Head of Email Marketing - Lifestyle Consumer Brands. Hybrid

Are you a senior email marketing expert looking for a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity? Would you like to build an entire email marketing department from the ground up in a thriving agency? Great keep reading as this could be the opportunity you've been looking for!

We are looking for an experienced, full-time Head of Email Marketing to join our rapidly growing paid media and creative agency based in a beautiful Oxfordshire location.

The Role At a Glance

• Location: Bicester, Oxford / Home Working 1 / 2 days Per Week
• Salary: £50,000 - £60,000 Plus Benefits & Perks + Flexi-Working
• Service: Growth marketing for home, garden & lifestyle brands
• Values: Honest. Caring. Innovative. Passionate. Have fun
• Pedigree: Award-winning. 5 Star Rated. BrightonSEO Speakers
• Clients: Eclectic mix of SME, Retail & Consumer Brands

The Head Of Email Marketing Opportunity

The Head of Email Marketing role requires you to have at least 5+ years of previous email marketing experience in either an agency or in-house role and would suit someone looking for their next career challenge. Reporting to the managing director, you will be working alongside a fantastic team of paid media marketers and creatives. You will be spearheading email marketing as a new service into the agency.

You will have complete autonomy over how email is introduced and be responsible for the processes, systems and ways of working that will result in email marketing being added seamlessly to our existing paid media and creative services offering. You will need to have proven experience, expertise, and in-depth knowledge of the major email platforms such as Klaviyo, HubSpot, Mailchimp, etc.

Key Responsibilities

• A confident, analytical and natural communicator with a deep understanding of the complexities of email marketing and how it fits into the overall digital marketing mix.
• Day-to-day activity will vary depending on the requirements of our clients, but will include:

• Building the department: Embedding the necessary processes, systems and ways of working into how we already work
• Working closely with the management team to establish email marketing as a valuable and profitable service for clients
• Planning and implementing best-in-class email marketing strategies that meet our clients commercial goals
• Delegating and overseeing the email marketing delivery teams work on a day to day basis (in time, as the team grows)
• Collaborating with the wider paid media and creative team on the overall objectives for each client
• Being the key point of contact within the agency for all things email marketing
• Managing the email marketing operations, including weekly updates, monthly reporting and quarterly planning
• Developing a solid relationship with our clients through regular communication

About You

First and foremost organisation and attention to detail are essential, along with an ability to stay calm under time pressures in a fast-paced agency environment. The right person for this role and our agency ideally has/is:

• At least 5+ years experience in email marketing
• Proven experience in growing email marketing results for brands across a range of sectors
• Proven experience producing engaging and high-performing email marketing strategies
• Expert knowledge of running email marketing campaigns through the major email platforms
• Excellent project management skills with the ability to prioritise multiple projects
• Experience of leading an email marketing function, with strong people management skills
• Excellent writing, proofreading skills and communication skills

Perks Include

• Flexi working: Office with WFH option 1/2 days per week
• 23 days holiday
• Pension
• Free fruit, sweets and posh coffee
• Countryside, barn-conversion office
• Team socials
• Personal development
• Free on-site parking

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