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Email Marketing Consultant (Contract)

🇺🇸 Irvine, CA 🕑 Contractor 💰 $45 per Hour 💻 Marketing 🗓️ April 28th, 2026
CRM

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Epic Kids Inc. is hiring an Email Marketing Consultant (Contract) to provide strategic guidance on email marketing initiatives and optimize campaign effectiveness. The role involves partnering with stakeholders to enhance lifecycle and CRM strategies through expert advice on email journeys, automation, segmentation, and testing.

Highlights
  • Develop and advise on Epic's email marketing strategy.
  • Optimize email journeys and automation for improved performance.
  • Refine segmentation and targeting to deliver relevant messaging.
  • Enhance A/B testing, deliverability, and engagement practices.
  • Provide strategic support for campaign planning and problem-solving.
  • Hands-on experience with Iterable required.
  • Strong background in lifecycle, CRM, and email marketing.
  • Ability to offer strategic consulting rather than execution-heavy support.
  • Comfortable advising senior stakeholders.
  • Compensation of $45 per hour for approximately 3-4 hours weekly as a contract role.

Email Marketing Consultant (Contract) Full Description

About the Role
Epic is the leading digital reading platform for kids, used by millions of children, families, and educators around the world. With a vast library of high-quality books and learning resources, we empower students to explore their interests, build literacy skills, and develop a lifelong love of reading. As we look to the future, Epic is reimagining what reading can be—more personalized, more interactive, and more accessible than ever before. We’re combining technology, storytelling, and education to shape the next generation of readers.
This role is ideal for an experienced email marketing professional who enjoys operating as a strategic advisor while remaining closely connected to program optimization. You’ll partner with key stakeholders to provide expert guidance on lifecycle and CRM initiatives, helping shape and strengthen Epic’s email marketing strategy as the platform continues to evolve. This is a contract position requiring approximately 3–4 hours per week.

Responsibilities
1. Email Marketing Strategy
Provide strategic and tactical guidance on Epic’s email marketing programs.
2. Email Journeys & Automation
Review and optimize email journeys and automation to improve effectiveness and efficiency.
3. Segmentation & Targeting
Review and optimize segmentation and targeting strategies to ensure relevant and timely messaging.
4. Testing, Deliverability & Engagement
Review and optimize A/B testing strategy, deliverability, and engagement best practices.
5. Campaign Planning & Advisory Support
Serve as a strategic sounding board for campaign planning, optimization, and problem-solving.

Qualifications
  • Hands-on experience with Iterable
  • Strong background in lifecycle, CRM, and email marketing
  • Proven ability to provide strategic guidance rather than execution-heavy support
  • Comfortable operating in a consulting or advisory role with senior stakeholders
  • Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to translate insights into clear recommendations
  • Excellent communication skills and the ability to explain complex concepts clearly

Compensation: $45/hour