Email Marketing Specialist (Instantly and Apollo)

We’re a recruiting agency looking for a skilled Cold Email Marketer to build, manage, and optimize cold email campaigns that generate qualified leads and booked calls. We prefer someone with hands-on experience using Instantly and Apollo, ideally supporting a recruiting/staffing agency.

Responsibilities:

Build and manage cold email campaigns end-to-end
Set up, manage, and optimize Instantly (inboxes, warm-up, sequences, rotation, throttling)
Source, segment, and enrich leads using Apollo
Maintain list hygiene (validation, deduping, segmentation)
Write and test cold email copy, subject lines, and sequences (A/B testing)
Monitor deliverability (spam issues, bounce rates, inbox placement) and fix problems
Track KPIs and report results weekly (opens, replies, positive replies, booked meetings)

Requirements:

Proven experience running cold email campaigns (B2B)
Strong deliverability knowledge (domain setup concepts, warm-up, sending limits, spam triggers)
Experience with Instantly and Apollo (required)
Experience working with a recruiting/staffing agency (highly preferred)
Strong English writing skills and attention to detail
Reliable internet + ability to work independently

Nice to Have:

Clay / Smartlead / HubSpot
Zapier / Google Sheets automation
Lead verification tools (NeverBounce, ZeroBounce)

How to Apply (Required):
Please include:

A short intro + relevant experience
Tools you’ve used (Instantly/Apollo)
Results you’ve achieved (reply rate, positive reply rate, meetings booked, deliverability improvements)
Your rate + availability
Answer: What’s the #1 thing you do to protect deliverability in cold email?