Content & Category Lead

Location: Dublin
Job Type: Full-time (40.5 hrs/week)
Salary: €45,000-€50,000
Work Arrangement: On-site (Hybrid option after 6 months)

Overview

An expanding e‑commerce business is seeking a highly organised, decisive and proactive Content & Category Lead to manage content quality, drive category performance, and lead a motivated content team. This is a hands-on leadership role where you will shape processes, influence e‑commerce strategy, and ensure our online product catalogue is presented to the highest standard.

If you excel in a fast-paced environment, enjoy taking ownership, and thrive when leading people and making informed decisions, this role offers the autonomy and impact you’re looking for.

Key Responsibilities

Team Leadership & Ownership

• Lead, mentor and develop a high-performing content team, fostering accountability, efficiency and continuous improvement.
• Set clear standards and workflows, ensuring the team consistently delivers accurate, customer-focused content.

Category & Content Strategy

• Take ownership of product categories, driving clarity, optimisation and performance across core product areas.
• Oversee all product listings to ensure completeness, accuracy and SEO alignment.
• Monitor category gaps, competitor benchmarks and opportunities to strengthen coverage and presentation.

Operational Excellence

• Make informed, data-backed decisions to improve content quality, workflow efficiency and user experience.
• Identify errors, inconsistencies or missing information and implement corrective actions.
• Track team output, KPIs and quality metrics, providing regular reports and recommendations.

Cross-Functional Collaboration

• Work closely with SEO, marketing, design and trading teams to support traffic growth, sales performance and campaign execution.
• Assist with marketing deliverables including promotional content, email campaigns and merchandising updates.

Continuous Improvement

• Recommend and implement process improvements to streamline content creation, reduce errors and enhance productivity.
• Develop deep product and website knowledge to support ongoing e‑commerce growth and innovation.

Skills & Qualifications

Essential

• Strong leadership skills with the ability to guide, motivate and support a team.
• Excellent organisational ability and a proactive, solutions-focused mindset.
• Experience working with e‑commerce platforms and online product catalogues.
• High standard of written English and strong editing accuracy.
• Confident decision-maker who can prioritise effectively in a fast-paced environment.
• Strong communication skills and the ability to coordinate cross-functionally.
• Proficiency in MS Office.
• Familiarity with CMS, CRM or ERP systems.
• Understanding of SEO and digital marketing fundamentals.

Desirable

• Previous experience in e‑commerce or online retail.
• Knowledge of PIM, CMS, CRM or ERP tools.
• Experience with product page optimisation and SEO best practices.
• Exposure to email marketing platforms.
• Basic HTML skills.
• Comfortable with data review and performance reporting.

Benefits

• Additional leave
• Employee assistance programme
• On-site parking
• Store discount

For more information or a confidential discussion regarding this Content & Category Lead position, please contact Aoife at:
056-7786631 / 086 0444833
Aoife@optimizerecruitment.ie

Aoife is available for calls between 9am–5.30pm, with after-hours appointments available upon request.

Please submit your CV via the link provided. All applications are handled in strict confidence, and your CV will never be released without your prior approval.

Job Ref Number: OR‑14643
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