Email and SMS Strategist

Job Category: Sales and Marketing
Job Type: Remote
Job Location: Michigan United States
Company Name: The Pond Guy

Job Description

Our Email & SMS Strategist is responsible for strategizing, executing, and optimizing email and SMS marketing campaigns to enhance customer engagement, retention, and revenue growth. This role requires a deep understanding of audience segmentation, lifecycle marketing, and data-driven decision-making. You will manage and expand our email and SMS channels, ensuring campaigns are high-performing and aligned with overall marketing goals. The ideal candidate has extensive experience with Klaviyo or similar platforms, an analytical mindset, and a passion for delivering personalized, impactful messaging.

Responsibilities

  • Develop and execute email and SMS marketing strategies to drive sales and engagement

  • Manage and maintain customer data within Klaviyo, ensuring accurate segmentation, list hygiene, and CRM best practices

  • Implement strategies to grow subscriber lists while maintaining compliance and quality

  • Analyze campaign performance (open rates, CTRs, conversions, revenue impact) and provide actionable reporting

  • Optimize templates for deliverability, engagement, and conversions using A/B testing and personalization

  • Collaborate with content, design, and product teams for consistent messaging and brand voice

  • Create automated workflows and behavioral-based sequences to enhance retention

  • Stay current on ESP (Klaviyo) updates, trends, and best practices

  • Develop and document best practices for email and SMS execution across the team

  • Participate in training on pond products to ensure full understanding of the TPG family of brands

Skill Set

  • 4+ years of email and SMS marketing experience with focus on strategy, automation, and analytics

  • D2C eCommerce brand experience required

  • Expert in Klaviyo (flows, segmentation, reporting, integrations) or similar ESPs

  • Strong analytical skills to interpret data and optimize campaigns

  • Experience with A/B testing, deliverability, and compliance for email/SMS

  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills with attention to detail

  • Basic HTML/CSS for email formatting is a plus

  • Highly technical yet strategically focused; able to add value beyond day-to-day execution

Availability

  • Full-time, Monday–Friday, 7:30 AM – 4:00 PM

  • Occasional evenings and Saturdays for time-sensitive projects

Remote Position

  • Work-from-home role with occasional onsite or virtual training/events

  • Must meet telecommuting standards (internet speeds and workspace requirements)

Compensation & Benefits

  • Salaried, full-time role with benefits

  • Blue Cross Blue Shield healthcare, dental, vision

  • Short-term & long-term disability, accident, critical illness, life insurance

  • PTO and holiday pay (8 holidays recognized, effective immediately)

  • 401k with 4% employer match + revenue sharing

  • Referral program (earn up to $1,500 per referral)

  • Career development and training opportunities

Company Overview

TPG, Inc. is a growing company with over 160 employees, manufacturing pond, lake, and water garden supplies for wholesale and direct-to-consumer markets. Our mission is to help the world enjoy ponds by being passionate, knowledgeable, and providing innovative solutions.

Divisions include:

  • Airmax, Inc. – B2B manufacturing (airmaxeco.com)

  • The Pond Guy, Inc. – D2C eCommerce (thepondguy.com)

  • The Pond Guy, Inc. – Local services (weknowponds.com)

At TPG, Inc., we’re more than a team—we’re a tribe. Joining us means being part of a supportive, growth-oriented environment where your career can flourish.


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