Email Marketing Manager
Somewhere
🇿🇦 Hirezar Summary for South African Applicants
This fully remote full time position at Somewhere is open to applicants from South Africa. The estimated monthly salary is R27,750 – R46,250 ZAR. This role is suited for senior-level professionals. As a remote position, you can work from anywhere in South Africa — whether you're based in Johannesburg, Cape Town, Durban, or a smaller town.
Job Description
LOOKING FOR STELLAR TOP CANDIDATES
Position:Email Marketing ManagerWorking Hours:Full-Time│ Monday to Friday | 9:00 am to 5:00 pm ESTSearch Location:GlobalSalary:$1500-2500:The Final Salary Offer depends on the client’s decision, interview results,and experience
About the Role:
The Email Marketing Manager will be responsible for managing and optimizing Locomotive’s email marketing programs across all brands and cities.
This role will focus on:
* Driving ticket sales
* Improving lifecycle automation
* Increasing repeat attendance
* Scaling segmentation across hundreds of markets
* The ideal candidate combines creative marketing thinking with strong technical CRM skills.
Role Responsibilities:
Email Campaign Strategy
* Plan and execute email campaigns to promote live events across multiple cities
* Build promotional sequences for show launches, presales, and last-minute ticket pushes
* Optimize subject lines, creative, and CTAs for ticket conversion
Lifecycle Marketing
• Build and manage automated flows including:
* Welcome sequences
* First-purchase nurture
* Post-event engagement
* Repeat buyer campaigns
* Lapsed customer reactivation
Segmentation & Personalization
* Create targeted campaigns by city, event type, purchase behavior, and engagement history
* Build dynamic audience segments to improve open and conversion rates
Performance Optimization
Monitor and improve key metrics:
* Open rate
* Click-through rate
* Ticket conversion rate
* Revenue per send
* Run A/B tests on subject lines, offers, timing, and design
CRM & Data Integration
* Manage email platform integrations with ticketing platforms (Easol, Ticketmaster, etc.)
* Maintain list hygiene and deliverability
* Ensure GDPR / CAN-SPAM compliance
Cross-Team Collaboration
* • Work closely with Paid Media, Creative, and Event Operations teams• Align email campaigns with marketing launches and ticket release schedules
Requirements:
* 4+ years of experience in email marketing or lifecycle marketing
* Experience with high-volume consumer brands or ticketed events preferred
* Technical Skills →Experience with one or more platforms:Klaviyo, HubSpot, Mailchimp, Iterable,Customer.io, Salesforce Marketing Cloud
* Klaviyo, HubSpot, Mailchimp, Iterable,Customer.io, Salesforce Marketing Cloud
* Strong understanding of:Segmentation, deliverability, automation flows, A/B testing, and CRM integrations
* Segmentation, deliverability, automation flows, A/B testing, and CRM integrations
* Marketing MindsetThe candidate should understand:Urgency-based marketingEvent ticket sales funnelsRepeat customer monetizationConversion optimization
* The candidate should understand:Urgency-based marketingEvent ticket sales funnelsRepeat customer monetizationConversion optimization
* Urgency-based marketing
* Event ticket sales funnels
* Repeat customer monetization
* Conversion optimization
Experience with E-commerce or ticketing businesses is highly valuable.
Key Metrics for Success:
First 6 months:
* Increase email-driven ticket sales
* Improve open rates and CTR across the campaign.
* Build a scalable lifecycle automation framework
* Implement improved segmentation across markets.
NOTE:We prioritize the processing of one application at a time. If you have applied for multiple job openings within our organization, we kindly request that you direct any update inquiries to the team responsible for handling your initial application.
Tips for South African Applicants
Timezone Advantage
South Africa (SAST, UTC+2) overlaps well with European business hours and has a few hours of overlap with US East Coast. Mention your timezone flexibility in your application.
Salary in Context
At R27,750/month, this role is on par with the average South African remote salary. The USD equivalent ($1,500/mo) benefits from the favourable exchange rate.
Application Tips
Tailor your CV to international standards — use a clean format, highlight remote work experience, and include your English proficiency. Many SA applicants succeed by emphasising their strong work ethic and cultural adaptability.
Load Shedding Preparedness
If you're applying for a remote role, having a backup power solution (UPS, inverter, or generator) and mobile data as a backup internet connection shows employers you're prepared for South Africa's infrastructure challenges.
About Somewhere
Somewhere is a company in the Recruitment & Staffing industry that hires remote workers from South Africa. They currently have 608 open positions on Hirezar. View all Somewhere jobs →