Visual Merchandising Manager

Blinds.com, based in Houston, Texas, is the largest online seller of blinds.

Calling all tight-rope walkers! Are you able to balance your creative side with your exceptional business savvy? We are looking for an expert visual merchandising manager to take our product content to the next level – where it inspires, informs and persuades customers depending on their point in the buying cycle. With the support of a talented troupe of visual and product design experts, this high-flying professional will be responsible for our production schedule, optimizing content, photography and videos, in an order that is most impactful to our customer. They will maintain close contact with our Customer Engagement Center to continually improve our products based on customer feedback. This person will experiment without fear, searching for the right balance of fashion inspiration and clear communication of technical information, in our customizable window covering product offering, with the goal of improving both conversion and customer satisfaction. In order to do this job effectively, our Online Visual Merchandising Manager will need to be able to ask the right questions and dig into data in order to prioritize and evaluate success.

* Evaluates the way our products are portrayed to the customer, from images to descriptions, videos to options. * Works with merchandising director to prioritize product optimization for highest impact. * Organizes content, photography and graphics assets with various team-members to implement the best on-site product presentation. * Participates in cross-functional team to ensure best promotional plan and optimizes designs for promotional implementation across site. * Develops schedule for product improvements, weighing benefit with team availability and skillset to ensure effective improvements are made in the best order. * Manages a team of product specialists and visual experts to successfully launch meaningful improvements. * Analyze and report on product improvements.

* Minimum 5 years of merchandising experience in online marketing. * Experience managing people: evaluating, mentoring and hiring talent. * Self-starter, highly motivated to excel under minimal supervision. Must have proven track record of executing multiple tasks in a results driven organization. * Experience managing a team to attain successful objectives. * An attention to detail, especially around QA and reviewing for across many products for issues. * Deep understanding of eCommerce merchandising standards. * Very “web-savvy” and up-to-date with developing tools and methods. * Experience of A/B and multivariant testing a plus. * Able to understand website analytics and use to implement timely product design and content improvements to generate additional sales * Ability to work extremely well in a group setting. * BA/BS in Marketing, Communications and/or related fields preferred. * Ability to craft and edit persuasive product content a HUGE plus.