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Senior Variable Data Programmer
sg360°
Chicago, IL (Hybrid)Full time$80K/yr – $100K/yr
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Senior Variable Data Programmer
Chicago, IL (Hybrid)
$80K/yr – $100K/yrSenior Level5+ years expFull time
Posted 1 month ago
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Job Summary
Own end-to-end data processing and production optimization for high-volume direct mail campaigns, translating complex rules into scalable Quadient Inspire and BCC Ignite workflows while ensuring accuracy and USPS compliance.
- Architect and optimize data processing, transformation, and output across structured and semi-structured formats to support ingestion, validation, and delivery.
- Lead validation, auditing, performance tuning, and output verification from data ingestion to print and digital rendering.
- Collaborate with IT, Operations, and Client Services to drive postage savings, operational efficiency, and team skill development.
Job Description
Responsibilities
- Architect, develop, and optimize data processing workflows using BCC Ignite and related technologies.
- Write and maintain complex transformation logic and scripts to support data ingestion, normalization, segmentation, and output generation.
- Design scalable solutions for large-volume datasets, ensuring performance and reliability.
- Implement data validation, auditing, and error-handling frameworks to ensure integrity across all processing stages.
- Work with structured and semi-structured data formats (CSV, fixed-width, XML, JSON).
- Develop and maintain advanced Quadient Inspire Designer Workflows.
- Build complex business rules, conditional logic, and variable data personalization.
- Optimize composition workflows for performance, reusability, and maintainability.
- Troubleshoot and resolve issues related to data mapping, formatting, rendering, and output generation (print and digital).
- Lead execution of direct mail campaigns, ensuring accurate and timely processing and delivery.
Requirements
- 5+ years of experience in data processing, programming, and/or document composition within the direct mail or CCM industry.
- Advanced, hands-on expertise with Quadient Inspire Designer.
- Strong working knowledge of BCC Ignite, including data processing and postal optimization workflows.
- Proficiency in scripting or programming languages within the Quadient and Ignite applications used for data manipulation and automation.
- Strong experience with data extraction, transformation, and performance tuning.
- Deep understanding of data structures, transformation logic, and file processing techniques.
- Knowledge of USPS regulations, including CASS, NCOA, presort, and mail optimization strategies.
- Proven ability to troubleshoot complex technical issues in high-volume production environments.
- Strong attention to detail with a focus on accuracy, scalability, and performance.
Preferred
- Experience in high-volume print/mail service bureaus or direct marketing organizations.
- Familiarity with job scheduling and high-volume project-based workflows.
- Experience working with regulated data environments (HIPAA, financial, or insurance).
Benefits
- paid time off, holiday pay, health, dental, and vision insurance, life insurance, an education assistance program, short- and long-term disability, wellness resources, identity theft protection, and a 401k with employer match.
sg360°
sg360° can help you identify and connect with your best prospects 1:1, both offline and on. That’s no small feat considering most marketers today have limited access to consumer data. We work with brands from Fortune 50 to mid-market, across over a dozen verticals, to enhance and improve their direct marketing performance. Our clients are amazed at our ability to identify previously unknown, highly profitable audiences that are ready to convert.
Traffic Signals
Monthly Visitors
2.9K
Traffic Source Mix
Search
28.6%
Direct
46.8%
Referral
5.8%
Social
17.3%
Paid
1.5%
Headcount Trend
Current headcount: ~513
Marketing Team
Marketing Team Size
18 (4% of company)
Median Career Experience
24 years
Median Tenure
2.9 years
Funding
Last Raise
Undisclosed, 9 years ago
Funding History
- Dec 2016Undisclosed