Sr. Specialist, Email & Digital Marketing

Indianapolis, IN (On-site)

$85K/yr – $90K/yrSenior Level2+ years expFull time

Posted 6 hrs ago

Job Summary

Own end-to-end email and SMS lifecycle marketing operations, including calendar governance, automated journeys, cross-channel orchestration, deliverability, data governance, platform administration, and performance analytics.

  • Oversee master calendar, lifecycle campaigns, and audience segmentation.
  • Lead reporting, optimization, and agency collaboration.

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Master Calendar & Scheduling: In partnership with the channel marketing team, establish and maintain the master email calendar, lifecycle campaigns, promotional schedules, and audience segmentation rules.
  • Lifecycle Journey and Conversion Rate Design: Develop, execute, and continuously optimize automated customer flows, including Cart Abandonment, Post-Purchase Nurturing, and Win-Back campaigns.
  • Cross-Channel Integration: Orchestrate seamless messaging across Email and SMS (via Twilio) to maximize conversion rates, deliver timely transactional updates, and engage customers throughout their lifecycle.
  • Email Production & Deployment: Build, test, and deploy responsive email campaigns, automated flows, and SMS messages.
  • List & Data Management: Manage list ingestion, data quality, audience segmentation, suppression practices, and database hygiene in accordance with applicable data privacy and marketing requirements.
  • Deliverability: Monitor and optimize sender reputation, domain health, and deliverability monitoring utilizing tools like Validity/Everest.
  • Template Governance: Build and maintain email design templates, brand standards, and dynamic personalization features across systems.
  • Data Privacy Compliance: Ensure strict compliance across all list management and customer outreach with data privacy regulations (CAN-SPAM, CASL, TCPA, GDPR, CCPA)
  • Platform Administration: Serve as the primary daily administrator across digital marketing tools, including email platforms (Acquia/Klaviyo), SMS (Twilio), social management (Sprout Social), link management (Bitly), and deliverability tools (Validity/Everest).
  • Tech Stack Optimization: Participate in tech stack upgrades, platform migrations and tool integrations.

Requirements

  • 2+ years of hands-on experience in email marketing, lifecycle marketing, or digital marketing operations.
  • Proven expertise with modern eCommerce email platforms (Klaviyo preferred) as well as enterprise email platforms (e.g., Acquia).
  • Hands-on experience managing digital platforms including Twilio (SMS), Sprout Social, Bitly, and Validity/Everest.
  • Demonstrated ability to analyze digital marketing performance using Google Analytics, Power BI and/or comparable reporting/visualization tools.
  • Experience working with external media/digital marketing agencies for paid advertising oversight.
  • Strong knowledge of list management, data scrubbing, customer data hygiene, and email deliverability protocols.
  • Experience communicating, training, or enabling independent sales teams, field representatives, or regional partners.
  • Self-motivated and resourceful: able to work functionally, execute daily deliverables, and drive new projects forward independently.
  • Bachelor’s degree in Marketing, Business, Communications, or related field preferred; equivalent relevant experience considered.
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Herff Jones

The Herff Jones tradition is about rewarding academic and athletic excellence with world class symbols of achievements. Since 1920, we've built our reputation on uncompromising standards of quality and a sincere commitment to honoring the milestones and memorable moments in life. Offering a diverse product range, we share a common goal: to honor tradition and reward achievement. From preschool to graduate school to the Supreme Court robes, Herff Jones products are cherished worldwide as prestigious symbols of accomplishment. Only the finest materials go into our products and the most meticulous designs and craftsmanship mold them into treasured remembrances.

Founded in 1920
Indianapolis, Indiana, USA
1.5K employees (179 in marketing)

Salaries

Posted range

$85K/yr – $90K/yr

Taken straight from the job posting.

The middle of this range ($88K) is 32% above the median base salary for Email Marketing Specialist roles in the United States ($67K).

Email Marketing Specialist median pay in the United States

$67K/yr

Most pay falls between $61K and $77K. Based on 54 salaries.

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Marketing Team

Marketing Team Size
63 (4% of company)
Median Tenure
8.1 years
Marketing Roles Posted (Last 30 Days)
1

Traffic Signals

Monthly Visitors
453.6K
Monthly Google Ads Budget
$4.9K
Traffic Source Mix
Search
25.7%
Direct
60.4%
Referral
12.3%
Social
0.9%
Paid
0.6%

Headcount Trend

Current headcount: ~1.5K
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Sr. Specialist, Email & Digital Marketing

Herff Jones · Indianapolis, IN · On-site