Lifecycle Marketing Manager

Jersey City, NJ (On-site)

$90K/yr – $110K/yrMid Level5+ years expFull time

Posted 2 weeks ago

Job Summary

Own end-to-end lifecycle marketing for WGACA's email and SMS programs, leading cross-functional campaign development, automation journeys, testing, segmentation, data analysis, and full-funnel CX optimization.

  • Own email and SMS calendar and day-to-day deployments
  • Collaborate with Creative, eCommerce, and Merchandising on campaigns and product curation
  • Build and optimize automated lifecycle journeys and data-driven tests

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Email & SMS Ownership & Execution: Lead, own, and manage the full email and SMS calendar while executing the day-to-day deployment of campaigns across promotional, editorial, and ad-hoc initiatives.
  • Collaborative Campaign Development: Partner cross-functionally with Creative, eCommerce, and Merchandising teams to conceive campaign themes, review imagery and photography, and align on product curation, ensuring all storytelling reflects WGACA's core brand pillars of authenticity and curation. Utilize historical data, current trends, and competitive analysis, while leading the briefing process to ensure complete alignment before execution.
  • Automation & Triggered Journeys: Build, maintain, and continuously optimize automated lifecycle workflows (welcome series, browse/cart abandon, post-purchase, win-back, loyalty triggers) to drive repeat conversion. Develop new and targeted calls-to-action utilizing customer behaviors across automated messaging channels.
  • Testing & Optimization: Continuously test creative, subject lines, send times, copy, CTAs, landing pages, and audience segmentation to maximize performance. Develop a continuous test-and-learn approach, regularly ideating and recommending structured test plans.
  • Audience Segmentation & Data Hygiene: Define and refine customer segments based on behavioral data, purchase history, and engagement. Maintain strict data hygiene and list health across all messaging platforms.
  • Data Analysis & Reporting: Monitor and track daily, weekly, and campaign-level engagement metrics (opens, clicks, conversions, ROI). Translate quantitative and qualitative metrics into actionable insights for strategic decision-making.
  • Cross-Functional Synergy: Work in close partnership with internal teams (Integrated Marketing, eCommerce, Creative, Organic, Stores, Live Selling, Brand Marketing, PR) to align lifecycle efforts with broader business goals. Ensure full transparency to partners within reporting, performance metrics, and growth opportunities.
  • Full-Funnel CX Optimization: Identify personalization opportunities and UX enhancements across landing pages and messaging flows to streamline the digital customer journey.

Requirements

  • 5+ years of hands-on lifecycle experience in DTC e-commerce or luxury/fashion retail. You must have experience personally building and deploying email and SMS campaigns.
  • Strong strategic POV on lifecycle marketing, retention tactics, send cadences, and customer journey optimization, with the ability to bring fresh, opinionated ideas to the table.
  • Direct experience building campaigns inside platforms like Zeta Global or Attentive, along with hands-on list building, audience segmentation, and data hygiene.
  • Data-driven & analytical mindset, with a proven track record of running A/B tests and diving into platform reporting to optimize conversion rates, open/click rates, and customer LTV.
  • Strong presentation skills & executive presence. Comfortable speaking directly to the business, presenting performance metrics, and sharing strategic recommendations in front of senior leadership.
  • Collaborative mindset & brand affinity, comfortable partnering cross-functionally on campaign themes, creative reviews, and product curation, with a strong appreciation for luxury fashion.
  • Excellent written communicator and storyteller with a deep appreciation for fashion, luxury goods, and cultural trends.
  • BA/BS in Marketing, Business, Communications, or a related field (MBA preferred).
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What Goes Around Comes Around

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What Goes Around Comes Around is the leading global purveyor of authentic luxury vintage accessories and apparel. Since 1993, the New York City Soho flagship has remained an industry staple, frequented by celebrities and tastemakers from around the world. With an additional flagship in Beverly Hills and a pop-up on Wooster Street, WGACA continues to elevate the vintage store to a high-fashion destination with its unique curated vision and concept.WGACA’s expert buyers travel the globe to find the rarest and most desirable pieces in exceptional condition. Their quality standards are unrivaled in the industry and only matched by their dedication to authenticity. WGACA has internationally acclaimed collections of luxury houses such as Chanel, Louis Vuitton and Hermès, as well as vintage denim, classic rock tees and one of a kind finds from some of the most coveted brands like Saint Laurent, Alaïa, Comme des Garçons and many more.

Founded in 1993
New York, New York, USA
186 employees (31 in marketing)
44% recommend to a friend

Salaries

Posted range

$90K/yr – $110K/yr

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Marketing Team

Marketing Team Size
13 (7% of company)
Median Career Experience
10 years
Median Tenure
3.2 years
Marketing Roles Posted (Last 30 Days)
1

Funding

Total Funding
$20.4M
Last Raise
$20.4M
Series Unknown, 10 years ago

Funding History

  • Jul 2016
    Series Unknown • $20.4M

Traffic Signals

Monthly Visitors
195.3K
Monthly Google Ads Budget
$97K
Traffic Source Mix
Search
38.5%
Direct
52.3%
Referral
3.9%
Social
4%
Paid
1.2%

Headcount Trend

Current headcount: ~186

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