Account Manager – Performance Marketing

PartnerCentric is a leading performance marketing agency helping brands accelerate growth through various marketing channels. They are seeking a strategic, results-driven Account Manager with a strong foundation in affiliate marketing to manage client portfolios and develop integrated marketing strategies.

Responsibilities:

• Serve as the strategic advisor and primary point of contact for a portfolio of performance marketing clients
• Build long-term growth strategies aligned to each client's business objectives
• Lead quarterly business reviews, planning sessions, and executive presentations
• Translate business goals into integrated performance marketing strategies across affiliate, creator, and partner channels
• Identify new revenue opportunities, market trends, and growth initiatives before clients ask
• Own day-to-day strategy and management of affiliate marketing programs
• Recruit, activate, optimize, and grow high-value publisher relationships
• Expand programs across traditional affiliates, commerce content publishers, loyalty partners, technology partners, creators, influencers, and emerging partnership opportunities
• Continuously evaluate performance and recommend optimization strategies that increase revenue and program efficiency
• Stay ahead of affiliate industry trends, platform innovations, and competitive opportunities
• Develop strategies that connect affiliate marketing with complementary channels including influencer marketing, creator partnerships, paid social, content marketing, performance PR, and strategic partnerships
• Collaborate across internal teams to deliver cohesive, multi-channel marketing initiatives
• Identify new opportunities to maximize the value of creator content, partner relationships, and performance-driven campaigns
• Manage campaign execution from planning through launch and ongoing optimization
• Monitor performance across channels and proactively identify opportunities for improvement
• Analyze campaign data and translate insights into strategic recommendations
• Ensure projects are delivered on time, on budget, and aligned with client expectations
• Continuously test, learn, and optimize to improve campaign performance
• Build trusted relationships with clients, publishers, creators, influencers, and strategic partners
• Present recommendations and performance updates confidently to executive stakeholders
• Partner closely with internal teams across Client Services, Partnerships, Analytics, Marketing, and Product
• Foster collaboration while ensuring an exceptional client experience
• Recommend new ideas and growth opportunities
• Improve internal processes and documentation
• Share industry insights and emerging trends
• Test new marketing approaches and technologies
• Help evolve PartnerCentric's services and ways of working

Requirements:

• 3–6+ years of experience managing affiliate marketing programs, preferably within an agency environment
• Experience across multiple performance marketing disciplines, such as influencer marketing, creator partnerships, content marketing, paid social, performance PR, or strategic partnerships
• Proven ability to develop integrated marketing strategies that drive measurable revenue growth
• An entrepreneurial mindset with a track record of taking initiative, solving problems, and identifying new opportunities for clients and teams
• Comfortable working independently in a fast-paced, remote environment while managing multiple priorities
• Passion for innovation with a growth mindset and eagerness to leverage AI to improve productivity, strategy, and client outcomes
• Strong analytical skills with the ability to translate data into actionable recommendations
• Exceptional communication and presentation skills with experience advising senior client stakeholders
• Experience with affiliate platforms such as Impact, CJ, Partnerize, Rakuten, ShareASale, or similar
• Experience using marketing analytics and reporting tools to evaluate program performance and identify optimization opportunities
• Bachelor's degree in Marketing, Business, Communications, or equivalent professional experience