Email Developer - Maropost / ESP Migration (Contract) - United States

OverviewWe're migrating an established ecommerce client from Mandrill to Maropost as part of a broader Shopify replatform. We have designers and strategy covered — the gap is a hands-on email developer who can take designs and turn them into production-ready, logic-driven templates inside Maropost.You'll own the build-out of roughly 100 transactional and lifecycle marketing emails: Liquid-based templates, modular components, conditional logic for complex user segments, multi-country/multi-language support, and Shopify trigger integration. You'll also help audit and migrate existing Mandrill flows.This is execution-focused work on a tight timeline (build complete before late-August UAT, September launch).ResponsibilitiesBuild and deploy ~100 transactional and lifecycle emails in Maropost — order confirmations, shipping notifications, refunds, cancellations, account updates, abandoned cart, welcome/onboarding, reorder flows, product review requests, and promotional campaignsDevelop a reusable, modular component library plus a global header/footer system aligned with the client's new design systemImplement Liquid-based dynamic templates with conditional logic for variables like customer type (e.g., preferred customer vs. unaffiliated buyer), autoship vs. non-autoship, affiliate flows, subscription lifecycle events, and lead routingConfigure multi-country and multi-language localizationAudit the client's existing Mandrill email inventory and migrate flows to Maropost (or support a hybrid approach if needed)Wire up Shopify triggers to Maropost flows; validate end-to-end functionality alongside the broader platform migrationCoordinate with subscription tooling (Seal Subscriptions) for subscription-related email eventsSupport a dedicated QA phase covering business logic variability, localization, deliverability, and rendering across major clients and devicesDocument templates, components, and conditional logic so the client's marketing team can maintain and extend the system post-launchRequirements3+ years of hands-on email development experience with production builds inside an ESPDirect Maropost experience strongly preferred. Will consider experienced developers from Klaviyo, Iterable, Braze, Customer.io, Salesforce Marketing Cloud, or similar platforms if you can ramp quicklyPrior experience executing an ESP migration, ideally Mandrill → another platformStrong command of Liquid templating (or comparable ESP templating languages)Expert-level HTML/CSS for email: tables, inline styles, MSO conditional comments, dark mode handling, and responsive techniques that survive OutlookExperience integrating an ESP with Shopify (or comparable ecommerce platform), including event-triggered transactional flowsComfort translating Figma designs into pixel-faithful production templatesHigh attention to detail around conditional logic, edge cases, and localization variantsFamiliarity with email QA tooling (Litmus, Email on Acid, or similar)Bonus Points ForMaropost certifications or shippable Maropost portfolio workSubscription / autoship email flow experience (Seal Subscriptions, ReCharge, Skio, etc.)Multi-language / multi-country email programs at scaleDeliverability fundamentals (SPF, DKIM, DMARC, sender reputation, suppression management)Working on migration timelines tied to a larger replatform launchEngagement DetailsType: Contract, with potential to extend into post-launch optimization and remaining marketing campaignsDuration: ~2 months of active build; target completion before late-August UAT for a September launchCommitment: Full-time preferred; 30+ hours/week minimumLocation: RemoteThe duties and responsibilities described here are not a comprehensive list and the scope of the job may change as necessitated by business demands. Anatta Design reserves the right to revise the job description as circumstances warrant.