Affiliate Manager

Zealous Agency; Leeds; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

Zealous Agency in Leeds is seeking an Affiliate Manager to lead high-performing affiliate strategies for globally recognised brands. This is a highly client-facing role with ownership of strategy, partnerships and results.

You will oversee affiliate campaigns, manage relationships with networks and publishers, and drive performance across large international accounts, including mentoring 1–2 Affiliate Executives. This is a hands-on, strategic position in a top agency.

Qualifications

• 2+ years of affiliate marketing experience
• Experience with enterprise clients and significant budgets
• Strong knowledge of affiliate networks, publishers and performance optimisation
• Excellent communication and presentation skills
• Confidence managing client relationships and expectations
• Strong analytical and Excel skills

Responsibilities

• Own and optimise affiliate campaigns across a portfolio of major clients
• Build and manage relationships with affiliate networks and publishers
• Analyse performance across revenue, orders, ROAS and other key KPIs
• Identify new publisher opportunities and develop innovative affiliate solutions
• Lead client calls, presentations and strategic conversations
• Work across large-scale, international accounts and budgets
• Manage and develop 1–2 Affiliate Executives
• Drive strategy, innovation, automation and best practice across the team

Skills

Affiliate marketing

Excel

Analytical skills

Communication skills

Job description

Ready to take your affiliate career to the next level?

We’re looking for an Affiliate Manager to join a top agency in Leeds, and play a key role in delivering high-performing affiliate strategies for a portfolio of globally recognised brands.

This is a highly client-facing role for someone who knows the affiliate landscape, loves performance marketing and wants genuine ownership of strategy, partnerships and results.

Key Responsibilities:

• Own and optimise affiliate campaigns across a portfolio of major clients
• Build and manage relationships with affiliate networks and publishers
• Analyse performance across revenue, orders, ROAS and other key KPIs
• Identify new publisher opportunities and develop innovative affiliate solutions
• Lead client calls, presentations and strategic conversations
• Work across large-scale, international accounts and budgets
• Manage and develop 1–2 Affiliate Executives
• Drive strategy, innovation, automation and best practice across the team

Experience Required:

• 2+ years’ affiliate marketing experience, preferably agency-side
• Experience working with enterprise clients and significant budgets
• Strong knowledge of affiliate networks, publishers and performance optimisation
• Excellent communication and presentation skills
• Confidence managing client relationships and expectations
• Strong analytical and Excel skills
• A proactive, commercially minded approach and genuine ambition to deliver results