Wikimedia Foundation
Nonprofit
EmailDeveloper(Fundraising)
Neural analysis suggests this role is
optimal for Entry candidates.
“Email Developer (Fundraising) at Wikimedia Foundation. Skills: HTML, CSS, Email production, Fundraising campaigns. leading the production of bug-free email and banner templates. implementing automated email”
What You'll Achieve.
contact more than 15 million people each year; revenue optimizations
Industry & Context.
resolve a variety of challenges of moderate scope
1 year Contract
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
1+ years experience coding HTML emails, Solid proficiency with HTML, CSS, Experience with creating dynamic content and personalization for email, Experience with project coordination and working in a highly collaborative environment, attention to detail with a commitment to quality assurance, organizational skills and ability to juggle day-to-day responsibilities alongside longer-term projects
Nice to Have
email portfolio
What You'll Do.
leading the production of bug-free email and banner templates
implementing automated email
identifying process improvements and revenue optimizations
coding emails and provide donors with high quality messages optimized for their own language and culture
Coordinating with Senior Email Campaign Specialists and other teams to successfully fulfill the campaign strategic plans
Guiding and assisting the Campaigns team to understand nuances of our Email Service Provider (ESP)
Provide comprehensive quality assurance to ensure emails are error-free and functioning properly
Assisting with prioritization of tracking management and development of projects in our systems
Assisting with segmentation of audiences for email campaigns
Coordinating with Associates to clean up code in templates and maintaining archives
support Growth & Campaigns team with web development of banners on Wikipedia
documentation and summaries for posterity
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
Working closely with the Senior Email Campaign Specialists; Coordinating with Senior Email Campaign Specialists and other teams; working in a highly collaborative environment; Coordinating with Associates
Process & Methodology
project coordination, Assisting with prioritization of tracking management and development of projects in our systems
Full Job Description
Summary The Wikimedia Foundation is looking for an Email Developer (Fundraising) to join the Online Fundraising team, reporting to Email Manager, Fundraising products. As the Email Developer (Fundraising), you will play a critical role in the online fundraising team’s year-round, multilingual fundraising and engagement campaigns, with a particular focus on email production. The magic of the online fundraising team’s process is its dedication to controlled (“a/b”) testing, which leverages Wikipedia’s audience of millions of readers to iterate and improve all elements of our online donor pipeline. We use that testing model on the email team to contact more than 15 million people each year while ensuring we respect our donors' inboxes. The Email Developer (Fundraising) will provide professional expertise in executing our fundraising campaigns, including: leading the production of bug-free email and banner templates that render identically across browsers, clients and devices; implementing automated email journeys; and identifying process improvements and revenue optimizations. In this role, you will be a critical part of getting out the message to Wikipedia readers and donors that free knowledge is worth supporting. You are responsible for: Working closely with the Senior Email Campaign Specialists to code emails and provide donors with high quality messages optimized for their own language and culture Coordinating with Senior Email Campaign Specialists and other teams to successfully fulfill the campaign strategic plans, including timelines, new features and A/B tests. When necessary, leading them. Developing professional expertise in Wikimedia email and other digital fundraising procedures and apply them to resolve a variety of challenges of moderate scope Guiding and assisting the Campaigns team to understand nuances of our Email Service Provider (ESP), so that emails can be coded the most optimal way Provide comprehensive quality assurance to ensure emails are erro
Applying for this Email Developer (Fundraising) role?
Most applicants get filtered before a human reads their resume. See if yours makes the cut.
How to Apply on Greenhouse
- Create a Greenhouse profile before applying — it saves time across multiple applications.
- Upload your resume as a PDF; the parser handles it better than Word.
- Answer all knockout questions carefully — wrong answers auto-reject before a human sees you.
- Enable email notifications to track application status in real time.
ANONYMOUS · UNFILTERED
What do employees actually say about Wikimedia Foundation?
Real rants from real employees. Read before you apply.