Affiliates Director

About the role

dentsu International is hiring an Affiliates Director for its Amplifi brand, based at the Manchester bonded warehouse. The role develops best-in-class strategies and manages all affiliate marketing activity for assigned clients, builds and develops the team, and acts as a point of escalation. Success is measured through improved account performance, growth in affiliate investment, internal audit scores, client growth and retention.

Key responsibilities

• Act as strategic lead across the client portfolio, delivering best-in-class affiliate and lead generation practices and achieving client KPIs.
• Stay ahead of affiliate marketing trends and share insights with internal teams, and produce thought-leadership content for industry publications.
• Lead, mentor and develop Senior Managers and Managers, including training, coaching and performance management.
• Drive client revenue growth through new initiatives and upsell/cross-sell opportunities, and support the Affiliate Partner and Managing Partner on new business pitches.
• Define client strategy, ensure adherence to Statements of Work and partner with Excellence teams on processes and standards.
• Partner with Affiliate leadership to develop and commercialise new affiliate and lead generation products.
• Support the Affiliate Partner and Managing Partner on HR matters and team wellbeing.

Required profile

• 6+ years' experience owning the strategy on large affiliate programmes.
• 3+ years in affiliate channel work, client-side, at a network, agency or publisher side.
• 3+ years in team management, mentoring and coaching.
• Keen interest in affiliate technology and the wider affiliate industry.

Required skills

• Strong grounding in digital media and in-depth knowledge of affiliates and affiliate channels.
• Advanced project management skills and ability to anticipate issues and solve them proactively.
• Expert in creating and managing efficient processes.