Marketing Operations Specialist

USA (Remote)

$76K/yr – $114K/yrMid Level2+ years expFull time

Posted 4 months ago

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Job Summary

Drive Marketo-based program build and optimization to support targeted campaigns and reliable reporting.

  • Must-have: 2+ years in Marketing Ops with Marketo program building
  • Standout: Strong data quality, audience segmentation, and cross-functional demand-gen alignment

Job Description

Responsibilities
  • Build, QA, and launch Marketo programs across a variety of types including email, nurture/drip, evergreen, webinars, and live/virtual events
  • Manage program and campaign statuses, progression flows, and member data to ensure accurate tracking and reporting
  • Maintain and optimize audience segments and smart lists to support targeted, relevant communications
  • Develop and manage audience builds for campaigns, ensuring proper inclusion/exclusion logic and compliance with opt-in/consent requirements
  • Support email deliverability best practices including list hygiene, suppression management, and sender reputation monitoring
  • Partner with the demand generation team to translate campaign briefs into operational program builds
  • Monitor program performance and proactively flag issues with targeting, deliverability, or data quality
  • Support A/B testing strategies across emails and programs, including subject lines, content, CTAs, and send cadences — and apply learnings to improve performance over time
  • Document program templates, naming conventions, and operational processes to support team scalability
  • Assist with database management including segmentation updates, data normalization, and list imports
Requirements
  • 2+ years of hands-on experience in Marketing Operations or a similar role
  • Proficiency in Marketo including program building, smart campaigns, tokens, segmentation, engagement/nurture streams
  • Working knowledge of Salesforce CRM including campaign objects, lead/contact records, and campaign member statuses
  • Strong understanding of email marketing best practices including deliverability, compliance (CAN-SPAM, GDPR), and list management
  • Experience building and managing audience segments and smart lists
  • High attention to detail with a track record of thorough QA before campaign launches
  • Ability to manage multiple concurrent projects and meet deadlines in a fast-paced environment
  • Experience with UTM tracking, form strategy, and landing page operations
Preferred
  • Marketo Certified Expert (MCE) or equivalent certification
  • Basic HTML knowledge for email production, troubleshooting rendering issues, and applying personalization tokens
  • Experience with webinar platform integrations (e.g., Goldcast)
  • Basic understanding of lead lifecycle models and marketing/sales funnel stages
Benefits
  • An open and inclusive environment where you’ll learn and grow through programs and resources like:
  • Monthly company All Hands meetings
  • Regular opportunities for executive leadership exposure through things like AMAs
  • Access to continued learning & development opportunities
  • Our commitment to a continuous feedback culture which allows us to drive performance and career growth
  • A growing network of Employee Resource Groups
  • Company sponsored volunteer hours
  • Flexible paid time off, giving you the opportunity to rest, relax and recharge away from work
  • 14 Paid Company Holidays, includes 2 floating holidays (you choose!)
  • A comprehensive benefits plan including medical, dental, life, vision, disability, and life insurance covered up to 100% by Payscale
  • Unlimited infertility coverage benefits through our medical plans
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Founded in 2002
Seattle, Washington, USA
755 employees (29 in marketing)