Email Marketing Specialist

About the job

If you want to build, develop, and see your impact, join Skillz and level up your Career!

Skillz, the first publicly-traded mobile eSports platform that hosts billions of casual mobile gaming tournaments for millions of players worldwide, is revolutionizing the gaming industry. By fostering social competition within games, the Skillz platform helps developers build multi-million dollar franchises by enabling real-money activity in their games and providing operational support while connecting players through fair, enjoyable, and meaningful competition.

At Skillz, we understand the thrill of achievement and the satisfaction of overcoming challenges. Want to join a team made up of alums from Apple, Amazon, Google, Microsoft, Tesla, Twitter (X), Roblox, Zynga, Samsung, Lyft, EA, Riot, Nexon, Gameskraft, PlayStation, Unity, Scopely, Tinder, Intel, Deloitte, EY, Twitch, DraftKings, Wynn Resorts and more? Learn more to see if Skillz is the right fit for your next career move!

Why Skillz

• Culture of Impact: Join a united team of builders, creators, innovators, and entrepreneurs driven by the desire to win. At Skillz, we create value, obsess over our product, and make a difference in the world.

• Comprehensive Benefits: Enjoy peace of mind with our comprehensive benefits package, which includes 100% coverage for medical, dental, and vision expenses for both you and your dependents. Additionally, take advantage of our 401K matching, equity incentives, pre-tax benefit options, and more.

• Wellness Support: Enhance your well-being with our array of wellness initiatives, including meditation and mental health resources, physical fitness coaching and classes, family planning assistance, health and parenting guidance, virtual therapy sessions, and more.

• Time off: We offer competitive paid time off (PTO) & company holidays, including a company-wide shutdown between Christmas and New Years, to help you recharge and pursue your passions.

• Las Vegas Headquarters: Skillz strongly believes in a five-day a week, collaborative office environment at our 36,000+ square foot headquarters. Enjoy free daily breakfast and catered lunch, snacks, a full-size gym with showers, commuter benefits, insurance, team bonding events and many more. 

• Recognized Success: Skillz has earned recognition as one of Fast Company's Most Innovative Companies, CNBC's Disruptor 50, San Francisco Business Times' Best Places to Work, Forbes' Next Billion-Dollar Startups, and the #1 fastest-growing company in America on the Inc. 5000 list, and many more.

• Development Opportunities: We hold our employees to high standards while providing them with professional growth opportunities. We operate like a startup, and encourage all of our employees to collaborate and voice feedback about our product and ways we can improve as a business. We believe in never settling, and that also pertains to your growth. 

Job Description 

As an Email Marketing Specialist at Skillz, you will own the strategy and execution of email campaigns that drive player engagement, retention, and revenue growth. You’ll design personalized lifecycle journeys, optimize performance through data-driven testing, and collaborate across product, analytics, and design to deliver seamless, high-impact player communications.

Responsibilities 

• Plan and execute lifecycle campaigns, including onboarding, engagement, reactivation, and VIP flows.
• Segment audiences and deliver personalized, automated email journeys at scale.
• Partner with analytics to track revenue attribution and optimize performance.
• Collaborate with design to produce engaging, brand-aligned templates.
• Integrate email with push, SMS, and in-app messaging for a unified CRM strategy.

Experience 

• 5+ years in email marketing, with high-volume B2C campaign experience (1–2M+ emails/month).
• Proven track record of driving engagement and revenue through lifecycle campaigns.
• Hands-on experience with ESP/CRM platforms (CleverTap, Braze, Iterable, Salesforce Marketing Cloud, etc.).
• Experience collaborating with design teams on responsive, user-focused email templates.

Nice to Have

• Strong analytical skills with experience using Tableau or similar BI tools.

• Bachelor’s degree in Marketing, Business, or a related field, or equivalent experience.

Total Starting Compensation including Base + Bonus + Equity:  $81,250

Location: Las Vegas HQ - Onsite for 5 days per week 

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Client-provided location(s): Las Vegas, NV

Job ID: 7186874

Employment Type: OTHER

Posted: 2025-08-22T18:33:45