eCommerce Product Content Specialist, Sportswear

Chicago, IL (Hybrid)

$60K/yr – $80K/yrMid Level2+ years exp

Posted 3 months ago

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Job Summary

Drive product content management for Wilson.com across assigned categories to maximize conversion and maintain cross-system publish quality.

  • Own setup and enrichment of new products across catalog.
  • Must-have: 2+ years in ecommerce merchandising/product content management.
  • Standout: Formal release checklist and QA across SAP, Salsify, Shopify, and Magento.

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Manage the setup and enrichment of all new products within the assigned categories on Wilson’s brand websites.
  • Coordinate the development of product content by working in conjunction with the business units to ensure product information is enhanced and optimized to best position product to increase conversion.
  • Collaborate with merchandiser, analyst, and digital marketing to ensure new products are available and marketed upon release on the site.
  • Serve as final QA check before products are published online. Develop and manage product release “checklist” to validate all products are configured correctly within back office and front office systems (SAP, Salsify, Shopify, and Magento).
  • Create and refine internal processes for product content management, including timelines, requirements documents, templates, out of stock / sale / special offer processes, and other best practices related to maintaining consistent treatment of products across a disparate catalog.
  • Edit product content to ensure compliance against brand standards and ensure consistency of product data across product categories.
  • Maintain consistent voice throughout the site. Copy-editing and proofreading all product content.
  • Lead periodic site reviews to identify opportunities to deliver enhanced user experience and higher site conversion rates (design/layout, content utilized, and related content/product recommendations).
  • Develop training documentation and coordinate annual content management training sessions with international markets. Communicate new site content availability to these markets as necessary.
  • Manage product data reporting processes to ensure data consistency.
  • Support other digital and e-commerce projects as needed.

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration or a related field
  • Minimum 2 years’ experience in ecommerce merchandising and/or product content management, including all aspects of product setup and administration
  • Experience creating internal processes for product management, including timelines, requirements documents, out of stock / sale / special offer processes, and other best practices related to maintaining product assortments
  • Familiarity working with and parsing larger data sets to analyze data
  • Ability to prioritize workloads based on business opportunity and set reasonable expectations for task completion
  • Attention to detail and self-accountability
  • Previous experience with web analytics tools a plus but not required
  • Previous experience within an apparel-based retailer managing product data a plus but not required

Preferred

  • Experience in project management and production/management of web content
  • Familiarity with data analysis from larger datasets
  • Ability to prioritize workloads based on business opportunity and set reasonable expectations for task completion
  • Attention to detail and self-accountability
  • Previous experience with web analytics tools a plus but not required
  • Previous experience within an apparel-based retailer managing product data a plus but not required

Benefits

  • Medical, dental and vision
  • Pre-tax transit discounts
  • 401(k) with company match
  • Life insurance
  • Paid maternity/paternity leave
  • Professional development opportunities
  • Volunteering programs
  • Team building outings
  • Discounts on Wilson and Amer Sports products
  • On-site health club
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WILSON SPORTING GOODS

Wilson Sporting Goods Co., a subsidiary of Amer Sports Corporation, is one of the world’s leading manufacturers of high performance sports equipment, apparel and accessories. Since 1914, Wilson has been on the mission to help athletes everywhere reach their true potential. For more than 100 years, Wilson has studied the powerful and symbiotic relationship an athlete has with his/her equipment. With that relationship in mind, the Company invents, designs and engineers game-changing products using state-of-the-art sports technologies and expertise, and the insights and ambassadorship of its 10,000 member strong Wilson Advisory Staff. This Staff is comprised of top youth, college, amateur, and professional athletes, teams, coaches, programs and leagues from around the world.The Company’s unwavering commitment to innovation pushes its sports into new territories, including digitally connected, socially sharable, and highly customizable products. This dedication and focus is woven throughout the Wilson global culture, which thrives on collaboration, experimentation, passion, teamwork, persistence, ingenuity and positivity.Today, millions of Tennis, Baseball, Softball, Football, Basketball, Soccer, Volleyball and Golf athletes choose to use Wilson products as they prepare for and compete in matches, games, tournaments and championships. Wilson is headquartered in Chicago, IL, with offices and staff in more than 100 countries. The global Wilson team is 1,600 strong and growing.

Founded in 1914
Chicago, Illinois, USA
1.8K employees (315 in marketing)