The Pokémon Company International

Digital Merchandiser

The Pokémon Company International • $85K — $153K *
Bellevue, WA 98006In-Person
Retail & Consumer Goods
5 - 7 years of experience
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Qualifications

  • 5-7 years of eCommerce experience or equivalent expertise
  • Bachelor's degree in a related field or equivalent experience
  • Experience with content management systems
  • Proficient in creative software for digital content creation
  • Knowledgeable in HTML and SEO/web traffic metrics
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills in English
  • Strong organizational and time-management skills, with a proactive approach

Responsibilities

  • Own on-site category presentation for optimal product visibility
  • Manage product setup and content enrichment for launch readiness
  • Update site content to maintain relevance and brand alignment
  • Build and execute seasonal promotional campaigns across the site
  • Analyze category performance using web analytics and report insights
  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams to align category strategies
  • Implement best practices for continuous improvement in eCommerce

Benefits

  • 100% employer-paid healthcare premiums
  • Generous paid family leave
  • 401k Employer Matching for US employees
  • Pension contributions for UK/IRE/MX employees
  • Fitness reimbursement and commuter benefits
  • LinkedIn learning opportunities
  • Comprehensive relocation package available for certain roles
  • Hybrid work environment
Full Job Description
Get to know the role
  • Job Title: Digital Merchandiser
  • Job Summary: The Digital Merchandiser is responsible for translating category and business strategies into a compelling, customer-focused digital experience that drives discovery, engagement, and sales. They own the on-site merchandising and performance of their categories, using customer and business insights to optimize navigation, content, product placement, and storytelling. They also collaborate cross-functionally to ensure their categories are represented effectively across key site experiences and aligned to broader business priorities.
  • FLSA Classification (US Only): Exempt
  • People Manager: No


What you'll do
  • Site Merchandising
    • Owns on-site category presentation, ensuring products are accurately categorized, prioritized, and visually compelling.
    • Manages product setup and enrichment, including attributes, categorization, and launch readiness.
    • Maintains and updates site content across all placements to ensure relevance, accuracy, and alignment with brand standards.
    • Builds and executes seasonal, promotional, and brand storytelling moments across the site.
    • Contributes to digital merchandising strategy & execution for Automated Retail
  • Product Presentation
    • Ensures product detail pages (PDPs) are complete and optimized, including imagery, copy, attributes, and SEO elements.
    • Partners with content production teams to communicate photography needs and content goals.
    • Requests, builds, and implements content that supports category strategy and drives conversion.
  • Analytics & Performance
    • Analyzes category, product, and content performance using web analytics tools.
    • Uses data-backed insights to drive decision-making,
    • Reports weekly on KPIs, trends, and opportunities to cross-functional partners.
    • Develops and evaluates testing ideas in partnership with digital optimization teams.
  • Cross-Functional Collaboration
    • Works closely with Category Management, Planning, Marketing, and Content Production to align on category strategy and execution.
    • Communicates performance insights clearly to educate partners and influence strategy.
    • Collaborates with Digital Optimization and Tech teams to improve site experience and discoverability.
    • Leads seasonal and unique product campaigns on behalf of the Digital Merchandising team, working closely with partnering teams.
    • Foster team growth through active collaboration, mentorship, and knowledge-sharing, maintaining a confident presence and perspective that elevates the team's standards and motivates excellence.
  • Optimization & Continuous Improvement
    • Stays current on SEO best practices and applies them to product and category pages.
    • Continuously deepen expertise in UX/UI, digital merchandising, and digital optimization by actively monitoring industry trends, tools, and innovations that enhance customer experience and business performance
    • Identifies opportunities to improve navigation, filters, and search relevance.
    • Continuously tests and iterates on content, layouts, and merchandising strategies to improve conversion and engagement.
    • Monitors ecommerce landscape to identify trends and opportunities.
  • Operational Excellence
    • Ensures accuracy and consistency of product data across systems and site placements.
    • Manages timelines and workflows for product launches, content updates, and seasonal refreshes.
    • Maintains strong attention to detail to ensure a seamless customer experience.
    • Serve as a role model for deadline discipline and customer-first execution, maintaining exceptional attention to every detail of the site experience and consistently upholding rigorous quality assurance standards.

What you'll bring
  • Five (5) to seven (7) years of relevant ecommerce experience or a demonstrated equivalent level of expertise.
  • Bachelor's degree in a related field or a demonstrated equivalent level of applicable experience.
  • Experience with content management.
  • Knowledge of creative software programs for digital content building.
  • Knowledge of HTML and web publishing.
  • Knowledge of SEO and web traffic metrics.
  • Excellent verbal and writing skills in English.
  • Good organizational and proactive time-management skills; comfortable working independently.
  • Passionate about educating the customer as well as the consumer.
  • Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite.


Base Salary Range: For this role, new hires generally start between $85,000.00 - $113,000.00 per year. The full range is $85,000.00 - $153,000.00 per year. This range is applicable for the labor market where the role is intended to be hired. The final base salary is directly related to the candidate's qualifications and professional experience uniquely.

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How you'll be successful
  • Passion for Pokémon: Develops an understanding of the Pokémon brand, the impact it has on our people, culture, business, fans, and communities, and applying that knowledge and passion to everything you do.
  • Challenging the Expected: Approaches challenges with curiosity and creativity, embracing the possibility of failure as an opportunity to learn something new, develop innovative ideas, solve complex problems and identify unique opportunities.
  • Integrity and Respect: Demonstrates integrity and respect by leading with empathy, listening to others, seeking out different perspectives, and taking personal responsibility for decisions, actions, and results.
  • Dedicated to Quality: Takes ownership to maintain and promote high standards, looks for new ways to learn and improve, and embraces a growth mindset to seek and apply feedback from others in an effort to continuously improve.
  • Building Relationships: Develops and strengthens relationships, adopting a "team first" mentality and working collaboratively to solve problems and meet shared goals.
  • Delighting Customers: Listens and understands the interests and needs of our customers and stakeholders, making them feel heard and important, and embracing these learnings to continue delivering a unique Pokémon experience.


What to expect
  • An innovative culture driven by impact, delivering meaningful outcomes.
  • Company events that celebrate the spirit of Pokémon.
  • Competitive cash-based compensation programs.
  • 100% employer-paid healthcare premiums for you.
  • Generous paid family leave.
  • Employer-paid life insurance.
  • Employer-paid long and short-term income protection insurance.
  • US Employees: 401k Employer Matching.
  • UK/IRE/MX Employees: Pension Employer Contributions.
  • Fitness reimbursement.
  • Commuter benefit.
  • LinkedIn learning.
  • Comprehensive relocation package for certain roles.
  • Hybrid work environment.

About The Pokémon Company International

The Pokémon Company is a Japanese company responsible for brand management, production, publishing, marketing, and licensing of the Pokémon franchise, which consists of video game software, a trading card game, anime television series, films, manga, home entertainment products, merchandise, and other ventures. It was established through a joint investment by the three companies holding the copyright of Pokémon: Nintendo, Game Freak, and Creatures. It began operating in 1998 and adopted the moniker Pokémon Ltd. in October 2000. The company is headquartered in the Roppongi Hills Mori Tower in Roppongi, Minato, Tokyo. The company has separate subsidiaries that handle operations in different parts of the world, with the Pokémon Company International supporting the territories outside Asia and being responsible for brand management, licensing, marketing, the Pokémon Trading Card Game, the animated TV series, home entertainment, and the official Pokémon website on the territories outside Asia. The Pokémon Company also handles publishing of all Pokémon video games since 2001 alongside Nintendo. The Pokémon Company is mostly responsible for marketing and funding, while Nintendo handles distribution of the titles in Japan and outside it. Both companies work together in localization, production, QA, and other aspects. The company is solely responsible for publishing and licensing mobile Pokémon titles, unlike console titles where it has help from Nintendo.
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