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Retention/Lifecycle Marketing Specialist

Remote, USA Full-time Posted 2025-07-27

Seek a new challenge in an autonomous position with the power to achieve quick results. Arise is a popular weight loss app that's active worldwide, with 8M+ downloads and a 4.7 average rating on the App Store. Join our team and be a part of our mission: changing lives by empowering our users to become healthier and happier. We are searching for a candidate who can help Arise reach its full potential and become a leader in the Health & Fitness category. Read on if autonomous work in a young, international team is your calling and you love working remotely on a flexible schedule!

Tasks

  • Working closely with the CEO and taking responsibility for all user retention and lifecycle marketing activities
  • Continuous improvement upon existing onboarding, engagement, and reactivation flows
  • Organizing day-to-day lifecycle campaigns and ensuring a smooth user journey
  • Supporting various projects, e.g. in the development of retention-focused features or personalized messaging
  • Supervising the implementation of customer retention initiatives
  • Regular quality assurance of user journeys & brainstorming for improvements
  • Supporting the management in the legal area, e.g. GDPR compliance for messaging
  • Development and maintenance of lifecycle campaign calendars and user journey maps
  • Definition of segmentation, user stories, and messaging requirements
  • Collaboration with UX/UI designers for an optimal user experience
  • Interface between product, development, design, marketing, and management
  • Conducting cohort, funnel, and retention analyses
  • Identification of drop-off points, churn drivers, and opportunities to boost engagement
  • Creation and prioritization of campaign backlogs and automation workflows
  • Management of email, push notification, and in-app messaging rollouts
  • Optimization of internal processes and procedures (e.g., segmentation, automation, A/B testing)
  • Development and maintenance of lifecycle playbooks and SOPs
  • Collaboration with customer support to analyze and resolve churn-related issues
  • Monitoring retention, engagement, and other lifecycle KPIs
  • Introduction and maintenance of automation and CRM tools
  • Coordination with external service providers or partners (e.g. CRM or ESP providers)
  • Analysis of user behavior (e.g., via Mixpanel, Google Analytics, Firebase)
  • Creation and presentation of retention reports and dashboards
  • Measurement and optimization of KPIs (e.g., Retention, Churn, Engagement)
  • A/B testing to validate campaign effectiveness
  • Close coordination with management on strategy and goals
  • Organization and management of campaign planning meetings
  • Communication with stakeholders on status, risks, and milestones
  • Translation of business goals into actionable retention and engagement strategies
  • Monitoring and management of messaging compliance (e.g., unsubscribe management)
  • Planning and executing reactivation strategies for lapsed users
  • Management of customer feedback loops and continuous improvement cycles
  • Participation in the monetization strategy (e.g., upsells, renewals)
  • Analysis of growth opportunities and expansion into new retention channels
  • Development of user engagement and loyalty measures
  • Collaboration with marketing for campaigns and product launches

We're looking for someone with:

  • At least 2 years of professional experience in a lifecycle marketing, CRM, or retention-focused role (app experience is an advantage)
  • Bachelor's Degree in a marketing, business, or data-related field preferred
  • Great command of English, German or Russian is considered a plus

We're a great match if you:

  • Love the idea of turning a user journey into a well-oiled machine that keeps people coming back
  • Like to "get your hands dirty" actually doing the work, not delegating
  • Value the quick results that come from autonomous work
  • Work in a structured manner, always maintain an overview and can prioritize important tasks if required
  • Are flexible, committed, independent and determined
  • Don't like wasting time on needless bureaucracy and meetings that could have been emails

Benefits

  • A job that's challenging but stress-free, with a lot of creative freedom
  • Flat hierarchies, short decision-making processes and close collaboration with CEO
  • A friendly, international, and highly committed team that operates with mutual trust and efficient decision-making processes
  • The opportunity to contribute to an established, financially stable start-up with a 5-year Health & Fitness legacy
  • Flexible part-time work schedule and fully remote position
  • Paid annual leave

Get in touch!

Convince us that you're a match for the position and that we can't miss out on you by applying with:

  1. Your CV
  2. An informal cover letter detailing why you are a great fit for the position.

Are you looking for a challenge and ready to achieve something great with us?

Then we cant wait to hear from you!

Bernhard and Team

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