Saatchi & Saatchi

Email Developer

Saatchi & Saatchi$73K — $96K *
Consumer Technology
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Expert-level HTML for Email skills, emphasizing semantic, table-based layouts for broad client compatibility.
  • Strong inline CSS skills, with in-depth knowledge of properties supported by key email clients.
  • High proficiency with advanced templating languages like FreeMarker and Handlebars.js for dynamic email content.
  • Proven skills in responsive design ensuring emails look great on all devices.
  • Experience with Git to manage code and collaborate with developers.

Responsibilities

  • Contribute to client solutions through active engagement in programming tasks.
  • Collaborate with project teams to deliver timely and high-quality code.
  • Keep up-to-date with new technologies and tools relevant to digital marketing.

Benefits

  • 12 weeks or more of paid family care for parents and caregivers.
  • Monetary support for adoption, surrogacy, and fertility services.
  • Assistance for pet adoption.
  • Health, wellness, and comfort reimbursements for work/life balance.
  • Comprehensive tuition assistance.
Full Job Description
Overview

As a Senior Engineer, Email at Razorfish you will be a vital part of our team, contributing your skills and expertise to design and build innovative solutions for our clients. You will actively participate in hands-on programming tasks, working collaboratively with project teams to deliver high-quality code and meet project objectives. Your adaptability to new technologies and tools within your career path will be essential as you help create digital experiences that drive success for our clients.

Responsibilities

  • Actively participate in hands-on programming tasks to contribute to the design and development of client solutions.
  • Collaborate effectively within project teams, ensuring the timely delivery of high-quality code that meets project objectives.
  • Embrace and adapt to new technologies and tools within your career path to stay at the forefront of the digital landscape.


Qualifications

1. Core Technical Skills (Must-Haves)
  • HTML for Email: Expert-level knowledge of writing semantic, table-based HTML layouts that are robust and compatible with a wide range of email clients.
  • CSS for Email: Strong command of CSS, particularly inline CSS, and an understanding of which properties are supported or ignored by major email clients.
  • Template Logic & Dynamics: High proficiency with advanced templating languages such as FreeMarker, Liquid, Jinja, Handlebars.js, and similar frameworks, including the ability to resolve complex multi-variable logic signals and dynamic content rules.
  • Responsive & Mobile-First Design: The ability to build emails that render perfectly on all screen sizes using media queries and fluid design techniques.
  • Version Control: Proficiency with Git for code management and collaboration with other developers.

2. Email-Specific Knowledge & Best Practices
  • Email Client Rendering: Deep understanding of the quirks and inconsistencies between different email clients.
  • Email Accessibility (A11y): Knowledge of how to make emails accessible to users with disabilities.
  • Dark Mode Optimization: Experience in designing and coding emails that look great in both light and dark modes.
  • Image Optimization: Ability to slice and optimize images for email to ensure fast load times.
  • Global Localization (L10N): Experience supporting localized email workflows or high-volume multilingual campaigns is a plus, especially for programs scaled across many markets or languages.
  • Deliverability Awareness: Understanding of concepts that affect email deliverability.

3. Platform & Tool Proficiency
  • Email Service Providers (ESPs) / Marketing Automation Platforms: Hands-on experience with platforms like Salesforce Marketing Cloud (SFMC), Marketo, Mailchimp, Klaviyo, Braze, etc.
  • Google Platform Experience: Experience with Google's proprietary CRM/campaign orchestration platforms, including visual WYSIWYG builders and custom HTML/FreeMarker code imports, is a plus.
  • Quality Assurance: Proficiency with layout testing suites such as Litmus and Email on Acid, with the ability to leverage custom development utilities to inspect and troubleshoot client-specific rendering bugs, including mobile browser CSS exclusions.
  • Asset Processing: Experience with local development workflows using Node.js, Gulp, webpack, or similar pipelines for CSS compiling with Sass, linting, asset optimization, and building production-ready email code.
  • AI-Assisted Engineering: Experience or familiarity with modern AI-powered developer tools, coding assistants, and agentic development workflows (e.g., Gemini, Google's Antigravity, Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Windsurf, or similar platforms). Ability to leverage these tools effectively for code generation, debugging, testing, documentation, automation, and developer productivity is a plus.
  • Data Handling: Proficiency in parsing data from sources like CSV files and API (JSON) responses. Ability to iterate through data structures (lists, arrays) using loops.

Education & Previous Experience
  • Bachelors degree or equivalent work experience.
  • 3 to 5+ years of experience.
  • Demonstrate proficiency in relevant programming languages and technology platforms used in the digital marketing industry.
  • Solid understanding of web development concepts and practices, enabling you to contribute effectively to client solutions.
  • Strong collaboration and communication skills to work seamlessly within project teams and effectively interact with stakeholders.
  • Ability to work Pacific Coast hours.

Additional information

The Power of One starts with our people! To do powerful things, we offer powerful resources.

Our best-in-class wellness and benefits offerings include:
Paid Family Care for parents and caregivers for 12 weeks or more
Monetary assistance and support for Adoption, Surrogacy and Fertility
Monetary assistance and support for pet adoption
Employee Assistance Programs and Health/Wellness/Comfort reimbursements to help you invest in your future and work/life balance
Tuition Assistance
Paid time off that includes Flexible Time off Vacation, Annual Sick Days, Volunteer Days, Holiday and Identity days, and more
Matching Gifts programs
Flexible working arrangements
'Work Your World' Program encouraging employees to work from anywhere Publicis Groupe has an office for up to 6 weeks a year (based upon eligibility)
Business Resource Groups that support multiple affinities and alliances

The benefits offerings listed are available to eligible U.S. Based employees, are reviewed on an annual basis, and are governed by the terms of the applicable plan documents.

Compensation Range: USD $73,150.00 - USD $96,200.00/Annually. This is the pay range the Company believes it will pay for this position at the time of this posting. Consistent with applicable law, compensation will be determined based on the skills, qualifications, and experience of the applicant along with the requirements of the position, and the Company reserves the right to modify this pay range at any time. Temporary roles may be eligible to participate in our freelancer/temporary employee medical plan through a third-party benefits administration system once certain criteria have been met. Temporary roles may also qualify for participation in our 401(k) plan after eligibility criteria have been met. For regular roles, the Company will offer medical coverage, dental, vision, disability, 401k, and paid time off. The Company anticipates the application deadline for this job posting will be 8/1/2026.

About Saatchi & Saatchi

Saatchi & Saatchi is a global advertising agency headquartered in New York City. The company was founded in London in 1970 by brothers Maurice and Charles Saatchi and is now part of the Publicis Groupe, a French multinational advertising and public relations company. Saatchi & Saatchi has over 6,000 employees in 114 countries and provides a range of advertising and marketing services to clients in various industries, including automotive, consumer goods, financial services, and telecommunications. The company is known for its creative and innovative advertising campaigns, including the iconic 'Nothing is Impossible' campaign for Toyota. Saatchi & Saatchi has won numerous awards for its work, including Cannes Lions, Clios, and Effies.
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