Affiliates Account Manager

Company Description

With a history that dates back over 80 years, Starcom is a global communications planning and media leader. We are an agency still grounded in our founding principle that people are at the centre of all we do. Each day, we apply this belief to harness the transformative power of data and technology to inspire and move people and business forward. With more than 7,000 employees in over 100 offices around the world, we are the flagship Publicis Media agency that uses our ‘Power of One’ business model, with teams that span multiple disciplines across clients such as Aldi, P&G, Primark, Samsung, Stellantis, and Visa.

We place a huge focus on our People, and have driven flagship D&I and L&D programmes within Publicis Media; our goal is to help every individual reach their fullest potential, and we encourage everyone to make “Brave Plays” in how they approach their work and their own career development. As a result, we have an exceptionally energised and committed talent base, all of us proud of our welcoming and supportive culture, as evidenced by our recognition as one of Campaign’s Best Places to Work for five years in a row, Media Week's Agency of the Year 2025 and one of the Sunday Times Best Places to Work 2025.

Overview

We are hiring an Affiliate Account Manager to help shape and grow high-performing affiliate marketing programmes. You’ll combine insight, relationship-building and commercial thinking to create campaigns that deliver measurable value for clients. Working with colleagues, publishers and affiliate partners, you’ll turn performance data into clear decisions and new opportunities. It’s a visible role where your ideas, attention to detail and client partnership will make a genuine impact.

Responsibilities

• Own the day-to-day strategic and tactical delivery of affiliate programmes across your client portfolio.
• Build trusted relationships with clients, publishers and affiliate partners.
• Use campaign data to identify trends, manage risks and recommend opportunities for growth.
• Manage budgets carefully, supporting accurate forecasting, reconciliation and investment decisions.
• Negotiate valuable publisher opportunities that improve exposure while protecting client costs.
• Resolve tracking, reporting and platform issues in collaboration with affiliate networks and internal specialists.
• Present clear performance updates to clients while supporting junior colleagues with their development and responsibilities.

Qualifications

• Experience in affiliate or performance marketing, gained within an agency, network or in-house team.
• The ability to translate data into practical insights, recommendations and campaign improvements.
• Strong relationship-building and negotiation skills across clients, publishers and colleagues.
• Clear written, verbal and presentation skills, including confidence communicating campaign results.
• A collaborative approach, with the ability to take ownership and work independently when needed.
• Strong organisation, numerical accuracy and attention to detail when managing multiple priorities.
• Working knowledge of tools such as Excel and PowerPoint, with an openness to learning relevant media systems.

Additional Information

Starcom offers a wide range of benefits to support our employees. Full details are shared when you join, but highlights include core benefits such as Pension, Life Assurance, and Private Medical cover, alongside enhanced policies like Reflection Days and Shared Parental Leave. You’ll also have access to a range of additional initiatives, including:

Please check out the Publicis Career Page which showcases our Inclusive Benefits and our EAG’s (Employee Action Groups).

Publicis Groupe works primarily from the office or our clients' office four days per week.

At Starcom, we are proud to be an equal opportunities employer. We welcome and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds, and do not discriminate on the basis of race, ethnicity, nationality, religion or belief, disability, age, citizenship, relationship status, sexual orientation, gender identity, or any other protected characteristic.

We are committed to providing a fair, accessible, and inclusive recruitment process. If you have any access needs - for example, related to disability, neurodivergence, or a health condition - please let us know. We’ll work with you to ensure the process works for you. Sharing this information will never impact your application.

Guided by our values, we listen with empathy, uplift each other, take responsibility, and embrace change - building a culture where everyone feels seen, respected, and genuinely included.

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