Marketing Automation Manager

Des Moines, IA (Hybrid)

Salary Not AvailableSenior Level5+ years expFull time

Posted 13 days ago

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • As a Marketing Automation Manager at Wellmark, you own the plan for how we use marketing automation capabilities, customer data, segmentation, triggers, workflow logic, testing, and operational standards to execute approved marketing strategies more efficiently and effectively.
  • This includes advancing the maturity of Wellmark’s marketing automation capability by developing scalable, reusable journeys, governance practices, and measurement approaches that support targeted, personalized, integrated marketing automation campaign strategies at scale.
  • You will collaborate with key stakeholders to understand business goals, translate approved marketing strategies into automated journeys, and recommend effective approaches that increase engagement, leads, acquisition, retention, and benefit utilization in key markets.
  • You bring strong technical and data fluency, with the ability to work across automation platforms, customer data, audience segmentation, campaign triggers, workflow logic, A/B testing, performance reporting, and continuous optimization.
  • You are data-driven and understand the power of using metrics such as engagement, conversion, retention impact, acquisition efficiency, and automation productivity gains to inform campaign strategy and improve end-user engagement.

Requirements

  • Bachelor's degree in marketing or a related field.
  • Minimum of 5 years of experience in performance marketing, integrated digital marketing, marketing automation or a similar role.
  • Shows proven outcomes of previous campaign efforts aligned to goals.
  • Strong expertise in campaign management across various digital channels.
  • Demonstrated knowledge of email marketing, including segmentation, personalization, A/B testing, and deliverability.
  • Analytical mindset with the ability to interpret data, generate insights, and make data-driven decisions.
  • Excellent project management skills with the ability to prioritize tasks, meet deadlines, and manage multiple campaigns simultaneously.
  • Strong critical thinking and problem-solving skills.
  • Strong bias for action and data-driven decisions.
  • Strong communication and collaboration skills to effectively coordinate with cross-functional teams.

Preferred

  • Adobe Marketo Engage technical proficiency.
  • Experience in Adobe Experience Cloud, Customer Journey Analytics, Adobe Workfront, Adobe Experience Manager – Edge Delivery Services and Assets.
  • Health care experience.
  • Experience in various types of campaigns such as performance marketing, promotional marketing email marketing, lead nurturing, multi-step campaigns, drip campaigns, triggered campaigns, etc.
  • Ability to work cross-functionally and manage simultaneous projects.
  • Flourishes with digital innovation and evaluating trends in a changing landscape.
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Wellmark Blue Cross and Blue Shield and its subsidiaries provide health coverage to more than 2 million members in Iowa and South Dakota. And through the Blue Cross Blue Shield Association, Wellmark is part of a trusted national network that insures more than 100 million people. That's nearly 1/3 of all Americans.Wellmark offers flexible benefit designs, competitive prices, and a large selection of providers. Nearly all physicians and hospitals in Iowa and South Dakota participate with Wellmark, and the Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association provides extensive national and international coverage.*Wellmark Blue Cross and Blue Shield is An Independent Licensee of the Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association serving Iowa and South Dakota.

Founded in 1939
Des Moines, Iowa, USA
2.1K employees (98 in marketing)
68% recommend to a friend
77% CEO approval

Marketing Team

Marketing Team Size
76 (4% of company)
Median Tenure
6 years
Marketing Roles Posted (Last 30 Days)
1

Traffic Signals

Monthly Visitors
341.1K
Monthly Google Ads Budget
$600.6K
Traffic Source Mix
Search
25.9%
Direct
66.2%
Referral
6.8%
Social
0.1%
Paid
0.9%

Headcount Trend

Current headcount: ~2.1K

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