Partnerships & Growth Associate - Performance Marketing

Trend Capital Holdings, Inc.; Vancouver (WA); On-site; USD 65,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

401k with company match

Flexible schedule

Catered lunch

Coffee, tea & snacks

Paid parking

Competitive pay

Job summary

Trend Capital Holdings, Inc. is seeking a proactive Business Development Associate to expand partnerships in the performance marketing space, focusing on personal finance verticals. You will identify prospective traffic partners, conduct outreach, and nurture relationships to grow customer acquisition.

The role emphasizes hands-on experience with lead generation, affiliate marketing, and collaboration across teams, with travel to domestic conferences several times a year.

Qualifications

• Previous experience in business development, sales, partnerships, customer service, account management, or a related field.
• Experience with affiliate marketing, lead generation, or performance marketing is a plus but not required.
• Comfortable conducting outreach through email, phone, LinkedIn, and other communication channels.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills with the confidence to connect with prospective business partners.
• Strong research skills and the ability to identify relevant companies, contacts, and partnership opportunities.
• Familiarity with CRM systems or other tools used to track outreach, contacts, and follow-ups.
• Self-motivated, persistent, and eager to learn in a fast-moving environment.
• Highly organized, with strong attention to detail and a consistent approach to follow-ups and documentation.
• Ability to work independently while collaborating effectively with internal teams.
• Willingness to travel domestically approximately five to six times per year.

Responsibilities

• Research and identify prospective traffic supply partners, publishers, and advertisers within the performance marketing industry.
• Build and maintain organized target-account and prospect lists.
• Conduct outreach through email, phone, LinkedIn, and other relevant channels.
• Support the business development process from initial outreach and qualification through onboarding and launch.
• Build positive relationships with prospective and existing partners while clearly communicating the company’s value proposition.
• Maintain accurate CRM records, including contacts, conversations, follow-ups, deal stages, and partnership activity.
• Help improve sales tracking, reporting, documentation, and other operational processes.
• Follow established outreach sequences, follow-up procedures, and pipeline-management practices.
• Coordinate with internal teams to better understand traffic quality, advertiser demand, campaign performance, pricing, and partner requirements.
• Develop a strong understanding of lead generation, affiliate marketing, customer acquisition, and how traffic moves between publishers, platforms, advertisers, and consumers.
• Assist with preparing for and attending approximately five to six domestic industry conferences each year.
• Use AI tools to support prospect research, personalize outreach, streamline follow-ups, and improve efficiency.
• Monitor industry trends and identify potential partnership and revenue opportunities.
• Provide regular updates on outreach activity, prospective partnerships, pipeline progress, and follow-up needs.

Skills

Business development

Partnerships

Sales

Lead generation

Affiliate marketing

CRM

Communication

Research

Organization

Travel

Tools

CRM systems

Job description

Trend Capital Holdings, Inc. is seeking a proactive Business Development Associate to expand partnerships in the performance marketing space, focusing on personal finance verticals. You will identify prospective traffic partners, conduct outreach, and nurture relationships to grow customer acquisition.

The role emphasizes hands-on experience with lead generation, affiliate marketing, and collaboration across teams, with travel to domestic conferences several times a year.