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Sr Director, Digital Merchandising

Versant Media · Los Angeles, California, United States · 1 wk ago
HybridAdvertisingFull-time

Job Description

We are seeking a strategic, data-driven Digital Merchandising Director to lead on-site merchandising and promotional execution across our entertainment portfolio, including:

  • Fandango.com
  • Fandango at Home (athome.fandango.com)
  • RottenTomatoes.com

Key Responsibilities

1. Strategic Merchandising Leadership
  • Own the top funnel execution for leadership determined merchandising strategy across homepage and high-impact surfaces for all assigned properties.
  • Balance strategic priorities across; AVOD, TVOD and Ticketing businesses.
  • Ensure our most valuable placements and promotional inventory are consistently aligned to company-level goals (revenue, margin, audience growth, partner commitments, etc.).
  • Create clear prioritization frameworks across brands and business lines to guide placement decisions.
  • Balance short-term revenue opportunities with long-term audience and brand objectives.
  • Identify cross-property opportunities to create cohesive user journeys (e.g., discovery on Rotten Tomatoes → ticket purchase on Fandango → at-home transaction).
2. Prioritization & Tradeoff Management
  • Work directly with business leaders to resolve trade-offs efficiently and transparently, clearly articulating rationale grounded in data and business impact.
  • Create and socialize merchandising calendars that reflect enterprise-level prioritization.
  • Create decision frameworks and documentation that bring clarity and consistency to cross-functional stakeholders.
  • Partner with senior leadership to align merchandising plans with quarterly and annual company objectives.
3. Performance Optimization & Analytics
  • Monitor and optimize KPIs including conversion rate, revenue per visit, ticket sales, PVOD/streaming transactions, engagement, and attribution.
  • Work with product when appropriate, to conduct A/B testing and iterative experimentation to improve performance across surfaces.
  • Translate analytics into actionable merchandising recommendations for leaders.
  • Deliver regular performance recaps and executive-ready summaries linking placement strategy to business outcomes.
4. Campaign & Release Execution
  • Work with leaders to help implement merchandising plans around major theatrical releases, home entertainment launches, awards season, tentpole events, and seasonal campaigns.
  • Ensure accurate, timely, and high-quality execution across platforms.
  • Partner with Studio Relations, Marketing, Editorial, Product, and Ad Sales to ensure alignment and flawless delivery.
5. Customer Experience & Surface Stewardship
  • Act as the steward of our highest-traffic digital surfaces, ensuring clarity, consistency, and optimal user flow.
  • Leverage audience segmentation and personalization opportunities where appropriate.
  • Continuously evaluate UX, competitive benchmarks, and industry trends to elevate the customer journey.

Key Competencies

  • Enterprise mindset with strong commercial instincts
  • Clear and decisive prioritization skills
  • Data-informed decision making
  • Cross-functional leadership and influence
  • Structured problem solving
  • Executive-level communication

Qualifications

Basic Qualifications

  • 4–7+ years of experience in digital merchandising, e-commerce, or content-driven commerce.
  • Experience managing high-traffic consumer-facing websites.
  • Demonstrated ability to prioritize across competing stakeholders and business objectives.
  • Strong analytical skills; experience with tools such as Google Analytics, Adobe Analytics, or similar.
  • Proven track record of driving measurable revenue or engagement growth.
  • Excellent communication skills with the ability to articulate tradeoffs and influence stakeholders.

Preferred

  • Experience in entertainment, media, ticketing, or streaming industries.
  • Familiarity with CMS and experimentation platforms (Optimizely, Adobe Target, etc.).
  • Experience working in matrixed, multi-brand organizations.

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