Manager, Retention & Lifecycle Marketing

Book of the Month LLC

$100K — $140K *
Business Services
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 5+ years in retention marketing, CRM, or loyalty marketing, preferably at a DTC or subscription brand.
  • Strong analytical skills focused on retention and lifetime value metrics.
  • Deep understanding of the customer lifecycle and relevant management platforms.
  • Ability to thrive in a fast-paced and iterative environment.
  • Creativity in generating new marketing ideas and strategies.
  • Strong organizational skills with attention to detail and excellent problem-solving capabilities.
  • Experience in managing and mentoring junior team members.
  • Personal interest in reading, particularly contemporary fiction; prior membership with BOTM is a plus.

Responsibilities

  • Analyze past and current initiatives to strategize new tests focused on reducing churn among new members.
  • Develop and manage detailed project plans for implementing churn reduction initiatives.
  • Employ analytical frameworks to create reports on key metrics such as lifetime value and churn.
  • Coordinate multi-channel reactivation campaigns targeting canceled members via email, site, app, etc.
  • Synthesize feedback from surveys, social listening, and customer service to derive actionable insights and next steps.
  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams to enhance member experiences through various channels like the monthly subscription box and digital interfaces.
  • Oversee the email marketing calendar for current and canceled members to ensure timely engagement.

Benefits

  • Opportunity to work in a dynamic and fast-paced environment.
  • Creative freedom to develop innovative retention strategies.
  • Mentorship opportunities for developing junior team members.
  • Potential for cross-department collaboration to enhance member experiences.
  • Strong culture around reading and literary engagement.
Full Job Description
Book of the Month is looking for an ambitious Manager, Retenion & Lifecycle Marketing to help us reduce churn. This is an opportunity to manage, design and implement programs and features that improve our members' experience to keep them engaged and retained with our brand. A successful candidate will have the ability and desire to get their hands dirty with a deep level of analytical iteration, while being able to think at a strategic level and execute operationally with a high degree of accuracy.

What you will do...

You will support our retention initiatives by:
  • Reduce churn by analyzing past and current initiatives and strategizing new tests, with a particular focus on newer members.
  • Develop and maintain detailed project plans for churn reduction initiatives.
  • Embrace an analytical mindset to create reports for lifetime value, churn, and other important metrics to help make key business decisions.
  • Coordinate campaigns to re-activate canceled members across channels like email, site, app, and more.
  • Compile and share out member insights through surveys, social listening, customer service contacts, and other channels to create actionable learnings and next steps.
  • Work closely with cross-functional teams to optimize the member experience across channels like the monthly box and the site/app.
  • Manage the email calendar for existing and cancelled members to engage the right audience at the right time.

About you...
  • 5+ years of experience in retention marketing, CRM, or loyalty marketing at a DTC brand, ideally a subscription service.
  • Strong analytical skills, with experience in retention or lifetime value.
  • Deep understanding of the customer lifecycle and platforms that manage it.
  • Thrives working in a fast-paced, iterative environment, and ready to work hard.
  • Creative and interested in coming up with new ideas.
  • Strong organizational and problem solving skills with keen attention to detail.
  • Experience managing and mentoring junior employees.
  • A love of reading and contemporary fiction. Current or past experience as a member of BOTM is a strong plus.

Salary Range: $100,000 - $140,000

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