US Partnerships Associate
Reports to: Head of Partnerships Basis: Full Time
Department: Partnerships – Some US travel required
Salary: Competitive
Join one of the fastest growing cashback sites in America and become part of an expanding global group. Started 9 years ago in the UK, the website now has over 4 million members who save millions of pounds every month as a member of the UK’s most generous cashback site. Three years ago, we launched it and following outstanding growth in 2014 that saw turnover grow by over 300% and advertising revenue grow by 700%, we are excited to be looking to recruit a number of key personnel for our New Jersey offices to further accelerate this opportunity. There is also a potential for one of these positions to be located on the West Coast (San Francisco area) .
The company is privately owned and aims to always be The USA’s most generous cashback website. We are an ethical company and live by the motto “do as you would be done by”. We extend this way of operating to all of our members, stores, employees and partners as one of our core values. Overview We have experienced phenomenal growth since inception, with triple digit growth in both cashback and advertising revenue expected to continue for a number of years. This growth has created the need to expand the team in-country and we are looking for two pro-active Partnership associates to expend on our existing UK based team. This is a real opportunity to get in at a key stage of development, building on strong existing relationships as well as forging new ones. This role will benefit from substantial UK support as elements transition from the UK. The Partnerships team is responsible for sourcing new cashback deals, proposing advertising placement packages and delivering the best value to our members and our merchant partners. Working closely with all the major US affiliate networks and partner companies like Amazon, Ebay, Walmart, Disneystore, and American Express, we are looking for keen team members to ensure advertising revenue growth keeps pace with the growth of our US website. The role will involve developing and maintaining relationships with partner affiliate networks and may involve occasional travel to events within the USA, for networking purposes. The successful applicant will preferably possess 2 years+ Affiliate marketing experience obtained in a similar role
Key Responsibilities may include:
• Managing and developing relationships with Advertisers such as Amazon, E-bay, Walmart etc. using all forms of communication to ensure mutually beneficial relationships continue to develop
• Managing and developing existing relationships and partnerships with all our Affiliate Networks
• With Head of Partnerships, responsible for meeting KPI’s that deliver significant advertising revenue growth that keeps pace with site and member growth
• Representing the company at conferences, client meetings, to numerous external parties, ensuring professionalism and integrity at all times
• Ensuring that the website remains accurate/up to date
• Adding Campaigns and offers to site in a timely and accurate manner
• Analysing results and using them to feedback to advertisers and optimise subsequent campaigns
• New business development to involve on-boarding of new advertisers
• Other ad-hoc administrative tasks relating to the role
• As a relatively small operation of 5-10 US based staff, need to be have a very hands-on approach with high levels of flexibility doing what is needed to get the job done.
Desired Skills & Experience
• Negotiating skills, articulate with strong writing skills
• Enthusiastic proactive self-starter
• Honest with a sense of fair play
• A passion for saving consumers money, helping to create market leading offers for members at all times
• Clear understanding of affiliate marketing with 2 Years+ direct affiliate marketing experience preferable
• Educated to degree level with commercial acumen
• Numerical and analytical with ability to analyse data and present findings
• Creative with strong negotiation skills
• Determination to improve knowledge on a day to day basis
