Summary of Position:
We are seeking a skilled and strategic Email and SMS Marketing Specialist to lead our customer retention and conversion efforts and drive meaningful engagement and sales growth through email and SMS channels. The ideal candidate will possess a deep understanding of best practices, a proven track record of crafting effective email and SMS strategies, and a strong analytical mindset to optimize campaigns for maximum performance. In this role, you will take ownership of all aspects of email and SMS marketing, from strategy and execution to segmentation and database management, while focusing on KPIs related to sales, engagement and database health. Long-term, this role will help develop a cross-platform customer messaging strategy.
This is a full-time, office-based role, with the potential for hybrid, located at our Minneapolis headquarters.
Responsibilities:
Email and SMS Strategy and Execution:
- Develop, manage and optimize comprehensive email and SMS marketing strategies, including promotional campaigns, triggered messages, lifecycle journeys, and transactional communications.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to align messaging with product launches, seasonal promotions, and other marketing initiatives.
- Partner with Marketing/Creative team to ensure creative achieves campaign objectives.
- Build, test and deploy Emails & SMS leveraging best practices and learnings to drive engagement, conversions, and revenue.
Segmentation and Personalization:
- Develop and refine customer segments based on behavior, demographics, and purchase history to deliver highly targeted and personalized communications.
- Implement A/B testing and data-driven optimizations to improve email and SMS performance, including open rates, click-through rates (CTR), and revenue generated.
Database Growth and Health:
- Create and execute strategies to grow the email and SMS subscriber database, including lead capture tactics, sign-up incentives, and list-building initiatives.
- Manage subscriber opt-ins, opt-outs, and preferences, ensuring compliance with relevant data protection regulations.
- Regularly optimize operations, strategies and content to minimize bounce rates, unsubscribes, and inactive contacts.
Analytics and Reporting:
- Monitor and analyze key performance metrics, including CTR, revenue generated, conversion rates, and other engagement-related KPIs.
- Provide actionable insights and recommendations based on data analysis to Marketing and internal partners to improve campaign effectiveness and overall CRM performance.
Continuous Improvement:
- Stay informed about industry trends, best practices, and emerging technologies related to email and SMS marketing.
- Proactively identify opportunities for process optimization, automation, and innovation to enhance customer engagement and revenue growth.
Qualifications:
- Bachelor's degree in Marketing, Business, or a related field; Master's degree is a plus.
- 5+ years of hands-on experience in email and SMS marketing at a consumer lifestyle brand.
- Adept using email and SMS marketing platforms (e.g. Klaviyo, Wunderkind); experience HTML coding is a plus.
- Experience working with CDP and CRM platforms preferred.
- Compent using Photoshop and Adobe Creative Suite preferred.
- Strong understanding of segmentation, personalization, and audience targeting strategies.
- Demonstrated ability to optimize engagement KPIs (CTR, revenue) and manage database health (unsubscribes, bounces).
- Excellent analytical skills with the ability to interpret data, generate insights, and make data-driven decisions.
- Detail-oriented, organized, and capable of managing multiple campaigns and projects simultaneously.
- Strong written communication skills with an eye for creating compelling and effective messaging.
- Familiarity with data protection regulations (e.g., GDPR, CAN-SPAM) and best practices for compliance.
- Collaborative team player with effective communication and interpersonal skills.
Flexible work from home options available.
We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.
eyebobs, LLC
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eyebobs Core Values. These are the unchanging truths at the heart of our identity. They aren’t contrived. They can’t be extracted. They guide every aspect of our business, from product strategy to hiring to manufacturing to marketing.
eyebobs Core Values. These are the unchanging truths at the heart of our identity. They aren’t contrived. They can’t be extracted. They guide every aspect of our business, from product strategy to hiring to manufacturing to marketing.
Courageous: we are confident in character and bold in spirit
Resourceful: whatever the challenge, we have a knack for getting the box checked. Bottom-line: we get shit done.
Driven: we are passionately - perhaps obsessively - focused on moving forward and achieving our goals. We have no quit.
Resourceful: whatever the challenge, we have a knack for getting the box checked. Bottom-line: we get shit done.
Driven: we are passionately - perhaps obsessively - focused on moving forward and achieving our goals. We have no quit.
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