Email Marketing Technical Architect at Acceleration

Job description

Role Overview

Our continued drive to expand and provide world class services within the digital marketing arena, has created the need for a Technical Architect to be based in our Cape Town office. The Technical Architect is a senior consultant with solid client facing experience working on complex software projects. In addition to relevant technology domain expertise, this individual must have the necessary writing skills to author complex specification documents, blueprints and proposals. The Technical Architect is the lead for mostly custom engagements and will be responsible for engaging with the client on gathering their business requirements and designing a technical solution. The Technical Architect instills confidence through maturity, expertise and impeccable communications (written and oral) with customers.

Responsibilities

Engage with Implementation Consultants, Technical Producers and Project Managers and work with clients on the following type of Email Marketing engagements:

• Solution Design and Architecture (Medium and High Complexity)
• Scripting and Query development
• Data mapping and extract strategies
• Relational Data / Data Schema
• Web Services and API development
• Custom Reporting
• Custom application development projects
• HTML creation for webpages and emails
• Webpage builds using jQuery framework
• Leverage the native and other scripting languages to deliver highly dynamic and
• Personalized content in both emails and landing pages (AMPScript and XSLT)
• Active mentoring and knowledge transfer within the broader Email Marketing Team, specifically of the Implementation Consultants
• Technical Lead on client engagements – from scoping the new engagement, to creating the solution and solution design documentation

Desired Skills and Experience

• Experience with SQL and relational databases (MSSQL, MySQL)
• 3+ years’ experience with programming languages (.NET, JAVA, PHP, JavaScript)
• 3+ years Web Development experience (HTML, PGP/GPG, CSS, XML, Web Services, etc.) Bachelor degree or equivalent (computer science, computer technology, information systems or similar degree preferred)
• Ability to lead and effectively manage technical discussions
• API Programming experience
• HTML for email creation experience and email
• Experience with ExactTarget Systems and Adobe Product Suite will be a plus
• Adobe Dreamweaver and Photoshop experience
• Excellent English skills, both written and verbal
• Ability to work effectively in a fast paced, entrepreneurial environment
• Ability to handle multiple projects simultaneously

Please include your current and expected salary in your application.

Please ensure that you are in possession of the requisite documentation to legally work within the country where this position is based.

Should you not receive a response to your application within 2 weeks of the closing date, please consider your application unsuccessful.