Merchandising & Planning Intern Summer 2022
Here at Zola we are seeking an exceptional Merchandising & Planning Intern to join our 2022 Summer Intern class! The ideal candidate will have an interest in e-commerce as well as a strong desire to gain the technical & practical knowledge required to launch a career in merchandising or planning. This person will work closely with all members of the Merchandising & Planning Team with a focus on Paper & Invites (Zolas in-house wedding stationery business) & Registry, & have exposure to all facets of the company including cross-functional partners in Operations, Marketing, & Design.
This is an exciting internship for someone eager to have a meaningful impact on an innovative, fast-growing company in the online wedding registry & stationery space. The ideal candidate is a problem solver with the ability to work collaboratively with cross-functional teams. Strong attention to detail & proven time management skills are a must.
RESPONSIBILITIES
- Conduct competitive analysis on wedding stationery trends & share findings with the team
- Manage & update Paper & Invites newness tracker with imagery & launch dates
- Manage online product content for Zola Registry, including product descriptions, copy, & pricing
- Build & maintain databases of product attribute data & pricing
- Respond, research inquires/issues from external customers relating to customer service questions
- Pull reporting for sales, order tracking & other analyses
- Support the Merchandising & Planning Team, performing supportive ad hoc projects & tasks as necessary
- Support the department's visual merchandising on the site
QUALIFICATIONS
- Working towards a Bachelors Degree (rising Junior or Senior)
- Must be able to problem solve, make decisions, think critically, & analytically
- Have an intellectual curiosity & eagerness to grow professionally
- Able to work in a fast paced environment with tight deadlines
- Proficient in Excel
- Strong attention to detail
- Excellent communication skills
- Ability to prioritize workload to meet changing priorities
- Able to establish relationships with internal & external partners
- Entry Level/Prior work experience & e-commerce knowledge preferable but not required
ABOUT ZOLA
We're Zola, the wedding company that will do anything for love. We're reinventing the wedding planning & registry experience to make the happiest moment in our couples lives even happier. From engagement to wedding & decorating your first home, Zola is there, combining compassionate customer service with modern tools & technology all in the service of love.
We built our entire platform from the ground-up in 2013, & quickly became the fastest-growing wedding company in the country. Our team has deep experience creating award-winning online & mobile products that are helpful, intuitive, & simply magical. Were proud to have investor partners including Female Founders Fund, Comcast Ventures, Goldman Sachs, Canvas Ventures, Thrive Capital & Lightspeed Venture Partners, among others.
We are passionate about supporting all forms of love, & were proud of our thriving community of over 1 million couples. We strive to hire a team that is as beautifully diverse as the couples getting married today, & we encourage individuals from every race, gender identity, age, sexual orientation, ethnicity, marital status, religion & perspective to apply. Zola will always be a place where every employee, couple, wedding guest, wedding vendor, & partner will be respected & accepted & valued.
Our headquarters are in NYC, & we have offices in Charlottesville & Montreal. Come work with us!
