Email Developer - NatWest

Who Are We?

The&Partnership Group is the world’s only truly full-service independent agency network, combining the energy and agility of a partner-owned business with the scale and strength of our alliance with WPP and GroupM. 

We believe in The Power of &, bringing diverse talent together to transform the way great brands are built. Our teams blend creative, media, experience and technology specialists in customised, dedicated &Model teams. The performance mindset of these teams optimises to business outcomes in every channel, fueled by the latest innovations in AI. Working alongside our clients’ marketing departments, we deliver ‘&mplified Creativity’ to solve their business and brand challenges seamlessly, creatively and efficiently.

Ultimately of course, we are our people. They’re the most important part of our business, so we want to make a lasting impression on them in the same way they do on us, by striving to become the most important place in their careers.

That’s why we do our best to build strong communities around them; provide the best possible opportunities for them to develop & grow; and empower them to make a difference to their clients and the world at large. Our strengths often lie in our differences, so we challenge and champion each other and our clients, to be the very best we can be.

The&Partnership and NatWest Group

We’ve been working with NatWest Group for almost 20 years, and in that time have evolved and flexed to continue to deliver what our client needs from us.

Currently we are a team of over 90 individuals that make up our embedded agency model &NatWest. This innovative &model provides our client, NatWest Group with a dedicated on-site strategic, creative and production team. We deliver high quality, large volume, fast turnaround creative solutions for a number of well-known banking brands (NatWest, Royal Bank of Scotland and Coutts) across all channels.

Who are we looking for

An experienced and detail-oriented Email Developer to join our team. The ideal candidate will have a strong understanding of HTML and CSS, as well as experience with email marketing platforms such as Stensul, Email for Taxi, Pure360, Adobe Campaign or Salesforce. Passionate about email, be a stickler for detail and comfortable communicating with colleagues and stakeholders.

What you’ll be doing

As the Email Developer, you will play a crucial part of the &NatWest team, working on one of the largest channels for our client. You will be responsible for the creation of emails, maintenance of the clients CMS email builder, implementation of innovation within the channel and supporting in best practice guidelines.

Quality Assurance is a significant task within the role. You will be responsible for ensuring a high quality of QA on all campaign builds across agency team working with the support of the Email Team Lead. As part of the role you’ll be expected to confidently present and articulate requirements to the internal and client teams.

Details of the role:

• Very good understanding of UX and UI Principles
• Building and maintaining responsive and accessible email components which follow email best practice.
• Test emails and troubleshoot rendering issues across various browsers, email clients and devices.
• Perform QA across Email CRM team
• Liaising closely with client’s deployment team
• Liaising with email CMS support team to ensure platform issues are raised and resolved.
• Knowledge of HTML/CSS as well as basic editing skills in Adobe Creative Suite packages.
• Good understanding of backend technologies
• Understanding the limitations and capabilities of coding for email
• Previous experience of email CMS builders desirable.

What we require from you:

• Knowledge of HTML, CSS and ability to create HTML emails from scratch
• Deep understanding of email design and user experience best-practice
• Deep understanding of email best practice from both a coding and design perspective
• Advanced, hands-on user experience of a range of email channel tools including: Litmus, Email on Acid and ReturnPath
• Proficiency with Adobe Creative Suite (specifically Photoshop, XD and Dreamweaver) and Figma.
• Excellent communication and problem-solving skills
• Proficient with Adobe Campaign Classic and/or Salesforce Marketing Cloud
• Proficiency with understanding data (Desirable)
• Ability to work within an Agile and team environment.

The&Partnership embraces and celebrates diversity, inclusivity, and equal opportunity. We are committed to building a team that represents a variety of backgrounds, perspectives, and skills. We are a worldwide creative agency that represents global clients. The more inclusive we are, the more brilliant work we can create together.