Lifecycle & Retention Marketing Manager

Chicago, IL (On-site)

$90K/yr – $100K/yrSenior Level4+ years expFull time

Posted 3 weeks ago

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Job Summary

Own end-to-end lifecycle marketing initiatives from research-driven persona insights to multichannel activation, including segmentation, content strategy, A/B testing, and partner management.

  • Lead customer retention programs and lifecycle initiatives across Email, SMS, Loyalty, and Subscription
  • Develop audiences, dashboards, and performance analyses to drive retention and growth
  • Collaborate with copywriting and design to ensure on-brand, effective content

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Develop holistic understanding of our customer personas via independent research and partnering with other teams
  • Pitch new content ideas that drive customer retention & topline revenue
  • Make strategic decisions on copy and design, in partnership with copywriter & designer.
  • Make strategic decisions on audiences, in partnership with Director
  • Identify areas of opportunity across customer journey and execute via Email/SMS, Loyalty and/or Subscription program
  • Manage external agency and contractor partners, ensuring they’re delivering on time and on brand
  • Develop content calendar for Email/SMS, Loyalty and Subscription program
  • Experience building out complex segmentation. Build accurate audiences & maintain consistency across sends
  • Create and maintain weekly and monthly lifecycle dashboards
  • Assist with cohort analysis and performance tracking

Requirements

  • 4–6 years of experience in lifecycle, CRM, email, or retention marketing, ideally for a fast-growing subscription business in the D2C ecommerce space
  • Experience with Email & SMS platforms such as Klaviyo, Postscript or similar
  • Strong comfort with data and spreadsheets
  • Comfortable working in a fast-paced, entrepreneurial environment
  • Experience managing external agency partners and contractors
  • Familiarity with Shopify ecosystem
  • Experience in DTC, CPG, beauty, or wellness is strongly preferred

Preferred

  • Agency experience

Traffic Signals

Monthly Visitors
543.8K
Monthly Google Ads Budget
$10
Traffic Source Mix
Search
24.3%
Direct
60.5%
Referral
5.5%
Social
7%
Paid
2.4%

Headcount Trend

Current headcount: ~14

Marketing Team

Marketing Team Size
5 (36% of company)
Marketing Roles Posted (Last 30 Days)
1