Lifecycle Campaign Manager

Calling all growth + lifecycle marketers!We’re looking for a Campaign Manager, ready to run lifecycle email/sms campaigns and drive engagement between university students and household brands (including L'Oréal, The Grammy's, and OpenAI)!Who We Are

At Podium Education, we’re on a mission to make sure college is the path to a great career. We combine the reach of top universities with the real-world impact of global brands. We partner with schools like Georgetown, UNC, Harvard, ASU, and Texas A&M to deliver programs that put students inside projects for companies such as Spotify, Netflix, Uber, and Airbnb. With over 1 million students engaged across 70+ universities, we’re redefining what career-ready education looks like; blending skills, experience, and opportunity at scale. Podium is a privately held Series B company based in Austin with prominent investors who believe in the mission, including Sequoia Capital, Owl Ventures, Lumos Capital Group, Learn Capital, Lachy Groom, Goldcrest Capital, and Album VC!

Key Responsibilities

• Architect and execute full-funnel email campaigns using tools like Iterable, driving student engagement and conversion to the Global Career Accelerator program
• Leverage data insights and A/B testing to optimize campaign performance and track data through SalesForce and Tableau
• Manage multiple growth initiatives with creativity and urgency, we work on college term cycles so we have small windows to make BIG impact
• Target 18–26 year-old highly dynamic university populations (think, mobile first)
• Collaborate across teams to align content, messaging, and university strategy
• Measure, report, and drive continuous ROI improvements

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What You Bring

Experience & Skills

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• 2+ years in marketing (agency or experience with multiple product lines) ideally with exposure to full lifecycle digital marketing
• 1+ years of hands-on email lifecycle marketing (Iterable, Klaviyo, or similar)
• Bonus: cross-functional team experience planning multi-channel marketing campaigns
• Knows how to blend analytics and creative to optimize campaigns
• Proven project management under tight timelines is a must

Mindset & Traits

• Performance-first attitude, ownership of results and KPIs
• Strategic mindset paired with tactical execution
• Creative problem-solver and agile in the face of complexity
• Growth-driven (always testing, iterating, and improving)
• Autonomous and action-oriented, with not a detail overlooked

Ideal Background

• Agency pedigree with cross-functional experience
• Ready to shift from agency pace to in-house strategic influence
• Titles that mix well: Growth Marketer, Account Manager, CRM/Email Marketer, Performance Marketer, Account Marketing Coordinator

What’s In It for You

• Unlimited PTO + Summer Fridays
• Great Leadership + All-hands-on-deck Org Chart
• Monthly Student & Partner Events
• Annual all-company retreat + team talent that makes every day inspiring
• Real-world impact (every campaign DIRECTLY shapes future talent outcomes)