Rotational Merchandising Associate
At Minted, we are passionate about art and science. We are a community-driven marketplace of artists and makers, and utilize data to drive our decision making. To that end, we're inviting creative thinkers who are passionate about art and design, curious about the world of e-commerce, wholesale and retail merchandising, and have strong analytical and quantitative skills to join us as our next Rotational Merchandising Associate.
The Minted Merchandising team is responsible for driving sales by working closely with design submissions from our talented community of artists, as well as data from our analytics team, to bring forth a balanced assortment of the freshest designs to inspire our customers. This team is also responsible for ensuring the shopping experience in their category is seamless, and the quality of designs rendered on the site flawless, to ensure the best customer experience possible.
As a Rotational Merchandising Associate, you will be essential support to Minted’s Merchandising team, and will gain exposure to an array of diverse business units. In supporting the Merchandising team, you will also work cross-functionally with virtually all teams at Minted, and will have a chance to work with and present to the C Suite. Because Merchants are so central to Minted’s value proposition, this is a 12-month rotational contract to give you exposure and experience in Minted’s many businesses, with the potential for a full-time offer with category ownership at the end of the contract period.
You will:
- Rotate through multi-month, high-impact assignments in 2-3 of Minted’s categories (Gifting, Art, Home Decor, Baby & Kids, Holiday, Wedding, Greeting Cards), apprenticing with each category’s merchant.
- Assist the category Merchant in preparing for and executing the assortment process.
- Assist with the online merchandising of the relevant categories including filters, SKU organization and ranking, and optimizing the overall “shoppability” of assortments.
- Maintain and enhance merchandise data, including basic product information, filter assignments, search tags, and related products.
- Collaborate with the category Merchant in the merchandising of curated landing pages.
- Partner with the category Merchant to identify growth opportunities through competitive and customer analysis, including both in-store visits and online research.
- Complete ad hoc analytical projects, as requested by the category merchant.
- Coordinate with our Production team to ensure an on time and smooth launch of product assortments.
You are:
- A self-starter with an owner’s mindset and an ability to prioritize in a fast paced environment and meet changing deadlines and priorities on multiple simultaneous projects.
- Quantitatively oriented and an analytical thinker. The ideal candidate loves data and is able to analyze a problem, use data to articulate a recommendation, and take action accordingly.
- A shopper or collector. You have strong natural retail insights and an understanding of how and why consumers use Minted products, informed by a personal interest in shopping or collecting design or fashion goods. You have a strong personal passion for Minted’s categories of products.
- Passionate about design and how it defines product.
- Results-driven, focused, and analytical. Outstanding follow-up, organization, and time management skills.
- Excited to work in a collaborative team environment and are motivated to ask questions.
You have:
- A Bachelor’s Degree and 0-3 years of work experience. Art History or Fine Arts major is a plus.
- Proficient skills in Microsoft Excel and/or Google Sheets.
- A love for design and strong quantitative skills.
- An intuitive understanding of not only what will sell, but also what constitutes truly differentiated and high-quality design.
- A love for data and the ability to analyze a problem, using data to articulate a recommendation, and take action accordingly.
- A clear understanding of financial retail measurements and how to impact them.
- Experience in e-commerce and understanding of e-commerce performance metrics and conversion drivers are a plus.
- A clear understanding of Minted’s crowdsourcing model and how it differs from traditional retail.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
- An ability to multitask and meet deadlines while still paying attention to details and executing flawlessly.