Partnership & Affiliate Manager
Part-Time Contractor | Remote | Reports to: Director of Ops + CEO
About the Role
We’re looking for a proactive, relationship-driven Partnership & Affiliate Manager to support the growth of our brand through strategic outreach, affiliate engagement, partner promotions, and advertising coordination. This role is ideal for someone who enjoys building meaningful relationships, can confidently represent our brand, and has an intuitive sense for alignment, values, and audience fit.
Your primary responsibilities will include coordinating partner promotions, managing affiliate relationships during live launches, sourcing podcast/newsletter advertisers, and conducting targeted outreach—including securing paid training opportunities for Sam and getting our products added to aligned resource pages.
A key part of this role is carefully vetting potential partners, advertisers, and affiliates to ensure their brand, audience, and business practices align with our company mission and standards.
Key Responsibilities
Partnership, Outreach & Podcast Guest Pitching
- Conduct targeted outreach to aligned creators, educators, business owners, and podcast hosts to:
- Secure paid trainings or workshop opportunities for Sam
- Pitch Sam as a guest on aligned podcasts with audiences that match our ideal customer
- Invite aligned partners to join our affiliate program
- Pitch inclusion of our products on trusted resource pages, toolkits, or recommended lists
- Research and identify high-quality podcast guest opportunities that align with our brand values, audience, and messaging.
- Craft thoughtful, personalized podcast pitch emails that position Sam as a valuable guest—not just a promoter.
- Track podcast outreach, bookings, follow-ups, and appearances.
- Vet all potential partners and podcast opportunities to ensure audience alignment, brand fit, and professional credibility.
Affiliate Program Management
- Serve as the main point of contact for all affiliates during live launches and promo cycles.
- Provide affiliates with timely communication, launch details, content, assets, and support.
- Engage affiliates with proactive check-ins to increase excitement, motivation, and promotional activity.
- Evaluate affiliate applications and ensure new affiliates align with our brand, ethics, and mission.
- Monitor affiliate performance and identify opportunities to support, re-engage, or elevate partners.
Partner Promo Coordination
- Manage all aspects of partner promotions including scheduling, asset delivery, tracking setup, and recap reporting.
- Ensure partners receive all materials they need—graphics, swipe copy, FAQs, links, timelines.
- Evaluate partner promo opportunities to ensure they drive value, align with our brand, and reach the right audiences.
- Track promotion results and share insights with the internal team.
Podcast & Newsletter Advertising Coordination
- Identify, vet, pitch, and secure aligned advertisers for both the podcast, newsletter, and/or Substack.
- Manage all advertiser communications:
- Responding to inquiries
- Sharing rate cards, audience insights, and booking information
- Collecting ad copy, creative assets, and required approvals
- Confirming deadlines and run dates
- Coordinating placement with internal production teams
- Review potential advertisers to ensure their offerings and messaging are aligned with our values and suitable for our audience.
- Maintain organized tracking of contracts, renewals, payments, and performance.
- Identify, pitch, and secure aligned people, creators, and businesses for us to advertise our products to, including free webinars, podcast, The Ultimate Bundle, and future products and promotions.
Program Operations & Administrative Support
- Maintain organized systems across partnerships, affiliate activities, outreach pipelines, and advertising schedules.
- Prepare reports summarizing affiliate performance, partnership ROI, outreach progress, and advertising revenue.
- Collaborate with the marketing team to continually improve affiliate communications, partner assets, and the overall partner experience.
BONUS: Copywriting & Marketing Support
- Draft and prepare copy, such as ad copy, short-form page copy, and email newsletter sections for both our company and our advertisers to use in our marketing and advertising campaigns.
- Conduct marketing strategy and brainstorming meetings with Sam to discuss monthly and quarterly marketing goals, focuses, and strategies for podcast, social media, and newsletter content.
Requirements
- Strong written and verbal communication skills with a warm, persuasive, professional tone.
- Experience in partnerships, influencer or affiliate management, business development, or relationship-focused roles
- Highly organized and detail-oriented, with the ability to manage multiple deadlines, partners, and moving parts.
- Confident in outreach, pitching, and representing the brand.
- Strong discernment and judgment when vetting potential partners and advertisers.
- Ability to work independently within a fast-paced launch environment.
- Familiarity with affiliate platforms, CRMs, or project management tools is a plus.
Ideal Candidate Traits
- Warm, personable, and energized by relationship-building.
- Proactive and resourceful in identifying aligned partners and advertisers.
- Strong intuition around brand alignment, values, and audience fit.
- Thrives in a role that blends communication, coordination, and outreach.
Understands the online business, creator, or digital education space. - Motivated by helping partners, affiliates, and advertisers succeed—not just managing logistics.
Contract Details
- Part-time contractor role (approx. 10–20 hours/week; may increase during launches)
- Remote and flexible
- Competitive hourly rate based on experience
- Potential for long-term work if it’s a great mutual fit
