Affiliate & Influencer Partnerships Manager

Salt Lake City, UT (Hybrid)

$90K/yr – $115K/yrMid Level3+ years expFull time

Posted 7 weeks ago

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Job Summary

Owns and scales KURU's partner ecosystem across affiliates, influencers, ambassadors, and strategic brand relationships to drive awareness, traffic, and revenue.

  • Partnership Growth: Recruit, manage, and optimize affiliate networks and influencer relationships; negotiate incentives and monitor performance to improve ROI.
  • Influencer & Ambassador Programs: Build creator briefs, nurture authentic collaborations, and manage long-term relationships with lifestyle, wellness, healthcare, travel, and fashion creators.
  • Strategy & Analytics: Own partnership reporting and dashboards; measure revenue, conversions, and engagement; coordinate budgets and cross-functional prioritization.

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Own KURU's partnership ecosystem—from affiliate publishers and influencers to ambassadors and strategic brand relationships.
  • Grow programs that generate awareness, credibility, traffic, and revenue.
  • Affiliate Marketing: Lead the relationship with KURU's affiliate agency and publisher network; Recruit, develop, and support new affiliate partners; Identify growth opportunities and optimize program performance; Collaborate with partners on promotions, content, and campaign strategy; Monitor results and continuously improve performance; Manage commission structures and incentive programs.
  • Influencer & Ambassador Programs: Build and scale influencer programs across lifestyle, wellness, healthcare, travel, running, walking, and fashion categories; Manage KURU's ambassador initiatives, including medical and professional ambassador communities; Develop creative briefs that help creators tell authentic stories about KURU's benefits; Build long-term relationships with creators who genuinely align with our mission; Negotiate partnerships, contracts, usage rights, and performance incentives; Help shape and refine user-generated content that feels authentic and on-brand.
  • Strategy, Analytics & Growth: Own partnership reporting and performance dashboards; Measure revenue, traffic, conversions, engagement, and ROI; Manage partnership budgets and recommend investment strategies; Collaborate with performance marketing, email, creative, and leadership teams; Help define the future direction of KURU's partnership channels as the company grows.
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