Senior Engineer, Creative Marketing

Senior Engineer, Creative Marketing

Catalyst Brands is seeking a Senior Engineer, Creative Marketing to help us build platform capabilities across customer, marketing, and digital touchpoints to accelerate growth. In this role, you will sit at the intersection of technology and creative strategy, bringing a deep understanding of the Creative Marketing space and its specialized toolsets. You will lead the technical execution of our marketing initiatives, integrating all of our brands into a new Creative Marketing stack. This includes a Campaign and Workflow tool, Digital Asset Management, and a Studio Production Platform. A critical focus of this role will be designing composable architectures and integrating cutting-edge Enterprise AI capabilities to reinvent how we connect with all of the brandsJCPenney, Aeropostale, Brooks Brothers, Lucky, and Nauticaunder the Catalyst Brands umbrella.

Responsibilities

Composable Marketing Technology Architecture: Design and develop technology solutions that power our creative marketing campaigns, utilizing a composable solution space to seamlessly integrate best-of-breed creative, marketing, and data platforms. Creative Marketing Stack Integration: Act as a key technical contributor in the implementation, integration, and continuous optimization of our new Creative Marketing stackspecifically the Campaign and Workflow tool, Digital Asset Management (DAM) system, and Studio Production Platformto streamline end-to-end creative operations and asset lifecycles. AI-Driven Creative Workflows: Champion the rollout of Catalyst Brand Enterprise AI Tools. Unlock and leverage native AI capabilities within our new creative toolsets (Campaign/Workflow, DAM, Studio Production Platform) and integrate standalone AI/ML solutions to optimize asset creation, intelligent tagging, and personalization. Platform Integration: Partner closely with cross-functional teams to build and scale our Customer 360 capabilities and Cross Brand Loyalty programs, ensuring seamless data flow between systems like our CDP, CRM, and the new Creative Marketing stack. Mentorship & Best Practices: Drive engineering excellence by mentoring junior engineers, establishing coding standards, and strategically aligning technical decisions with clear business outcomes.

Qualifications

Preferred Qualifications

Experience with Marketing Technology, CMS, or DAM platforms.Experience implementing AI, automation, analytics, or workflow optimization solutions.Experience with Sitecore, Bynder, Adobe Experience Manager, or similar platforms.Experience in retail, e-commerce, digital marketing, or customer-facing digital platforms.Exposure to Generative AI, LLMs, Copilot technologies, or AI-powered business solutions.Experience mentoring engineers and leading technical initiatives.

Technical Skills

Strong proficiency in one or more programming languages such as C#, Java, Python, JavaScript, React, Node or TypeScript.Hands-on Experience with SQS, Kafka of building and managing distributed messaging systems.Experience designing, developing, and supporting enterprise applications and integrations.Experience building APIs, web services, and microservices.Experience with AWS cloud services and modern software development practices.Understanding of software architecture, security, scalability, and performance optimization.Experience working with structured and unstructured data.

What you Get:

Enjoy a rewarding career at Catalyst, where we offer a competitive benefits package, a vibrant work environment, and the opportunity to make a difference with America's most iconic retail brands. Generous benefits: Medical/dental/vision insurance starting on day one, term life insurance, paid vacation/holidays, 401(k) Savings Plan with company match, and an associate discount on merchandise across all Catalyst Brands. Opportunities for growth and development: We are committed to helping our employees grow their careers and develop their skills. We offer a variety of training and development programs, as well as opportunities for advancement. Collaborative and supportive culture: We believe in creating a workplace where everyone feels valued and respected. We encourage teamwork and collaboration, and we are always looking for ways to support our employees' success.

About Catalyst:

Catalyst Brands reflects the bringing together the rich heritages of our brands with modern excitement and a new vision for success. Five iconic brands came together under a unified powerhouse portfolio to celebrate the essence of American style. We will leverage our rich history, resources and best-in-class industry talent to further build the success of our brands. At Catalyst we are united in one shared purpose: We exist to ignite America's most beloved retail brands to make fashion accessible to all. For more opportunities to join our team please visit our careers page.

Pay RangeUSD $103,500.00 - USD $147,750.00 /Yr.