Partnerships & Influencer Manager

Chicago, IL (On-site)

Salary Not AvailableMid Level3+ years expFull time

Posted 2 months ago

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Job Summary

Own the creator and affiliate engagement engine for the FreekNation community, driving authentic education and performance content through NA partnerships, social integration, and campaign-aligned activations.

  • Build and sustain NA creator/affiliate programs aligned with product launches and retail initiatives.
  • Coordinate content across social, Discord, and campaigns, ensuring rights and timely deliverables for paid/social/PDP.
  • Develop and run a connected creator engine that fuels community beats, launches, and education around key product sets.

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Define how KontrolFreek shows up for players beyond one‑way posts—UGC challenges, “best plays,” setup spotlights, and community events.
  • Identify and recruit high‑potential affiliates and creators in NA into FreekNation.
  • Bring their content and personalities into community spaces and social (e.g., reposts, spotlights, Discord/UGC features).
  • Act as a point of contact for affiliates on community-related activities (UGC campaigns, map drops, challenges).
  • Plan and execute community beats around key campaigns with affiliates (e.g., Heist launch, Fortnite collection, EA FC, holiday).
  • Identify high‑potential creators in NA that align with KF’s direct and retail initiatives (e.g., Target, Walmart, Amazon, key game tie‑ins).
  • Secure relationships (typically 3+ months) that deliver consistent educational and performance-focused content for our key products.
  • Work with internal teams to define expectations and deliverables (e.g., setup videos, “best plays,” launch day content) and ensure usage rights for paid/social/PDP.
  • Bring influencer content into the broader community and social ecosystem (e.g., FreekNation campaigns, “Heist” and Fortnite activations).

Requirements

  • 3–5 years’ experience managing online communities and/or creator/affiliate programs, ideally in gaming or adjacent youth culture.
  • Strong understanding of gaming culture, creators, and how communities actually behave (not just what decks say).
  • Experience building and managing affiliate or creator programs
  • Experience working directly with creators, streamers, or esports personalities.
  • Excellent written communication and interpersonal skills; comfortable being a visible, human presence for the brand.
  • Highly organized and able to juggle multiple community threads, campaigns, and relationships at once.
  • Comfortable working cross-functionally with Marketing, Product, Sales, and Social/Affiliate teams.
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Founded in 2001
Chicago, Illinois, USA
391 employees (106 in marketing)
90% recommend to a friend
96% CEO approval

Traffic Signals

Monthly Visitors
2.8M
Monthly Google Ads Budget
$15.4K
Traffic Source Mix
Search
54.9%
Direct
40%
Referral
3.3%
Social
1.3%
Paid
0.4%

Headcount Trend

Current headcount: ~391

Marketing Team

Marketing Team Size
66 (17% of company)
Median Career Experience
14 years
Median Tenure
5.2 years

Funding

Last Raise
Series Unknown, 14 years ago

Funding History

  • Sep 2012
    Series Unknown

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