Partnership Manager

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in South Africa, +4 more countries.

📋 Description

• Develop and manage influencer, creator, and ambassador programs from the ground up.

• Perform outreach, recruit talent, and maintain long-lasting relationships with creators.

• Formulate and negotiate partnership agreements, encompassing rates, commissions, fees, incentives, exclusivity, and deliverables.

• Obtain usage rights for creator content utilized in brand-page advertisements and whitelisted ads through creators' accounts.

• Oversee creator content across paid social channels alongside the Head of Growth and media buying team.

• Establish program objectives and KPIs, monitor partner and content performance, and scale successful initiatives.

• Choose and manage influencer marketing platforms and tools.

• Extend the program to include TikTok and TikTok Shop.

• Create a creator-driven affiliate marketing initiative.

• Keep track of social media trends and evaluate current creator content performance.

• Report directly to the Head of Growth.

⛳️ Requirements

• Demonstrated, hands-on experience in developing a creator or influencer program, preferably from inception.

• Proven history of structuring and negotiating influencer, creator, and ambassador agreements, including rates, commissions, usage rights, exclusivity, and deliverables.

• Established processes and templates that can be rapidly implemented for scalability.

• Experience with whitelisting and deploying creator content as paid advertisements.

• Practical experience with influencer marketing platforms and tools.

• Strategic comprehension of creator program platforms, objectives, and KPIs, with a consistent track record of achieving targets.

• Ability to work independently and manage the program comprehensively.

• Preferred: experience with direct-response and email affiliate networks/platforms such as ClickBank, Everflow, and BuyGoods.

• Preferred: familiarity with TikTok and TikTok Shop creator program.

• Preferred: experience in establishing a creator-driven affiliate program.

• Preferred: background in health, wellness, supplements, or other DTC consumer brands.

• Preferred: experience collaborating with media buyers on Meta ad performance.

• Comfortable working asynchronously with a US team while aligning with US Mountain Time hours.

• Must be open to remote work as an independent contractor.

• Must be available for a full-time primary position with no freelancing or additional jobs.

🏝️ Benefits

• 3,500 USD monthly (gross salary; range varies based on experience and skills).

• Full-time employment.

• Completely remote work environment.

• Unlimited paid time off, including public holidays.

• Paid sick leave.

• A minimum of 4 hours of daily overlap with 8am–2pm US Mountain Time, with some flexibility.

• Async-first culture using Slack and one weekly video call.

• Transparent scoreboard linked to actual profit and loss.

• Comprehensive documentation, recorded context, and AI-generated briefs for smooth handover.

• Full-time primary role; no freelancing or secondary jobs.