| Location | Gallatin, Tennessee |
| Website | https://www.foreword.com |
Digital Marketing Specialist
Job Summary: We are seeking an execution-focused, autonomous Digital Marketing Specialist to own our customer lifecycle marketing and community management channels. In this role, you will take the lead on maximizing the lifetime value of the high-volume traffic driven by our large-scale paid media campaigns, focusing entirely on maximizing customer lifetime value and brand loyalty across distinct corporate properties. As a mid-level professional, you will manage day-to-day operations independently, acting as the connective tissue between our creative, website, and performance marketing teams. You will turn newly acquired shoppers into loyal, repeat customers while fostering a highly engaged, well-moderated online community, ensuring high lifetime value (LTV) and brand loyalty across every touchpoint. Supervisory Responsibilities: None Duties and Responsibilities: Email & SMS Lifecycle Marketing Campaign Ownership: Independently strategize, build, copywrite, and deploy the promotional email and SMS marketing calendars for both brand properties. Automated Flow Optimization: Design, implement, and continuously A/B test behavior-triggered automated sequences (Welcome Series, Abandoned Cart, Post-Purchase, Win-Backs) to capture missed revenue. Database Management and Segmentation: Maintain healthy customer lists, perform regular list hygiene, and segment subscribers based on purchase history, behavior, and engagement to deliver targeted messaging. Reputation & Community Management Review & Listing Oversight: Actively manage and respond to public customer reviews, feedback, and Q&A across platforms like Google Business Profile, BBB, Trustpilot, and direct site reviews. Social & Forum Moderation: Monitor and engage with customer comments, direct messages, and brand mentions across social channels and forums (e.g., Reddit, Quora) to protect brand voice and resolve customer friction. Brand Voice & Trust: Ensure all public customer touchpoints uphold brand standards, turning negative interactions into positive outcomes and fostering active, loyal customer communities. Forums and Social Listening: Proactively monitor Reddit, Quora, and industry-specific forums to identify relevant customer pain points, join active discussions, and position our brands as authoritative solutions through high-value comment engagement. Organic Content Distribution & Social Strategy Publishing Management: Partner closely with the Creative Content Specialist to schedule, format, and distribute finished assets across YouTube, Instagram, Facebook, and LinkedIn. Strategic Copywriting: Craft high-performing social captions, platform descriptions, hooks, and titles tailored to each social platform's best practices. Cross-Channel Alignment: Coordinate organic social rollout schedules to seamlessly mirror current website promotions, product launches, and seasonal campaigns. Data Analysis & KPI Reporting Analytics Tracking: Leverage Google Analytics 4 (GA4) and marketing performance dashboards to track, compile, and interpret retention and organic KPIs. Insight Delivery: Prepare clean weekly and monthly organic performance reports for senior leadership, translating data trends into actionable content and email strategy adjustments. Event & Trade Show Coordination (Special Projects) Event Execution: Take the tactical lead on our trade shows, managing logistics, booth marketing collateral coordination, vendor timelines, and promotional outreach leading up to and following the event. Required Skills/Abilities: Experience: Miniumum of 2 years of dedicated digital marketing experience in an eCommerce, B2B, or corporate environment. Technical Tool Proficiency: Hands-on, practical experience utilizing email marketing platforms, social media scheduling dashboards, and marketing analytics tools. Advanced Copywriting Skills: Exceptional written communication skills with a proven track record of mastering distinct brand voices and delivering consumer-facing text that requires minimal managerial review. Execution Autonomy: Proven ability to work independently with minimal oversight, taking complete ownership of a multi-channel content and deployment calendar. Data Literacy: Strong analytical skills; comfortable running A/B tests, generating performance reports, and translating engagement metrics into tactical growth. Education and Experience: Education: Bachelor’s degree in Marketing, Communications, Business Administration, English, or a related field. (Equivalent direct, provable on-the-job corporate experience may be considered in lieu of a degree). Professional Experience: Minimum of 2 years of full-time, dedicated digital marketing experience, specifically with managing email lifecycle marketing and community engagement. Track Record: Proven success autonomously managing multi-channel content calendars and deploying email marketing campaigns that require minimal managerial oversight. Industry Context (Preferred but not required): Prior experience in B2B marketing, manufacturing, or multi-brand eCommerce environments is highly desirable. Physical Requirements: Prolonged periods sitting at a desk and working on a computer. Must be able to lift up to 15 pounds at times. Job Classification: Salary, exempt Reporting Structure: Reports to Director of eCommerce |