Responsibilities

• Build and manage a CPA-based affiliate rewards programme aimed at runners and active lifestyle consumers.
• Identify, recruit and develop relationships with relevant affiliate and commercial partners.
• Develop strategies to maximise affiliate performance and ROI.
• Negotiate compelling and exclusive offers for the realbuzz community.
• Identify and develop tenancy and other monetisation opportunities across realbuzz's website, marketing channels and event partner inventory.
• Work with the wider marketing team to develop sponsorship propositions.
• Support sponsorship acquisition, including pitching and securing partnerships with relevant brands.
• Monitor, analyse and report on affiliate and partnership performance.
• Keep on top of developments in affiliate marketing, performance marketing and relevant technology.
• Attend selected realbuzz event activations, which may occasionally involve international travel.

Requirements

• 3+ years' experience in affiliate marketing, ideally within a publisher, agency or affiliate network.
• Strong commercial instincts and an appetite for developing new revenue opportunities.
• Experience building and managing relationships with advertisers, publishers or commercial partners.
• Knowledge of affiliate platforms and tracking technologies such as Impact, Partnerize or Awin.
• Strong communication and negotiation skills.
• The confidence to work autonomously and turn ideas into commercial activity.
• A hands-on, entrepreneurial approach.
• An interest in running, fitness or the active lifestyle sector would be a major advantage.

Benefits

• Hybrid working from our Manchester Piccadilly office.
• 22 days' holiday, plus your birthday and bank holidays.
• Additional holiday opportunities through attendance and length of service schemes.
• Company stakeholder pension scheme.
• Gym membership subsidy.
• Group Life Assurance and Group Income Protection after the qualifying period.
• Opportunities for race entry at selected major destination running events.