Digital Merchandising Specialist

Strategic Staffing Solutions; Bolingbrook (IL); Hybrid; USD 18,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

Strategic Staffing Solutions is seeking a Digital Merchandising Specialist for a 6-month W-2 contract in Bolingbrook, IL. This role supports the digital merchandising team by shaping an easy-to-shop online experience and by positioning categories competitively to meet sales, margin, conversion and customer-satisfaction goals.

The position partners with merchandising, digital product, creative design, and development teams, reporting to the Sr. Manager of Digital Merchandising.

Qualifications

• 1-2 years of relevant experience in digital merchandising or similar role.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills with strong listening abilities.
• Good organizational skills and acute attention to detail.
• Ability to collaborate across merchandising, digital product, design, and development teams.
• Proactive, multi-tasking, and able to work in a fast-paced environment.
• Familiarity with CMS and basic office tools is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Partner with the Digital Merchandising Event Lead to plan, build, execute, and maintain digital event experiences.
• Execute event page builds in CMS, including page setup, content placement, and merchandising.
• Create and maintain curated featured landing pages and event destinations.
• Coordinate with cross-functional teams to gather inputs, communicate updates, and track deliverables.
• Proof content, products, promotions, pricing, imagery, and links across pages.
• Identify content gaps and issues, coordinating timely resolution with stakeholders.
• Support event launches and post-launch validation, addressing issues impacting customer experience.
• Maintain Digital Merchandising standards, processes, and timelines for consistency.
• Manage multiple concurrent deliverables with organization and attention to detail.

Skills

1-2 years experience

Communication skills

Organizational skills

Cross-functional collaboration

Multitasking

CMS proficiency

Team player

Attention to detail

Tools

CMS

Microsoft Office

Microsoft SharePoint

Job description

Strategic Staffing Solutions is currently looking for a Digital Merchandising Specialist, a W2 contract opportunity.

Digital Merchandising Specialist

6-month W-2 Contract with chance of extending long term

Bolingbrook, IL -Hybrid 6x per month
W2 hourly up to $22 per hour

Position Summary

The Digital Merchandising Specialist is responsible for assisting the Digital Merchandising team in the delivery of supporting and executing the online merchandising strategy. This role will assist the team to merchandise the site to create an experience that is easy to shop and is relevant. They will assist to ensure categories are positioned competitively online to meet sales, margin, conversion and customer satisfaction goals. This position will partner with many cross-functional partners, including merchandising, digital product, creative design, and development teams. The position will report to the Sr. Manager of Digital Merchandising.

Job Responsibilities:

• Partner with the Digital Merchandising Event Lead to support the planning, build, execution, and maintenance of digital event experiences, ensuring deliverables are completed accurately and on schedule.
• Execute event page builds within the Content Management System (CMS), including page setup, content placement, product merchandising, linking, and other event-related components.
• Build and maintain curated featured landing pages and event destinations based on established merchandising strategies and business priorities.
• Coordinate with cross-functional partners throughout the event process to gather required inputs, communicate updates, track deliverables, and support timely execution.
• Execute comprehensive page proofing and quality assurance throughout creative, merchandising, and pricing reviews, validating content, products, promotional messaging, pricing, imagery, links, and overall page accuracy.
• Identify and communicate content gaps, discrepancies, and executional issues, partnering with the Event Lead and appropriate cross-functional teams to facilitate timely resolution.
• Support event launches and post-launch validation, reviewing live experiences for accuracy and quickly escalating or addressing issues that may impact the customer experience.
• Maintain established Digital Merchandising standards, processes, documentation, and timelines to deliver consistent and accurate execution across events.
• Manage multiple concurrent event deliverables and deadlines, maintaining a high level of organization, attention to detail, accuracy, and follow-through in a fast-paced digital environment.

Minimum requirements:

• 1-2 years of relevant work experience or an equivalent combination of education and relevant work experience.
• Demonstrate excellent verbal and written communication skills as well as strong listening skills.
• Excellent organizational skills with a strong eye for detail.
• Effective cross-functional collaboration skills.
• Outstanding communication, organization, time management, and interpersonal skills.
• Demonstrated ability to effectively prioritize projects and multitask to get things done.
• Proactive and eager to constantly seek out opportunities to make an impact.
• Ability to work effectively in a team environment as well as independently.
• Efficient in a Content Management System (CMS), Microsoft Office, and Microsoft SharePoint, a plus.