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Gina Y.

Gina Y.

Email & SMS Lifecycle Marketing Strategist | DTC Retention Growth

I help DTC and retail brands turn email and SMS into their most profitable, predictable revenue channel — not just a blast tool. Over 7+ years in-house at brands like Coldwater Creek/Soft Surroundings and Boston Proper, I've owned lifecycle marketing end-to-end: strategy, segmentation, automation builds, deliverability, and reporting. I've led 4 full ESP migrations and worked hands-on across Klaviyo, Cordial, Attentive, and Listrak — so I can walk into almost any tech stack and immediately start improving it. What I bring to your business: ✅ Segmentation & Journey Architecture — I design audience segmentation and send-slot models (like a two-tier AM/PM/win-back system) that stop over-mailing your best customers and start re-engaging lapsed ones with real precision. ✅ Win-Back & Retention Automations — Built multi-touch win-back journeys (email + SMS amplifiers) with staged copy for 90/120/150-day lapse tiers, grounded in brand voice. ✅ Deliverability & Technical Troubleshooting — Diagnosed and fixed a 53% YoY email capture decline traced to a configuration break, and resolved welcome-series trigger failures caused by missing payload data. ✅ Performance Analysis & Reporting — Delivered YoY performance analyses that connected the dots between deliverability events, missed promo cadence, and revenue impact — translated into clear, executive-ready reporting. ✅ AI-Assisted Workflow Building — Built custom AI agents (Claude, Copilot) for brand voice QA on subject lines and preview text, speeding up copy review cycles. I was a featured speaker at Attentive's Thread World Tour, presenting a 507x ROI case study — because I don't just run lifecycle programs, I know how to prove their value. I'm a fit if you need: An ESP migration done right the first time (Klaviyo, Cordial, Attentive, Listrak) A lifecycle/retention audit that finds the gaps costing you revenue Win-back, welcome, or post-purchase flows built or rebuilt from scratch Ongoing fractional CRM/lifecycle strategy support Let's talk about where your retention program is leaking revenue — and how to fix it.

🇺🇸Delray Beach, United States$65/hr100% JSSSince Mar 2019

Earnings and projects

MRR
$6.2k

Last 6 months ÷ 2 months active (since Sep 2026)

World#3,609 / 412k
🇺🇸Country#1,347 / 62.1k
Revenue, last 30 days
$8.4k

Last 6 months: $12k

World#2,127 / 412k
🇺🇸Country#899 / 62.1k
Total earnings
$13k

Billed in all: $13k

World#177,565 / 412k
🇺🇸Country#28,675 / 62.1k
Per project
$13k

$12k in the last 6 months

World#11,837 / 412k
🇺🇸Country#2,045 / 62.1k
Projects, last 6 months
1
0% fixed100% hourly
World#128,092 / 412k
🇺🇸Country#16,472 / 62.1k
Projects in all
1
0% fixed100% hourly
World#360,671 / 412k
🇺🇸Country#53,151 / 62.1k

Earnings, last 30 days

$13.2k+$8.4k earned in the last 30 daysBilled in all, before Upwork's fee · drag across the chart to see what was earned in any stretch
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Skill rankings: Top 0.22% in Email Management

Top 1% in 7 of 15 skills, ranked by MRR among everyone on Upwork with the skill.

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  8. #33Email Marketing Strategy2,223 freelancers · 🇺🇸 #16Top 1%