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Loyalty Program Experience & Partnerships Manager

Columbia Sportswear

Portland, OR
Full Time
Senior
24 days ago

Job Description

About the Role

This is a hybrid role based out of Columbia Sportswear Company's HQ office near Portland, Oregon. The position involves redefining customer engagement through the Greater Rewards loyalty program, crafting member experiences, and collaborating on program strategy, activations, and partnerships to increase acquisition, engagement, and brand affinity across the US & Canada. The company is passionate about the outdoors, committed to environmental protection, and values continuous improvement and empowering people to experience the outdoors to the fullest.

Key Responsibilities

  • Build the annual promotion & content calendar; brief creative teams on campaigns that span email, SMS, social, and in-store.
  • Own execution and creative strategy for limited-time promotional moments and exclusive access campaigns.
  • Partner with CRM team on segmentation and journey strategy to deploy personalized messaging that drives frequency and spend.
  • Run a robust test-and-learn program (A/B, multivariate, holdout panels) and socialize wins across the organization.
  • Scout and negotiate brand & partner collaborations (events, experiential rewards, 3rd-party perks). Design surprise-and-delight activations and short-term experiential campaigns to amplify program engagement and brand affinity.
  • Present growth cases and post-mortems to executives; influence program and funding decisions with clear ROI narratives and strategic foresight.
  • Mentor peers and junior marketers, elevating creative thinking and customer-centricity.

Requirements

  • Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience.
  • 8-10 years in Loyalty, CRM, and brand marketing with a focus on customer engagement and membership programs.
  • Demonstrated success designing benefits, campaigns, and partnerships that grow active membership and revenue.
  • Deep understanding of segmentation, personalization, and A/B testing methodologies.
  • Fluency in creative briefing, journey mapping, and performance storytelling to senior leaders.
  • A strategic storyteller who thinks like a marketer and acts like a product owner.
  • Comfortable debating loyalty economics or mood-boarding new benefit visuals.
  • Energized by blank-sheet ideation and fast-paced experimentation.
  • Obsessed with connecting data insights to human emotion.

Nice to Have

  • Experience with omni-channel storytelling and campaign management.
  • Experience negotiating and managing strategic partnerships and activations.

Qualifications

  • Formal educational background includes a Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience.

Benefits & Perks

  • Medical, dental, vision, life insurance, disability, flexible spending accounts, health savings account, and voluntary benefits (accident, critical illness, hospital indemnity, legal services).
  • 401k plan with a generous company match.
  • EAP+ confidential 24/7/365 counseling services.
  • Extensive wellness benefits, employee discounts, and a generous time off program.

Working at Columbia Sportswear

Columbia Sportswear Company is passionate about the outdoors, committed to environmental protection, and believes in relentless improvement. The company values empowering people to experience the outdoors to the fullest and fosters a culture of innovation, collaboration, and continuous growth.

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Job Details

Posted AtJul 2, 2025
Job CategoryGrowth Marketing
SalaryCompetitive salary
Job TypeFull Time
Work ModeHybrid
ExperienceSenior

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About Columbia Sportswear

Website

columbia.com

Company Size

5001-10000 employees

Location

Portland, OR

Industry

Cut and Sew Apparel Manufacturing (except Contractors)

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