Freelance Marketo Email Specialist - Remote Contract — Columbus
Traveler-Friendly Insight
Location Flexibility: The job listing states "Anywhere in the World" as a location hint, but the company headquarters is explicitly listed as Remote (US). This creates a tension — while the role is fully remote and contract-based, the US-centric team structure likely implies a preference for US-timezone overlap (typically ET/PT hours). Confirm timezone expectations before committing.
Async Potential: The execution-only, brief-driven nature of the role is relatively async-friendly. You receive a brief, build, and deliver — reducing the need for constant real-time collaboration. However, status updates and blocker communication with an internal point of contact suggest some synchronous touchpoints will be required.
Compensation vs. Nomad Cost of Living: At $50–$70/hr USD, even 20 hours/week yields $4,000–$5,600/month — well above cost of living in most nomad hubs:
- Lisbon, Portugal: ~$2,200–$2,800/month comfortably covered
- Bangkok, Thailand: ~$1,200–$1,800/month — strong savings potential
- Medellín, Colombia: ~$1,500–$2,000/month — excellent purchasing power
Visa Considerations: As a freelance contractor, you likely invoice as a business entity. Digital nomad visas (Portugal's D8, Colombia's Digital Nomad Visa, Thailand's LTR) are well-suited here. Note that the allowed countries field only lists the US — clarify whether non-US contractors can be engaged before applying from abroad.
Headquarters: Remote (US)
About the Role
As a Freelance Marketo Email Specialist, you'll build, test, and launch email programs in Marketo for a range of client brands. This is a hands-on, execution-only contract role with no leadership or management responsibilities. You'll take approved briefs and turn them into working programs, building responsive templates and modules, setting up smart lists and flows, and making sure every send goes out right the first time.
You know Marketo well enough to spot a broken token, a misfired trigger, or a segmentation gap before it reaches a subscriber. You'll take direction from our internal team, get up to speed fast, and deliver accurate builds on schedule with minimal oversight.
Key Responsibilities
- Build and launch email programs in Marketo, including one-off sends, nurture streams, engagement programs, and triggered campaigns.
- Develop and maintain responsive email templates and modular components in HTML and CSS, using Marketo's template syntax, variables, and editable sections.
- Set up smart lists, smart campaigns, flow steps, and segmentations that match the targeting and logic in the brief.
- Use tokens, dynamic content, and snippets to personalize emails and keep programs easy to clone and reuse.
- QA every email before launch: rendering across clients and devices (e.g. Litmus or Email on Acid), links, tokens, personalization fallbacks, and list logic.
- Manage program structure, naming conventions, and folder organization so client instances stay clean and easy to navigate.
- Build to the brief and requirements provided, and flag any gaps or errors in the request before they become problems in the send.
- Communicate status, timelines, and blockers clearly with your internal point of contact.
- Document builds and processes so other team members can pick up, update, or reuse the work.
- Follow established Marketo, deliverability, and accessibility standards on every build.
Qualifications
Required- At least 3 years of hands-on experience building and deploying email campaigns in Marketo Engage.
- Strong working knowledge of Marketo programs, smart lists, smart campaigns, tokens, snippets, and dynamic content.
- Proficiency in HTML and CSS for email, including responsive and hybrid coding and Marketo template syntax.
- Experience with email rendering and QA tools such as Litmus or Email on Acid.
- A detail-oriented QA process that catches errors in logic, links, and personalization before launch.
- Experience working across multiple clients or Marketo instances, adapting quickly to different setups and conventions.
- Clear, proactive communication, including flagging risks early and giving accurate time estimates.
- Ability to work independently, take direction well, and hit deadlines across overlapping requests.
- Marketo Certified Expert or Marketo Certified Associate.
- Familiarity with email deliverability, authentication (SPF, DKIM, DMARC), and list hygiene.
- Experience with email accessibility standards (e.g. WCAG).
- Experience with lead scoring, lifecycle programs, and Marketo–Salesforce CRM sync.
- Experience with other marketing automation platforms (e.g. Salesforce Marketing Cloud, HubSpot, Braze).
- Agency or consulting experience.
Why Current
At Current, we believe the best digital work happens when strategy, design, production, and technology operate as one team. We partner with ambitious brands to create digital experiences that are thoughtful, scalable, and built to drive real impact.
We're a remote-first agency with teams across the US, working collaboratively across websites, platforms, campaigns, CRM ecosystems, and digital product experiences. Our environment is fast-paced, highly collaborative, and built for people who enjoy solving complex technical challenges alongside smart, supportive teammates.
You'll have the opportunity to work across a variety of clients and technologies, and contribute to meaningful digital experiences within a growing agency environment.
This is a freelance, contract engagement. The target hourly rate for this role is $50–$70 per hour. Actual rate is influenced by a wide array of factors, including but not limited to skill set, level of experience, and location.
To apply: https://weworkremotely.com/remote-jobs/current-freelance-marketo-email-engineer
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