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Overview Email Marketing Lead, Principal Associate If you’re a ‘builder’, consider yourself highly organized (yet scrappy at heart), and love getting inside the mind of your customer, look no further. We’re looking for a…
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Email Marketing Specialist jobs in Chicago, IL
Plans and builds email programs, from newsletters to automated lifecycle flows, managing lists and deliverability while testing subject lines, content, and timing against results.
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$24–$56/hr
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Demand Generation team and reporting to the Director, Regional Marketing, Strategic & Key Accounts, you will play a critical role in driving... ...with Marketing Operations to analyze, update, and optimize email nurture…
$140.25k - $181.5k
Job Description:Building trusted markets — powered by our people At Cboe Global Markets, we inspire our people to solve complex challenges... ...will only come from a Cboe recruiter who has a @cboe.com email or via Linke…
and bringing out the best in people.The Work: Accenture Commodity Markets & Trading is a growing team that works globally to help our... ...observance, please call us toll free at (***) ***-**** or send us an email or sp…
professional roles, you’ll focus on winning with consumers and the market, while putting safety, mutual respect, and human dignity at... ...conductor of an orchestra of experts, you will align internal specialists and ag…
$93.5k - $121k
Manager, Policy Governance Building trusted markets — powered by our people. At Cboe Global... ...iconic areas. Role Overview The Senior Specialist, Compliance Training is responsible for... ...a Cboe recruiter who has a…
delivers meaningful impact, and empowers you to shape your own future.KPMG is currently seeking a Managing Director to lead our Brand Marketing team to elevate our brand with clients, pursuits, talent, and other stakehol…
$145k - $215k
to drive how our products are packaged, bundled, and brought to market. This role is the operational hub connecting Product, Product Marketing... ...For any accommodations needed during the hiring process, please email *…
just present opera, it redefines what opera can be. It’s where Chicago comes to be moved — come inside. The Marketing Specialist, Advertising, Promotions & Email supports the execution of Lyric's advertising and promotio…
SUMMARY: Heritage Auctions is looking for a full-time, experienced marketing professional to join its Category Marketing team within the... ...digital marketing team to ensure digital marketing efforts ( emails, web mark…
Job Description for Performance Marketing Specialist (100% Remote – Chicago Area Preferred): We’re hiring a Performance Marketing Specialist... ...measurable results. This role is focused on high-conversion email campaig…
$24 - $27 per hour
Job Title: Marketing Specialist Industry: Non-Profit Location: Chicago, IL Assignment Type: Temporary Contract – 3–4 Months... ...ongoing digital marketing initiatives, member communications, email campaigns, website con…
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What email marketing specialists earn in Chicago
Hourly first — that's how the offer arrives
| Experience | Hourly | Annual, full-time |
|---|---|---|
| Entry level | $24–$30 | $49k–$63k |
| Mid level | $31–$41 | $65k–$86k |
| Senior | $41–$56 | $86k–$117k |
Adjusted for the Chicago market from national ranges.
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What employers ask for
The skills these listings keep naming
Email platforms (Klaviyo, HubSpot)Lifecycle and automation flowsSegmentationA/B testingDeliverabilityCopywriting for emailBasic HTML for emailAnalytics and reportingList hygiene and compliance
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Interview questions worth rehearsing
With the thing the interviewer is actually listening for
Which email flows have you built, and which performed best?
Describe specific automations, like welcome or cart abandonment, with open, click, and revenue numbers, and why the winner worked.
How do you approach segmentation for a list of, say, 200,000 subscribers?
Talk about behavior and lifecycle stage over demographics alone, and starting with a few high-impact segments rather than dozens.
Deliverability drops and emails start landing in spam. What do you do?
Show a diagnostic path: authentication records, sender reputation, list hygiene, engagement filtering, and send volume changes.
How do you run a useful A/B test on email?
Mention testing one variable at a time, adequate sample sizes, and judging on downstream metrics, not opens alone.
How do you balance sending enough to drive revenue without burning the list?
Discuss engagement-based frequency, sunset policies for inactive subscribers, and watching unsubscribe and complaint rates.
What do you do to stay compliant with laws like CAN-SPAM and GDPR?
Cover consent, clear unsubscribes honored promptly, and sender identification. Employers need to hear this is second nature.
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Resume tips that move the needle
For email marketing specialists specifically — generic advice costs you here
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Lead with program results, such as email-attributed revenue share or lifted click and conversion rates.
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Name the platforms you have run, like Klaviyo, HubSpot, or Braze, since tool match is screened first.
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List the automated flows you have built end to end, from welcome series to win-back campaigns.
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Include a deliverability story, such as repairing sender reputation, because it separates specialists from senders.
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Show testing discipline with one concrete example, like a subject line program that raised open rates.
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Where this role goes
Typical progression
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Email Marketing Coordinator
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Email Marketing Specialist
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Senior Email Marketing Specialist
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Lifecycle Marketing Manager
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Director of CRM Marketing
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