Commerce Partnership Manager

Responsibilities

• Define and deliver affiliate and commerce strategies across key verticals to achieve brand, audience, and revenue growth goals.
• Manage and grow relationships with affiliate merchants, retailers, and networks, negotiating commission rates, tenancy deals, and new partnership opportunities.
• Lead data analysis, reporting, and performance optimisation using affiliate platforms and analytics tools, providing insights and recommendations to stakeholders.
• Drive growth across e Commerce traffic streams and shopping propositions, working closely with editorial, audience development, and advertising teams.
• Oversee the execution and optimisation of affiliate campaigns, tenancy activity, paid search/social, and seasonal shopping events such as Black Friday and Prime Day.
• Manage communications with editorial teams around deals, promotions, exclusives, and affiliate opportunities, ensuring content is commercially optimised.
• Act as a strategic ambassador for Hearst UK, contributing to wider business objectives and supporting additional responsibilities as required.

Requirements

• 3–4 years’ experience within the affiliate industry, with a strong understanding of affiliate programmes and tenancy in digital media.
• Strong commercial and sales skills, with the ability to sell complex packages and manage senior stakeholder relationships.
• Advanced Excel, reporting, and data analysis skills, including interpreting affiliate KPIs such as EPC, CPA, and CPC, and identifying trends/anomalies across datasets.
• Confident presenting data and insights to both internal and external stakeholders.
• Highly organised with strong attention to detail, able to manage deadlines and work proactively in a fast-paced environment.
• Strong teamwork, leadership, and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to contribute to wider business strategy.
• Passion for and understanding of Hearst’s brands, audience, and editorial values.
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• Hard Skills
• data analysis
• reporting
• performance optimisation
• affiliate programmes
• Excel
• EPC
• CPA
• CPC
• digital media
• e Commerce
• Soft Skills
• commercial skills
• sales skills
• stakeholder management
• presentation skills
• attention to detail
• organisational skills
• teamwork
• leadership
• proactive work
• communication
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