CRM & Lifecycle Marketing Specialist

Berkeley, CA (Remote)

$95K/yr – $115K/yrSenior Level4+ years expFull time

Posted 9 days ago

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Job Summary

Own end-to-end lifecycle nurture programs in Salesforce Marketing Cloud, turning briefs into data-driven, personalized email journeys while coordinating with cross-functional teams.

  • Lead nurture and journey orchestration across the guest lifecycle
  • Campaign QA, testing, and optimization with cross-team collaboration
  • Data-driven personalization and performance optimization

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Build, execute and maintain automated nurture campaigns that support lead engagement, trip discovery, inquiry conversion, booking consideration, re-engagement and repeat travel across the guest lifecycle.
  • Develop and optimize multi-step journeys in Salesforce Marketing Cloud, including audience entry criteria, segmentation, decision splits, wait steps, suppression logic, personalization rules and exit criteria.
  • Translate campaign briefs and business requirements into audience strategy and campaign logic, leveraging CRM attributes, behavioral signals, guest history, trip interests, engagement data and suppression rules.
  • Execute email campaigns from build through deployment, including template assembly, version management, stakeholder approvals, scheduling, targeting validation and on-time launch execution.
  • Implement personalization and dynamic content using data-driven logic to deliver tailored subject lines, content modules, trip recommendations, and conditional messaging experiences across audience segments.
  • Apply technical email production expertise to build, edit and troubleshoot email templates and content blocks, utilizing HTML, CSS, AMPscript (or similar scripting languages) and modular email design principles.
  • Own campaign QA, testing and optimization, validating audience logic, personalization, dynamic content, rendering, links, tracking, suppression rules and overall campaign accuracy while executing A/B and multivariate tests to improve performance.
  • Partner with marketing, analytics, CRM and technical teams to ensure accurate data integration and flow between Salesforce Sales Cloud, Salesforce Marketing Cloud and related systems.
  • Maintain campaign documentation and operational excellence, including journey maps, segmentation rules, QA processes, naming conventions, deployment procedures, data quality standards, audience governance, deliverability best practices and compliance requirements.
  • Monitor campaign and journey performance, analyze key metrics and identify opportunities to improve engagement, conversion, journey progression and overall nurture effectiveness through cross-functional collaboration.

Requirements

  • Must have 4+ years of experience in CRM, lifecycle marketing, email marketing, marketing automation or digital engagement, preferably within a direct-to-consumer (DTC) business environment.
  • Must have hands-on Salesforce Marketing Cloud expertise, including Journey Builder, Email Studio, Automation Studio, Content Builder, and automated journey development.
  • Working knowledge of Salesforce Sales Cloud, CRM integrations and customer data ecosystems, including how customer attributes, engagement signals, behavioral data and customer status inform segmentation, personalization and campaign orchestration.
  • Experience building and managing lifecycle marketing programs, including lead nurture, inquiry nurture, abandoned browse, re-engagement, post-trip, repeat purchase, loyalty, referral and other automated customer journeys.
  • Strong understanding of lifecycle marketing strategy, including audience segmentation, personalization, customer journey orchestration and translating business requirements into campaign logic, audience rules and deployment plans.
  • Strong technical proficiency in email development and marketing automation, including HTML, CSS, AMPscript, SQL, data extensions, dynamic content, automation workflows and related technologies.
  • Experience working with preference centers, consent management practices, audience suppression strategies and email deliverability best practices, with an understanding of compliance requirements and sender reputation management.
  • Demonstrated expertise in campaign QA and troubleshooting, with the ability to validate audience targeting, personalization, rendering, links, tracking, suppression logic and overall campaign functionality before deployment.
  • Experience analyzing campaign performance and test results, including engagement, conversion and journey metrics, and using insights to improve campaign effectiveness.
  • Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel or similar tools for segmentation validation, data analysis, list review and campaign quality assurance.

Benefits

  • Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision insurance
  • 401(k) with company match, flex plan, and parental leave
  • Generous paid time off, 8 paid holidays, and additional time off to go on Backroads trips!
  • Complimentary trips and trip discounts for employees, and trip discounts for employees’ friends and family!
  • Outdoor industry discounts and deals
  • Alternative commuter incentives for biking, walking, carpooling, or using public transportation to get to work
  • Wellness programs and regular lunchtime bike rides and yoga
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Backroads

3.9 Glassdoor

At Backroads we’re passionate about connecting our guests with so many of the most beautiful places in the world. We use our four plus decades of expertise to create exceptional biking, hiking and multi-adventure trips in over 50 countries for people wanting a deeper and richer travel experience. We travel on land as well as by small luxury ships on active river and ocean cruises. Our trips are for all ages – including dedicated itineraries just for families. We are known for our unwavering attention to quality. We have a dynamic work environment and a strong company culture. Give us a call or visit our website for more information on the world of Backroads! 800-462-2848

Founded in 1979
Berkeley, California, USA
1.1K employees (51 in marketing)
81% recommend to a friend
75% CEO approval

Traffic Signals

Monthly Visitors
370.3K
Monthly Google Ads Budget
$74.4K
Traffic Source Mix
Search
48.6%
Direct
42.8%
Referral
6.2%
Social
1.3%
Paid
1%

Headcount Trend

Current headcount: ~1.1K

Marketing Team

Marketing Team Size
26 (2% of company)
Median Tenure
4.9 years
Marketing Roles Posted (Last 30 Days)
2

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