Email Marketing Manager

GlobalGiving Foundation
Washington, DC, USA
Posted 

Job Description

GlobalGiving is searching for an experienced email marketer who wants to help change the world one community at a time. If you thrive in a team-oriented environment where you’ll be responsible for managing and creating inspiring email experiences for multiple audiences end-to-end, sharing incredible real-life stories that inspire generosity, and using your data-first mindset to innovate, test, and grow marketing channels, this could be the place and the role for you.

As part of the Marketing and Communications team, you will be the primary manager of GlobalGiving’s email marketing strategies. You’ll use HubSpot to drive conversions, traffic, and brand loyalty, and be an integral part of envisioning and executing our shift to integrated, lifecycle marketing. This is your opportunity to take the lead on new ideas and projects, and flex your copywriting, design, and data analysis skills.

The successful candidate will be a creative and strategic team player with experience managing and executing short- and long-term email campaign strategies for various audiences. They will be comfortable working across all levels of an organization, know how to write and design emails that make people want to take action, and will ideally have previous experience working in a similar role at another nonprofit organization.

GlobalGiving has a casual work atmosphere where everyone’s input and ideas are valued. We’re committed to work-life balance and offer everyone opportunities to learn, experiment, and grow. Since creative, enthusiastic employees are our most valued resource and the basis for our success, we take great care in how we attract, hire, and support our employees for a successful career. If you care about emails, collaboration, communication excellence, and continuous learning, this position is right for you.

Primary Responsibilities

  • Create amazing email experiences: Strategize, manage, and execute lifecycle marketing and automation campaigns using HubSpot to drive more generosity and attention to GlobalGiving’s nonprofit partners, corporate offerings, and more.
  • Test, experiment, and improve: Partner closely with the Associate Director, Digital Marketing to research, identify, and test new opportunities to continuously improve GlobalGiving’s email marketing and drive towards organizational goals.
  • Be the expert: Work closely with our internal teams to level-up their email skills, develop and maintain email marketing documentation and metrics across the organization, and execute email strategies for multiple audiences.
  • Data-driven: Leverage and be comfortable with internal and external data to make informed decisions.
  • Collaborative spirit: Exceptional communication and listening skills to manage relationships with other teams and outside agencies on projects.
  • Versatile + Agile: Ability to self-manage your time and handle multiple projects simultaneously. Feel at ease switching between tasks, software, and types of work quickly and productively.
  • Leadership: Participate in brainstorming sessions, key internal meetings, and help to plan and scope each email marketing need. Guide decisions by contributing expertise in core integrated marketing principles.
  • Keep learning: Maintain up-to-date knowledge of the ever-changing marketing industry and stay current on email best practices, trends, and standards, sharing knowledge and implications with the rest of the team.

Required Qualifications

For our team to be a great fit for you, the following qualifications should resonate with you:

  • Bachelor's degree in digital marketing or related area of study
  • Minimum of 5 years of experience working in marketing for a brand, leveraging and managing email lifecycle marketing strategies and best practices to achieve growth goals
  • Proven experience creating high-impact, thought-provoking email marketing campaigns
  • Demonstrated ability to use data and best practices to inform strategy and produce well-crafted email copy and visually appealing content
  • Experience using HubSpot or similar integrated email marketing tools
  • Excellent project management skills with the ability to manage multiple projects at once
  • An enthusiastic and effective collaborator who thrives working in a close team-oriented environment
  • A passionate belief in the mission of GlobalGiving and a commitment to our core values

Preferred Qualifications

In addition, the ideal candidate would also have some or all of the following qualifications:

  • Previous experience in a marketing role at a nonprofit
  • Ability to develop visual assets for emails using Canva, Adobe Suite or other design tools
  • Experience using email to generate growth in engagement and revenue across multiple audiences (B2B and B2C)
  • Functional knowledge of HTML, CSS, and MJML
  • Experiencing communicating and working via Slack or similar tool