Sr Director, Digital Merchandising

Los Angeles, CA (Hybrid)

$195K/yr – $220K/yrSenior LevelFull time

Posted 4 weeks ago

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Job Summary

Own cross-property merchandising decisions and tradeoffs that drive revenue and audience growth across AVOD, TVOD, and Ticketing, while aligning top surfaces and user journeys to company goals.

  • Growth Ownership: Manage top‑funnel merchandising across homepage surfaces and high‑impact placements to move audience through the funnel.
  • Decision Frameworks: Build calendars and docs that standardize cross‑functional tradeoffs and prioritization.
  • Performance & UX: Tie analytics to merchandising changes and optimize cross‑surface journeys for conversion and engagement.

Job Description

Responsibilities\n- Strategic Merchandising Leadership - Own the top funnel execution for leadership determined merchandising strategy across homepage and high-impact surfaces for all assigned properties. Balance strategic priorities across; AVOD, TVOD and Ticketing businesses. Ensure our most valuable placements and promotional inventory are consistently aligned to company-level goals (revenue, margin, audience growth, partner commitments, etc.). Establish clear prioritization frameworks across brands and business lines to guide placement decisions. Balance short-term revenue opportunities with long-term audience and brand objectives. Identify cross-property opportunities to create cohesive user journeys (e.g., discovery on Rotten Tomatoes → ticket purchase on Fandango → at-home transaction).\n- Prioritization & Tradeoff Management - Work directly with business leaders to resolve trade-offs efficiently and transparently, clearly articulating rationale grounded in data and business impact. Develop and socialize merchandising calendars that reflect enterprise-level prioritization. Create decision frameworks and documentation that bring clarity and consistency to cross-functional stakeholders. Partner with senior leadership to align merchandising plans with quarterly and annual company objectives.\n- Performance Optimization & Analytics - Monitor and optimize KPIs including conversion rate, revenue per visit, ticket sales, PVOD/streaming transactions, engagement, and attribution. Work with product when appropriate, to conduct A/B testing and iterative experimentation to improve performance across surfaces. Translate analytics into actionable merchandising recommendations for leaders. Deliver regular performance recaps and executive-ready summaries linking placement strategy to business outcomes.\n- Campaign & Release Execution - Work with leaders to help implement merchandising plans around major theatrical releases, home entertainment launches, awards season, tentpole events, and seasonal campaigns. Ensure accurate, timely, and high-quality execution across platforms. Partner with Studio Relations, Marketing, Editorial, Product, and Ad Sales to ensure alignment and flawless delivery.\n- Customer Experience & Surface Stewardship - Act as the steward of our highest-traffic digital surfaces, ensuring clarity, consistency, and optimal user flow. Leverage audience segmentation and personalization opportunities where appropriate. Continuously evaluate UX, competitive benchmarks, and industry trends to elevate the customer journey.
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Versant

We help developers of infrastructure projects make the best decisions within the French mitigation hierarchy regulatory framework (Séquence ERC). Our solution enables the identification of the most suitable sites for implementing compensatory measures.

Founded in 2023
Paris, Île-de-France, FRA
9 employees (2 in marketing)

Traffic Signals

Monthly Visitors
806
Traffic Source Mix
Search
44.7%
Direct
34.5%
Referral
13.5%
Social
4.7%
Paid
1.3%

Headcount Trend

Current headcount: ~9

Marketing Team

Marketing Team Size
1 (11% of company)
Median Career Experience
45 years
Median Tenure
46.3 years
Marketing Roles Posted (Last 30 Days)
18

Funding

Total Funding
$717.6K
Last Raise
$396.4K
Pre Seed, 11 months ago

Funding History

  • Apr 2025
    Pre Seed • $396.4K
  • Jan 2024
    Pre Seed
  • May 2023
    Pre Seed • $151.4K

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