OPT Email Marketing Specialist Jobs
Email Marketing Specialist roles are a strong fit for F-1 OPT students with a background in marketing, communications, or data analytics. Most positions qualify as STEM-adjacent under CIP code 52.1401, and many employers in e-commerce, SaaS, and media actively hire OPT candidates with hands-on campaign management experience.
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We are looking for an Email Marketing Specialist to join MCM’s Digital Marketing team - one of the most entrepreneurial teams within our company. We pride ourselves on moving fast, multitasking, continuous improvement, and hitting goals on our way to digitally transforming our company. This is the ideal role for a recent college graduate with 1-2 years of email experience. This position requires a high level of collaboration and multitasking capabilities, ability to be curious about data and investigating it, and the drive to effectively connect and communicate with MCM consumers through email.
ROLE AND RESPONSIBILITIES
What You’ll Do
- Contribute and support overall email marketing strategy
- Comply with email marketing laws and regulations
- Monitor, analyze, and report on email campaign performance, including key engagement and conversion metrics, identifying trends and optimization opportunities
- Utilize SQL and reporting tools to validate campaign audiences, investigate data issues, and support campaign performance analysis
- Ensuring design and layouts of emails are optimized, user and mobile-friendly
- Proofread emails for clarity, grammar, and spelling
- Create Email Proofs and maintain email library
- Perform UAT / email render testing across devices, email clients, and ISPs to ensure that emails are rendering correctly for most of the subscriber base
- Research content, customer engagement trends, and campaign performance data to improve email effectiveness and drive business outcomes
- Work collaboratively with analytics, data teams, and other cross-functional partners
- Assist with internal technical support, troubleshooting, and submitting tickets to Pega / SendGrid / Marketo
- Gain a deep understanding of MCM consumer data, customer segmentation, and systems of record, leveraging data insights to improve targeting and campaign effectiveness
- Create and maintain campaign performance reports and dashboards to support data-driven marketing decisions
- Investigate and document email delivery, data, segmentation, and campaign performance issues, identifying root causes and driving resolution with cross-functional teams
BASIC QUALIFICATIONS
What You’ll Need
- Bachelor’s degree in marketing, advertising/public relations, communications, analytics, or related field
- Excellent communication, proofing, and writing skills
- Strong attention to detail and organizational skills
- 1-2 years of B2C marketing experience, preferably in financial services or fintech
- Good understanding of email regulations, best practices, and compliance internationally in various regulatory regimes
- Familiar with content and layout design tools
- Experience working with SQL for data analysis, audience validation, troubleshooting, and reporting; familiarity with HTML and CMS
- Familiar with Marketing Automation Platforms
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to interpret campaign performance data and translate findings into actionable recommendations
STARTING COMPENSATION
Annual Salary: $70,304.00 - $72,000.00 (Amount based on office location, relevant experience, skills, and competencies)
If you are wondering why you should work for us, here is something to help you decide:
- Pay and Bonuses: Earn a competitive salary. All employees are eligible for monthly incentives or annual bonus.
- Career Progression: Grow at MCM with paid training and development programs – including our very own MCM Academy – as well as a promote-from-within philosophy.
- Reward and Recognition: We are committed to honoring great results – ranging from informal accolades to formal company-wide awards and prizes like all-inclusive vacations.
- Tuition Assistance: Pursue a degree or coursework related to your current role, or the role you are striving for.
- Healthcare Insurance: Take advantage of comprehensive healthcare plans and options to ensure your continued health, plus fitness membership reimbursements, weight watchers, our wellness rewards Program and more.
- Volunteering Opportunities: Enjoy up to eight hours of paid time off each year to volunteer. We also offer volunteer grants and matching financial donations, up to US$ 2,500 per employee annually.
- Retirement Savings: Build a strong financial foundation and reach your goals for the future. With all the effort you invest in us, we’re proud to invest in you.
- New Family Support: Celebrate your new arrival with company paid leave, new parent flex time, and child back-up care options.
- Team-building: Enjoy experiences that inspire bonds with your colleagues through a wide range of company-sponsored team-building events, such as holiday celebrations and department outings.
- Work-Life Balance: Enjoy paid and floating holidays, as well as generous paid-time-off.
Our compensation and benefits programs were created with an 'Employee-First Approach' focused on supporting, developing, and recognizing YOU. We offer a wide array of wellness and mental health initiatives, support volunteerism, and environmental efforts, encourage employee education through leadership training, skill-building, and tuition reimbursements, and always strive to provide promotion opportunities from within.
About us
Headquartered in the United States, Encore Capital Group (Encore) is a publicly traded international specialty finance company operating in various countries around the globe. Through our businesses - such as Midland Credit Management and Cabot Credit Management - we help consumers to restore their financial health as we further our Mission of creating pathways to economic freedom. Our commitment to building a positive workplace culture and a best-in-class employee experience have earned us accolades including Great Place to Work® certifications in many geographies where we operate. If you have a passion for helping others and thrive at a company that values innovation, inclusion and excellence, then Encore Capital Group is the right place for you.
Encore Capital Group and all of its subsidiaries are proud to be an equal opportunity employer and are committed to fostering an inclusive and welcoming environment where everyone feels they belong. We encourage candidates from all backgrounds to apply. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender perception or identity, national origin, age, marital status, protected veteran status, disability status, or any other status protected under applicable law. If you wish to discuss potential accommodations related to applying for employment, please contact Talent@mcmcg.com.
INTRODUCTION
We are looking for an Email Marketing Specialist to join MCM’s Digital Marketing team - one of the most entrepreneurial teams within our company. We pride ourselves on moving fast, multitasking, continuous improvement, and hitting goals on our way to digitally transforming our company. This is the ideal role for a recent college graduate with 1-2 years of email experience. This position requires a high level of collaboration and multitasking capabilities, ability to be curious about data and investigating it, and the drive to effectively connect and communicate with MCM consumers through email.
ROLE AND RESPONSIBILITIES
What You’ll Do
- Contribute and support overall email marketing strategy
- Comply with email marketing laws and regulations
- Monitor, analyze, and report on email campaign performance, including key engagement and conversion metrics, identifying trends and optimization opportunities
- Utilize SQL and reporting tools to validate campaign audiences, investigate data issues, and support campaign performance analysis
- Ensuring design and layouts of emails are optimized, user and mobile-friendly
- Proofread emails for clarity, grammar, and spelling
- Create Email Proofs and maintain email library
- Perform UAT / email render testing across devices, email clients, and ISPs to ensure that emails are rendering correctly for most of the subscriber base
- Research content, customer engagement trends, and campaign performance data to improve email effectiveness and drive business outcomes
- Work collaboratively with analytics, data teams, and other cross-functional partners
- Assist with internal technical support, troubleshooting, and submitting tickets to Pega / SendGrid / Marketo
- Gain a deep understanding of MCM consumer data, customer segmentation, and systems of record, leveraging data insights to improve targeting and campaign effectiveness
- Create and maintain campaign performance reports and dashboards to support data-driven marketing decisions
- Investigate and document email delivery, data, segmentation, and campaign performance issues, identifying root causes and driving resolution with cross-functional teams
BASIC QUALIFICATIONS
What You’ll Need
- Bachelor’s degree in marketing, advertising/public relations, communications, analytics, or related field
- Excellent communication, proofing, and writing skills
- Strong attention to detail and organizational skills
- 1-2 years of B2C marketing experience, preferably in financial services or fintech
- Good understanding of email regulations, best practices, and compliance internationally in various regulatory regimes
- Familiar with content and layout design tools
- Experience working with SQL for data analysis, audience validation, troubleshooting, and reporting; familiarity with HTML and CMS
- Familiar with Marketing Automation Platforms
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to interpret campaign performance data and translate findings into actionable recommendations
STARTING COMPENSATION
Annual Salary: $70,304.00 - $72,000.00 (Amount based on office location, relevant experience, skills, and competencies)
If you are wondering why you should work for us, here is something to help you decide:
- Pay and Bonuses: Earn a competitive salary. All employees are eligible for monthly incentives or annual bonus.
- Career Progression: Grow at MCM with paid training and development programs – including our very own MCM Academy – as well as a promote-from-within philosophy.
- Reward and Recognition: We are committed to honoring great results – ranging from informal accolades to formal company-wide awards and prizes like all-inclusive vacations.
- Tuition Assistance: Pursue a degree or coursework related to your current role, or the role you are striving for.
- Healthcare Insurance: Take advantage of comprehensive healthcare plans and options to ensure your continued health, plus fitness membership reimbursements, weight watchers, our wellness rewards Program and more.
- Volunteering Opportunities: Enjoy up to eight hours of paid time off each year to volunteer. We also offer volunteer grants and matching financial donations, up to US$ 2,500 per employee annually.
- Retirement Savings: Build a strong financial foundation and reach your goals for the future. With all the effort you invest in us, we’re proud to invest in you.
- New Family Support: Celebrate your new arrival with company paid leave, new parent flex time, and child back-up care options.
- Team-building: Enjoy experiences that inspire bonds with your colleagues through a wide range of company-sponsored team-building events, such as holiday celebrations and department outings.
- Work-Life Balance: Enjoy paid and floating holidays, as well as generous paid-time-off.
Our compensation and benefits programs were created with an 'Employee-First Approach' focused on supporting, developing, and recognizing YOU. We offer a wide array of wellness and mental health initiatives, support volunteerism, and environmental efforts, encourage employee education through leadership training, skill-building, and tuition reimbursements, and always strive to provide promotion opportunities from within.
About us
Headquartered in the United States, Encore Capital Group (Encore) is a publicly traded international specialty finance company operating in various countries around the globe. Through our businesses - such as Midland Credit Management and Cabot Credit Management - we help consumers to restore their financial health as we further our Mission of creating pathways to economic freedom. Our commitment to building a positive workplace culture and a best-in-class employee experience have earned us accolades including Great Place to Work® certifications in many geographies where we operate. If you have a passion for helping others and thrive at a company that values innovation, inclusion and excellence, then Encore Capital Group is the right place for you.
Encore Capital Group and all of its subsidiaries are proud to be an equal opportunity employer and are committed to fostering an inclusive and welcoming environment where everyone feels they belong. We encourage candidates from all backgrounds to apply. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender perception or identity, national origin, age, marital status, protected veteran status, disability status, or any other status protected under applicable law. If you wish to discuss potential accommodations related to applying for employment, please contact Talent@mcmcg.com.
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Get Access To All JobsTips for Finding OPT Sponsorship as an Email Marketing Specialist
Lead with campaign metrics, not job duties
Employers sponsoring OPT want proof of impact. Quantify your results: open rates, click-through rates, revenue attributed to campaigns. Numbers make your application stand out and signal you understand email as a performance channel, not just a communication tool.
Target companies with marketing automation stacks
Organizations running Klaviyo, HubSpot, or Marketer are investing seriously in email. They hire specialists rather than generalists, which means defined roles that map cleanly to OPT authorization requirements and are more likely to support future H-1B visa sponsorship.
Get certified before you apply
HubSpot Email Marketing and Google Analytics certifications are free and signal technical fluency employers expect. Listing them on your resume closes a common objection about OPT candidates needing ramp-up time before contributing to live campaigns independently.
Clarify your OPT timeline upfront in outreach
When reaching out to hiring managers directly, briefly state your authorized work period and cap-gap eligibility if applicable. Proactive transparency prevents late-stage withdrawals and builds trust with employers unfamiliar with F-1 OPT authorization rules.
Prioritize e-commerce and SaaS employers
These industries rely heavily on email as a direct revenue driver, so specialist roles are well-defined and budgeted. They also tend to have established immigration processes from hiring international talent at scale, making OPT authorization less of a friction point.
Build a portfolio showing end-to-end campaign ownership
Hiring managers want to see that you can own a campaign from audience segmentation through A/B testing to performance reporting. A two or three campaign portfolio with annotated screenshots and results removes doubt about your readiness to contribute immediately.
Email Marketing Specialist OPT: Frequently Asked Questions
Does an Email Marketing Specialist role qualify for STEM OPT extension?
It depends on how the role is classified. Email Marketing Specialist positions tied to a STEM-designated degree such as marketing analytics, information systems, or statistics can qualify under CIP code 52.1401 or 11.0401. Roles grounded in general marketing communications degrees typically do not. Review your I-20 degree classification with your DSO before assuming STEM OPT eligibility.
What types of employers actively hire Email Marketing Specialists on OPT?
E-commerce companies, SaaS platforms, digital agencies, and media brands are the most active employers for this role. They rely on email as a primary revenue channel and tend to have structured onboarding for international hires. Migrate Mate lists Email Marketing Specialist openings filtered for OPT-friendly employers, so you can focus applications where authorization is already understood.
Can I work as a freelance Email Marketing Specialist on OPT?
Standard OPT does not permit self-employment or freelancing as a primary work arrangement. You must be employed by an authorized employer for at least 20 hours per week. However, contract work through a staffing agency or marketing consultancy that formally employs you as a W-2 worker is generally permissible. Confirm any arrangement with your DSO before accepting a contract offer.
What skills should I develop to make my OPT application more competitive for this role?
Proficiency in at least one major email marketing platform is the baseline expectation. Beyond that, employers prioritize candidates who understand audience segmentation, deliverability fundamentals, and A/B testing methodology. Analytical skills tied to campaign attribution are increasingly valued as email programs become more data-driven. Certifications in email marketing or analytics help bridge experience gaps early in your career.
How soon before my OPT start date should I begin applying for Email Marketing Specialist roles?
Start applying three to four months before your OPT authorization begins. Most employers in digital marketing move quickly through hiring cycles, and starting early gives you time to handle offer letters, background checks, and your I-983 if pursuing STEM OPT. Roles that require platform onboarding or campaign ramp-up periods may also expect a near-immediate start date, so early outreach protects your timeline.