Email Marketing Coordinator, Temporary Fixed Term Contract

Blavity Inc. • Contract • Remote • 2d ago

Blavity, Inc. is a venture-funded media and technology company, founded in 2014 around a simple idea: enable Black millennials to tell their own stories. Today, we are home to the largest network of platforms and lifestyle brands serving the multifaceted lives of Black millennials & Gen Z through original content, video, unique experiences, and product solutions. Blavity Inc. has evolved into a market leader for Black media, reaching 250 million users per month through our growing brand portfolio, including Blavity, AfroTech, Talent Infusion, Travel Noire, HealthStack, and Blavity House Party. Our Blavity, Inc. employee community is composed of passionate, energetic, and culturally conscious individuals working together to deliver value to each other, the company, and our clients. We are always searching for new additions to our community that will help us continue to scale, contribute meaningfully to our culture, and advance our strategic direction.

Job Summary:
Blavity Inc. is looking for a temporary Email Marketing Coordinator . This role will own the full newsletter production schedule across four brands Blavity, AfroTech, Travel Noire, and HealthStack while maintaining audience health and contributing to weekly KPI reporting.
This is a high-volume, execution-focused role. The ideal candidate has direct experience with Iterable and can build and send 6-8 newsletters per day across a mix of RSS-automated and fully manual builds with confidence. All workflows are documented; the expectation is that you follow established processes precisely while flagging issues clearly and escalating when needed. The ideal candidate will implement updates including newsletter redesigns, send time optimization, and template rebuilds, as directed without disrupting the send schedule.

This role will report to the Director of Growth Marketing.

Responsibilities:
Send Execution (primary focus)

Own 6-8 newsletter sends per day across four brands, building each according to documented workflows and the established send calendar
Execute a mix of RSS-automated and fully manual builds, each requiring property-specific preparation work completed before every send
Apply editorial judgment to manual properties, drawing on content performance data to inform curation decisions
Communicate proactively and professionally with editorial, creative, and engineering stakeholders providing timely status updates, flagging blockers early, and escalating issues with clear context
Administer Pre-Send QA, a checklist that covers copy and content, links and assets, suppression and compliance, audience and list integrity, technical rendering, and scheduling
Maintain a clear, up-to-date picture of your full send schedule and build windows, and communicate proactively when that schedule is affected.

KPI & Benchmark Reporting

Maintain weekly audience snapshots and list health metrics across all properties
Contribute to bi-weekly KPI reporting, highlighting editorial newsletter metrics and trends
Communicate proactively on task status, including when work is in progress or behind

Platform Coordination

Navigate Iterable across its full feature set: campaign builds, audience management, analytics, and template tools
Identify and document platform issues clearly, distinguishing between platform-side problems and execution errors, and escalate to the right team with full context

Qualifications:
Required Experience:

Hands-on experience with Iterable is required. You must be able to navigate campaign builds, audience lists, segmentation, and drag-and-drop templates from day one.
Experience managing high-volume email production: multiple properties, multiple sends per week, across a mix of automated and manual workflows
Demonstrated QA discipline: ability to follow a multi-step checklist under time pressure without skipping steps
Ability to read campaign analytics and identify patterns: open rates, click-through rates, engagement data
Strong process discipline: documented workflows must be followed exactly; the ability to execute consistently without reinventing the approach is essential
Clear communication: proactive about flagging blockers, escalating issues, and reporting progress, even when work is incomplete
Ability to research answers independently using available tools before escalating. Comfort using AI tools and platform-native resources to get unstuck is expected.
Proficiency in Claude, Google Suite, and Asana

Preferred Experience:

HTML/CSS for email
Google Analytics for editorial content performance analysis
Experience with editorial newsletter properties serving Black and multicultural audiences

What Success Looks Like
A strong temp in this role is reliable, motivated, data-centric, and communicative. In the first 30 days, success means:

All newsletters go out on schedule with no missed sends
Every send has a completed QA checklist and documented approval before it goes out
Briefings, inclusions, and list snapshots are completed before deadlines without reminders
Platform and content issues are flagged to the manager quickly, with clear context
KPI data is entered accurately with anomalies noted
Slack messages are acknowledged; the manager is never uncertain whether instructions have been seen
Each send reflects the brand it represents. Voice, standards, and audience expectations are understood and applied consistently.
At 60–90 days, success means the team continues operating at its normal pace or better with in-flight design and strategy projects progressing on schedule.

Details:

This is a fully remote, U.S.- based role.
Position Type: Temporary approximately 3–4 months, to provide temporary coverage for an employee on approved leave.
Candidates must be authorized to work in the U.S.
Candidates must be available to work in alignment with the Pacific Time Zone.
The annual salary range for this role is $30 - $33/hr
This position will be employed through Blavity's Employer of Record (EOR) partner. The selected candidate will be an employee of the EOR and assigned to provide services to Blavity.

To apply, please submit your resume and cover letter online at BlavityInc.com/Careers

Blavity is committed to creating a diverse environment free of discrimination and harassment, and building a team that represents a variety of backgrounds, perspectives, and skills.

Blavity is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, HIV Status, veteran status, or any other status protected by the laws or regulations in the locations where we operate.