Social Commerce & Content Curation Manager

About the role

A highly-motivated, trend-obsessed Social Commerce & Content Curation Manager is needed to own and execute product curation and editorial planning for social media programs spanning multiple retail categories on a 3-month contract. The position is remote and candidates must reside in CA, CO, FL, ID, MI, NJ, NY, OR, TX, or WA.

Responsibilities

• Develop editorial and commerce calendars across multiple interest areas and retail categories, identifying seasonal moments, emerging trends, and social-first content opportunities.
• Conduct ongoing trend scouting across social platforms, creator ecosystems, media publications, competitive brands, and cultural moments to identify opportunities for content and product storytelling.
• Curate and merchandise products aligned to editorial themes and social trends, creating detailed product lists and creative briefs for Content Creators.
• Partner closely with Content Creators to provide styling guidance, product context, and creative inspiration that enables best-in-class social-first content.
• Monitor social media, influencers, and cultural trends to identify viral products, emerging aesthetics, and evolving customer interests.
• Perform market analyses and competitive audits to identify content white spaces, merchandising opportunities, and shifts in consumer behavior.
• Develop category expertise across a portfolio of interest verticals, including but not limited to Food & Cooking, Beauty & Personal Care, Fashion & Style, Sports & Outdoors, Home & Living, Electronics & Tech, Wellness & Active Living, Pets & Animals, Arts & Crafts, Gaming & Play, Music & Instruments, Photo & Film, Reading & Book Culture, Celebrations & Gatherings, Hobbies & Collecting, and Parenting & Kids’ World.
• Partner alongside stakeholders to ensure editorial plans and product selections align with brand identity, business priorities, and customer interests.
• Present editorial calendars, trend reports, product curations, and learnings/insights in stakeholder reviews.
• Establish and maintain organized tools, templates, and tracking mechanisms for editorial calendars, product lists, and content planning.

Requirements

• 5+ years relevant experience in merchandising, editorial, content curation, styling, trend forecasting, or digital marketing.
• Strong merchandising and styling instincts with the ability to curate products that tell compelling stories and resonate with customers.
• Demonstrated ability to balance strategic thinking with operational excellence in a fast-paced environment.
• Strong project management skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities and stakeholders simultaneously.
• Proficient with Airtable, Excel, Asana, or similar planning and organizational tools.
• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent professional experience.
• Bonus if you have experience working in a customer-facing editorial, merchandising, social media, or creative role for retailer, publisher, media company, or consumer brand.
• Portfolio showcasing editorial calendars, trend reports, product curations, merchandising strategies, or related work.
• Extensive knowledge of the contemporary retail landscape, brands, creators, and consumer trends.
• Fluency with social media and influencer marketing, including creators and communities across demographic segments.
• Experience partnering closely with content creators, photographers, stylists, or creative teams to develop customer-facing content.

Qualifications

• Deep understanding of social media culture with demonstrated experience identifying trends, viral products, creators, and cultural moments that influence customer behavior.
• Strong merchandising and styling instincts with the ability to curate products that tell compelling stories and resonate with customers.
• Experience developing editorial calendars or content strategies across multiple categories or consumer interests.
• Strong project management skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities and stakeholders simultaneously.
• Proficient with Airtable, Excel, Asana, or similar planning and organizational tools.
• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent professional experience.
• Bonus if you have experience working in a customer-facing editorial, merchandising, social media, or creative role for retailer, publisher, media company, or consumer brand.
• Portfolio showcasing editorial calendars, trend reports, product curations, merchandising strategies, or related work.
• Extensive knowledge of the contemporary retail landscape, brands, creators, and consumer trends.
• Fluency with social media and influencer marketing, including creators and communities across demographic segments.
• Experience partnering closely with content creators, photographers, stylists, or creative teams to develop customer-facing content.

Skills

• Trend forecasting
• Mercandising
• Styling
• Editorial planning
• Product curation
• Content curation
• Social media monitoring
• Market analysis
• Competitive audit
• Project management
• Organizational tools proficiency

Benefits

• Medical, dental, vision, life, and AD&D benefits
• Health savings and flexible spending accounts
• Telehealth and wellness benefits
• Minimum of seven paid holidays per year
• Accrual of at least 6.5 days (Temporary Employment) to at least 15 days (Regular Employment) of paid time off per year
• 401k plan with company match
• Discretionary bonuses dependent on company, team, or individual performance
• Referral bonuses for eligible hired referrals