Metadata Curation Specialist

About the Team

The Catalog Operations Team is responsible for the curation, maintenance and expansion of GOAT Group’s metadata as it relates to the overall product catalog. This team works to improve accuracy, depth and range over time, ensuring high quality output that enhances discovery, purchasing and selling experiences across GOAT Group. You will be executing on assigned tasks/projects, both proactive and reactive, working towards growing the Fashion Catalog. 

In this role, you will:

• Work with the Metadata Curation Manager for Fashion, to understand priority focus areas for categorizing and backfilling data in the Fashion catalog and work proactively to make progress against the key focus areas. 
• Be both proactive and reactive in assembling Metadata to create products. Proactively creating products within the areas of priority while also hitting run the business SLAs for assigned tasks. 
• Gain a deep understanding of GOAT Group standards. Be able to reference standards in normal workflows and provide feedback to external agents where relevant as well as socialize with peers. 
• Understand and achieve team success frameworks as defined by the Catalog team leads. 
• Gain a deep understanding of the Catalog tooling in order to execute on tasks efficiently, train others and provide useful feedback to the Fashion team lead.
• Be able to debug reported Metadata issues and escalate to leads when relevant. 
• Work with Buying and Research team members to deeply understand guardrails and standards as it relates to the creation of Fashion products within the Catalog.

We are looking for:

• Bachelor’s degree, and 2+ years of experience in an e-commerce or marketplace environment or relevant experience
• Possess extensive knowledge about fashion brands, streetwear, vintage items and  trends with a proficiency in research
• Strong ability to prioritize work autonomously, be prompt, and execute under strict timelines
• Great interpersonal skills, ability to gather, document and share information clearly and concisely with teammates, leadership and key stakeholders
• Ability to take accountability for tasks/project areas of ownership 
• Advanced Excel/Google Sheets knowledge (certification is a plus)
• Technical curiosity to learn and become an expert in new processes, technical applications and internal tools/software
• Ability to write/desire to learn simple SQL requests to identify missing product information, work with the leads to outline requirements for basic reporting
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The hiring range for this position is below, plus benefits (401K, paid time off, dental, medical, vision, disability, life insurance options). To determine starting pay within the hiring range, we carefully consider a variety of factors, including primary work location, role/level, a candidate’s skills, experience, market demands, and internal parity. You may reach out to a recruiter for additional information.Hiring Range:$28.17—$35.29 USD

GOAT Group represents the leading platforms for authentic sneakers, apparel and accessories. Operating four distinct brands–GOAT, Flight Club, Grailed and alias–GOAT Group has a global community of more than 60 million members across 170 countries.

GOAT is the global platform for the greatest products from the past, present and future. Since its founding in 2015, GOAT has become one of the leading and most trusted sneaker platforms in the world, and has expanded to offer apparel and accessories from select emerging, contemporary and iconic brands. Through its unique positioning between the primary and resale markets, the company offers styles across various time periods on its digital platforms and in its retail locations, while delivering products to over 60 million members across 170 countries.

Established in New York City over 15 years ago, Flight Club revolutionized sneaker retail as the original consignment store for rare shoes. Carrying the rarest exclusives and collectible sneakers, Flight Club has evolved from a one-stop sneaker destination, to a cultural hub for sneaker enthusiasts and novices alike. With three brick-and-mortar locations in New York City, Los Angeles and Miami, Flight Club remains the premier source for authentic, rare sneakers.

Founded in 2013, Grailed is the leading community-driven marketplace for rare luxury, streetwear and vintage fashion. The marketplace was built for enthusiasts, by enthusiasts, and features products from brands including Supreme, Raf Simons, Gucci, Saint Laurent, Balenciaga, Prada and more. With a highly curated selection of resale pieces including inventory exclusive to the platform, Grailed makes fashi