Senior Manager, Email & SMS Marketing

Madhappy; Los Angeles (CA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

PTO 15 days

Sick leave 9 days

Health insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Health stipend $600

Retirement plan

Employee discount

Job summary

Madhappy, a Los Angeles-based clothing brand, seeks a Senior Manager of Email & SMS Marketing to own lifecycle programs, drive retention and revenue, and partner with creative, ecommerce, and data teams. This role focuses on strategy, automation, and personalized campaigns to maximize customer lifetime value.

Based in LA or willing to relocate, you will manage campaigns, optimize flows, and lead testing to improve open rates, CTR, and revenue while ensuring privacy compliance and list growth

Responsibilities

• Own the end-to-end Email & SMS strategy, execution, and performance across platforms (Klaviyo or current ESP/SMS tools).
• Build, schedule, and deploy campaigns, flows, and automations with segmentation, personalization, and A/B testing.
• Develop and maintain the monthly/quarterly content calendar with creative and marketing teams.
• Continuously test and optimize: subject lines, send times, templates, CTAs, segmentation strategies, and more.
• Analyze performance metrics (open rate, CTR, CVR, unsubscribes, revenue) and translate insights into actionable improvements.
• Manage list health, deliverability, and compliance with privacy laws (GDPR, TCPA, etc.).
• Ideate and implement strategies to grow both email and SMS subscriber lists.
• Collaborate with acquisition and creative teams to ensure cross-channel alignment and customer journey consistency.

Skills

Email marketing

SMS marketing

Klaviyo

Lifecycle marketing

Data-driven decisions

Campaign planning

A/B testing

Customer segmentation

Cross-functional collaboration

Ownership

Tools

Shopify

Job description

SENIOR MANAGER, EMAIL & SMS MARKETING

Madhappy is a Los Angeles-based clothing brand made for a community of optimists, born in 2017. Madhappy uses apparel, events, and experimental retail spaces - including its permanent flagship in West Hollywood - to explore a personal expression as a means to an improved state of mind. Its own seasonal stores - with past and present locations including New York City (Soho), Aspen, Miami, East Hampton, and Tokyo - are each designed to reflect their site, while still sharing the brand’s DNA. The brand currently produces a selection of ever-evolving, evergreen classic styles, seasonally available collections and collaborations. Madhappy supports research and awareness in mental health through The Madhappy Foundation (a 501c(3) non‑profit) and writes Local Optimist, a print magazine. Each to celebrate us as works-in-progress, and the personal and collective expression that is a part of that.

About the Role

We're looking for a strategic and hands‑on Senior Manager of Email & SMS Marketing to fully own our lifecycle programs and drive customer retention, first‑time purchase conversion, and overall revenue through best‑in‑class lifecycle marketing strategies. As the Senior Manager of Email & SMS Marketing, you'll be responsible for building and executing the full lifecycle marketing calendar-from strategy to deployment to analysis. You'll work closely with our creative, ecomm, and data teams to develop campaigns, optimize automations, and improve performance through testing and personalization. You should be equal parts strategic thinker and tactical executor—with strong creative instincts, sharp analytical skills, and a deep understanding of what drives retention and conversion. You must be based in or willing to move to Los Angeles to be considered for this position.

Responsibilities

• Own the end-to-end Email & SMS strategy, execution, and performance across Klaviyo (or current ESP/SMS platforms)
• Build, schedule, and deploy campaigns, flows, and automations with segmentation, personalization, and A/B testing
• Develop and maintain the monthly/quarterly content calendar in collaboration with creative and marketing teams
• Continuously test and optimize: subject lines, send times, templates, CTAs, segmentation strategies, and more
• Analyze performance metrics (open rate, CTR, CVR, unsubscribes, revenue) and translate insights into actionable improvements
• Manage list health, deliverability, and compliance with privacy laws (GDPR, TCPA, etc.)Ideate and implement strategies to grow both email and SMS subscriber lists
• Collaborate with acquisition and creative teams to ensure cross-channel alignment and customer journey consistency

Qualifications

• 4-6+ years of experience in email and SMS marketing, ideally in DTC or e-commerce
• Deep experience with Klaviyo (or similar ESP/SMS tools)Strong analytical skills; confident using data to drive decisions
• Experience developing and executing lifecycle strategies and customer segmentation
• Highly organized with the ability to manage multiple campaigns, deadlines, and calendars
• Creative eye and strong collaboration instincts
• Self-starter who can take full ownership of a channel and drive measurable growth

Nice to Have

• Experience in fashion/apparel or consumer goods
• Shopify ecosystem familiarity
• Knowledge of deliverability best practices and compliance standards

Benefits

• 15 days PTO, and 9 days sick pay annually
• Paid holidays
• Health, dental, and vision insurance with 75% premium coverage by Madhappy
• Retirement plans available$600 quarterly health stipends
• Employee discount and early access to products
• $90,000 - $120,000

About Madhappy

Madhappy is a clothing brand for a community of optimists. Born in Los Angeles, 2017, the brand has built itself around an optimistic ideology, expressed through apparel, events, and experimental retail spaces around the world. Madhappy writes Local Optimist magazine, supports research and awareness in mental health through Madhappy Foundation.

About Local Optimist

Local Optimist is a space for radical discovery and connection. By focusing on open conversations and mindful exploration, we orient people with reliable, optimistic resources - available at any moment.

About The Madhappy Foundation

The Madhappy Foundation™ is non-profit organization, 501(c)(3) with a mission to improve mental health globally. Through The Madhappy Foundation™, 1% of proceeds from every sale benefit our efforts to raise awareness, fund research, and positively impact the mental health movement.

Learn more here.