Hire Digital is looking for a Freelance EDM Developer with hands-on Adobe Journey Optimizer (AJO) experience to support our internal delivery team across client email marketing and digital campaign projects. The ideal candidate combines strong HTML email / EDM development skills with practical experience building, personalising, testing, and troubleshooting campaigns within Adobe Journey Optimizer.
Requirements
RESPONSIBILITIES
* Develop responsive HTML email / EDM templates from Figma, Adobe XD, Photoshop, or other design files. * Build email-safe layouts using HTML, CSS, table-based structures, inline styles, and media queries. * Build, update, and troubleshoot email campaigns within Adobe Journey Optimizer (AJO). * Support journey setup, personalisation, dynamic content, profile attributes, audience targeting, and campaign QA. * Ensure compatibility across Outlook, Gmail, Apple Mail, Yahoo Mail, mobile devices, and other major email clients. * Troubleshoot rendering, responsiveness, personalisation, and campaign logic issues. * Implement reusable modules, merge tags, conditional content, and dynamic content. * Conduct pre-send QA covering links, images, alt text, personalisation, responsive behaviour, and content accuracy. * Make revisions based on internal and client feedback. * Collaborate with creative, marketing, project management, CRM, and development teams. * Manage multiple assignments and deliver work within agreed timelines.
REQUIREMENTS
* Strong experience developing responsive HTML emails / EDMs and hands-on experience with Adobe Journey Optimizer (AJO). * Excellent knowledge of HTML and CSS for email. * Experience with personalisation and dynamic content within AJO. * Good understanding of Table-based email layouts, inline CSS, media queries, Outlook / VML fallbacks, ,mobile responsiveness and dark mode considerations * Experience troubleshooting email rendering across major clients. * Understanding of customer journeys, audience segmentation, consent, profile data, and email delivery workflows. * Experience with email testing tools such as Litmus or Email on Acid. * Strong attention to detail and ability to translate designs accurately into HTML. * Comfortable working independently within a remote, project-based environment. * Good written communication and ability to work with international teams.