Senior Affiliates Marketing Manager

The Manchester Airports Group; City of Westminster; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading airport services company is seeking a Senior Affiliates Marketing Manager to oversee the global affiliate marketing program. The role involves managing key clients, ensuring a significant revenue increase, and optimizing market exposure through strategic partnerships. The ideal candidate will have over 5 years of experience in affiliate marketing, a strong commercial acumen, and exceptional organizational skills. This position offers competitive benefits, including a generous holiday allowance and a company pension scheme.

Benefits

25 days holiday, with option to buy up to 10 more

10% Company Pension

Annual Bonus Scheme

On-site Gym

Flexible benefits and discounts

Qualifications

• 5+ years managing affiliate programmes and campaigns.
• Strong expertise with affiliate marketing platforms.
• Excellent analytical skills for market trends.
• Proficiency in digital marketing techniques.
• Ability to multitask across various projects.

Responsibilities

• Lead the global affiliate program for clients.
• Launch new affiliate programmes for clients.
• Grow affiliate revenue to £25 million in 5 years.
• Manage media spend of £11 million across group.
• Work with technical teams on conversion tracking.

Skills

Managing affiliate programmes

Commercial acumen

Data analysis

Communication skills

Team development

Market analysis

Organizational skills

Knowledge of affiliate platforms

Multitasking

Tools

Partnerize

AWIN

Google Analytics

Microsoft Office

Job description

The Senior Affiliates Marketing Manager will be responsible for CAVU's global Affiliate marketing program. Primarily responsible for the commercial performance of our key clients and global distribution brands which consist of 3 key UK airports, 2 UK distribution brands and 2 US distribution brands. There will also be an expectation to launch affiliate marketing for new and existing CAVU clients that aren’t currently running an affiliate programme. The role will drive group affiliate revenue to approximately £25 m over the next 5 years and manage media spend of around £11 m across the group during the same period.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and manage the global affiliate program for key clients and distribution brands.
• Launch affiliate programmes for new and existing clients that aren’t currently running affiliate initiatives.
• Grow group affiliate revenue to approximately £25 m over 5 years.
• Manage media spend of approximately £11 m across the group over 5 years.
• Ensure the group has maximum market exposure by continuously reviewing partners and negotiating higher-value tenancies with new and existing partners to drive growth.
• Work closely with technical teams to ensure correct tagging, booking journeys and conversion tracking are implemented.
• Monitor and report on competitor activity to senior stakeholders within the business.

Qualifications

• 5+ years managing affiliate programmes and campaigns across the UK, EU and USA.
• Expertise with a variety of affiliate marketing platforms, preferably Partnerize and/or AWIN.
• Strong commercial acumen with the ability to tell clear and concise stories supported by data.
• Experience analyzing market and business trends and presenting insights to the Head of Performance and broader business.
• Experience managing multiple global programmes and driving multi‑million‑pound revenue.
• Excellent knowledge of affiliate platforms and Google Analytics.
• Experience with Partnerize and/or AWIN or similar platforms; Google Analytics IQ desired but not essential.
• Highly organized with the ability to multitask across multiple websites and projects.
• Experience developing junior team members through detailed and clear performance development plans.
• Commercially focused with a proven record of meeting or exceeding KPIs across large businesses.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office – advanced Excel, Word, PowerPoint and other relevant software packages.
• Strong interest in continuously learning about online marketing developments and opportunities.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, both written and verbal, with the ability to clearly and concisely communicate performance to senior leadership.

Company Overview

At CAVU our purpose is to find new and better ways to make airport travel seamless and enjoyable for everybody. From the smallest ideas to the biggest changes, every day here is about creating better travel experiences. Through our revenue‑accelerating single platform technology, Propel, and our world‑class hospitality venues including 1903 and Escape Lounges, our solutions make travel more seamless and enjoyable for passengers, and more profitable for our clients and partners. We provide the environment to think, innovate and transform airport travel, whether you’re working from our offices, from home, in a lounge, or on the road.

Benefits

• 25 days holiday, with the option to buy up to 10 more
• 4 flexible bank holidays
• 10% Company Pension
• Annual Bonus Scheme
• On‑site Gym
• MediCash Scheme
• A host of flexible benefits & discounts – including retail, rail, travel and more

Interview Process

1st stage – recruiter screen
2nd stage – 30‑minute video meeting with the Hiring Manager to discuss role and experience
3rd stage – in‑office interview, task/activity presentation and an in‑depth discussion of the role and experience

Equal Opportunities & Reasonable Adjustments

We’re building something brilliant at CAVU: a diverse team that reflects the global customer base that we serve. Whether this is your first role or your next big step, we want to hear from you – even if you don’t think you tick every box. What matters most is what you bring. We’re proudly a Disability Confident employer. If you need any adjustments to support your application or interview, just let us know. Our Colleague Communities, including Women’s Network, Embrace (Race & Ethnicity), Fly with Pride (LGBTQIA+), Mind Matters (Mental Health), PACT (Parents & Carers), RespectABILITY (Disability & Neurodiversity), and the CAVU Global ID&E Affinity Group, play a big part in that journey.