Senior Email Development Lead

Overview Email Development Manager job at Epsilon. West Chicago, IL. How You’ll Make an Impact We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Manager – Email Developer to lead and manage a portion of our tenured and seasoned email development team. This is a hands‑on, in‑office role requiring a balance of technical leadership, team management, and direct development work. You’ll supervise a team of four developers (two leads and two mid‑level developers) while actively contributing to the coding, testing, and optimization of email campaigns. The ideal candidate will be detail oriented, highly organized, and passionate about developing engaging, high‑performing emails that support our digital marketing strategy. This is a working manager role. What You’ll Achieve Provide day‑to‑day leadership and mentoring to a team of 4 email developers. Conduct regular 1:1s, performance reviews, and career development planning. Lead all aspects of workload distribution, project prioritization, and timely delivery of assets. Cultivate a collaborative, accountable, and productive team environment. Serve as the go‑to person for addressing customer concerns related to technical or process issues within the team. Craft and develop adaptable, accessible, and visually compelling HTML emails. Write clean, reusable, and optimized code across ESPs (Epsilon PeopleCloud Messaging, ExactTarget/SFMC, Braze, Klaviyo, Mailchimp, etc.). Implement personalization and dynamic content using scripting tools such as AMPscript, Handlebars, Ruby/Liquid and Freemarker. QA and test emails across devices, browsers, and clients to ensure compatibility and deliverability. Maintain and improve modular code libraries and design systems. Work closely with marketing managers, designers, and CRM strategists to turn concepts into effective email experiences. Participate in campaign planning, calendar reviews, and performance evaluations. Ensure adherence to email marketing legal standards such as CAN‑SPAM and GDPR. Lead vendor/partner relationships where applicable. Who You Are What You’ll Bring With You 7+ years of hands‑on email development experience. 3+ years of people management or team leadership experience in a development environment. Deep knowledge of HTML, CSS, and adaptable email frameworks. Proficiency in one or more enterprise ESPs (e.g., Salesforce Marketing Cloud, Adobe Campaign, Epsilon PCM, etc.). Experience with dynamic content languages such as Freemarker, Ruby/Liquid, AMPscript or Handlebars. Expertise in Litmus, Email on Acid, or similar testing platforms. Strong project management and organizational skills. Excellent verbal and written communication skills. Must be available to work on‑site 3-5 days per week (this is not a remote position). Why you might stand out from other talent Proven understanding of multiple scripting languages such as AMPscript, Handlebars, and Freemarker. Experience with Agile workflows and tools (e.g., Jira, Asana). Understanding of CRM segmentation, A/B testing, and analytics. Familiarity with email deliverability tools and practices. Base Salary: $93,948 - $156,581 Actual compensation within the range will be dependent upon, but not limited to the individual’s skills, experience, qualifications, location and application employment laws. The salary pay range is subject to change and may be modified at any time. Additional Information When You Join Us, We’ll Create Something EPIC Together Epsilon is a global data, technology and services company that powers the marketing and advertising ecosystem. For decades, we’ve provided marketers from the world’s leading brands the data, technology and services they need to engage consumers with 1 View, 1 Vision and 1 Voice. 1 View of their universe of potential buyers. 1 Vision for engaging each individual. And 1 Voice to harmonize engagement across paid, owned and earned channels. Epsilon’s comprehensive portfolio of capabilities across our suite of digital media, messaging and loyalty solutions bridge the divide between marketing and advertising technology. We process 400+ billion consumer actions each day using advanced AI and hold many patents of proprietary technology, including real‑time modeling languages and consumer privacy advancements. Thanks to the work of every employee, Epsilon has been consistently recognized as industry‑leading by Forrester, Adweek and the MRC. Epsilon is a global company with more than 9,000 employees around the world. Epsilon has a core set of 5 values that define our culture and guide us to create value for our clients, our people and consumers. We are seeking candidates that align with our company values, demonstrate them and make them meaningful in their day‑to‑day work: Act with integrity. We are transparent and have the courage to do the right thing. Work together to win together. We believe collaboration is the catalyst that unlocks our full potential. Innovate with purpose. We shape the market with big ideas that drive big outcomes. Respect all voices. We embrace differences and foster a culture of connection and belonging. Empower with accountability. We trust each other to own and deliver on common goals. Because You Matter As an Epsilon employee, you deserve perks and benefits that put you, your family and your finances first. Our benefits encompass a wide range of offerings, including but not limited to the following: Time to Recharge: Flexible time off (FTO), 15 paid holidays Time to Recover: Paid sick time Family Well-Being: Parental/new child leave, childcare & elder care assistance, adoption assistance Extra Perks: Comprehensive health coverage, 401(k), tuition assistance, commuter benefits, professional development, employee recognition, charitable donation matching, health coaching and counseling Epsilon benefits are subject to eligibility requirements and other terms. Epsilon is an Equal Opportunity Employer Epsilon’s policy is not to discriminate against any applicant or employee based on actual or perceived race, age, sex or gender (including pregnancy), marital status, national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, mental or physical disability, religion, creed, color, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression (including transgender status), veteran status, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state or local law. Epsilon also prohibits harassment of applicants and employees based on any of these protected categories. Epsilon will provide accommodations to applicants needing accommodations to complete the application process. Please reach out to View email address on click.appcast.io to request an accommodation. For San Francisco Bay and Los Angeles Areas Epsilon will consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the City of Los Angeles’ Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance and San Francisco Police Code Sections 4901-4919, commonly referred to as the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance. Applicants with criminal histories are welcome to apply. #J-18808-Ljbffr Itlearn360