Senior Virtual Merchant

Position : Senior Virtual Merchant

Job number : 24-04414

Location : Beaverton, OR

Duration : 8 months

Job Type : Contract (Candidates must be able to work on W2 without VISA sponsorship)

Our client a leading sports apparel manufacturing and retail company is h iring a Senior Virtual Merchant to be a part of our Virtual Product Creation and Merchandising Team for Virtual Studios.

Schedule : working PST hours; M-Th onsite, F remote

Function :

Utilizing PLM, Product Creation, and Virtual Merchandising to sell 3D versions of digital products within video games

Required Skills :

• Gaming and technical knowledge of digital purchasing and virtual consumer behavior; merchandising and marketplace experience in virtual space;
• 60% of time spend in Keynote, Excel, Outlook suite;
• 30% scanning dimensional product and transferring it into a file; inclusive team player, clear communicator, adaptable, ability to influence and push through barriers to launch product

Other : 20% travel between LA, New York, and Portland

Who we are looking for

• This role is responsible for adopting the best of sport innovation and sneaker culture, replicating them into virtual products to create consumer right assortments.
• This role will also be responsible for defining how the products are visually merchandised and establishing a launch cadence to serve the gamer in each of our unique gaming title digital stor es.
• The candidate will leverage partner historical data, real-time market feedback, as well as their understanding of sneaker culture to advise the future (coming seasons) while winning today (current launch read & react / selling & serving).

In the role, core responsibilities will include :

• You will support the process of curating and translating how physical products should visually be represented in-game and inform the segmentation strategy across the digital gaming retail ecosystem to drive a dynamic product portfolio.
• Participate in key product and merchandising seasonal gates to align on what products should be adopted for virtual assortments
• Coordinate between genders, product types (Footwear, Apparel & Accessories), brands
• Establish strong foundation of managing multiple internal and external projects that require consistent relaying of information, submitting requests for approvals and sign-off, and drive a sense of urgency when roadblocks arise to ensure projects are able to meet deadlines

What you bring :

• Passion for sport and sneaker culture, with a deep understanding of its athletes, communities and their motivations and challenges - Proven consumerist
• Strong affinity and / or interest for gaming market trends and how can be a style leader in the marketplace
• Digital mindset is critical and full understanding on how to best connect digitally with our consumer
• A desire & willingness to adapt to our consumers' and organization's needs to help shape the future of the game
• Footwear, Apparel, Equipment or relevant consumer product buying and / or merchandising experience
• Strive for operational excellence and manage, track and execute against multiple timelines and workback calendars
• Strong verbal and written communication skills
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