Location: Melbourne, VIC (Hybrid – 3-4 Days In-Office)
Salary: $67,000 – $75,000 + Super (Pro-rata)
Employment Type: 6-Month Contract (Part time Hours)
About UsAt Machines Plus (machinesplus.com.au), we’ve spent over 12 years empowering custom printed fabric and merchandise production businesses across Australia. From side-hustles to national brands, we deliver tailored equipment, apparel, training, and ongoing support.
If we wouldn’t use the equipment or wear the apparel ourselves, we don’t sell it. We are passionate about helping our customers succeed, and our close-knit Melbourne team values hands-on collaboration, in-person teamwork, and real commercial impact.
The RoleWe are looking for an energetic, resourceful eCommerce Specialist to join us on a 6-month initial contract to drive growth across our Shopify store.
If you have 1–3 years of hands-on digital experience and are ready to take full ownership of a site, optimising the user experience (UX), driving repeat orders, and converting traffic into revenue, this is your chance to shine. You won't just be maintaining a store; you’ll be directly responsible for improving our online sales performance and showing measurable results.
What You’ll Be Doing
- Day-to-Day Trading: Manage site trading, new product launches, digital campaigns, and site experiences on Shopify.
- Conversion & UX Optimisation: Continuously improve the customer journey, test site improvements, enhance UX, and streamline the checkout experience to boost conversion rates and drive repeat purchases.
- Merchandising & Search: Manage onsite search, site navigation, and product display. Optimise listings using Google Merchant Center and SEO best practices.
- Analytics & Insights: Monitor website performance and customer behaviour using Google Analytics to identify revenue growth opportunities.
- Commercial Reporting: Provide clear, actionable performance reports to management,
demonstrating how your site tweaks directly impact sales.
About YouYou are a proactive self-starter who loves solving problems. You don't just notice an issue, you break it down, build a plan, communicate it clearly, execute it, and show the results.
Key Requirements:
- Experience: 1–3 years in eCommerce, digital trading, or online retail.
- Tech Stack: Hands-on experience with Shopify is essential. Familiarity with Google Analytics (GA4), Google Merchant Center, and Google Tag Manager (or similar CMS/commerce platforms) is highly regarded.
- Commercial Mindset: Strong understanding of product merchandising, digital content, and customer journey mapping.
- A/B Testing & UX: Basic knowledge of CRO (Conversion Rate Optimisation) and user experience principles.
- Communication: Ability to work collaboratively in our Melbourne office and present performance data clearly.
Key Performance Indicators (First 6 Months)Success in this role will be measured by clear, commercial metrics:
1. Shopify & UX Optimisation: Improvement in site navigation, product page conversion, and user flow.
2. Customer Retention: Measurable increase in repeat customer orders and customer lifetime value.
3. Sales & Revenue: Tangible contribution to overall online revenue growth during the contract period.
Why Join Machines Plus?
- Real Impact: You won't be a cog in a massive machine, your work will directly influence our bottom line from day one.
- Great Team Culture: Work alongside a supportive team that values face-to-face collaboration, open communication, and genuine passion for small business success.
- Flexible Hybrid Setup: Balance focused deep-work with 3–4 days in our Melbourne office to collaborate with the team.
How to ApplyReady to take ownership of an established brand's online growth? Send your CV along with a short cover letter outlining a brief example of a website improvement or campaign you ran that drove real results. Email Kristina@
[email protected]
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