Lead Email Developer
Location: Remote
Compensation: Hourly
Reviewed: Thu, Oct 22, 2026
This job expires in: 27 days
Job Summary
To support a growing marketing automation team, the freelance Lead Email Developer will build, QA, and deploy email and SMS campaigns while directing a team of contractor developers to ensure high-quality standards and compliance in a remote environment.
Key responsibilities
- Build, QA, and deploy email and SMS campaigns, including HTML/CSS templates and dynamic content
- Lead and manage a team of contractor developers, assigning work and providing feedback
- Establish and improve build standards and QA processes to ensure consistency and quality across campaigns
Required qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in Marketing, Business, Information Systems, Computer Science, or related field preferred; equivalent experience considered
- 5+ years of hands-on experience in developing email and SMS campaigns using marketing automation platforms
- Advanced technical skills in HTML, CSS, Liquid, and email rendering best practices
- Strong knowledge of campaign execution, including segmentation, personalization, and deployment readiness
- Experience leading and mentoring developers, including code reviews and quality control
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