Job Specifications
Email Developer
Hybrid - 4 days a week onsite ideal. 3 month contract, 40 hours a week, high likelihood of converting to full time.
About the role
We’re looking for an Email Developer to build and optimize high-performing marketing and lifecycle emails. You’ll code responsive, accessible HTML emails, collaborate with designers and marketers, and ensure emails render consistently across major inbox providers and devices. This role sits at the intersection of design, code, and marketing performance.
What you’ll do
Build responsive, mobile-first HTML email templates that render reliably across clients (Gmail, Outlook, Apple Mail, etc.)
Translate designs (Figma/Adobe XD/Sketch) into clean, reusable email components and templates
Develop and maintain modular email systems (component libraries, template frameworks, design tokens where applicable)
QA emails across devices and inbox providers; troubleshoot rendering issues and bugs
Set up emails in an ESP/marketing automation platform (e.g., Salesforce Marketing Cloud, Braze, Marketo, HubSpot, Iterable, Klaviyo)
Implement personalization, dynamic content, and conditional logic based on user attributes/segments
Partner with Marketing, Lifecycle/CRM, Product, and Design to support campaigns, automations, and transactional messaging
Ensure accessibility and compliance (CAN-SPAM, GDPR/CCPA where applicable), including proper preference center/unsubscribe handling
Support A/B tests and iteratively improve templates based on engagement and deliverability insights
Document standards, best practices, and template usage for internal teams
What we’re looking for (requirements)
2+ years of email development experience (marketing, lifecycle/CRM, or transactional)
Strong HTML + CSS skills for email (tables, inline styles, Outlook quirks, dark mode considerations)
Working knowledge of responsive email patterns and cross-client compatibility
Experience using QA tools (Litmus and/or Email on Acid) and systematic testing workflows
Familiarity with email deliverability fundamentals (authentication concepts like SPF/DKIM/DMARC, list hygiene, spam triggers)
Ability to manage multiple projects, hit deadlines, and communicate clearly with cross-functional partners
Nice to have
Experience with AMP for Email (where relevant)
Comfort with templating languages (Handlebars, Liquid, MJML, or proprietary ESP scripting)
Basic JavaScript knowledge for email-adjacent work (landing pages, preference centers)
Experience building design systems or component libraries for email
Understanding of analytics and experimentation (UTM governance, event tagging, A/B test design)
Tools you might use
Figma / Adobe CC
Litmus / Email on Acid
ESPs: Salesforce Marketing Cloud, Braze, Marketo, HubSpot, Iterable, Klaviyo (varies)
Jira/Asana, Slack, Google Workspace
Git/version control (sometimes)
Key success metrics (examples)
Email QA pass rate and reduced rendering issues
Faster build cycles via reusable templates/components
Improved engagement metrics (CTR, conversion), improved deliverability/placement
Consistent brand and accessibility compliance across email program
About the Company
Robert Half, the world’s first and largest specialized talent solutions firm, connects opportunities at great companies with highly skilled job seekers. We offer contract, temporary and permanent placement solutions for roles in finance and accounting, technology, marketing and creative, legal, and administrative and customer support. Named to Fortune’s World’s Most Admired Companies and 100 Best Companies to Work For® lists and a Forbes Best Employer for Diversity, Robert Half is the parent company of Protiviti®. Robert Ha...
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