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Email Strategy & Digital Marketing Manager

REPORTS TO

Senior Marketing Manager, Omni-Channel

LOCATION

Corporate Office

Salt Lake City, UT

STARTING DATE

Immediately

POSITION TYPE

Full Time

WAGE

$70,000 - $75,000/year

OUR COMPANY

Deseret Book is a mission-driven company, committed to being a trusted gathering place for thoughtful expressions of faith. Established in 1866, today we create and curate stories worth telling, questions worth exploring, and beauty worth sharing to improve the lives of individuals and families in every step of their faith journey.

In our work culture, we put people first. Our team members are dedicated to meeting the needs of our communities as we work together, creating an environment where collaboration is critical and personal accountability is expected. If you are passionate about helping people find inspiration and help for their lives, and working with colleagues who want to do the same, then Deseret Book Company is the place for you.

THE OPPORTUNITY

The Email Strategy & Digital Marketing Manager will lead email and digital strategies, planning, and execution for Deseret Book. This role requires a creative business strategist who can develop and execute comprehensive email and digital marketing campaigns that connect our faith-based community with meaningful content and products across all channels.

This individual will orchestrate integrated marketing strategies that drive traffic to DeseretBook.com, our retail stores, Bookshelf+ platform, and special events while growing our digital community and deepening customer engagement. They will lead our digital marketing initiatives with a primary focus on email marketing excellence that includes growing the Deseret Book email and SMS list and creating and execute email journey to drive consideration and purchase of Deseret Book offerings.

They will work closely with our product marketing, content team, events team, and creative team to ensure they have the information and resources needed to produce and execute email marketing strategies and journeys with the goal of connecting current and potential communities with Deseret Book content and product as well as position Deseret Book driving traffic to DeseretBook.com and Deseret Book brick-and-mortar stores.

Successful candidates will have an understanding of the needs and culture of members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints and have the ability to create and execute creative and strategic plans, collaborate well with others, and give and receive focused feedback. They will leverage insights on our communities to drive strategies and plans that pulls consumers into the product and content we are offering.

RESPONSIBILITIES INCLUDE

70% Email Marketing Strategy Development, Campaign Management & Performance Analytics: Develop, define, and lead the email marketing for Deseret Book. This includes:

Strategy Development & Execution:
Architect comprehensive email marketing strategies aligned with company objectives and customer journey stages (awareness, consideration, conversion, retention, loyalty)
Develop sophisticated customer segmentation strategies based on behavioral data, purchase history, and engagement patterns
Create and optimize automated email journeys and lifecycle campaigns that nurture leads and drive conversions
Design and implement promotional calendars aligned with product launches, seasonal campaigns, and faith-based events
Campaign Management
Lead end-to-end email campaign development from conceptualization to post-campaign analysis
Partner with creative teams to develop compelling email content that resonates with our faith-based community
Implement A/B testing protocols for subject lines, content, CTAs, and send times to maximize performance
Ensure brand consistency and message alignment across all email communications
Performance Analytics & Optimization
Monitor and analyze key email metrics including open rates, CTR, conversion rates, and revenue attribution
Develop comprehensive reporting dashboards to track campaign performance and ROI
Identify trends and insights to continuously improve email marketing effectiveness

20% Digital Marketing Support: Assist in other digital marketing efforts that will drive traffic to DeseretBook.com, Deseret Book brick-and-mortar stores, and bookshelf+ including:

Collaboration & Planning: Collaborate on integrated digital marketing campaigns across multiple channels (social media, paid search, display advertising)
Content Marketing Collaboration: Assist in developing content marketing strategies that complement email initiatives
Website Optimization: Contribute to website optimization and conversion rate improvement projects

10% SMS Marketing: Develop and execute digital marketing plan using SMS channels including:

Design and execute SMS marketing strategies to complement email campaigns
Analyze SMS campaign performance and optimize for engagement

REQUIRED SKILLS & QUALIFICATIONS

Bachelor’s degree in digital marketing, or related field and minimum of 3-5 years' work experience in strategic marketing
Experience with all different aspects of digital marketing channels, specifically email and SMS marketing
Experience with building customer segments and journeys
Ability to learn quickly and apply best practices
Detail-oriented: Ability to analyze results, prioritize work and organize time
Strong problem-solving and decision-making skills
Excellent communication skills, both written and oral
Familiar with Adobe Suite: (Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, etc.)
Self-motivated and great self-manager
Great team player and works well in a collaborative environment.
Must be current on market trends and customer needs in conjunction with company mission, brand, and audience

BENEFITS

Excellent medical, dental, and life insurance
401(k) savings plan with company matching funds
Company-funded retirement plan
Merchandise discount
Discounted UTA Eco pass
Paid leave and holidays
Great work environment

EQUAL OPPORTUNITY AND DIVERSITY

We strongly encourage candidates of all different backgrounds to apply. We're committed to building an inclusive, supportive place for you to do the best and most rewarding work of your career. We are an equal-opportunity employer and are committed to a team and culture that embraces and celebrates diversity and inclusion without regard to race, religion or belief, national, social or ethnic origin, sex (including pregnancy), age, or any other status protected by the laws or regulations in the State of Utah.

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