Digital Content Specialist-Remote

Columbus, OH (Remote)

Salary Not AvailableMid Level2+ years expFull time

Posted 4 months ago

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Job Summary

Drive digital content strategy and site experience for a retail brand.

  • Must-have: Experience writing and editing digital content for retail or fashion.
  • Standout: Cross‑functional collaboration across creative, marketing, and technical teams.

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Develop, brief, and build content strategies that support digital business goals.
  • Create and execute customer-focused content segmentation strategies.
  • Write or edit digital messaging as needed, ensuring consistency with brand guidelines.
  • Build and maintain content and creative assets tied to seasonal campaigns and business priorities.
  • Execute site updates using the content management system (CMS).
  • Ensure content is consistently represented across all platforms and meets brand and accessibility standards.
  • Conduct experience QA and validation testing to confirm content accuracy and functionality.
  • Coordinate and lead weekly site preview testing meetings to prepare the team for upcoming launches.
  • Collaborate with technical and digital partners to implement new functionalities and support major projects or sprint cycles.
  • Partner with creative, merchandising, and marketing teams to deliver aligned and cohesive content experiences.
  • Manage sitewide operational and promotional messaging to support key business initiatives.
  • Conduct competitive monitoring and analysis to stay current on digital content and messaging trends.
  • Identify opportunities to enhance content effectiveness and site experience.
  • Support content optimization efforts that contribute to both short-term wins and long-term digital growth.

Requirements

  • Experience writing and/or editing digital content for retail or fashion websites.
  • Ability to write clear, accurate briefs and partner effectively with cross‑functional teams.
  • Experience with content management systems and digital asset management tools (Bynder and Strapi a plus).
  • Directional understanding of SEO strategies is beneficial.
  • Strong organizational skills with excellent attention to detail.
  • Ability to interpret data and apply insights to improve content performance.
  • Proficiency with MS Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook).
  • Experience with Adobe Creative Suite or similar digital tools is a plus.
  • Strong communication skills with the ability to work effectively across creative, technical, and business teams.
  • Comfort managing multiple tasks in a fast‑paced, dynamic environment.
  • Ability to problem‑solve, remain flexible, and adapt to changing priorities.
  • 2–3 years of experience in digital content strategy, e‑commerce, or related fields.
  • Bachelor’s degree in Marketing, Business Administration, or a related field.

Preferred

  • Experience with e‑commerce platforms, CMS tools, and SEO strategies.
  • Familiarity with competitive analysis and digital messaging trends.

Benefits

  • Your Sole Well-Being: Our benefits package is crafted with our associates in mind! We support you with benefits like free virtual health care, robust family/fertility benefits, 401(k) w/ match, and more. Explore our offerings at https://mymobilewalletcard.com/dbi.
  • Stride with Flexibility: We offer hybrid and remote work opportunities, giving you the freedom to stay connected, productive, and inspired—wherever you do your best work.
  • Stepping Up Your Career: Take advantage of training programs, professional development, and education assistance to advance your career with a company that celebrates bold ideas and fresh perspectives.
  • We are Shoe-Obsessed: Because we know a great pair of shoes can change your day, you’ll enjoy 30% off at DSW & com, plus discounts across our family of brands.
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Designer Brands

3.6 Glassdoor

Designer Brands is one of the world's largest designers, producers, and retailers of the most recognizable footwear brands and accessories, transforming and defining the footwear industry through a mission of being shoe-obsessed. With a diversified, world-class portfolio of coveted brands including Topo Athletic, Keds, Vince Camuto, Kelly & Katie, Jessica Simpson, Lucky Brand, Mix No. 6, Crown Vintage and others, Designer Brands designs and produces on-trend footwear and accessories for all of life's occasions delivered to the consumer through a robust direct-to-consumer omni-channel infrastructure and powerful national wholesale distribution. Powered by an approximately billion-dollar digital commerce business across multiple domains and over 650 DSW Designer Shoe Warehouse, The Shoe Co., and Rubino stores in North America, Designer Brands delivers current, in-line footwear and accessories from the largest national brands in the industry and holds leading market share positions in key product categories across women's, men's, and kids'. Designer Brands also distributes its brands internationally through select wholesale and distributor relationships while also leveraging design and sourcing expertise to build private label products for national retailers.Designer Brands is committed to being a difference maker in the world and the footwear industry. By leading with our corporate values of We Belong and We Do What's Right, Designer Brands supports the global community and the health of the planet by donating more than eleven million pairs of shoes to the global non-profit Soles4Souls since 2018. Important NoticeWe’ve recently become aware of individuals falsely claiming to represent Designer Brands and its affiliated companies. To help you identify legitimate communication from our Talent Acquisition team, official email domains we use include: @dswinc.com; @designerbrands.com; @designerbrandscanada.com; @camutogroup.com.

Founded in 1991
Columbus, Ohio, USA
1.6K employees (595 in marketing)
55% recommend to a friend
81% CEO approval

Traffic Signals

Monthly Visitors
22K
Traffic Source Mix
Search
24.3%
Direct
49.5%
Referral
11.7%
Social
12.3%
Paid
1.5%

Headcount Trend

Current headcount: ~1.6K

Marketing Team

Marketing Team Size
99 (6% of company)

Funding

Total Funding
$2K
Last Raise
$2K
Angel, 4 years ago

Funding History

  • Jun 2022
    Angel • $2K

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