Who We Are
Authentic is a unified platform that integrates M&A, brand strategy, creativity and digital innovation to unlock the power of its global Lifestyle and Entertainment portfolio. As the world’s largest sports and entertainment licensing company, Authentic connects strong brands with best-in-class partners to optimize long-term value in the marketplace. Its brands generate more than $38 billion in global annual retail sales and have an expansive retail footprint in more than 150 countries, including 13,000-plus freestanding stores and shop-in-shops and 400,000 points of sale. Authentic transforms brands by delivering powerful storytelling, compelling content, innovative business models and immersive experiences. It creates original marketing strategies to drive the success of its brands across all consumer touchpoints, platforms and emerging media
Why Authentic
You’ll be able to access the resources and scale, while leveraging innovative technology and nimble environment. What we’re saying is, this isn’t your average day job. If you’re hungry to drive ideas into action and own your career, let’s chat. Our team is rapidly innovating to evolve and define the future of our brands. With the help of some of the brightest minds in retail, marketing, licensing, legal and more, we are building the intersection of digital and experiential marketing to help achieve that mission. We reimagine, evolve and transform brands! At Authentic, we foster an inclusive workplace where diversity of thought and expertise drive competitive advantage. Our global teams are built by go-getters who contribute unique perspectives and push the boundaries of creativity and innovation. Headquartered in New York City, Authentic has offices in major metropolitan cities including Los Angeles and Miami, as well as Toronto, Mexico City, London, and Shanghai.
What You’ll Do
The Retention Marketing Manager will lead the strategy, planning, and execution of lifecycle marketing initiatives across a portfolio of DTC lifestyle, apparel, and footwear brands. This role will own customer engagement and retention across core channels including email, SMS, and app/push, with a focus on driving repeat purchase, increasing customer lifetime value, and strengthening brand loyalty.
This cross-functional role partners closely with Creative, Copy, Merchandising, Analytics, Product, and Project Management to ensure campaigns are delivered on time, on brand, and optimized for performance. The ideal candidate brings a data-driven, test-and-learn mindset with strong operational rigor and a passion for building high-performing customer journeys.
What you’ll be working on:
Lifecycle & Retention Strategy
- Own the end-to-end retention marketing strategy across multiple DTC brands
- Build and optimize customer journeys across the full lifecycle (onboarding, post-purchase, replenishment, winback, loyalty, etc.)
- Identify opportunities to improve retention, engagement, and repeat purchase
Campaign Development & Execution
- Plan, develop, and deploy email, SMS/MMS, and push campaigns
- Build both promotional and automated/triggered programs
- Ensure messaging aligns with brand voice, merchandising priorities, and customer insights
Segmentation & Personalization
- Develop advanced audience segmentation strategies
- Tailor messaging based on customer behavior, lifecycle stage, and preferences
- Partner with analytics to unlock deeper customer insights
Testing & Optimization
- Lead A/B testing initiatives across subject lines, creative, offers, cadence, and timing
- Use performance data to continuously refine campaigns and journeys
- Champion a hypothesis-driven test-and-learn culture
Performance Reporting & Insights
- Own retention performance reporting across channels
- Analyze KPIs such as open rates, CTR, conversion, revenue per send, retention, and LTV
- Present insights and recommendations to stakeholders
Cross-Functional Collaboration
- Partner with Merchandising, Creative, Copy, and Operations to maintain marketing calendars
- Brief in all asset needs with clear timelines for copy, design, approvals, and deployment
- Ensure campaigns are accurate, compliant, and on-brand
List Growth & Quality
- Collaborate with Acquisition and Product teams to drive high-quality list growth
- Support opt-in strategies, preference centers, and data hygiene
Loyalty & Engagement Programs
- Support loyalty, referral, and membership initiatives
- Leverage CRM programs to deepen customer relationships
Must Haves:
- 3–5+ years of experience in retention, lifecycle, or CRM marketing
- DTC and/or ecommerce experience strongly preferred
- Experience managing email and SMS programs at scale
- Hands-on experience with an ESP and SMS platform (Klaviyo & Attentive preferred)
- Strong understanding of customer segmentation, lifecycle marketing, and retention strategy
- Experience building automated journeys and triggered campaigns
- Comfortable working across multiple brands and priorities
- Strong project management and stakeholder communication skills
- Data-driven mindset with experience using performance insights to guide strategy
- Working knowledge of Google Analytics or similar analytics tools
Primary Location Salary Range: $80,000 - $95,000
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What We Do
Authentic Brands Group (ABG) is a brand development, marketing and entertainment company, which owns a portfolio of global media, entertainment and lifestyle brands. Headquartered in New York City, ABG elevates and builds the long-term value of more than 50 consumer brands and properties by partnering with best-in-class manufacturers, wholesalers and retailers. Its brands have a global retail footprint across the luxury, specialty, department store, mid-tier, mass and e-commerce channels and in more than 6,100 freestanding stores and shop-in-shops around the world. ABG is committed to transforming brands by delivering compelling product, content, business and immersive experiences. It creates and activates original marketing strategies to drive the success of its brands across all consumer touchpoints, platforms and emerging media. ABG’s portfolio of iconic and world-renowned brands includes Marilyn Monroe®, Elvis Presley®, Muhammad Ali®, Shaquille O'Neal®, David Beckham®, Dr. J®, Greg Norman®, Neil Lane®, Thalia®, Sports Illustrated®, Reebok®, Eddie Bauer®, Spyder®, Volcom®, Airwalk®, Nautica®, Izod®, Forever 21®, Aéropostale®, Juicy Couture®, Vince Camuto®, Lucky Brand®, Nine West®, Jones New York®, Frederick's of Hollywood®, Adrienne Vittadini®, Van Heusen®, Arrow®, Tretorn®, Tapout®, Prince®, Vision Street Wear®, Brooks Brothers®, Barneys New York®, Judith Leiber®, Herve Leger®, Frye®, Hickey Freeman®, Hart Schaffner Marx®, Thomasville®, Drexel® and Henredon®. For more information, visit authenticbrands.com.
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