About the Role
Book of the Month is seeking a marketing manager to lead the end-to-end strategy and execution of its free gift program, which offers new members branded merchandise as part of their intro offer. This role requires a blend of product development, sourcing, and marketing expertise to ensure quality, brand alignment, and timely delivery of promotional items. The position offers high visibility and impact within a small, ambitious team.
Responsibilities
- Identify and evaluate new gift concepts and categories, staying ahead of trends in product, design, and pop culture.
- Work with brand partners to keep offers fresh and compelling.
- Manage project timelines for sourcing tasks, including negotiating terms and maintaining quality standards.
- Build a reliable pipeline of merchandise.
- Own project management across the program, keeping workstreams on track and stakeholders aligned.
- Determine order quantities based on historical data and survey insights.
- Set and track performance goals for the free gift program, including conversion rates and cost per acquisition.
- Collaborate with Creative, Member Experience, Product, and Engineering teams to develop campaigns, landing pages, and messaging.
- Partner with the growth team on channel strategy for promoting free gift offers across paid and owned media.
Requirements
- 4+ years of experience in marketing, merchandising, project management, or growth.
- Experience with merchandise development, product sourcing, or retail is strongly preferred.
- Strong communicator and cross-functional collaborator with the ability to align internal teams and build external relationships.
- Creative eye for product and design with strong taste and instincts for audience resonance.
- Analytical and data-driven, with the ability to interpret performance data and act on it.
- Ability to perform in a highly iterative and dynamic work environment, managing multiple projects and priorities simultaneously.
- A self-starter with a track record of taking ownership and driving projects from strategy to execution.
- High standards for quality and attention to detail.
- A love of reading and contemporary fiction.
Skills
- Merchandise development
- Product sourcing
- Retail
- Project management
- Marketing
- Data analysis
- Cross-functional collaboration
- Brand partnership management
- Supply chain management
Experience Level
- 4+ years
Salary/Compensations
- $100,000 - $130,000
About the Company
- Book of the Month is a small team with big ambitions.
