Commerce Operations Senior Associate, Shop TODAY

Company: Universal
Location: New York
Posted on: January 27, 2023

Job Description:

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Job Description

Commerce Operations Senior Associate

The commerce arm of NBC News Group, specifically the group that runs , -and , is looking for a Commerce Operations Senior Associate to join the team and help strategically grow the e-commerce business through operations involving Product, Audience Development and Analytics teams.

In this position you will work closely with the Commerce Analytics Manager, as well as the Product, Audience Development, business, and editorial teams to identify areas that can help enhance our current affiliate efforts through new onsite and offsite opportunities, website enhancements, CMS enhancements, and new reach opportunities.

The ideal candidate will be a strong team player with the ability to think outside of the box for creative solutions to everyday problems. They should have a good grasp of trends in the commerce, tech and publishing industry and of the needs of the individual brands with which they'll be working.

The Operations & Analytics team balances a lot of priorities and is responsible for managing expectations between different stakeholders. In a month, the person in this role could be responsible for everything from suggesting improvements to reader experience, recommending enhancements to editorial workflow, proposing new categories to test and existing content to expand on, doing discovery around new tools to develop, pushing alerts to Apple News and TODAY text subscribers, etc.

Job Description:

• Attend regular meetings with Product: Maintain the Product roadmap, act as liaison between Product and Edit, test any new tools to ensure they are launch ready & monitor post-launch performance to ensure continued success, track issues that arise in the CMS
• Own the creation of and enhancements to Commerce sections and webpages: Build section fronts, maintain product lists, coordinate with editorial and partnerships teams to ensure alignment across all content areas
• Own QR code creation & management: Coordinate with graphics, editorial and external teams
• Manage SMS sends & reporting: send texts to multiple TODAY lists and optimize messages, send times, etc. based on regular performance review
• Manage Sweepstakes set-up and reporting: Collaborate with Legal and Partnerships teams on agreement creation, build digital sign-up forms and coordinate outreach with winners
• Pitch articles & content series to publishing partners, including Taboola and Apple News
• Conduct regular data analysis to search for coding / API ingest errors
• Work with social, SEO and audience development teams to identify new ways to reach potential readers based on actionable insights
• Help identify industry trends and areas of opportunity for each website individually
  This position is eligible for company sponsored benefits, including medical, dental and vision insurance, 401(k), paid leave, tuition reimbursement, and a variety of other discounts and perks. Learn more about the benefits offered by NBCUniversal by visiting the Benefits page of the Careers website. Salary range: $70,000 - $90,000 -
  
  
  
  Qualifications
  
  Experience:
  
  
  • 2 years' experience in ecommerce strategy, digital marketing or site ops
  • Experience working in spreadsheet tools (ie. Microsoft Excel and Google Sheets) required
  • Data visualization software (ie. Looker and Domo) a plus
  • Experience working with an ecommerce publisher a plus
  • Experience in affiliate marketing a plus
    Skills:
    
    
    • Strong attention to detail, strategic thinking and problem-solving skills
    • Ability to manage different tasks at once
    • Excellent communication skills and ability to work across multiple teams
    • Knowledge of affiliate marketing platforms a plus
      
      Additional Information
      
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