Home & design
1stDibs specialists, working as part of your team.
1stDibs holds its sellers to dealer standards, and the catalog reflects it. Attribution, period, materials, dimensions and condition are expected to be precise, and photography is expected to be gallery quality. The work rewards patience and domain knowledge over speed — which is exactly why it is the hardest channel to staff and the easiest to differentiate on.
Why it is hard
What makes 1stDibs resist a shortcut.
Understanding this is the difference between a specialist and someone following a checklist.
Precision is the price of entry
Vague attribution, missing provenance or a soft condition report gets an item rejected or, worse, returned by a trade buyer who knows better.
Photography is judged, not just uploaded
Lighting, angles, detail shots and scale references are part of the listing standard, not a nice-to-have.
Two pricing audiences
Trade and retail pricing, offers and negotiation run in parallel and have to stay coherent.
The work
What a 1stDibs specialist does day to day.
- Gallery-standard item cataloguing with full condition reporting
- Period, maker and provenance research and attribution
- Image retouching and detail-shot preparation
- Trade and retail price management, offers and negotiation support
- Inventory ageing review and re-merchandising
Roles we staff for this channel
Product Listing Specialist
Builds accurate, complete, search-ready listings at volume across every channel.
Ecommerce Content Writer
Writes titles, bullets, descriptions and brand copy that fit the channel and the buyer.
Ecommerce Graphic Designer
Produces listing imagery, A+ Content and infographics to channel specification.
Customer Support Specialist
Handles buyer messages, returns, escalations and review recovery within SLA.
Catalog Manager
Owns catalog structure, data quality and bulk change across the whole assortment.
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Running several of these at once? A pod covers them together — one team lead, shared context, no duplicated briefing.
Put a 1stDibs specialist on the account.
Tell us the catalog size, the volume and the hours you need covered. You will leave with a written team plan and a cost.
No obligation. No rate card until we understand the scope.