Lead Research Assistant (Shopify Brands)

Title: Lead Research Assistant (Shopify Brands) | Part-Time, Flexible Hours

About us
Vesper Studios is a Shopify design and conversion studio. We help owner-run skincare, supplement and fragrance brands turn their websites into stores that sell. We're growing, and we need a sharp researcher to help us find the right brands to work with.

The role
You'll find and qualify brands that match a clear checklist, then log them in a Google Sheet. This is research only. You will not contact anyone. We handle all outreach ourselves.

What you'll do

• Find brands through the Meta Ad Library and other sources we'll show you
• Check each brand against our checklist: Shopify store, owner-run, actively advertising, and a website that doesn't match the quality of the brand
• Find the founder's name, Instagram and best email
• Note 2–3 specific website problems we could point out (broken links, inconsistent design, slow pages, confusing checkout, etc.)
• Log everything in a shared Google Sheet

We care about quality, not volume. 15 well-researched leads a week are worth more to us than 500 scraped ones.

Who you are

• Excellent written English (you'll describe website problems in clear, specific sentences)
• Detail-oriented: you double-check before you submit
• Comfortable researching online and judging what looks premium vs dated
• Experience in lead generation or prospect research is a big plus, especially for e-commerce or DTC brands
• Bonus: you know how to spot a Shopify store, or have used email -finding tools like Hunter or Apollo

Hours and pay

• Part-time, about 15–20 hours per week
• Fully flexible schedule. Work whenever suits you, as long as weekly targets are met
• $4 USD per hour, paid weekly via Wise
• Performance bonuses: $5 for every lead that replies positively to our outreach, and $50 for every lead that becomes a paying client
• Paid trial task ($20 USD) before hiring

Room to grow
We're a small, growing studio. If you do great work, there's room to take on more responsibility and more hours.

How to apply
Start your application with the word RITUAL so we know you read this post. Then answer these three questions:
1. Paste a link to a Shopify skincare or supplement brand you think has a strong brand but a weak website, and explain why in 2–3 sentences.
2. How would you find the founder of a small brand that doesn't list one on its website?
3. Tell us about a lead list you've built before: what niche, how many leads, and what happened with them.

Applications without the word RITUAL or without answers to the questions won't be reviewed.