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Optum · posted 2 months ago
The Channel Specialist – Direct Marketing is an offshore execution role responsible for day-to-day delivery of 1:1 communications across email, SMS, and direct mail for B2B, B2C, and Provider audiences. Reporting to the Channel Lead – Direct Marketing (Offshore), this role turns approved strategies, calendars, journeys, and templates into accurate, compliant, and optimized sends—ensuring audit-ready operations, reliable performance signals, and continuous improvement within defined guardrails.
• Execute 1:1 direct marketing content (email, SMS, direct mail) against approved channel plans and calendars.
• Partner with creative teams to assemble copy, assets, and templates; maintain brand-safe tone and accessibility standards.
• Build and maintain content components (modules, snippets, dynamic blocks) with clear version control, tagging, and reuse conventions.
• Set up and QA campaigns and journeys, including audience selection, personalization rules, links/UTMs, fallbacks, and deliverability checks.
• Steward approvals routing and documentation; ensure audit-ready records for all sends.
• Run pre-send QA for copy accuracy, disclosures, alt text, accessibility (ADA), suppression lists, and consent adherence.
• Manage day-to-day send execution, scheduling, cadence, and format/versioning within defined guardrails.
• Monitor in-flight performance with campaign teams; make approved in-flight adjustments (timing, audience slices, content blocks).
• Maintain list hygiene (bounce handling, complaint monitoring, opt-in/opt-out management) and SMS consent mechanics.
• Support AI-assisted drafting, variation generation, and content summaries—always with human-in-the-loop review for brand, accuracy, and compliance.
• Tag content for structured reuse; help automate repetitive assembly and QA tasks to improve speed and consistency.
• Run A/B and approved multivariate tests within guardrails; document learnings and outcomes.
• Update playbooks, template libraries, and operating guides based on performance insights and delivery learnings.
• Track and report channel KPIs (deliverability, open/click rates, CTR-to-conversion, opt-in/opt-out trends, bounce/complaint rates).
• Surface anomalies, remediation suggestions, and early risk signals to the Channel Lead for optimization and decision-making.
• Partner with Compliance and Legal to ensure adherence to HIPAA, TCPA, CAN-SPAM, ADA accessibility, and internal policies.
• Maintain clean audit trails (approvals, versions, send logs) and enforce suppression/consent rules across channels.
•Overall, 7-9 years of experience with 3–5+ years in direct marketing content operations (email/SMS/direct mail) within a regulated environment; healthcare experience a plus.
• Practical proficiency with journey tools, content management/tagging, QA checklists, and analytics dashboards.
• Comfort using AI tools for drafting and optimization, with strong attention to detail and governance discipline.
• Strong organization and project management skills with the ability to juggle multiple campaigns and deadlines.
• Clear communicator and collaborative partner with creative, analytics, product, and compliance teams.
• Bachelor’s degree in marketing, communications, or related field.