Performance Creator Partnerships Manager

Sunday; Boulder (CO); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Sunday is on a mission to empower everyone to care for their little plot of land and is expanding its creator, affiliate, and retail partnerships. We are seeking a Manager, Influencer & Partnerships to own a high-volume network of creators who drive authentic, performance-driven content that fuels paid campaigns.

You will lead end-to-end partnership programs, partnering with the Director of Growth Marketing to prioritize impact, recruit creators, expand affiliate channels, and seed products for

Qualifications

• 4+ years of experience in influencer, affiliate, or creator partnerships at a consumer or DTC brand.
• Deep understanding of creator and social media culture, including what makes content perform across Meta, TikTok, YouTube, and emerging platforms.
• Strong knowledge of paid creator content, Meta advertising, partnership ads, usage rights, and performance metrics.
• Analytical and creative, comfortable turning data into actionable insights and testing hypotheses.
• Confident negotiator and relationship builder who is comfortable working directly with talent and management.
• Experience with data warehouses and data visualization tools.
• Curious with a growth mindset. You think like the CEO of your programs, owning strategy, execution, and results from end to end.

Responsibilities

• Build a strong pipeline of creators across different personas, niches, and content formats, prioritizing content quality over follower count.
• Partner with Paid Social Manager to analyze performance, identify winning creators and concepts, and continuously improve recruitment and briefs.
• Build reporting and processes around creator performance, including spend, CAC, ROAS, creative winners (including hit rate) and creator-level results.
• Test new influencer formats, incentives, and programs to identify scalable growth drivers.
• Manage the internal content approval process by coordinating feedback from relevant team members, consolidating edits, and communicating final feedback to influencers.
• Partner with Brand and R&D to keep creator briefs and content on-brand, factually accurate, and regulation-compliant
• Scout and test new UGC and influencer sourcing platforms to continuously improve how we discover and recruit creators.
• Leverage seeded content to generate UGC, inform creative, and support paid campaigns.
• Develop and evolve clear creator briefs that fit our content strategy, while leaving room for creators to express fresh ideas and let new angles emerge.
• Lead and expand Sunday’s affiliate and ambassador programs to grow performance-driven partnerships.
• Define KPIs and track ROI with Growth and Analytics teams.
• Explore new affiliate verticals and publishers that complement broader creator strategies.
• Build and manage a testing roadmap across partners, offers, and tracking setups
• Monitor quality, fraud, and brand risk; optimize toward partners who drive efficient, quality customer acquisition.
• Partner with Retail and Growth teams to develop creator and affiliate programs that support retail sell-through and in-store/online campaigns.
• Align partnerships with key retail initiatives, launches, and seasonal moments.
• Share performance insights to optimize retail-focused programs and scale initiatives that drive measurable business impact.

Skills

Influencer partnerships

Affiliate partnerships

Creator partnerships

Social media expertise

Paid media knowledge

Data visualization

Data warehouses

Negotiation

Growth mindset

Tools

Data warehouses

Data visualization tools

Job description

Sunday is on a mission to empower everyone to care for their little plot of land and is expanding its creator, affiliate, and retail partnerships. We are seeking a Manager, Influencer & Partnerships to own a high-volume network of creators who drive authentic, performance-driven content that fuels paid campaigns.

You will lead end-to-end partnership programs, partnering with the Director of Growth Marketing to prioritize impact, recruit creators, expand affiliate channels, and seed products for