Account Specialist - Affiliate Marketing

Location: Candidate’s can be located in either the UK or Germany

Account Specialist, Affiliate Marketing position is a remote, work-from-home role, as are all positions at Acceleration Partners (a structure central to our culture and vision to change the work/life paradigm). Some travel is required for client meetings, internal meetings, conferences, and other events.

The Role:

Acceleration Partners is accepting applications for an Account Specialist role within our growing Affiliate Marketing team. As an Account Specialist you will support the management of client accounts, assisting in the execution of affiliate marketing strategies, analyzing performance data, and building strong client relationships. You will work closely with senior team members, learning to manage accounts while contributing and growing in your knowledge and expertise about the channel. This is an entry level role where we encourage individuals from a variety of career backgrounds to apply. A structured training program will be provided to enable growth within your role and understanding of affiliate marketing

Top 5 Responsibilities:

Client Support & Relationship Building:

• Work closely with Account Directors and SAM/AM’s to offer support across multiple accounts, ensuring effective execution and high quality client deliverables.
• Participate in client meetings, providing updates and assisting with overall account strategy.
• Proactively contribute to client engagement through offering support in day-to-day execution.

Data Analysis & Reporting:

• Work closely with internal teams to gather and interpret performance data, helping develop insights and recommendations.
• Assist in preparing reports that translate data into clear, actionable insights for clients.
• Regularly monitor key performance metrics and adjust campaign tactics accordingly.

Campaign Support & Execution:

• Assist in the execution of client’s affiliate strategies, ensuring alignment with client goals.
• Contribute fresh ideas to enhance client success and campaign outcomes.
• Support the implementation of new tactics and initiatives to drive campaign performance.
• Work closely with our internal operations team to ensure require account operations outputs are delivered in a timely and effective manner.

Partner Management & Activation:

• Support senior team members in managing partner relationships, ensuring smooth collaboration and effective communication with a variety of partners.
• Assist in recruitment strategies that expand client reach and deliver growth.
• Begin attending industry events and networking opportunities to build knowledge and relationships, with support from senior team members.
• Stay informed on emerging industry trends, benchmark data, and competitive insights, integrating them into client strategies and recommendations.

Development and Accountability:

• Learn from senior team members, gaining the skills necessary to manage accounts independently.
• Participate in AP training programs and be committed to learning to help growing into a more strategic, autonomous role within the team.

 

What Success Looks Like

By 6 Months:

• You will be supporting multiple client programs, building strong relationships, and contributing to client campaign execution.
• You will be using data to optimize performance and make recommendations, with support from senior team members.
• Client KPIs will be met, and you will be growing in your ability to independently manage tasks.

By 1 Year:

• You will be managing smaller accounts with increasing autonomy, building strong client relationships, and offering proactive recommendations.
• You will be working closely with Account Managers, contributing to the strategic success of client programs.
• Client satisfaction will remain high, with Net Promoter Scores consistently at 8+.

 

Qualities of the Ideal Candidate:

• Strong sense of curiosity
• Critical thinker
• Confident and comfortable being uncomfortable
• Flexible, resilient, coachable
• Relationship and service oriented
• Proactive and outcome oriented
• Strong work ethic and personal standards

 

Minimum Qualifications & Skills:

• 2 + years of work experience
• Ability to travel up to 10%.
• We welcome candidates from a variety of backgrounds but especially those who can demonstrate examples of:
• Data orientation and understanding
• Storytelling, persuasion, and presentation skills
• Creativity and problem solving skills
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Organization and prioritization
• Independent decision making and autonomy

 

WHY ACCELERATION PARTNERS?

Acceleration Partners is the world’s largest and first-to-market Partnership and Marketing Agency creating and nurturing partnerships that drive exceptional measurable outcomes for their clients. Managing clients in 40+ countries, their global team of 300+ focuses on data-driven strategies that help connect brands to the right consumers through performance partnerships, traditional affiliate, influencer, performance PR, content and B2B partnership marketing. Serving over 200 brands with household names like Amazon, Target, Google, Warby Parker, Crocs, Reebok (to name a few) their diversified staff is creating what’s next in the industry by building balanced portfolios of high-performing partnerships. As the only truly integrated global partnerships agency, Acceleration Partners prides themselves on being on the cutting edge of new industry developments, and leveraging their proven expertise to bring unique solutions to the most complex challenges for brands who aim for growth.

 

AP Perks & Benefits - What we offer:

• 100% remote work for everyone
• Unlimited Paid Time Off
• Summer & Holiday company-wide shut-down weeks in July and December
• Volunteer and Birthday Time Off
• Focus Fridays (no internal meetings)
• Paid Parental Leave Benefits
• Wellness, Technology & Education Allowance
• Paid sabbatical leaves, donation matching, and more!!

Benefits may vary based on employment status or country location.

Acceleration Partners is committed to having a diverse and inclusive culture. We would particularly welcome applications from black, Asian and other ethnic minority backgrounds, LGBTQ candidates, and candidates with a disability or who are neurodivergent.

 

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