Career ppportunities for Plymouth's Ecommerce students
Students who are interested in entering the specialised world of e-commerce will find a host of career opportunities in Plymouth and beyond. For example, there are a variety of sales and marketing jobs that now have e-commerce counterparts, so you do not have to work in a brick and mortar environment if you do not want to. A few great e-commerce career options are listed below for your review so you can choose the path that is right for you.
E-Commerce Store Owners or Consultants
The most obvious career path in the world of e-commerce involves becoming an online storeowner. You can open up your own commercial website or online shop, promote and sell the goods and/or services that you prefer, and fulfil all of your entrepreneurial aspirations in the online world. And if you don’t want to become a business owner, you can even work as a consultant who works with other e-commerce shop owners to help them succeed. You can help them build the best website with the right SAP software that allows them to enhance the user experience of their visitors in order to increase sales. Check out the Weaveability website for more information.
Marketing and Advertising Managers
Just as you can work on promoting and advertising brick and mortar businesses, you can do the same with e-commerce shops. As a marketing manager, you will seek opportunities to promote a particular business to the masses, increase conversions, and get more visitors to the e-commerce site every day. You will also work on developing attractive promotional options and ads that will entice people to make purchases, particularly during busy shopping seasons like the holidays.
Social Media Managers
In addition to traditional marketing efforts, you can work as a social media manager for an e-commerce shop. You can create unique posts that will encourage interactions with followers and also encourage them to click through and make some purchases from the online store. So if you are savvy when it comes to using social media to generate a buzz, you can put your skills to use in the world of e-commerce.
Web Developers and App Developers
The world of web development is always growing, and if you have a background in e-commerce, you can focus your web development projects in this sector, where your talents will be in high demand. You will work on creating and maintaining e-commerce sites that work, and you will also implement any necessary innovations and changes to keep the site up-to-date and secure. Beyond developing websites, you may also be employed as a webmaster, managing the day-to-day aspects of keeping the site up and running at all times. And if you expand into app development, you can even help an e-commerce storeowner create an app so consumers can shop on the go.
It is clear that there are a variety of opportunities for businesspeople who wish to enter the world of e-commerce. You certainly aren’t restricted to the option of opening your own store, as there are a range of exciting job positions that you can apply to once you have the right education.
