Description

Connect are looking for a high-performing, driven and passionate Affiliate Account Manager to work across a select group of high-profile clients.  You will enrich our affiliate network by leveraging your experience to creatively use cutting edge technologies, build long-term partnerships, provide campaign insights, undertake successful optimisations and deliver best-in-market client services.

This role reports to:  Affiliate Marketing Director

Three Great Things About This Role: 

• Opportunity to work for a small, rapidly growing agency with a start-up culture, that has the support of a global parent company, GroupM.
• Great opportunity to get in at ground level and have a direct input into the definition and delivery of Affiliate Marketing services at the agency.
• Opportunity to develop line management experience as well as build visibility and form relationships with key clients and partner stakeholders in the industry.

Measures of Success: 

In three months:

• Demonstrated clear understanding of the Connect affiliate proposition
• Mastered day to day running of account operations and optimising accounts for success
• Trained and earned qualifications on all relevant technologies used
• Built relationships with key stakeholder and Connect Team

In six months:

• Taken ownership of stakeholder relationships and key account activities
• Confidence in operating all affiliate technologies and managing day to day processes
• Regular updates with your stakeholders to ensure performance and service levels are maintained

In 12 months:

• Complete accountability for financials and performance of your accounts and team
• Presented and ideally closed opportunities to develop our affiliate marketing product
• Actively contributed in developing the affiliate marketing product of Connect
• Become a trusted advisor for your stakeholders

Key Responsibilities of this Role

• Develop and manage a portfolio of client affiliate marketing programs, which involves building an understanding of goals and success metrics, product set and competitors, and transform this information into marketing leading affiliate campaigns.
• Monitor campaign delivery and manage campaign budgets effectively, all the while exceeding your campaign goals, objectives and expectations.
• Maintain a sound understanding of all existing and new developments across the affiliate marketing landscape and technologies.
• Effectively managing the on-going relationship with existing affiliates to ensure the best outcomes.
• Managing the launch of new client products across the aggregators, partners and affiliates.
• Acquisition, retention and activation of new affiliates and partnerships.
• Analyse ongoing results to identify campaign trends and key insights to help meet and exceed client goals.
• Grow and nurture a strong relationship with all relevant contacts within client and agency businesses. 
• Identify opportunities to not only grow and develop client affiliate marketing campaigns, but look for creative ways to introduce new products and opportunities. 
• Manage up to the Director, the status of accounts as well as providing campaign forecasts. 
• Manage a direct report, providing training, mentorship and development opportunities – passing on best practice and cultivating best in market talent.

What You Will Bring To Our Team:

• Undergraduate degree in a related field.
• 3 to 5 years’ experience within Affiliate Marketing, managing and optimising campaigns, on experience in either the agency, network or technology side. 
• Intermediate to high level of experience in Excel and PowerPoint.
• Passion for affiliate marketing, and a sound understanding of the technology and trends shaping the industry.
• Strong understanding of performance marketing, ROI and ability to drive efficiency, as well as analysing data and delivering insights. 
• Demonstrable experience in affiliate SaaS platforms.
• Solid understanding of conversion tracking and ad serving technologies, in terms of tracking set up, the workflow and troubleshooting. 
• People management experience highly desirable. 
• Written and verbal communication skills, including a confidence in presenting and experience communicating the benefit of marketing opportunities to brands.

About GroupM Connect 

We are a close knit group of digital marketing, performance and biddable specialists. We share a healthy passion for all things digital, and focus our efforts on bringing together technology, ideas and people to delivery outstanding solutions for our clients. 

It is important in our business to produce an environment that cultivates learning and collaboration, so that we have every opportunity to be the best we can be.  We have a natural curiosity, a keenness to discover and a creative approach to building new opportunities. 

We have big growth ambitions over the next twelve months, which makes this the perfect time to join our team and be part of shaping the next stage of the Connect journey.

About GroupM

GroupM leads and shapes media markets by delivering performance enhancing media products and services, powered by data and technology. Our global network agencies and businesses enable our people to work collaboratively across borders with the best in class, providing them the opportunity to accelerate their progress and development. We are not limited by teams or geographies; our scale and diverse range of clients lets us be more adventurous with our business and talent. We give our talent the space, support and tools to innovate and grow.

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