Digital Marketing Manager, AFFILIATE

LQ Digital is performance marketing agency with a single mission: To help brands grow by acquiring their best customers. The company is $50M in revenue and is profitable. It's backed by private equity firm Housatonic Partners. LQ Digital has been in business for over 13 years and is headquartered in Oakland, CA with offices in Albuquerque, NM,  Austin, TX, and Shelton, CT.   Why LQ is outstanding at what it does: the company thinks less like marketers and more like economists, driving hard against unit economics and aligning itself with pay for performance models. It’s also sits on a trove of data, which helps guide better business decisions, benchmarks performance and refines lifetime value (LTV) model. The Affiliate Account Manager will serve as a key client facing contact, within our affiliate marketing team. This person will be responsible for leading and growing the client relationship as well as all client deliverables, account strategy and execution. They are results oriented and can define, track, and communicate key performance indicators and success metrics to clients. They will regularly identify and implement opportunities for optimization and have a proven track record of influencing key publishers and client contacts to achieve a positive outcome. In addition to program management, the manager will be essential in developing and teaching junior team members in the ways of direct response digital media. Key Outcomes · Work across teams both internally and externally to ensure projects are progressing · Own portfolio of affiliate client revenue and work with digital marketing analysts and business development to help execute on client and company growth · Serve as the main point of contact, ensuring LQ Digital is exceeding the client’s expectations · Develop quarterly and annual strategies to align with client’s business goals. Keep up on industry trends · Define, track, and communicate key performance indicators and success metrics to clients. Create and articulate storyline to client. · Manage, communicate, and grow strategic partnerships important to the portfolio of affiliate clients · Oversees efficiencies across accounts to increase profitability and maximize clients spend Background Experience · 4-6 years of previous demonstrated expertise and experience in affiliate marketing representing advertiser or client programs · Direct affiliate marketing experience (in-house, agency, network) required · Understanding and experience with large affiliate platforms, such as Commission Junction or Impact Radius · Advanced Excel capabilities and comfortable with formatting, formulas, customizing reports, etc. · Excellent communication skills, particularly in helping clients to understand the business story supported by underlying data of results. · Confidence presenting to clients across multiple levels. · Strong client relationship management skills and hustle to make sure our clients are satisfied, and we are growing our relationships. Unafraid to share a point of view and lead clients to drive better performance. · Representative of our core values: Truth, Hustle, Pride, and Ownership. · Strong analytical skills, performance oriented and eager to drive better and better results. PM19 Personal Characteristics TRUTH Has confidence in their convictions, can drive direction out of ambiguity and is excited by the challenge of questioning the status quo to get more out of marketing campaigns. Leverages data to find the truth and demonstrate insights. HUSTLE This individual knows what hard work looks like and isn’t afraid to put in the extra mile to crush a goal. PRIDE Is proud of the results delivered for clients and knows they are different than most teams. This is done without arrogance and in collaboration. OWNERSHIP Knows how to create urgency for both clients and team members, with enthusiasm and straight talk-whatever the situation dictates. Wants to learn fast and find the next winner. DRIVEN TO IMPROVE Open to candid feedback and brings initiative, humility and a strong desire to learn and grow in a start-up environment.  BEYOND SELF Wants to win as a team, as well as give back, add to and enhance the quality of our LQ way-of-life.