Influencer & Affiliate Lead in Manchester

Zachary Daniels Recruitment are partnering with a fast growing online retail business to recruit an Influencer & Affiliate Lead. This is an exciting opportunity to join a founder led, digitally driven brand at a pivotal stage of its growth journey. Operating within a highly entrepreneurial environment, the business has built strong momentum through digital channels and is continuing to invest heavily in customer acquisition, creator partnerships and brand awareness.

The Influencer & Affiliate Lead will play a critical role in shaping how the brand acquires customers and scales through influencer, affiliate and creator led activity. This role is ideal for someone who thrives in a fast paced, high growth environment and wants the opportunity to make a genuine impact within a business where ideas move quickly and results matter.

The Role

• The Influencer & Affiliate Lead will own and develop the influencer and affiliate strategy, driving customer acquisition, brand awareness and revenue growth across key markets.
• This is a hands on role requiring someone equally comfortable building relationships with creators and affiliates as they are analysing performance, reporting on ROI and identifying opportunities to scale.
• Working closely with ecommerce, marketing and brand teams, the Influencer & Affiliate Lead will ensure activity aligns with wider commercial objectives while continuously evolving how the business shows up across social and creator channels.
• As part of a small but growing team, this role offers significant ownership, autonomy and progression potential.

What You'll Be Doing

• Develop and deliver the influencer and affiliate strategy, focused on customer acquisition and revenue growth.
• Identify, recruit and nurture relationships with high performing influencers, creators and brand advocates.
• Build and scale affiliate programmes, driving performance, efficiency and return on investment.
• Manage influencer campaigns from planning and briefing through to execution and reporting.
• Monitor campaign performance and use data to optimise activity and improve results.
• Identify emerging creators, trends and opportunities that support brand growth.
• Work closely with ecommerce and marketing teams to align campaigns with product launches and commercial priorities.
• Manage budgets across influencer and affiliate channels, ensuring efficient investment and clear ROI.
• Build reporting frameworks and provide regular insight on performance and opportunities.
• Develop processes and best practice to support continued growth and scalability.
• Collaborate with agencies and external partners where required.

What We're Looking For

• Proven experience within influencer marketing, affiliate marketing or creator partnerships.
• Strong understanding of how influencer and affiliate activity contributes to customer acquisition and commercial growth.
• Experience managing creator relationships and performance led campaigns.
• Commercial mindset with the ability to balance brand awareness and revenue generation.
• Confident analysing campaign performance and using insight to improve results.
• Highly organised with the ability to manage multiple campaigns and stakeholders simultaneously.
• Comfortable operating within a fast paced, evolving environment.
• Strong communication and relationship building skills.
• Hands on, proactive and excited by the opportunity to help scale a growing business.

Why Apply

• Join a fast growing online retail business with ambitious plans.
• Opportunity to own and shape a key growth channel.
• Work within a collaborative, entrepreneurial environment.
• High levels of autonomy and visibility across the business.
• Play a key role in the next stage of growth.
• Competitive salary and benefits package.

If you are an Influencer & Affiliate Lead looking for a role where you can combine creativity, partnerships and commercial impact within a growing online retail business, we would love to hear from you.