Sales Development Manager, Brands – Creator Marketing

Jobtailor; Toronto; On-site; CAD 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Trevant in Toronto is seeking an Account Manager to own outbound outreach, build a brand-focused pipeline, and manage opportunities from first touch to close.

You will work with the VP, Sales and cross-functional teams to refine strategies, qualify inbound leads, and craft compelling proposals and pitch decks.

This role emphasizes staying highly organized, delivering consistent activity against daily goals, and growing into a full-time quota-carrying position as the pipeline expands.

Qualifications

• 3–5 years of experience in sales, business development, or partnerships in creator/affiliate marketing
• Experience with influencer programs, affiliate networks, or shoppable platforms
• Comfort with daily activity goals and pipeline/revenue targets
• Client or partner management experience in influencer/affiliate/agency
• Strong CRM discipline; HubSpot preferred
• Comfort with a project management platform such as Asana
• Excellent written and verbal communication
• Ability to craft outbound messaging that earns a reply from stakeholders
• Proficiency creating engaging proposal decks using Google Slides
• Highly organized and self-motivated, juggling multiple accounts

Responsibilities

• Own and hit a daily outreach activity goal through calls, emails, LinkedIn, and conference outreach
• Build and maintain a qualified pipeline of brand and marketing decision-makers
• Identify and cultivate new business opportunities with brands running or evaluating creator, affiliate, or influencer marketing programs
• Develop, test, and refine outbound strategies with the VP, Sales, and cross-functional team
• Own a small sales quota focused on mid-size growth brands, managing opportunities from first touch through close
• Contact and respond to inbound leads promptly, qualifying prospects and scheduling calls with appropriate stakeholders
• Maintain CRM hygiene in HubSpot, including logging activity, updating deal stages, and keeping pipeline forecasts accurate
• Join strategy calls, take CRM notes, and support proposal, RFP, and RFI creation
• Project manage proposal, RFP, and RFI creation
• Support the ideation and creation of pitch decks
• Conduct prospect and account research and deliver actionable briefs to the sales team
• Own email follow-ups, recaps, and pipeline tracking across stakeholders
• Apply firsthand knowledge of the creator and affiliate landscape to differentiate Trevant from competitors
• Grow into a full-time, quota-carrying Account Manager as the pipeline expands

Skills

Sales experience

CRM discipline

Outbound messaging

Account management

Communication

Project management

Tools

HubSpot

Asana

Google Slides

Job description

• Own and hit a daily outreach activity goal through calls, emails, LinkedIn, and conference outreach
• Build and maintain a qualified pipeline of brand and marketing decision-makers
• Identify and cultivate new business opportunities with brands running or evaluating creator, affiliate, or influencer marketing programs
• Develop, test, and refine outbound strategies with the VP, Sales, and cross-functional team
• Own a small sales quota focused on mid-size growth brands, managing opportunities from first touch through close
• Contact and respond to inbound leads promptly, qualifying prospects and scheduling calls with appropriate stakeholders
• Maintain CRM hygiene in HubSpot, including logging activity, updating deal stages, and keeping pipeline forecasts accurate
• Join strategy calls, take CRM notes, and support proposal, RFP, and RFI creation
• Project manage proposal, RFP, and RFI creation
• Support the ideation and creation of pitch decks
• Conduct prospect and account research and deliver actionable briefs to the sales team
• Own email follow-ups, recaps, and pipeline tracking across stakeholders
• Apply firsthand knowledge of the creator and affiliate landscape to differentiate Trevant from competitors
• Grow into a full-time, quota-carrying Account Manager as the pipeline expands

Requirements

• 3-5 years of experience in a sales, business development, or partnerships role within the creator, affiliate, or influencer marketing industry (agency, network, platform, or brand-side), OR one to three years in a traditional SDR/BDR/full-cycle sales role, ideally in an agency or martech environment
• Working knowledge of the creator/affiliate ecosystem, including influencer programs, affiliate networks, or shoppable platforms like TikTok Shop and ShopMy; this can substitute for traditional SaaS sales experience
• Comfortable owning and being measured against a daily activity goal and pipeline/revenue targets
• Client or partner management experience, ideally in the influencer, affiliate, agency, or content industry
• Strong CRM discipline; HubSpot experience preferred
• Comfort with a project management platform such as Asana
• Excellent written and verbal communication
• Ability to craft outbound messaging that earns a reply from marketing and brand-partnership stakeholders
• Proficiency in creating engaging, high-impact proposal decks using Google Slides
• Highly organized and self-motivated, with the ability to juggle multiple accounts and shifting priorities

Core Competencies

Demonstrates expertise in sales and business development within the creator and affiliate marketing landscape, with a strong focus on pipeline management, client engagement, and proposal creation. Proficient in utilizing CRM tools like HubSpot and project management platforms to drive outreach and maintain organized workflows.

Highest-signal resume keywords

• Sales Development Representative (SDR) Experience
• Creator/Affiliate Marketing Knowledge
• HubSpot CRM Proficiency
• Proposal Deck Creation
• Client Management Experience

Hard Skills

• Sales Pipeline Management
• Outbound Messaging Crafting
• Proposal Development
• Account Research
• Revenue Target Achievement

Soft Skills

• Excellent Communication
• Highly Organized
• Self-Motivated
• Project Management

Industry Keywords

• Influencer Marketing
• Affiliate Marketing
• Creator Economy
• Marketing Decision-Makers
• Brand Partnerships

Tools & Technologies

• HubSpot
• Asana
• Google Slides