Email & SMS Marketing Manager

JLUXLABEL; Los Angeles (CA); On-site; USD 110,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical benefits

Dental benefits

401(k) matching

Paid vacation & holidays

Merchandise discount

Learning opportunities

Catered meals

Job summary

JLUXLABEL is seeking a strategic Email & SMS Marketing Manager to lead the customer retention program. You will own end-to-end lifecycle—from acquisition to advocacy—developing automated journeys, segmentation strategies, and testing roadmaps to lift repeat purchases and CLV.

You will partner with Marketing and collaborate with Creative, Ecommerce, Merchandising, and Site teams to deliver on premium brand experiences and data-driven decisions.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of lifecycle marketing, CRM, retention marketing, or growth marketing, preferably within a DTC or ecommerce brand.
• Proven success developing retention strategies that increase repeat purchase rate, engagement, loyalty, or customer lifetime value.
• Advanced hands-on experience with a major customer engagement platform such as Klaviyo, Iterable, or Bloomreach; strong Klaviyo experience is highly preferred.
• Experience managing cross-channel lifecycle programs across email and SMS.
• Strong knowledge of segmentation, personalization, automation, deliverability, list health, and customer journey development.
• Demonstrated ability to create strategic roadmaps and learning agendas tied to measurable business outcomes.
• Advanced understanding of A/B and multivariate testing, including hypothesis development, variable isolation, analysis, and application of results.
• Strong analytical skills and the ability to translate complex performance data into actionable insights.

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute a comprehensive retention lifecycle roadmap with Marketing Director.
• Build and optimize automated email and SMS journeys (Welcome, Browse Abandonment, Cart Abandonment, Post-Purchase, Replenishment, Cross-Sell, Win-Back, Reactivation).
• Own post-purchase communications, product education, onboarding, and personalized recommendations.
• Write campaign briefs and coordinate with Creative on assets, copy, and design.
• Manage campaigns from concept to deployment, audience segmentation, QA, scheduling, and reporting.
• Maintain organized workflows across multiple campaigns and stakeholders.
• Ensure every customer communication reflects JLUXLABEL’s premium brand experience.

Job description

JLUXLABEL is a global women’s fashion brand dedicated to creating elevated, fashion-forward styles that inspire confidence. We are a fast-growing, collaborative team committed to delivering a premium experience at every customer touchpoint.

About the Role

JLUXLABEL is seeking a strategic, analytical, and highly hands‑on Email & SMS Marketing Manager to lead our customer retention strategy across email and SMS.

In this role, you will own the end‑to‑end customer lifecycle, from acquisition and first purchase through post‑purchase engagement, loyalty, reactivation, and advocacy. You will develop sophisticated automated journeys, segmentation strategies, and testing roadmaps designed to increase repeat purchase rate, customer lifetime value, and long‑term brand loyalty.

The ideal candidate combines strategic thinking with strong execution. You are comfortable building a retention roadmap, writing campaign briefs, managing a detailed calendar, configuring journeys and customer segments, conducting QA, analyzing results, and translating performance data into clear next steps.

This position will partner closely with the Marketing Director and collaborate across Creative, Ecommerce, Merchandising, Customer Experience, and Site teams.

Key Responsibilities

Lifecycle Strategy and Architecture

• Partner with the Marketing Director to develop and execute a comprehensive customer retention and lifecycle roadmap.
• Build, maintain, and optimize automated email and SMS journeys, including Welcome, Browse Abandonment, Cart Abandonment, Post-Purchase, Replenishment, Cross-Sell, Win-Back, and Reactivation flows.
• Own the customer journey following the first purchase, including transactional communications, product education, onboarding, and personalized recommendations.
• Develop strategies that increase repeat purchase frequency, average order value, customer lifetime value, and long‑term engagement.
• Identify lifecycle gaps and opportunities across acquisition, conversion, retention, loyalty, and advocacy.

Campaign Management and Execution

• Own the email and SMS campaign calendar across product launches, promotions, seasonal moments, and brand initiatives.
• Write clear, strategic campaign briefs and partner with Creative on copy, design, and asset development.
• Manage campaigns from concept through approval, audience segmentation, QA, scheduling, deployment, and reporting.
• Maintain organized workflows, timelines, and approval processes across multiple campaigns and stakeholders.
• Ensure every customer communication reflects JLUXLABEL’s premium brand experience.

Segmentation and Personalization

• Develop data‑driven customer segments using Shopify, lifecycle behavior, engagement data, purchase history, and customer value.
• Create tailored communication strategies for high‑value customers, new customers, repeat purchasers, at‑risk customers, and inactive audiences.
• Use purchase history and behavioral signals to deliver relevant cross‑sell, upsell, and next‑best‑product recommendations.
• Partner with internal and external data resources to explore predictive capabilities such as churn risk, purchase propensity, and recommendation modeling.
• Translate customer insights into personalized, actionable lifecycle experiences.

Loyalty, Community, and Advocacy

• Lead the messaging and engagement strategy for JLUXLABEL’s loyalty initiatives.
• Develop customer journeys that encourage repeat engagement, reward loyalty, and strengthen emotional connection to the brand.
• Incorporate reviews, user‑generated content, referrals, and social proof into lifecycle communications.
• Identify opportunities to turn highly engaged customers into advocates for the JLUXLABEL community.

Testing and Optimization

• Build and manage a structured A/B and multivariate testing roadmap across email and SMS.
• Test messaging, creative, subject lines, send times, offers, segmentation, cadence, and flow logic.
• Establish clear hypotheses, isolate variables, evaluate results, and apply learnings to future campaigns.
• Maintain campaign and flow reporting while regularly surfacing performance insights, risks, and opportunities.
• Translate complex performance data into clear recommendations for marketing and cross‑functional partners.

Deliverability, Compliance, and Customer Experience

• Proactively manage list health, sender reputation, inbox placement, consent, suppression rules, and overall deliverability.
• Maintain email and SMS practices that comply with applicable requirements, platform standards, and carrier guidelines.
• Conduct detailed QA across links, segmentation, personalization, promotional details, creative assets, and mobile formatting.
• Audit the path from email or SMS through mobile landing pages and checkout to identify customer friction.
• Partner with Ecommerce and Site teams to recommend improvements that support stronger conversion and retention.

Cross‑Functional Leadership

• Collaborate closely with Creative, Ecommerce, Merchandising, Customer Experience, and Site teams to align lifecycle efforts with launches and business priorities.
• Support major retention roadmap initiatives, including new program launches, technology rollouts, and segmentation enhancements.
• Clearly communicate priorities, performance insights, test results, and recommended actions to stakeholders.
• Keep projects moving in a fast‑paced environment while maintaining organization, accuracy, and accountability.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in lifecycle marketing, CRM, retention marketing, or growth marketing, preferably within a DTC or ecommerce brand.
• Proven success developing retention strategies that increase repeat purchase rate, engagement, loyalty, or customer lifetime value.
• Advanced hands‑on experience with a major customer engagement platform such as Klaviyo, Iterable, or Bloomreach; strong Klaviyo experience is highly preferred.
• Experience managing cross‑channel lifecycle programs across email and SMS.
• Strong knowledge of segmentation, personalization, automation, deliverability, list health, and customer journey development.
• Demonstrated ability to create strategic roadmaps and learning agendas tied to measurable business outcomes.
• Advanced understanding of A/B and multivariate testing, including hypothesis development, variable isolation, analysis, and application of results.
• Strong analytical skills and the ability to translate complex performance data into actionable insights.
• Familiarity with loyalty, reviews, referral, or customer advocacy platforms.
• Comfort partnering with data or technical teams on predictive models, recommendation engines, churn scoring, or other machine‑learning applications.
• Excellent project management skills and the ability to manage overlapping campaigns, deadlines, and stakeholders.
• Exceptional attention to detail and commitment to accurate campaign QA.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Proactive, collaborative, and comfortable operating in a fast‑paced, evolving environment.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience within fashion, apparel, beauty, lifestyle, or another high‑growth consumer brand.
• Experience with HTML and CSS for email troubleshooting.
• Familiarity with customer analytics, attribution, and data‑visualization tools.
• Experience launching or optimizing a loyalty or rewards program.
• Experience working with Postscript, Attentive, Yotpo, Okendo, or similar platforms.
• Experience working with Shopify customer and purchase data.

What We Offer

• Medical and dental benefits
• 401(k) plan with company Safe Harbor matching
• Paid vacation, sick time, and company holidays
• Quarterly Friends & Family Day
• Employee apparel stipend and merchandise discount
• Professional development and learning opportunities
• Catered meals, company events, and team outings
• A collaborative, creative environment within a growing fashion brand

Physical and Work Requirements

This is a full‑time, on‑site position based at JLUXLABEL’s headquarters in Chatsworth, California. The Email & SMS Marketing Manager is expected to work on‑site five days per week and regularly use a computer and standard office equipment to perform the essential functions of the role.

JLUXLABEL is an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to creating an inclusive workplace and consider qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, ancestry, age, disability, medical condition, genetic information, marital status, military or veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law. Reasonable accommodations are available to qualified individuals throughout the application and employment process.