Key Responsibilities and Required Skills for Marketing Services Coordinator
💰 $45,000 - $65,000
🎯 Role Definition
The Marketing Services Coordinator is a hands-on marketing operations and campaign delivery role focused on executing digital and offline marketing programs, maintaining marketing systems and processes, and supporting cross-functional teams to drive lead generation, brand consistency, and measurable campaign performance. This role acts as the bridge between strategy and execution: coordinating vendors, managing marketing assets, running email and paid-campaign builds, ensuring QA and brand compliance, and producing timely performance reporting for stakeholders.
Primary keywords: Marketing Services Coordinator, marketing operations, campaign coordination, marketing automation, CRM, email marketing, digital marketing, analytics, vendor management, content production.
📈 Career Progression
Typical Career Path
Entry Point From:
- Marketing Assistant / Marketing Intern
- Sales Support or Customer Success Coordinator with exposure to marketing systems
- Communications or Events Coordinator
Advancement To:
- Marketing Operations Specialist / Manager
- Digital Marketing Manager
- Campaign Manager or Demand Generation Manager
Lateral Moves:
- Project Coordinator (Marketing/Creative)
- Events or Promotions Coordinator
- Content Coordinator / Social Media Coordinator
Core Responsibilities
Primary Functions
- Coordinate planning, build, QA, scheduling, and deployment of multi-channel marketing campaigns (email, paid social, display, content syndication, and direct mail), ensuring each campaign meets brand, legal, and data governance standards.
- Execute email marketing programs using platforms such as HubSpot, Marketo, Pardot, or Mailchimp — including list segmentation, personalization tokens, dynamic content, A/B testing, and suppression list management.
- Manage the end-to-end campaign request and intake process: intake form review, requirements gathering, task assignment, timeline creation, and status updates to stakeholders.
- Maintain and update marketing asset libraries and creative production pipelines (images, copy, landing pages, PDFs), ensuring version control, metadata tagging, brand compliance, and accessibility standards.
- Build and publish landing pages and web content in CMS platforms (WordPress, Drupal, Sitecore), coordinating with web developers and designers to ensure accurate tracking and conversion elements.
- Support marketing automation workflows: create nurture sequences, lead scoring rules, triggered events, data flows, and integration tasks between marketing automation and CRM (Salesforce, HubSpot CRM).
- Execute CRM data hygiene and segmentation tasks: import/export lists, deduplicate records, apply segmentation rules, update contact/account fields, and ensure GDPR/CCPA compliance as required.
- Set up and manage tracking and tagging (UTM parameters, pixels, conversion tags) for paid and organic campaigns; coordinate with analytics teams to ensure accurate attribution and conversion measurement.
- Produce weekly and monthly campaign performance reports and dashboards using Google Analytics, Looker/Looker Studio (Data Studio), Tableau, or Excel — providing insights and actionable recommendations for optimization.
- Monitor campaign budgets, track vendor invoices and time, validate media spending, and assist the marketing manager with budget reconciliations to ensure campaigns are delivered on budget and on time.
- Coordinate with external agencies, freelance designers, copywriters, and printers — managing briefs, deadlines, proofing cycles, approvals, and vendor performance to ensure quality deliverables.
- Manage QA and pre-launch checklists for all creative, emails, landing pages, and ads — testing across devices, browsers, and email clients to prevent rendering issues and broken links.
- Support SEO and content optimization efforts by coordinating keyword research requests, publishing optimized content, and reporting on organic performance metrics in collaboration with SEO specialists.
- Assist in the setup and optimization of paid media campaigns (Google Ads, LinkedIn Ads, Facebook/Meta), including creative location, audience setup, budget pacing checks, and post-campaign performance summaries.
- Execute lead hand-off and routing processes to Sales: validate lead data, apply lead scoring thresholds, create CRM tasks, and monitor SLA compliance between marketing and sales teams.
- Coordinate and support in-person and virtual events, webinars, and trade shows — managing registrations, promotional campaigns, logistics, vendor coordination, and post-event follow-up campaigns.
- Create, proofread, and edit marketing copy for emails, landing pages, ads, and sales enablement materials, ensuring consistent brand voice and correct legal/claim language.
- Perform routine data analysis and attribution modelling to identify high-performing channels and campaigns; recommend optimizations to creative, targeting, and frequency.
- Maintain documentation of marketing processes, standard operating procedures (SOPs), playbooks, and campaign templates to increase scalability and cross-functional efficiency.
- Respond to ad-hoc stakeholder requests for campaign creatives, performance exports, and asset modifications while prioritizing tasks based on impact and deadlines.
- Manage subscription preferences and suppression lists; process unsubscribe and privacy requests in accordance with data privacy regulations and company policy.
- Coordinate creative production timelines with internal and external design teams, track project milestones in project management tools (Asana, Trello, JIRA), and ensure timely delivery of assets.
- Provide first-level troubleshooting for campaign delivery issues (bounces, failed sends, tracking issues), escalating to technical teams where necessary and documenting resolutions.
Secondary Functions
- Support ad-hoc data requests and exploratory data analysis to help marketing leadership and cross-functional partners make informed decisions.
- Contribute to the organization's marketing data strategy and roadmap by documenting gaps in tooling, recommending workflow improvements, and participating in vendor evaluations.
- Collaborate with business units to translate marketing needs into technical requirements for CRM, CMS, and marketing automation teams.
- Participate in sprint planning and agile ceremonies within the marketing operations or digital team to prioritize campaign builds, integrations, and technical fixes.
Required Skills & Competencies
Hard Skills (Technical)
- Marketing automation platforms: Marketo, HubSpot, Pardot, Eloqua, or Mailchimp (campaign builds, workflows, tokens).
- CRM experience: Salesforce, HubSpot CRM, or Microsoft Dynamics (list management, imports/exports, lead routing).
- Email best practices: deliverability, DKIM/SPF basics, suppression management, and inbox rendering QA.
- Web CMS and landing page builders: WordPress, Drupal, Webflow, Unbounce, or Leadpages.
- Analytics and reporting tools: Google Analytics (GA4), Looker/Looker Studio (Data Studio), Tableau, Excel (pivot tables, VLOOKUP).
- Paid advertising platforms: Google Ads, LinkedIn Ads, Facebook/Meta Ads — campaign setup and basic optimization.
- SEO fundamentals: on-page SEO, keyword research, meta tags, and working with content teams for organic performance.
- Basic HTML/CSS for email and landing page troubleshooting and minor edits.
- Tagging and tracking: UTM parameters, pixel management, Google Tag Manager basics.
- Project management tools: Asana, Trello, JIRA, Monday.com — task tracking, timelines, and stakeholder communication.
- File and asset management: DAM systems or shared drives, version control, and creative brief creation.
- Basic SQL or ability to work with analysts to extract data (preferred).
- Familiarity with data privacy and compliance: GDPR, CCPA, CASL as it pertains to marketing communications.
Soft Skills
- Excellent written and verbal communication for cross-functional collaboration and vendor management.
- Strong organizational skills and ability to manage multiple campaigns and deadlines.
- High attention to detail and quality assurance mindset for proofs, QA, and testing.
- Analytical mindset with the ability to interpret performance metrics and translate them into actions.
- Problem-solving orientation: troubleshoot delivery, tracking, and data issues effectively.
- Stakeholder management: ability to set expectations and keep stakeholders informed on progress.
- Time management and prioritization in fast-paced environments.
- Adaptability and willingness to learn new tools and processes.
- Team player mentality with a service-oriented approach.
- Creative collaboration skills to support copywriters, designers, and external agencies.
Education & Experience
Educational Background
Minimum Education:
- Bachelor’s degree OR equivalent professional experience in marketing, communications, business, or related field.
Preferred Education:
- Bachelor’s degree in Marketing, Communications, Business Administration, Advertising, or Digital Media.
Relevant Fields of Study:
- Marketing
- Communications
- Business Administration
- Digital Media / Web Development
- Data Analytics (beneficial)
Experience Requirements
Typical Experience Range:
- 1–4 years of hands-on experience in marketing operations, campaign coordination, or digital marketing execution.
Preferred:
- 2–5 years experience with marketing automation and CRM systems (HubSpot, Marketo, Salesforce), demonstrated experience building and QA-ing email and multi-channel campaigns, and proficiency with analytics and reporting tools (Google Analytics, Looker Studio, Excel). Experience coordinating agencies and vendors, and familiarity with data privacy requirements is highly desirable.