Cast & Crew LLC Logo

Cast & Crew LLC

Director, Lifecycle Marketing

Sorry, this job was removed at 02:54 p.m. (CST) on Tuesday, Feb 10, 2026
Remote
Hiring Remotely in United States
140K-165K Annually
Remote
Hiring Remotely in United States
140K-165K Annually

Similar Jobs

21 Days Ago
Easy Apply
Remote or Hybrid
Chicago, IL, USA
Easy Apply
175K-225K Annually
Senior level
175K-225K Annually
Senior level
Fintech • Software • Financial Services
Lead lifecycle marketing strategy across onboarding, engagement, monetization, retention, and reactivation. Build and mentor a multi-channel lifecycle team, drive in-product messaging and experimentation, partner with Product, Data, and Engineering, and measure lifecycle impact against business KPIs.
Top Skills: Braze,Crm,Martech
23 Hours Ago
Remote
United States
155K-175K Annually
Senior level
155K-175K Annually
Senior level
Healthtech • Information Technology • Pharmaceutical
Lead CRM and lifecycle marketing strategies to enhance engagement, retention, and member value through automated communications and collaboration with cross-functional teams.
Top Skills: Ai-Driven TechnologyHandlebarsHTMLIterableLiquidTwilio Sendgrid
Yesterday
Easy Apply
In-Office or Remote
New York, NY, USA
Easy Apply
Senior level
Senior level
Edtech
The Director of Lifecycle Marketing will lead strategy and execution of marketing programs, analyze user behavior, manage a team, and drive customer engagement through various communication strategies and platforms.
Top Skills: BrazeDjangoHTMLHubspotIterableJinjaLookerSQL

About Us

At Cast & Crew, we’ve empowered creativity and supported the global entertainment industry for decades. Together with our family of brands - Backstage, CAPS, Checks & Balances, Final Draft, Media Services, Sargent-Disc, and The TEAM Companies – we operate as a combined entertainment technology and services provider offering industry standard screenwriting accounting software, digital payroll products, data & reporting, and a host of creative tools.  The industry continues to move faster than ever, and the need for our expertise, our technology, and our people has never been greater.  We are a production’s best ally every step of the way. #OneCastOneCrew

Role:
As the Director of Lifecycle Marketing, you will own the end-to-end strategy, execution, and optimization of lifecycle, retention, and CRM initiatives across Backstage, Mandy, and StarNow. This role is highly hands-on and technical, requiring deep knowledge of email platforms, data flows, segmentation, and performance measurement. You’ll build sophisticated multi-touch journeys that drive activation, repeat engagement, subscription conversion, churn prevention, and referral growth. You’ll also directly operate the systems yourself—raising the bar on personalization, experimentation, messaging quality, and deliverability.
This is a high-impact leadership role responsible for measurable revenue outcomes and for scaling best-in-class lifecycle programs across multiple brands.

What you will do 

  • Build and optimize personalized journeys for sign-up to subscription activation, onboarding, upsell, churn prevention, and winback. 

  • Operate HubSpot hands on, including segmentation, templating, QA, send and delivery governance 

  • Define lifecycle stages and triggers in Amplitude and measure impact by cohort 

  • Use Hightouch to sync product and behavioral data to messaging platforms 

  • Define list of A/B tests on subject lines, templates, offers, and send times with clear learning agendas and hypotheses 

  • Improve deliverability with list health, warmup plans, DMARC/SPF/DKIM, and audit suppression rules with the team. 

  • Drive referral and incentive programs using Justuno and Tremendous, including offer tests and break-even math 

  • Report weekly on activation rate, retention, reactivation, opt-out rate, and revenue contribution. 

  • Partner with product for lifecycle-driven in-app moments and with brand/content team for message and creative 

  • Document processes and train teammates to ensure repeatable wins 

 

What you have 

  • 7+ years in lifecycle or CRM marketing with ownership of revenue outcomes 

  • Expert-level experience in HubSpot or similar ESP at scale, including complex segmentation and templating. 

  • Strong analytics skills in Amplitude and Looker, with comfort in cohort analysis and incrementality 

  • Experience in working with data teams to model warehouse data for email personalization 

  • Working knowledge of data flows and audience sync via Hightouch or similar CDP 

  • Proven results improving retention, conversion, and reactivation through disciplined testing 

  • Familiarity with HTML, CSS, Handlebars, Liquid, and dynamic email rendering. 

  • Deliverability expertise and hands-on list hygiene experience 

  • Excellent writing and editing skills for email and in-product copy 

Tool stack

HubSpot, Amplitude, Hightouch, Redshift, Justuno, Tremendous, FriendBuy, Looker, OneSignal, Sheets/Excel

Success in 90 days

  • Lifecycle map for Backstage, Mandy, and StarNow with gaps and quick wins prioritized

  • Core activation journey built with defined goals and lift targets

  • Weekly lifecycle dashboard live and agreed report cadence

  • Open quality improved and deliverability stabilized with a documented plan

Special Work Conditions    

  • Sedentary – Involves sitting most of the time but may involve walking or standing for brief periods of time. Some positions may entail exerting up to 15 lbs. of force occasionally and/or a negligible amount of force to lift, carry, push, or pull.

Benefits 

Cast & Crew provides a comprehensive package of employee benefits including: Medical, Dental, Vision, PTO, health and wellness programs, employee discounts, and more! Note: Cast & Crew benefits are subject to eligibility requirements.

Cast & Crew is an equal opportunity employer committed to hiring a diverse workforce and sustaining an inclusive culture. It is our policy to provide equal employment opportunities to all individuals based on job-related qualifications and ability to perform a job, without regard to age, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, color, religion, creed, national origin, disability, genetic information, veteran status, citizenship or marital status, and to maintain a non-discriminatory environment free from intimidation, harassment or bias based upon these grounds.

CA residents
Your personal information may be collected in connection with certain services provided by Cast & Crew or its affiliated companies.  A summary of your California privacy rights can be found at: https://www.castandcrew.com/privacy-policy/

Compensation is commensurate with various factors including, but not limited to, relevant experience, qualifications, skills, training, licensure, certifications, geographic cost of labor, and other business and organizational needs. Compensation range for candidates in other locations may differ based on the cost of labor in that location. The compensation range for this position is: $140,000.00 - $165,000.00 per year.

What you need to know about the Chicago Tech Scene

With vibrant neighborhoods, great food and more affordable housing than either coast, Chicago might be the most liveable major tech hub. It is the birthplace of modern commodities and futures trading, a national hub for logistics and commerce, and home to the American Medical Association and the American Bar Association. This diverse blend of industry influences has helped Chicago emerge as a major player in verticals like fintech, biotechnology, legal tech, e-commerce and logistics technology. It’s also a major hiring center for tech companies on both coasts.

Key Facts About Chicago Tech

  • Number of Tech Workers: 245,800; 5.2% of overall workforce (2024 CompTIA survey)
  • Major Tech Employers: McDonald’s, John Deere, Boeing, Morningstar
  • Key Industries: Artificial intelligence, biotechnology, fintech, software, logistics technology
  • Funding Landscape: $2.5 billion in venture capital funding in 2024 (Pitchbook)
  • Notable Investors: Pritzker Group Venture Capital, Arch Venture Partners, MATH Venture Partners, Jump Capital, Hyde Park Venture Partners
  • Research Centers and Universities: Northwestern University, University of Chicago, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, Illinois Institute of Technology, Argonne National Laboratory, Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory

Sign up now Access later

Create Free Account

Please log in or sign up to report this job.

Create Free Account