Associate Manager, Category Marketing at At Home

Coppell, Texas, United States -

Full Time

Start Date

Immediate

Expiry Date

18 Oct, 26

Salary

0.0

Posted On

20 Jul, 26

Experience

2 year(s) or above

Remote Job

Yes

Telecommute

Yes

Sponsor Visa

Skills

Product Storytelling, Category Marketing, Content Planning, Merchandising, Cross-functional Collaboration, Digital Media Strategy, Performance Analysis, Project Management, Customer Engagement, Retail Marketing, Inventory Management, Creative Review

Industry

Retail

Description

WORK LOCATION DETAILS Work Location: Home Office - Coppell, TX Work Schedule: Hybrid * Onsite: Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays * Work from Home: Mondays and Fridays JOB SUMMARY At Home’s marketing content and strategy team is a critical part of telling our story to the world. The Associate Manager of Category Marketing drives the product storytelling for all marketing channels including website, social, video, digital media text and email. They drive traffic and sales by being the champion of our product assortment on the marketing team and the champion of customer voice and engagement on the merchandising team. This individual will serve as the on-the-ground representative of their assigned merchandise division across all customer touchpoints in marketing. ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS * Aggregates and leads on strategic upfront planning as the representative of product storytelling and assortment knowledge for their assigned division * Provides direction for product storytelling throughout the marketing and customer communications for their division and represents an aggregated view across the entire assortment. * Prioritizes the presence of critical categories and stories in their division to inspire and make At Home famous for these key areas * Serves as the conduit for current performance information, deadlines and deliverables between the merchandising and marketing teams for their division * Assures the product stories are inspiring to the customer and easy to shop in store and online for their division * Leads in identifying with their assigned division and pulling through the key product stories including special treasures and price leaders to customer communications * Participates in merch meetings/collaborate with buying teams for their division * Summarizes performance and engagement data from email, text, social and media and communicate back to merchandising and to the marketing team for their assigned division * Ensures product in marketing communications is in-stock and shoppable in both store and website for their assigned division * Manages the clearance, pricing changes and promotions in their assigned division and ensures they are accurately communicated to the customer across all channels * Champions and develops the product storytelling databases. Applies updates as needed * Collaborates with the marketing strategy team and creates the content plan, assists in architecting product stories * Strategically chooses product for all marketing communications. This includes reviewing briefs, providing guidance, and merchandising email, text, social and media * Provides shot requests, priorities, lists and product for content creation in studios, social and media and coordinates with merchant team to deliver samples for their division * Attends weekly creative reviews and provides product feedback, direction, and proofs. QA’s product content for all customer-facing creative for their assigned division QUALIFICATIONS * Bachelor’s degree in marketing, merchandising, media or a related field. Equivalent experience will be considered. * 4+ years of experience with content, merchandising or a similar function. * A skilled collaborator, able to successfully manage multiple contributors, data points and points of view to effectively hit timelines, budgets and expectations as a team and company effort. * Deep experience in leading customer facing content creation and planning – preferably in a retail environment. * Excellent interpersonal, organization and communications skills * Strong execution abilities, problem-solving, as well as written and verbal communication skills * Must be innovative, organized, efficient and able to prioritize and manage multiple projects. * Some experience with retail, merchandising, buying, content planning preferred * Must be able to work on a hybrid model Mon/Fri remote and Tues-Thurs in office. WHO WE ARE Discover At Home, the Home and Holiday Décor Superstore with endless aisles of must-have styles at prices so low you won't believe it. We are a dynamic, fast-paced retail brand with exciting career opportunities offering growth and a fun job you’ll love. We boast over 260 retail stores across 40 states, multiple distribution centers, and a modern corporate headquarters located in Coppell, TX. We have open positions that value imagination and diversity, giving people the opportunity to explore, grow, and help shape our future. WORKING CONDITIONS * Must be able to remain stationary at a desktop workspace for extended periods of time. * Ability to move about an office environment. SUMMARY OF BENEFITS At Home is proud to offer competitive benefits for non-temporary positions, including but not limited to: Full-Time – All Prior Benefits PLUS - Medical Insurance - Flexible Spending Accounts - Paid Time Off, Holidays, and Volunteer Time ACCOMMODATIONS If a reasonable accommodation is required to fully participate in the hiring process, to perform the essential functions of the job, and/or to receive all other benefits and privileges of employment, please contact accomodations@athome.com [accomodations@athome.com] EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY NOTICE When you’re a part of At Home, you have the full support of a diverse, close-knit team. We consider all applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, gender identity and expression, marital or military status. We also provide reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities in accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act and applicable state and local law. At Home is committed to knitting diversity and inclusion into the fabric of our culture – we respect, appreciate, and celebrate the experiences and qualities that differentiate everyone on the At Home team.

Responsibilities

The Associate Manager drives product storytelling across all marketing channels to increase traffic and sales for assigned merchandise divisions. They act as the primary liaison between the merchandising and marketing teams to ensure product assortments are inspiring and shoppable.