Fractal is looking for a highly skilled and detail-oriented Comms Productions & Operations Specialist to join our dynamic marketing team. In this pivotal role, you will be the engine behind direct-to-user communication strategy & execution for our B2C marketing projects. You will be responsible for the end-to-end production, setup, and scaling of our email campaigns, push notifications, and in-app messaging. The ideal candidate is a technical and process-driven individual with a deep understanding of marketing automation platforms and a passion for creating seamless and impactful user communication at scale.
You will work cross-functionally with client s marketing, product, and engineering teams to ensure communications are flawlessly executed and contribute to key business goals like user engagement, retention, and conversion.
Roles and Responsibilities:
Campaign Production & Deployment:
- Build, test, and deploy a high volume of marketing and transactional communications across email, push notifications, and in-app messaging platforms.
- Manage the end-to-end production process, including HTML/CSS email template creation and modification, audience segmentation, setting up dynamic content, and scheduling sends.
- Own the quality assurance process for all outgoing communications, ensuring accuracy, functionality, and brand consistency across all devices and clients.
- Troubleshoot and resolve any technical issues related to campaign setup, rendering, or delivery.
Operations & Scaling:
- Develop and maintain scalable processes and workflows for campaign production to improve efficiency and reduce errors as our user base grows.
- Manage and organize our communications calendar, ensuring timely delivery of all campaigns.
- Collaborate with the data and engineering teams to ensure the necessary user data attributes are available and correctly integrated into our messaging platforms.
- Document all production processes and best practices to create a centralized knowledge base.
Performance & Optimization:
- Implement and manage tracking parameters for all communications to ensure accurate performance measurement.
- Monitor key performance indicators (KPIs) such as open rates, click-through rates, conversion rates, and opt-out rates for all channels.
- Partner with the lifecycle marketing team to set up and execute A/B tests to optimize communication performance, including subject lines, copy, design, and send times.
- Provide regular reporting and insights on communication performance to stakeholders.
Platform Management:
- Be a subject matter expert on marketing automation and CRM platforms
- Manage the health of our communication platforms, including list hygiene, deliverability monitoring, and preference center management.
- Stay current with the latest features and capabilities of our tools to recommend and implement improvements.
Mandatory Technical Skills:
- Marketing Automation/CRM Platforms: Proven, hands-on experience with one or more enterprise-level marketing automation platforms
- HTML & CSS for Email: Strong proficiency in HTML and CSS specifically for creating and troubleshooting responsive email templates.
- Audience Segmentation: Experience with complex audience segmentation and logic to deliver personalized communications.
- Push & In-App Notifications: Direct experience setting up and deploying push notifications and in-app messages for mobile applications.
- Liquid or Similar Templating Language: Experience with templating languages (e.g., Liquid, Handlebars) for personalizing content at scale.
Mandatory Non-Technical Skills:
- Exceptional Attention to Detail: A meticulous eye for detail to ensure error-free execution of communications.
- Strong Organizational and Project Management Skills: The ability to manage multiple projects and deadlines in a fast-paced environment.
- Problem-Solving Abilities: A proactive approach to identifying and solving technical and process-related challenges.
- Process-Oriented Mindset: A passion for building efficient and scalable workflows.
- Excellent Communication Skills: The ability to clearly communicate technical concepts and project status to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
- Collaborative Spirit: A proven ability to work effectively with cross-functional teams.
Education Qualification and Certifications Required:
- Bachelor s degree in Marketing, Information Systems, Business, or a related field.
- 3-5 years of hands-on experience in a marketing operations, email marketing, or technical marketing role, with a strong focus on B2C mobile apps.
- Demonstrated experience managing communication channels for a large-scale user base.
- (Optional but highly recommended) Certifications in relevant marketing automation platforms (e.g., Braze Certified Marketer, Salesforce Marketing Cloud Email Specialist).