Merchandising Assistant

Job Description

Merchandising Assistant | Minted

The Tone:
This is an entry-level opportunity at Minted, located in San Francisco, CA. Minted is a 350+ person organization that empowers a community of independent artists to sell their work, bringing unique visual art, stationery, and home decor to a global audience. This individual will play an indispensable, foundational role within the growing Wholesale team, acting as the engine that allows crowd-curated assortments to successfully come to life on the shelves of major retail partners like Target and Amazon.

The TL;DR
• Role: Early Career
• Type: Contract
• Location: In-person, San Francisco, CA
• Pay: $27–$30 hourly
• Team: Wholesale team, reporting to the Senior Merchandising Manager
• Mission: Owns the end-to-end sample lifecycle and technical product setup, enabling unique assortments for major retail partners.
• Tech Stack: Microsoft Excel, Google Sheets

What You’ll Actually Do
• Sample Management: Oversee the end-to-end lifecycle of physical and digital samples for internal reviews and major retail presentations.
• Meeting Preparation: Organize physical samples and help build presentation decks for critical milestone meetings and wholesale partner pitches.
• Data Operations: Execute precise item setup and maintain product data sheets across wholesale retail accounts.
• Partner Compliance: Assist with the organization, tracking, and auditing of partner compliance documentation.
• Accuracy Verification: Cross-reference product data sheets against physical samples to ensure accuracy before items are approved for production or shipped.

The Must-Haves
• Background: Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent foundational experience in merchandising, wholesale operations, retail buying, or project coordination.
• Experience: Proficiency in Microsoft Excel and/or Google Sheets for managing large datasets, using sorting/filtering, and maintaining data integrity.
• Skills: Exceptional follow-up, strong time management, a natural knack for tracking physical inventory or sample pipelines, and excellent verbal and written communication.
• Bonus: Personally inspired by art, design, and Minted’s unique crowd-curation marketplace model.