26 Feb 2026

Freelance CRM Marketing Manager

Englewood Cliffs New Jersey

Our client, an in-house advertising agency with offices in Englewood Cliffs, NJ, is looking to add a strategic and data-drivenCRM and Lifecycle Marketing Managerto lead the development, execution, and optimization of customer journey and triggered communications across email and SMS channels. This long term, full-time contract role will be on-site, so candidates from the New York / New Jersey metropolitan area will be considered. This role will be responsible for driving engagement, retention, and loyalty by delivering personalized, timely, and relevant experiences throughout the customer lifecycle. In this position, we seek a technical, detail-oriented and highly organized Email & Strategy Marketing Manager to lead personalized, data-driven retail campaigns across email, SMS, and web. Must excel in lifecycle marketing, CRM (ideally Attentive), customer segmentation, and cross-functional collaboration. RESPONSIBILITIES: Journey & Triggered Campaign Leadership:Deployment end to end SMS experience including overseeing the setup, monitoring, and optimization of automated customer journeys and triggered campaigns using the Attentive platform and GA4 for performance tracking, insights, and continuous improvement. Post-Purchase Engagement Strategy:Design and manage post-purchase communication programs, from onboarding and setup guidance to quick tips, reminders, upsell, and replenishment, to keep customers engaged and supported throughout their ownership experience. Email & SMS Channel Management:Lead the planning and execution of lifecycle campaigns, ensuring accurate segmentation, targeting, and delivery aligned with brand voice and business objectives. Personalization & Product Recommendations:Oversee dynamic product recommendation strategies within email and SMS to replicate and seamlessly integrate the customer experience between web and owned channels. Analytics & Reporting:Develop and maintain performance dashboards, analyze D2C campaign results, audience segmentation and provide actionable insights to optimize engagement and conversion metrics. Cross-Functional Collaboration:Partner closely with eCommerce, MarTech, and Creative teams to align messaging, creative assets, and technical set up across channels for a cohesive customer experience. QUALIFICATIONS: 4-5 years of experience in CRM, lifecycle, or retention marketing, with at least 2 years in a lead role. 4 years of hands on experience building and managing email and SMS marketing journeys and campaigns from scratch. Proven proficiency withAttentive(or similar marketing automation platforms) and GA4. Strong analytical mindset with the ability to translate data into strategic recommendations. Experience with data visualization tools (dashboarding / Looker Studio is a plus). Demonstrated success in developing automated journeys, personalization, and cross-channel engagement programs. Excellent verbal and written communication, and project management skills with a strong attention to detail. Demonstrated strategic thinking and ability to optimize marketing campaigns with experience in e-commerce/D2C Familiarity with no-code email/landing page builders like Klaviyo, Knak. Experience in Trello or similiar tools. Proactive, independant, ownership of projects, curious and tech savvy. Background in consumer electronics is a plus.

25 Feb 2026

Freelance Data Modeler

Englewood Cliffs New Jersey

Data Modeler (Englewood Cliffs, NJ) Our client, an inhouse Advertising Agency with offices in Englewood Cliffs, NJ, is seeking an experienced Data Modeler starting ASAP. This is a long term fully on-site contract position, so only candidates who are within a commutable location to Northern NJ will be considered. As the Data Modeler, you will be responsible for designing conceptual, logical, and physical data models to centralize and activate data in Google Cloud Platform that align with business goals and technical standards. You will work at the intersection of data engineering, data governance, and product to drive schema standardization, semantic consistency, and cross-domain scalability in Google Cloud Platform (GCP). RESPONSIBILITIES: Design conceptual, logical, and physical data models across Raw → Silver →Gold layers. Collaborate with Data Engineers to translate models into performant BigQuery schemas. Develop shared dimensional models, canonical entities, and fact-dimension frameworks. Partner with Product and Analytics teams to define business-friendly data structures. Lead schema reviews, ICD (Interface Control Document) creation, and metadata documentation. Support data contract design between source systems and the OneData platform. Define schema evolution strategies, data type policies, and partitioning/clustering rules. Align models with governance, lineage, and access control standards. QUALIFICATIONS: 6+ years of experience in data modeling or enterprise data architecture roles utilizing Google Cloud Platform (GCP). Hands-on experience with Google Cloud Platform (GCP). Expertise in dimensional modeling techniques, including 3NF, star schema, and snowflake schema designs. Familiarity with modeling tools like dbt. Proficient in SQL and understanding of ELT/ETL orchestration in Google Cloud Platform (GCP). Strong understanding of metadata, lineage, and data governance principles and utilizing Cataloging and metadata management tools like DataPlex. Experience working in multi-vendor and cross-functional environments is a plus.

24 Feb 2026

Creative Director

Englewood Cliffs New Jersey

Our client, an in-house Advertising Agency with offices in Englewood Cliffs, NJ, is seeking a full timeCreative Directorto join their team. This is fully on-site so only candidates who are within a commutable location to Northern NJ will be considered. The Creative Director is a senior leadership role responsible for defining the creative vision, ensuring quality, and delivering a unified strategy across consumer goods and Brand Marketing. This role calls for a modern creative leader—deeply grounded in brand storytelling and campaign craft with an awareness, reach and conversion mindset, while fluently integrating emerging technologies and AI into the creative process. Partnering closely with the Executive Creative Director (ECD), the CD will help execute a forward-looking creative strategy that anticipates market shifts, elevates brand impact, and leverages innovation to drive business results. RESPONSIBILITIES: Brand Stewardship & Campaign Excellence Unified Brand Vision: Establish and uphold a cohesive, high-quality creative vision across all campaigns, ensuring brand consistency while addressing the distinct needs of the marketing and business units. Strategic Storytelling: Translate complex business objectives into clear, compelling visual and verbal narratives that resonate with consumers in a rapidly evolving marketplace. Creative Quality: Maintain rigorous standards across all creative outputs, ensuring work consistently meets or exceeds market-leading expectations. Insights Driven: Use data, insights, and performance learnings to inform creative decisions and continuously optimize creative impact Modern Creative Leadership AI-Enabled Craft: Champion the exploration and responsible integration of emerging creative technologies, including AI-driven tools, to enhance efficiency, ideation, and creative excellence. Innovation & Process: Implement modern workflows that reduce friction, streamline production, and allow teams to focus on high-value conceptual thinking. Forward Focus: Foster a culture that embraces digital, experiential, and technology-enabled solutions as core components of the creative offering. Commerce & Experience Leadership Oversee product and commerce creative across PDP, digital commerce platforms, retail environments, and performance media Develop AI-enabled content systems to support personalization and dynamic creative optimization Ensure consistency of brand expression across campaign, commerce, and experiential touchpoints Team Leadership & Collaboration People Leadership: Lead, mentor, and develop Creative Art Directors and senior creative talent, building a culture of accountability, growth, and creative ambition. ECD Partnership: Work in close collaboration with the ECD to align creative vision with operational execution and long-term strategic goals. Cross-Functional Integration: Partner with copy, marketing, and internal leadership teams to support fully integrated brand initiatives. Client & Stakeholder Engagement Client Relationships: Serve as a primary creative contact for stakeholders, building trusted, collaborative relationships. In-house client partner: Partner with marketing team to balance the need from the brand and product business in addition to the agency team to support fully integrated brand initiatives. Provide thoughtful, actionable feedback that strengthens ideas and execution while fostering growth and creative excellence Presentation & Advocacy: Lead creative presentations and reviews, articulating strategic rationale clearly while incorporating feedback without compromising brand integrity. Cross Functional team collaboration: Partner with account and strategy teams to translate business growth objectives into creative opportunity QUALIFICATION: 5+ Years of Leadership Experience: Proven success in senior creative leadership roles, overseeing complex, multi-brand or multi-business portfolios. Creative Mindset: A modern, forward-thinking approach that views AI and emerging technologies as tools to elevate ideas—not replace them. Collaboration: Strong ability to work cross-functionally and align visual and verbal storytelling across teams. Presence: Full-time role requiring in-office presence five days per week.

24 Feb 2026

Freelance Cloud Engineer

Englewood Cliffs New Jersey

Our client, an inhouse Advertising Agency with offices in Englewood Cliffs, NJ, is seeking an experienced Cloud Engineer starting ASAP. This is a long term fully on-site contract position, so only candidates who are within a commutable location to Northern NJ will be considered. While you will help manage the core infrastructure, your primary focus will be on Governance, Security, and Observability. You will be responsible for implementing guardrails, tracking assets, and ensuring our IAM policies follow the principle of least privilege. You will use advanced GCP tools to audit the environment and ensure the transition to new infrastructure is secure by default. RESPONSIBILITIES: Security Governance & Guardrails Organization Policies: Define and enforce guardrails to prevent mistakes before they happen (e.g., configuring "Restrict Domain Sharing" to prevent external access or "Restrict Resource Location" to ensure data residency). Policy Intelligence: Utilize IAM Recommender and Policy Intelligence tools to identify users with over-provisioned access and remove permissions that haven't been used in 90+ days. IAM Architecture: Manage IAM roles at the Organization and Project levels, ensuring secure authentication and authorization for users and Service Accounts. Asset Management & Inventory Cloud Asset Inventory: Act as the owner of their cloud inventory. You will run queries to answer critical questions like "Which storage buckets are public?" or "Who has 'Editor' permission on this project?" Drift Detection: Monitor the environment and ensure all resources are properly tagged and accounted for. Infrastructure Automation (Terraform) Project Factory: Move away from manual operations. Use Terraform to script the creation of new projects, automatically enabling the correct APIs, configuring logging sinks, and assigning standard IAM groups instantly. State Management: Maintain the Terraform state for their core infrastructure (GKE, Cloud SQL, VPCs). Observability & Operations Monitoring & Alerting: Build comprehensive dashboards in Google Cloud Monitoring. Design intelligent alerts that distinguish between a true incident and background noise. Operational Health: Oversee the stability of their GKE clusters and Cloud Composer (Airflow) environments, troubleshooting performance bottlenecks and resource contention. Modernization & Platform Improvements Assist in migrating workloads to containerized and managed compute environments. Audit new infrastructure projects and ensure alignment with architecture and security standards. QUALIFICATIONS: Experience: 4+ years in Cloud Engineering, Security Operations, or Platform Engineering. GCP Governance Tools: You have specific, hands-on experience with Cloud Asset Inventory, Policy Intelligence, and Organization Policies. IAM Expert: You understand the hierarchy of GCP permissions and why we avoid basic roles (Owner/Editor) in production. Terraform Proficiency: You are comfortable writing modules to automate project setup and IAM assignments. Core Infrastructure: Solid understanding of Compute Engine, GKE, and Networking (VPC/Firewall rules). Experience with Apache Airflow or Cloud Composer is a plus. Google Cloud Professional Cloud Security Engineer certification is a plus. Experience writing Python scripts to query GCP APIs for audit reports is a plus.

Junior Recruiter

Richmond Virginia

Elysian Staffing is a people-first recruitment agency that connects creative, marketing, and operations professionals with agencies and brands across the United States. We believe great recruiting starts with genuine relationships, curiosity, and care for others’ success. We’re looking for a driven and growth-minded Junior Recruiterto join our team in Richmond, VA. This is an exciting opportunity for someone eager to learn the world of creative and marketing staffing — no prior recruiting experience required. We’ll teach you everything you need to know. What matters most is your mindset, integrity, and desire to make an impact. WHAT YOU'LL DO Learn the full recruiting process—from sourcing and interviewing to client communication and offer management Build and nurture relationships with talented creative professionals across design, marketing, and operations Support the recruiting team by posting jobs, reviewing resumes, and coordinating interviews Communicate with candidates and clients in a professional, caring, and timely manner Maintain candidate records and notes in our applicant tracking system (ATS) Research companies, job trends, and industry insights in the creative and marketing space Contribute ideas to improve our recruiting processes and candidate experience Represent Elysian Staffing with enthusiasm, professionalism, and authenticitY WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR You don’t need to have recruiting experience—just the right mindset and attitude. We’ll provide the training and mentorship. You’ll thrive in this role if you are: Driven and proactive — you take initiative and follow through Curious and growth-minded — you love learning new things and improving every day A strong communicator — you listen well, speak clearly, and write thoughtfully A team player — you enjoy collaborating, supporting others, and celebrating wins together Self-accountable — you take ownership of your work and hold yourself to a high standard Trustworthy and reliable — people can count on you to show up with integrity Business-oriented — you’re interested in how companies grow and how people power that growth Inspired by creativity — you have an appreciation for art, marketing, design, or storytelling WHY ELYSIAN At Elysian, we’re more than recruiters—we’re advocates for creative professionals and partners to our clients. We believe in working hard, staying humble, and helping people live their dreams. If you’re ready to grow your career, learn from a supportive team, and be part of a purpose-driven company where your voice matters, we’d love to meet you. Apply today and start building a meaningful career in creative recruiting! EQUAL OPPORTUNITY STATEMENT: Elysian Staffing is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. We do not discriminate based on race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other legally protected status. All employment decisions are based on qualifications, merit, and business needs.

Retail Media Director

Englewood Cliffs New Jersey

Our client, an inhouse Advertising Agency with offices in Englewood Cliffs, NJ, is seeking an experienced Retail Media Director to join their team. This is fully on-site so only candidates who are within a commutable location to Northern NJ will be considered. This professional will lead the development and execution of comprehensive retail media strategies across platforms such as Amazon, Walmart, Criteo, and other emerging retail networks. This position will oversee end-to-end media planning, execution, and optimization—covering Sponsored Ads and DSP campaigns—to drive measurable business growth and brand performance within key retail channels. The ideal candidate combines deep expertise in eCommerce media with strong leadership skills and a strategic mindset to elevate the brand’s presence in a fast-evolving retail media landscape. RESPONSIBILITIES: Lead all aspects of retail media planning, strategy, and activation across major platforms including Amazon and Walmart. Serve as the main point of contact for retail media, leading conversations, presentations, and quarterly business reviews with internal and external stakeholders. Manage and mentor a team of specialists, overseeing campaign setup, execution, pacing, and optimization to achieve key business objectives. Collaborate cross-functionally with Channel Marketing, Sales, and Creative teams to ensure seamless integration of retail media initiatives within broader marketing efforts. Develop and execute Sponsored Ads and DSP strategies, including keyword mining, audience targeting, competitive analysis, and category trend identification. Monitor daily budget pacing, bidding strategies, and monthly spend allocation to ensure performance and efficiency.Analyze campaign performance data to identify actionable insights, inform optimizations, and support long-term strategic planning. Implement testing and innovation initiatives to enhance performance, efficiency, and platform expertise. Train and guide junior team members, fostering professional growth and hands-on learning in campaign management and retail media execution. Maintain a deep understanding of evolving retail media platforms, tools, and best practices to ensure continued leadership in the space. QUALIFICATIONS: Bachelor’s degree in Marketing, Advertising, Communications, or a related field (preferred). 5+ years of experience in digital media strategy, planning, or activation roles, with a strong background in retail media. Hands-on experience managing Amazon Advertising campaigns (Sponsored Ads and DSP). Familiarity with additional retail media platforms such as Walmart Connect, Target Roundel, Wayfair, or other marketplaces. Proven experience leading teams and managing client or stakeholder communications. Strong analytical, technical, and organizational skills, with advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel and experience deriving actionable insights from performance data. Excellent communication, presentation, and interpersonal skills with the ability to collaborate across departments. Highly detail-oriented and able to thrive in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment. Self-motivated and eager to stay ahead of emerging retail media tools, trends, and technologies. EQUAL OPPORTUNITY STATEMENT: Elysian Staffing is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. We do not discriminate based on race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other legally protected status. All employment decisions are based on qualifications, merit, and business needs.

Procurement Specialist

New York New York

Our client, a NYC packaging design firm, is seeking an experiencedProcurement Specialist to oversee end-to-end supply chain activities, procurement and purchasing. This role requires expertise in procurement, vendor management, logistics, and inventory control to ensure seamless execution from sourcing to final delivery. The ideal candidate is highly organized, detail-oriented, and skilled in driving efficiencies across the supply chain while meeting strict timelines and quality standards. RESPONSIBILITIES: · Manage daily supply chain operations, including procurement, production planning, and logistics coordination · Oversee order processing, purchase order creation, and tracking to ensure accurate and timely fulfillment · Build and maintain strong vendor relationships; negotiate pricing, terms, and contracts to optimize cost and service · Monitor inventory levels, manage replenishment, and forecast demand to support business needs · Supervise quality control and pre-production processes, including sample approvals and compliance checks · Coordinate shipping and delivery schedules with internal teams and third-party logistics providers · Identify and implement process improvements to reduce costs and increase efficiency across the supply chain · Collaborate with sales, account management, and design teams to align operational execution with project timelines · Track KPIs related to cost savings, on-time delivery, and vendor performance; generate and present reports to leadership · Maintain compliance with company standards and industry regulations throughout all operational processes QUALIFICATIONS: · Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain Management, Operations, or related field (preferred) · 3+ years of experience in supply chain, operations, or procurement management, preferably in packaging, manufacturing, or consumer goods · Strong knowledge of procurement strategies, logistics, and inventory control practices · Proven ability to negotiate with vendors and manage supplier performance effectively · Exceptional organizational and multitasking skills, with strong attention to detail · Excellent communication skills (verbal and written); ability to work cross-functionally in a fast-paced environment · Ability to anticipate challenges, adapt quickly, and develop proactive solutions · Proficiency in Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, PowerPoint); familiarity with ERP or supply chain management software is a plus EQUAL OPPORTUNITY STATEMENT: Elysian Staffing is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. We do not discriminate based on race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other legally protected status. All employment decisions are based on qualifications, merit, and business needs.