Affiliate Marketing Manager 

Sportskeeda - For the hardcore sports fan

- Fans do not just follow the sport, they feel it the pain, the passion, the guts, and the glory. When we at Sportskeeda look at sports fans we do not see a crowd; we see you. We are one of you, and we strive to keep you on top of every possible sports trend by creating engaging and insightful content at lightning-quick speed.

- Established in 2009, Sportskeeda is a global sports content platform that covers the world's biggest sports and esports subjects and serves over 100 Million fans every month. Our passionate team comprises top content creators from around the world who produce hundreds of well-researched content pieces on a daily basis.

- We are a Great Place to Work certified organization, with employees and contributors working from various corners of the globe.

The Opportunity : 

Location : Remote

Experience : 3 yrs

- We are looking for an Affiliate Marketing Manager who is self-driven with a flexible mindset to help accelerate Sportskeeda's affiliate program growth. This is a great opportunity for someone who has a good background in affiliate marketing and wants to pursue a career in performance marketing.

- Excellent analytical, communication, and people skills are key to succeeding in this role to be able to build and maintain strong relationships with top affiliate partners as well as to work closely with internal stakeholders.

Key Responsibilities :

- To serve as a key affiliate-facing contact, within our affiliate team. Build and maintain affiliate relationships in order to understand their needs and business priorities.

- Develop and execute strategy for affiliate program including onboarding and retention.

- Build strong processes and teams for execution excellence.

- Handle deal tracking, monitoring, closing, and other related activities as needed.

- Running regular and ad hoc reports to hone in on data that demonstrate areas of opportunity to grow and optimize client affiliate partnerships.

- Developing strategies and objectives for each affiliate partner and execute on them, ensuing growth.

- Assessing the competitive landscape and providing recommendations, opportunities, suggestions, and education to affiliate partners and internal stakeholders.

- Work closely with the Content managers of various sports to optimize content creation based on collective feedback from affiliate partners and factoring in what type of content can get more reach and visibility.

- Collaborate and work closely with the marketing team on various Organic and Paid marketing campaigns.

- Use the CRM tool to manage leads across the funnel.

- Monitor day-to-day affiliate activities and team performance.

Requirements :

- 1-3 years of demonstrated experience with affiliate marketing within an agency or in-house environment.

- Bachelor's degree in marketing or relevant experience.

- The ability to use insights data, affiliate performance, and key trends for the development of strategies and plans

- Strong knowledge of Google Analytics, and Excel (pivot tables/v-lookup), and able to extract trends from a large pool of data

- The knack to think on your feet and stay organized

- Ability to work on multiple campaigns with tight deadlines

- Excellent verbal and written communication skills; including strong presentation skills

- Proficient knowledge of multiple sports is a plus but not mandatory.

- Strong interpersonal skills, curiosity, positive attitude, drive, and a collaborative spirit.

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