Email Marketing Specialist | Digital Marketing Agency | Excellent English Required
Worldwide
We are looking for an experienced Email Marketing Specialist with a strong overall background in digital marketing and previous experience working with digital marketing agencies. This is a long-term position for someone who wants to become an important part of our team, take ownership of email marketing campaigns, and potentially contribute to other areas of digital marketing. Our marketing approach involves a combination of email marketing, lead generation, and creative development, so we are looking for someone who understands how these areas work together to generate leads and conversions. A significant portion of our email campaigns are focused on consumer audiences using Gmail and Outlook/Hotmail email addresses, so experience successfully reaching, nurturing, and converting B2C leads through these inbox providers is highly valuable. This is NOT an entry-level position. Excellent written and spoken English is REQUIRED. Position Details 30–40 hours per week $4–$10 USD per hour, depending on experience Long-term position Fully remote Excellent written and spoken English REQUIRED Digital marketing agency experience strongly preferred Opportunity to grow and take on additional responsibilities Primary Responsibility: Email Marketing Your main responsibility will be managing and building email marketing campaigns for our clients. You should be capable of taking a client with little or no existing email marketing infrastructure and building their email marketing system from scratch. Responsibilities include: Building complete email marketing campaigns from scratch Developing email marketing strategies for different clients Creating automated email sequences and customer journeys Building lead nurturing and follow-up campaigns Creating promotional, re-engagement, retention, and conversion campaigns Creating email campaigns around specific offers, promotions, and lead-generation initiatives Working with lead-generation campaigns and developing strategies to convert generated leads through email Developing and testing different email creatives, messaging angles, offers, and CTAs Setting up automations, workflows, triggers, segmentation, tags, and lists Writing and optimizing subject lines, email copy, and CTAs A/B testing campaigns Monitoring open rates, CTR, conversions, deliverability, and other KPIs Analyzing campaign performance and continuously improving results Managing campaigns for multiple clients simultaneously Working with our team to connect email marketing with paid advertising, lead generation, landing pages, funnels, and other marketing initiatives Consumer Email & Deliverability Experience Many of our campaigns involve reaching leads through personal email accounts, particularly Gmail and Outlook/Hotmail. You should understand how to build campaigns that successfully reach consumer inboxes while maintaining strong deliverability. Experience with the following is highly valuable: Gmail and Outlook/Hotmail deliverability Inbox placement and avoiding spam folders Domain and sender reputation Email authentication and deliverability best practices Managing and cleaning lead lists Warming domains and email accounts when necessary Monitoring bounce rates, spam complaints, and sender reputation Improving deliverability for larger lead-generation campaigns Testing different creatives, copy, subject lines, and offers to improve engagement Lead Generation Experience A major plus is experience working with lead-generation campaigns. We are particularly interested in candidates who understand how to combine: Lead Generation → Email Marketing → Creative/Offer → Follow-Up → Conversion You should understand that generating the lead is only part of the process. We want someone who can help build the email infrastructure and campaigns necessary to nurture those leads and turn them into appointments, opportunities, or customers. Experience working with cold, warm, and inbound lead lists is highly valuable. Core Requirements You MUST have: Excellent written and spoken English Strong professional background in digital marketing Proven professional experience in email marketing Experience building email marketing campaigns from scratch Strong understanding of email automation and customer journeys Experience with segmentation, lead nurturing, funnels, and conversion optimization Experience with major email marketing and CRM platforms Understanding of email deliverability and list management Strong email copywriting skills Ability to analyze campaign data and make data-driven decisions Ability to manage multiple client accounts and campaigns Excellent attention to detail Ability to work independently and take ownership of projects HUGE PLUS: Additional Digital Marketing Skills Email marketing will be your primary responsibility, but we strongly prefer someone who can bring additional skills and value to our agency. It is a HUGE PLUS if you also have experience with: Lead generation Website design and development Building landing pages and sales funnels Digital advertising campaigns Meta/Facebook Ads Google Ads Lead generation campaigns Graphic design Canva Creating marketing creatives Creating promotional offers and campaign concepts Social media marketing CRM setup and management Marketing automations GoHighLevel or similar platforms WordPress, Shopify, Webflow, or similar website platforms Copywriting Conversion rate optimization Basic SEO Tracking and analytics Integrating different marketing tools and platforms Using AI tools to improve marketing workflows and productivity The more areas of digital marketing you can confidently contribute to, the more valuable you can become within our team. Excellent English Is Mandatory You must be able to speak, write, and understand English at a professional level. You will communicate regularly with our internal team and may participate in meetings and conversations with clients. If you are not comfortable communicating professionally and fluently in English, please do not apply. This Is a Long-Term Opportunity We are not looking for someone for a short project. We are looking for someone who wants to become a long-term member of our team, learn our clients and processes, take ownership of their responsibilities, and grow with us. For the right person, there will be opportunities to take on more responsibilities and become involved in additional areas of our digital marketing operations. We value people who don't simply wait for instructions but can identify opportunities, bring ideas to the table, solve problems, and find new ways to add value. How to Apply Please answer the following questions: How many years of professional email marketing experience do you have? Have you worked for a digital marketing agency? Please explain your experience. Which email marketing and CRM platforms are you strongest with? Tell us about an email marketing system you built completely from scratch. What types of email campaigns, sequences, and automations have you built? What measurable results have you achieved through email marketing? What experience do you have with lead-generation campaigns? Have you managed email campaigns primarily targeting Gmail and Outlook/Hotmail users? What experience do you have with email deliverability, inbox placement, sender reputation, and avoiding spam? Have you worked with cold, warm, or inbound lead lists? What OTHER digital marketing skills do you have outside of email marketing? Do you have experience building websites or landing pages? Which platforms? Do you have graphic design and Canva experience? Do you have experience creating marketing creatives and promotional offers? Do you have experience managing Meta Ads, Google Ads, or other paid campaigns? Which CRMs, marketing automation tools, and AI tools have you used? Please provide examples of previous work, campaigns, websites, designs, or portfolios. Are you available for 30–40 hours per week? What is your desired hourly rate within our $4–$10/hour range? Rate your spoken English from 1–10. Rate your written English from 1–10. Please start your application with the words "EMAIL MARKETING" so we know you read the entire job description. We are looking for someone experienced, creative, reliable, highly organized, proactive, and interested in building a long-term relationship with our agency.
- More than 30 hrs/weekHourly
- 6+ monthsDuration
- IntermediateExperience Level
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- Ongoing projectProject Type
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