Publisher Manager (Performance Marketing / Affiliate Partnerships)

Creative Clicks B.V.; Toronto; Hybrid; CAD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A performance marketing agency is seeking a driven Publisher Manager to manage and grow publisher relationships. This hybrid role in Ontario involves developing partnerships and scaling operations across various marketing channels. Candidates should have at least 2 years in affiliate marketing and sales, alongside strong analytical and communication skills. The role offers opportunities for growth in a fast-paced environment and requires a performance-driven mindset.

Benefits

Fast-paced, entrepreneurial environment

Culture of innovation and learning

Opportunities for professional development

Hybrid work environment with flexibility

Qualifications

• Minimum 2 years of experience in affiliate marketing or performance-based advertising.
• Proven sales skills with demonstrated closing experience.
• Strong understanding of CPA and performance-based acquisition models.

Responsibilities

• Manage and grow publisher relationships supporting performance campaigns.
• Develop, maintain, and scale partnerships with publishers and traffic sources.
• Identify and recruit new publishers through outreach and networking.

Skills

Affiliate marketing experience

Sales or business development

Strong negotiation skills

Analytical skills

Communication skills

Organization and follow-up

Tools

CRM tools

Job description

PublisherManager(PerformanceMarketing/AffiliatePartnerships)

Location:Markham,ON(Hybrid)

JobType:FullTime|Permanent

Category:Permanent

AboutYepAds

YepAdsisaperformancemarketingagencyfocusedonhigh-intentuserperformancemarketingandhigh-volumecustomeracquisition.Weworkwithadiversenetworkofpublishersandadvertisersoncost-per-actioncampaignsincompetitiveverticals,including:

• Insurance
• HomeServices
• eCommerce
• Health&Wellness
• Cybersecurity
• Traditionalaffiliateproducts

AsweexpandourPublisherteam,we’relookingforadriven,relationship-focusedPublisherManagerwhoexcelsatbothaccountmanagementandnewbusinessdevelopment.Ifyouthriveinafast-paced,entrepreneurialenvironmentandunderstandtheperformancemarketingecosystem,thisroleofferstheopportunitytogrowandmakeameasurableimpact.

RoleOverview

ThePublisherManagerwillmanageandgrowaportfolioofpublisherrelationshipssupportingYep Ads’performancecampaigns.Thisroleisidealforsomeonewhounderstandsaffiliatemarketingfundamentals,hasexperienceworkingwithCPA/CPL/CPImodels,andisreadytodeepentheirexposuretoenterpriseadvertisers,leadgenerationverticals,andmore.

Youwillberesponsiblefordeveloping,maintaining,andscalingstrongpartnershipswithpublishersandtrafficsources.You’llmanageday-to-dayoperationsacrossexistingaccountswhilecontinuouslygrowingthenetworkthroughrecruitment,negotiation,andstrategicrelationship-building.Therolerequiresstronganalyticalskills,excellentcommunication,andaproactive,performance-drivenmindset.

Thisroleisresponsibleforrevenuegrowth,trafficquality,andlong-termpartnerdevelopment,withaparticularfocusoninsuranceandin-homeservicesleadgeneration.

Youwillactasastrategicpartnertobothpublishersandadvertisers—balancingscalewithquality,compliance,andsustainableperformance.Thisroleisidealforaprovenaffiliatemanagerwhohasworkedwithenterpriseadvertisersandregulatedtrafficenvironments.

KeyResponsibilities

Affiliate&PublisherManagement

• Manageday-to-dayrelationshipswithactivepublishersandtrafficpartnersacrossthebusinessportfolio
• Supportonboardingofnewpublishers,includingIOandcontractsprocess,compliancerequirements,andcampaignsetup
• Monitorperformancemetricsincludingvolume,conversionrates,andcustomerquality
• Maintainconsistentcommunicationtotroubleshootissuesandsupportcampaignoptimization

CampaignDevelopment&Optimization

• Launchandscalecampaignsacrossinsurance,homeservices,andrelatedlead-genverticals
• Helpalignpublishertrafficwithadvertiserrequirementsandbrandguidelines
• Analyzecampaignperformanceandmetricstoidentifyoptimizationopportunities
• Collaboratewithinternalteamstopromotecampaignsanddevelopnewopportunities

BusinessDevelopment

• Identifyandrecruitnewpublishersthroughoutreach,industryplatforms,andpersonalnetworks
• Supportexpansionintonewtrafficsourcesandacquisitionchannelsforleadgenerationcampaignsandenterprisepartnerships
• Buildfoundationalrelationshipsthatcanbegrownovertimetoincreaserevenue

Operational&TeamCollaboration

• Executepublisheronboarding,contractprocesses,andadministrativetaskswithaccuracyandorganization
• MaintainaccuraterecordsinCRMandinternalsystems
• Supporttechnicalreporting,campaigntracking,andinternaldocumentation
• Shareinsightswiththeteamonpublisherperformanceandmarkettrends
• Collaboratewithseniorteammemberstoimproveworkflowsandonboardingprocesses

WhatYouBring

RequiredQualifications

• Minimum2yearsofexperienceinaffiliatemarketing,digitalmedia,orperformance-basedadvertising
• Minimum2yearsofsalesorbusinessdevelopmentexperiencewithdemonstratedclosingskills
• StrongunderstandingofCPA,CPL,andperformance-basedacquisitionmodels
• Directexperienceininsurance,in-homeservices,orotherregulatedlead-genverticals
• Experienceworkingwithenterpriseorlarge-scaleadvertisers
• Experiencewithsearch,native,orsocialtrafficsources
• Strongnegotiation,communication,andanalyticalskills
• Strongcommunicationskills,bothverbalandwritten
• Highlyorganizedwithstrongfollow-updisciplineandattentiontodetail
• ExperiencedwithCRMtoolsandonlinecommunicationplatforms
• Performance-drivenmindsetwiththeabilitytooperateindependentlyandmeettargets

NicetoHave

• Existingpublisherrelationshipswithpublishersortrafficpartnersininsuranceorhomeservices
• Understandingofcomplianceorqualitystandardsinlead-genenvironments
• Experiencemanaginghighvolumepublisherrevenueportfolios

WhatWeOffer

• Afast-paced,entrepreneurialenvironmentwhereyoucangrowquicklyandtakeownership
• Aculturebuiltoninnovation,learning,andcontinuousimprovement,withopportunitiestodevelopintoseniorroles
• Exposuretoenterpriseadvertisersandhigh-valueverticals
• Collaborative,performance-driventeamofexperiencedmarketersandspecialists
• Hybridworkenvironmentwithflexibility
• Opportunitiestoattendindustryeventsandconferencestoexpandyourglobalnetwork

EqualOpportunityEmployer

YepAdsisproudtobeadiverseandinclusiveworkplace.Wedonotdiscriminateonthebasisofrace,color,religion,sex,nationalorigin,age,sexualorientation,disability,oranyotherprotectedcharacteristic.Allselectiondecisionsarebasedsolelyonjob-relatedfactors.