Content Marketer/Merchandiser

We’re a rapidly growing consumer tech startup in the Boston area. Millions of readers use our products every day to find great books, and our service empowers thousands of leading publishers and authors to drive sales and find new fans. We’re expanding our team to address the challenges and opportunities of the publishing industry while continuing to help readers find stories and authors they’ll love.

About The Position

Chirp is looking for an analytically-oriented book lover with 2+ years of professional experience to join the Content team. They’ll be responsible for curating and merchandising books for our large community of audiobook lovers, and managing content curation processes across the team.

Here’s an example of what someone can expect to accomplish in their first year in the position:

• Source and review audiobook submissions from our author and publisher partners and choose which deals will perform best with our members, making data-driven decisions based on internal trends and industry research
• Curate, categorize, and merchandise books across the Chirp website, emails, and other placements to create an engaging experience and make it easy for readers to find something they’ll love
• Plan and implement content strategy for monthly themed sales
• Plan, monitor, and manage curation processes to ensure team hits its goals
• Write, edit, and proofread enticing error-free copy for books and other book marketing content, matching Chirp’s brand voice and encouraging readers to click and buy
• Identify curation, merchandising, and operational opportunities and collaborate within the Content team and across teams to drive change

Ideal Candidate Qualities

• Feel comfortable with data-driven decision-making and owning success metrics
• Be familiar with a wide range of book genres and categories and comfort working with books/genres they are less familiar with
• Demonstrate meticulous attention to detail and the ability to meet deadlines
• Enjoy working collaboratively and cross-functionally with other teams
• Work autonomously and balance competing priorities effectively
• Have outstanding professional written and verbal communication skills
• Have excellent copywriting, editing, and proofreading skills
• Be excited to work in a fast-paced, rapidly changing environment

Pay

The anticipated salary range for this role is $58,000 - $65,000 annually. The salary offer will be adjusted within or around this range based on the candidate who ultimately joins our team.

Benefits

• Stock option awards
• Medical, dental, and vision insurance
• 401k retirement plan
• Generous paid parental leave
• Take-what-you-need paid time off

Schedule

This role offers choose-where-you-work flexibility that allows you to select a predominantly remote, hybrid, or in-office setup at our office in Cambridge, Massachusetts. We’ll help each team member figure out the work set up that’s best for them, including WFH equipment or a dedicated desk space in our office.

Please note: for this role, we are only considering candidates who are located in MA, NY, RI, ME, PA, IL, or MD.