Affiliate Partnerships Manager

Job Description

Advance Local's content marketing agency, Headline Studio is seeking an Affiliate Partnerships Manager with performance marketing experience and a genuine passion for driving growth for our affiliate program. Our Affiliate Marketing team spans all our local markets across the US, and you will get an opportunity to work closely with each of the newsrooms. If you're looking to join this fast-growing and dynamic team, this may be the opportunity you're seeking!

The Affiliate Partnerships Manager manages the acquisition of eCommerce partnerships and identifies new opportunities for the affiliate program, cultivating and maintaining key partnerships across eCommerce and content channels. This position relies on a high level of collaboration with clients, internal partners and stakeholders to support the ongoing management of the affiliate retailer relationships.

In this role, you will:

1. Build, maintain and own relationships with affiliate networks, account managers, agencies, and retailers.
2. Collaborate with the editorial teams to leverage data, insights and learnings to develop plans to identify opportunities to optimize the program.
3. Identify, negotiate and launch new affiliate partnerships to help drive growth in the affiliate marketing program, based on content and eCommerce trends.
4. Work closely with leadership, contributing to the planning and execution of eCommerce initiatives driving conversion and audience growth.
5. Track performance of eCommerce partnerships for internal and external stakeholders.

For this position we're looking for candidates with:

• Bachelor's degree preferred in marketing, communications or digital media or equivalent experience
• Minimum two years' experience in performance marketing or eCommerce related field
• Experience with affiliate platforms and/or affiliate marketing campaigns
• Strong analytical skills and knowledge of the eCommerce and digital media landscape
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Strong negotiation skills and ability to build relationships
• Strong partner and client management skills
• Excellent time management and organizational skills
• Flexibility, adaptability and ability to work in a fast-paced, dynamic environment
• Proficient in MS Office Suite, specifically Microsoft Excel

Additional Information

Advance Local Media offers competitive pay and a comprehensive benefits package with affordable options for your healthcare including medical, dental and vision plans, flexible spending accounts, fertility assistance, a substantial 401k plan to help plan for your future, generous paid time off, paid parental and caregiver leave and an employee assistance program to support your work/life balance, optional legal assistance, life insurance options, as well as flexible holidays to honor cultural diversity.

Advance Local Media, one of the largest media groups in the United States, which operates the leading news and information companies in more than 20 cities, reaching 58+ million people monthly with our quality, real-time journalism and community engagement. Our company is built upon the values of Integrity, Customer-first, Inclusiveness, Collaboration and Forward-looking. For more information about Advance Local, please visit www.advancelocal.com.

Advance Local Media includes MLive Media Group, Advance Ohio, Alabama Media Group, NJ Advance Media, Advance Media NY, MassLive Media, Oregonian Media Group, Staten Island Media Group, ZeroSum, The Alpha Group, Headline Studio, PA Media Group, and our Enterprise Digital Innovation team.

Advance Local Media is committed to creating a diverse environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer, encouraging applications from people of all backgrounds. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, genetic information, national origin, age, disability, sexual orientation, marital status or any other category protected under federal, state or local law.