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They will collaborate closely with IGA teams (digital, marketing, revenue and more) and partners across UMG (Audience, Paid Media, Consumer Marketing, Data &amp; Analytics, Global Insights, IT, etc.) to elevate the eCommerce experience for our labels &amp; rights owners (ROs), artists, and, most importantly, their fans.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>How you\u2019ll CREATE:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Manage eCommerce experience &amp; site merchandising efforts for IGA\u2019s roster of D2C stores, including:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Front End Experience &amp; Site Merchandising:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>Use sales data &amp; fan insights to inform store merchandising (ex. product placement, categorization).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Enable product discovery by leveraging evergreen categories (e.g., best sellers, new arrivals) and curated experiences (ex. thematic collections, shopping guides).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Deploy upsell &amp; cross-sell tactics to increase AOV.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Ensure that UX\/UI best practices (ex. usability, accessibility, discoverability) are in place.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Campaign &amp; Promotion Strategy:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>Develop promotional strategies around new music and merch releases.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Lead calendar planning, which includes evergreen store campaigns around key moments (ex. holidays, events, anniversaries), in partnership with Creative Planning.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Employ tried and tested eCommerce drivers (ex. discounts, gift with purchase programs, free shipping) to incentivize purchases.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Use bespoke content (ex. blog posts, videos) to increase traffic and engagement to our eCommerce stores, in partnership with creative teams.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Leverage social commerce and 3rd party sales channels (Instagram Shopping, YouTube x Shopify, etc.) to meet fans where they are.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Performance Analysis &amp; Optimization:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>Track, analyze &amp; report performance to drive optimizations and inform planning &amp; strategy.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Gather customer feedback through surveys &amp; social listening.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Use heat mapping &amp; data analytics to understand &amp; tailor user journeys<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Iterate and A\/B test to optimize frontend experiences in partnership with Creative Planning.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Customer Acquisition &amp; Retention:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>Drive lead generation &amp; customer acquisition programs (ex. early access, sweepstakes).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Inform segmentation &amp; targeting (ex. triggered email flows, retargeting) to build customer journeys that deepen the fan-to-artist connection.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Develop and execute retention and loyalty tactics (ex. personalized product recommendations, rewards programs) to increase Customer Lifetime Value.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Implement SEO best practices to increase organic traffic and ensure store discoverability.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Collaborate with teammates across creative services, artist engagement, marketing &amp; customer engagement, store management, operations &amp; customer service to collectively deliver a great customer experience to IGA&#8217;s artists and their fans.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Requirements<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Bring your VIBE:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>3-5 years working in eCommerce marketing or related fields.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Experience creating content calendars and planning marketing campaigns, including lead generation, awareness &amp; conversion campaigns.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Experience with calendar planning and marketing campaigns, including lead generation, awareness &amp; conversion.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Passionate about music, preferably within the IGA roster, and a solid understanding of fandom.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Strong critical thinking skills and an ability to make informed decisions and recommendations with data.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Exceptional communication skills. 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