Affiliates Lead - Commercial

About this role

We are seeking an Affiliates Lead to drive our commercial affiliate initiatives and continue our success into 2025 and beyond. You will be responsible for implementing our affiliate strategy across our portfolio liaising and negotiating directly with current and prospective partners and advertisers.

Working closely with the Editorial Affiliate teams you will help achieve our commercial goals and continually evolve our strategy to maintain our competitive edge.

Reporting to the Partnerships Director you will lead your team with a hands-on approach to achieve quarterly and annual targets shaping and delivering the commercial affiliate strategy in collaboration with Editorial colleagues.

As the key commercial contact for all affiliate matters you will develop new relationships proactively create opportunities and unlock new revenue streams

Qualifications :

What youll need to succeed:

To succeed in this role youll have a proven background in leading within the affiliate sector with a strong record of driving revenue and consistently hitting commercial targets. Youre confident negotiating fixed fees securing market-leading deals and building direct relationships with key partners such as networks brands and retailers.

Your analytical skills enable you to spot growth opportunities and adapt strategies based on data while your hands-on leadership inspires teams and helps deliver results alongside both Editorial and Commercial colleagues.

Perhaps youre already doing this for a lifestyle vertical or specialist publisher and are looking to bring your skills to our range of national titles including the Daily Mirror Daily Express and Daily Star. 

Experience from a publisher perspective is ideal but we also welcome applicants from affiliate networks agencies or retailers looking to make the transition into publishing.

Additional Information :

How well look after you

We take good care of our people - and that means more than just a pay packet. Whatever your role youll get a range of benefits. Here are our standard UK & ROI benefits - please check the specifics out for your role when you apply.

We are offering 60000 - 64000 per annum bonus  for the right candidate

• 25 days holiday (not including bank holidays) plus an extra day after youve been with us for three five and ten years. We also have a scheme to help you buy extra holiday if you want to.
• An extra days leave each year to volunteer for a cause that matters to you.
• Help saving for your retirement - well match your company pension contributions up to 6% and you can contribute through salary sacrifice.
• Wellbeing support - including a 24/7 assistance programme for you and your family.
• A private healthcare cash plan - giving you money back for a range of medical expenses and fast access to doctors appointments.
• Bonus scheme - youll get a stake in our success and a chance to add to your annual earnings.
• Access to lots of discounts - including with Reachs very own online marketplace Yimbly where you can buy everything from homewares to beauty products.
• Supportive and progressive people policies - were proud to have a range of policies to support people in their lives in and outside work including enhanced family leave and policies to promote flexibility inclusion and progression. We believe you shouldnt have to wait to join us to know what to expect from us which is why we share this overview of the policies we have in place to support families and carers. If theres something you want to understand more about just ask.
   

Reach plc believes diversity brings benefits for our customers our business and our people. This is why we are committed to being an inclusive employer and encourage applications from all suitable applicants irrespective of background circumstances age disability gender identity ethnicity religion or belief and sexual orientation.

Remote Work :

No

Employment Type :

Full-time