Freelance Senior EDM Developer

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.