Sales Development Manager, Brands – Creator Marketing

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in United States.

📋 Description

• Take ownership of and achieve daily outreach activity targets through calls, emails, LinkedIn, and conference interactions.

• Build and maintain a robust pipeline of qualified marketing and brand decision-makers.

• Identify and foster new business opportunities with brands that are either running or assessing creator, affiliate, or influencer marketing programs.

• Collaborate with the VP of Brand Partnerships and cross-functional teams to develop, test, and enhance outbound strategies.

• Manage a small sales quota focused on mid-sized growth brands, overseeing opportunities from initial contact to closure.

• Promptly contact and respond to inbound leads to qualify prospects and arrange calls.

• Ensure cleanliness of CRM data in HubSpot, including logging activities, updating deal stages, and providing accurate pipeline forecasts.

• Participate in strategy calls, document CRM notes, and assist in creating proposals, RFPs, and RFIs.

• Eventually lead strategy calls with SMB brands.

• Oversee project management for the creation of proposals, RFPs, and RFIs.

• Contribute to the ideation and development of pitch decks.

• Conduct research on prospects and accounts, delivering actionable briefs to the sales team.

• Manage email follow-ups, recaps, and pipeline tracking across various stakeholders.

• Leverage firsthand knowledge of creator and affiliate platforms and networks to set Trevant apart from competitors.

• Progress towards a full-time, quota-carrying Account Manager position.

⛳️ Requirements

• 3-5 years of experience in sales, business development, or partnerships within the creator, affiliate, or influencer marketing sectors (agency, network, platform, or brand-side), or one to three years in a traditional SDR/BDR/full-cycle sales role, preferably in an agency or martech setting.

• A solid understanding of the creator/affiliate ecosystem, such as how influencer programs, affiliate networks, or shoppable platforms like TikTok Shop and ShopMy function, is a strong advantage and can replace traditional SaaS sales experience.

• Comfortable with owning and being assessed against daily activity goals and pipeline/revenue objectives.

• Experience in client or partner management, ideally in the influencer, affiliate, agency, or content domains.

• Strong discipline in CRM usage, with a preference for HubSpot experience, and familiarity with project management tools (e.g., Asana).

• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills; capable of crafting outbound messages that elicit responses from marketing and brand partnership stakeholders.

• Proficient in creating engaging and impactful proposal decks (Google Slides).

• Highly organized and self-driven, with the ability to manage multiple accounts and adapt to changing priorities.

🏝️ Benefits

• Competitive compensation packages.

• Opportunities for career growth and professional development.

• Comprehensive health, dental, and vision insurance.

• Retirement savings plan with employer matching.

• Opportunities to engage in volunteer and philanthropic initiatives.

• Enjoyable and educational team events, including catered lunches, team outings, and wellness programs.