Key tasks include:
-Making recommendations to improve deal quality
-Where necessary, pushing back on products that are not suitable for promotion on the website
-Reviewing potential deals for quality and clarity
-Identifying specific gaps in weekly deal offerings
-The Digital Merchandiser will own promotional and merchandising initiatives on all Livingsocial.com national/retail websites ensuring all deals are attractive and offer the right product at the right price and the right season.
-The Merchandiser will need to have a great sense of marketing, promotion, and advertising techniques and as they will be working closely with the direct team (marketing) especially the content and creative functions, as well as the suppliers relations team.
-In summary, the Digital Merchandiser will control how Livingsocial.com engages customers when they arrive and give them unique reasons to buy through innovative showcasing of our products and services.
Skills
Requirements:
-A demonstrated understanding of media planning or merchandising
-Experience working in a ecommerce company is highly advantageous
-Experience in marketing or advertising planning or strategy
-Attention to detail, with skills in basic editing, data analysis and fact-checking
-Excellent communication skills
-Experience with online scheduling processes or online inventory management
-A willingness to step up and do whatever it takes to get the job done
-Ability to use initiative and work both autonomously and as part of a team
-Relationship building and interpersonal skills with the ability to converse clearly with sales, production and marketing
-Creative spark with the ability to multi-task and meet daily deadlines
Company Profile
LivingSocial offers daily deals on handpicked experiences that can be shared with friends. Our mission is to add surprise to every calendar. So we dig deep, pursuing both the things that define a place and the undiscovered jewels. We design total experiences that bring an adventurous, loyal new following to local businesses. Innovation and imagination have made LivingSocial the fastest-growing company in the social-buying category. We satisfy cravings for the new and different at significant savings. LivingSocial means living with real connection. We shape social lives.
