Email Marketing Manager

District of Columbia, USA (Hybrid)

$75K/yr – $85K/yrMid Level3+ years expFull time

Posted 4 weeks ago

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Job Summary

Own the email program with 3+ years of CRM expertise, delivering newsletters, drip campaigns, and complex multi‑stage flows while aligning with landing pages, testing, and cross‑team programs.

  • Own newsletters, drip campaigns, and multi‑stage email strategies to engage diverse audiences.
  • Define audience segments and test plans to optimize messaging and performance across emails and landing pages.

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Develop, execute, and manage newsletters, drip campaigns, and complex multi-stage email campaigns to engage diverse audiences.
  • Collaborate with creative and content teams to translate briefs into actionable email marketing initiatives, providing clear direction and constructive feedback.
  • Work with website and creative teams to create campaign-specific landing pages, ensuring alignment with overall marketing goals.
  • Design and implement testing plans for email campaigns and landing pages, analyzing results to continuously optimize performance.
  • Partner with marketing and communications team members to support broader campaigns and programs.
  • Manage intake of email and CRM-related requests from departments outside marketing, ensuring proper quality control and alignment with objectives.
  • Leverage audience segmentation and persona data to inform email strategy, tailoring messaging to maximize impact.
  • Stay up-to-date on industry best practices in email marketing, thought leadership, and demand generation strategies.
  • Handle multiple projects simultaneously while meeting deadlines and maintaining high-quality standards.

Requirements

  • Minimum of 3 years of experience in email marketing and CRM management.
  • A bachelor's degree in a related field.
  • Proficiency in Salesforce Marketing Cloud (Pardot) is required.
  • Proven experience building newsletters, drip campaigns, and multi-stage email strategies.
  • Strong understanding of creative briefs, with the ability to ask clarifying questions and provide actionable feedback.
  • Experience collaborating with web teams to create landing pages that align with marketing campaigns.
  • Demonstrated success in developing and executing testing plans for emails and landing pages.
  • Strong familiarity with libertarian or classical liberal ideas and public policy perspectives.

Preferred

  • Excellent project management skills with the ability to balance multiple initiatives and deadlines.
  • Strong interpersonal skills for cross-departmental collaboration, including intake of requests and gathering project assets.
  • Deep knowledge of audience segmentation and incorporation of persona insights into email strategies.
  • Expertise in thought leadership and demand generation best practices for email marketing.

Benefits

  • All Cato employees are provided with:
  • Medical, dental, and vision insurance
  • Employer contribution to a Health Savings Account (HSA)
  • Generous vacation and sick days
  • Paid parental leave
  • Employer-provided life and disability insurance
  • 401(k) employer match
  • Transit/ Parking benefits
  • Pet discount plan
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Promoting an American public policy based on individual liberty, limited government, free markets and peaceful international relations.

Founded in 1977
Washington, District of Columbia, USA
325 employees (47 in marketing)
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Social
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