Anthropologie Creative Merchandise Manager

The Anthropologie Creative Merchandising Manager will be responsible for developing and executing trend led merchandising strategies that resonate with both our existing + incoming customer. This role requires a blend of creativity, strategic thinking, and strong cross functional influence. 

• Collaborate with the Buying + Merch on post IR ideation, and Styling + Creative / Design Teams to develop + execute creative strategies.

• Focus on priority areas to ensure alignment with business goals.

• In partnership with Marketing, implement a trend-led approach to resonate with target audiences.

• Communicate creative needs to the cross-functional team.

• Convey channel support requirements to relevant team members.

• Partner with the Digital Merchandising team to analyze business data.

• Interpret business insights into actionable creative strategies.

• Identify additional opportunities to drive demand and improve conversion rates (CVR) throughout the concept-to-customer pipeline.

• Implement strategies including, but not limited to, creative ideation, product detail page (PDP) improvements, competitive storytelling, email and onsite testing, and social media initiatives.

• Edit product detail page (PDP) images to effectively tell stories for email, social media, and paid advertising needs.

• Identify and prioritize creative content requirements for the Design, Marketing and Brand Voice teams.

• Prioritize curiosity and actively share relevant social and market trends for team interpretation and application

Key Stakeholders:

·       Marketing : Paid, Social, Brand Outbound, Influencer, and Ambassador Marketing Teams.

·       Creative : Creative, Studio Stylists, Art, and Creative Directors.

·       Design : Email, Paid

·       Digital Merchandising : Managers and category owners.

·       Buying : GMM and DMMs.

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