Merchandising Assistant

The Role:

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 Merchandising Assistant.

The Minted Merchandising team is responsible for driving sales by working closely with our talented community of artists, makers, and third-party sellers, 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 is flawless, to ensure the best customer experience possible.

As a Merchandising Assistant, you will be an essential support to Minted’s Merchandising team and will gain exposure to the full cross-functional complexity of a key Minted business. 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 contract to give you exposure and experience in Minted’s many businesses, with the potential for a full-time offer at the end of the contract period.

You will:

• Support a key Minted business, with ownership of high-impact assignments
• Assist the category Merchant in preparing for and executing the assortment process, including recruiting new sellers and makers to join our Marketplace
• Manage external seller communications throughout recruitment, onboarding, and day-to-day operations
• 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
• 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
• Review all new products before launch, coaching sellers on how to present products on our site to meet Minted brand standards
• Coordinate with our Operations and Customer Services teams as necessary to keep the business running smoothly

You are:

• Looking to work in a new, fast-growing category at Minted with the opportunity to build new processes.
• Excited by the opportunity to work directly with sellers and makers to grow their businesses.
• 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. Ability to multitask and meet deadlines while still paying attention to details and executing flawlessly
• Quantitatively oriented and an analytical thinker. The ideal candidate loves data and can 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 a 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.
• Proficient skills in Microsoft Excel and/or Google Sheets; experience with Salesforce and using Gemini prompts is a plus!
• 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