing Supervisor but it's not for their regular comic book distribution business.

It's for their Diamond Select Toys and Collectibles division. So, you know, free sample toys now and then.

You’ll be involved in trade show planning and budgeting, expanding awareness of company brands, sales support functions, copywriting and contests and the ubiquitous “all other duties as assigned.”

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Comic Book Jobs: IDW and Diamond Comic Distributors

Posted by Tom Mason Categories: Editorials, IDW Publishing,

If you’ve been looking for a comic book job that allows you to wallow in a pile of numbers or computer technology, well, this is your lucky day.

IDW is looking for a temporary staff person in their accounting department.

IDW is one of the cooler comic book companies and they describe themselves as “a leader in the horror, action, and sci-fi genres.” They’re the home for CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, Star Trek, Transformers and Doctor Who, to name just a few. They also publish Dean Mullaney’s Library of American Comics titles that makes me the happiest nerd in the neighborhood.

This is a temporary staff position, a minimum of three months in their San Diego offices, but could turn into something else over time.

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Comic Book Jobs: Diamond Comic Distributors

Posted by Tom Mason Categories: Editorials,

It’s not often that you find a job listing from a comic book distributor floating around on the internets.

Diamond Comic Distributors in Timonium, Maryland is the largest comic book and graphic novel distributor, the sole survivor of the publisher exclusive wars of the mid-1990s. After many layoffs over the last couple of years, they’re now looking for a Pop Culture Sales Representative. Just having that title on my business card would make me a very happy guy. I’ve always wanted to sell “pop culture.”

Your primary focus in this entry level position will be expanding “sales of action figures, toys, and collectibles to retailers” and to “continue to promote DCD as a regular distribution source for these accounts that exist outside of the traditional comic book retail market.” 

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