Product Researcher for E-commerce / DTC Brands

## Product Researcher for Branded Dropshipping / DTC ### Summary We are looking for an experienced **e-commerce / dropshipping product researcher** who can consistently identify strong, data-backed products with potential to launch and scale. You should already have experience researching products for **dropshipping, branded dropshipping, or DTC e-commerce brands**. However, we are flexible on the exact tools, research process, and markets you have worked in. You do not need to use the same software stack we currently use as long as you understand how to properly validate products, competitors, stores, and market demand. ### Responsibilities * Find approximately 15–20 initial product opportunities and narrow them down to the strongest 3–5 opportunities. * Research products across competitor stores, Meta ads, spy tools, marketplaces, social media, and other sources. * Identify brands already successfully selling the same or similar products. * Analyze competitor traffic, growth trends, pricing, estimated revenue, advertising activity, and creative volume. * Determine whether competitors are growing, stable, declining, or potentially anomalous. * Evaluate market size, seasonality, saturation, pricing potential, and product economics. * Look for products with enough creative angles, customer avatars, and positioning opportunities to scale. * Clearly explain **why** each recommended product is worth testing. Your research should include information such as: * Product name / type * Niche * Competitor store link * Spy-tool or research link * Estimated monthly visitors * Traffic trend * Selling price * Estimated sales / revenue where available * Relevant competitors * Seasonality * Advertising activity * Supporting evidence * Your reasoning for recommending the product ### What We Look for in a Product Strong opportunities will usually have several of the following: * Existing market awareness and proven customer demand * One or more successful competitors already selling the product * Meaningful and preferably rising competitor traffic * Evidence of active advertising spend * Multiple creatives being tested * Multiple competitors validating the market * Strong visual demonstration potential * High perceived value * Enough pricing room to support approximately 60–65% gross margin * Preferably an AOV of approximately ¥12,000+ or equivalent * Multiple potential hooks, angles, and customer avatars * Enough market potential to scale beyond a small short-term trend We are especially interested in products where the data suggests the market or competitor is **growing rather than dying**. ### Tools You may use tools such as: * TrendTrack * Meta Ad Library * AdSpy * Similarweb * Google Trends * Marketplace research * Competitor-store research tools * Other product and advertising spy tools You **do not need experience with every tool listed above**. What matters is your ability to use data to answer: **“What evidence tells me this product is actually working?”** ### Ideal Candidate You should: * Have previous dropshipping, branded dropshipping, or DTC product research experience * Understand how to research competitors and stores, not just individual products * Know how to use traffic, revenue, advertising, and creative signals to validate opportunities * Be able to distinguish genuine traction from temporary spikes or anomalies * Understand what makes a product suitable for paid advertising * Be able to identify products with strong creative and marketing potential * Think independently instead of blindly following spy-tool rankings * Be comfortable rejecting most products you research * Be fast while still producing thorough research * Clearly explain the reasoning behind your recommendations You do **not** need to have worked specifically with the Japanese market before. Strong product research ability is more important, and market-specific criteria can be taught. ### Important We are not looking for: * Random TikTok viral products * Large unfiltered spy-tool exports * Products recommended only because they have a lot of ads * Stores with declining traffic presented as winners * Products with no clear evidence of demand * Researchers who cannot explain why they selected a product Finding products is the easy part. The important part of this role is **filtering out weak opportunities and identifying the few products that have enough evidence behind them to justify testing.** This can become a long-term role for someone who consistently produces strong research. ### When Applying Please tell us: * Your previous dropshipping / e-commerce product research experience * What types of stores or products you have researched * Which research or spy tools you currently use * How you determine whether a product is worth testing * What signals you look for before recommending a product * An example of a product you previously found or researched and why you believed it was a strong opportunity Qualified applicants may be invited to complete a short skills assessment.