Manager, Retention & Lifecycle Marketing

Book of the Month

$100K — $140K *
Retail & Consumer Goods
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 5+ years in retention marketing, CRM, or loyalty marketing within DTC brands, especially subscription services.
  • Proven analytical skills focusing on retention and customer lifetime value.
  • In-depth knowledge of customer lifecycle management and relevant platforms.
  • Ability to thrive in fast-paced, iterative environments with a strong work ethic.
  • Creativity in ideation and strategy development.
  • Strong organizational, problem-solving skills with meticulous attention to detail.
  • Experience in managing and mentoring junior staff.
  • A passion for reading, ideally with previous experience as a Book of the Month member.

Responsibilities

  • Analyze past initiatives to strategize new tests aimed at reducing churn, focusing on new members.
  • Develop and maintain comprehensive project plans targeting churn reduction.
  • Generate analytical reports on lifetime value, churn, and other core metrics for informed decision-making.
  • Coordinate multi-channel campaigns to engage and reactivate canceled members.
  • Collect and analyze member insights from surveys, social media, and customer service interactions to inform strategies.
  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams to enhance the overall member experience across delivery channels.
  • Manage the email marketing calendar ensuring targeted engagement with both active and canceled members.

Benefits

  • Collaborative work environment with cross-functional projects.
  • Opportunity for creative input and strategic influence in retention marketing.
  • Career development with potential for mentoring junior team members.
  • Potential for flexible, fast-paced work culture that encourages innovation.
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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