Monetisation Writer

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Job Location:

Ikeja - Nigeria

Monthly Salary: Not Disclosed

Posted on: Yesterday

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

We are seeking a Monetisation Writer to build and grow the commercial editorial infrastructure behind one of Africas fastest-growing career and professional media platforms. This is not a traditional content marketing role it is an editorial-commercial hybrid for someone who thinks like a publisher writes like a journalist and understands how modern media businesses generate revenue while protecting editorial credibility. From affiliate-driven Advisor content to sponsored editorial campaigns rankings franchises and community monetisation initiatives you will help transform audience trust into sustainable commercial growth. If you are commercially sharp editorially disciplined and deeply familiar with the African professional market we want to meet you.

Who are we looking for

You are a commercially minded editorial writer with strong experience creating high-quality affiliate sponsored or monetised editorial content for a media brand publication or editorial platform.

You are an exceptional researcher and writer capable of producing deeply reported 2000-word comparison guides rankings and reviews that professionals genuinely want to read and trust.

You understand how modern media companies make money through affiliate partnerships sponsored editorial rankings franchises memberships and audience monetisation and you are excited by the challenge of building those systems responsibly.

You are highly analytical and detail-oriented verifying every product claim pricing structure partnership term and recommendation before publication.

You are deeply familiar with the African professional ecosystem and understand the products services and financial tools shaping the lives of African professionals from fintech and remittance platforms to insurance investing travel and productivity tools.

You are editorially principled and commercially mature understanding that audience trust and editorial independence must never be sacrificed for clicks commissions or sponsorship revenue.

You are proactive and entrepreneurial constantly identifying new monetisation opportunities emerging categories partnership models and content formats that can unlock commercial growth.

You are comfortable working cross-functionally with editorial leads commercial teams and external partners while maintaining strong editorial standards and deadlines.

You are familiar with SEO principles for affiliate and comparison content and understand how product-led editorial pages rank convert and sustain traffic over time.

You are proficient with editorial CMS platforms analytics dashboards affiliate platforms spreadsheets and performance tracking tools.

Your Responsibilities

Advisor Category

You will write maintain and continuously optimise all Advisor review comparison and recommendation pages to ensure they remain accurate relevant commercially effective and editorially trustworthy.

You will independently research fintech insurance investing remittance productivity travel wellness learning and professional service products relevant to African professionals.

You will identify initiate and help manage affiliate and commission partnership opportunities with product providers operating within African markets.

You will monitor affiliate link performance click-through rates conversion metrics and commission earnings providing regular reporting and optimisation recommendations to the editorial lead.

You will ensure all affiliate content is transparently disclosed independently written and aligned with strict editorial standards and audience trust principles.

Rankings and amp; Lists

You will research score write and maintain Rankings and Lists editorial franchises including industry rankings product comparisons and annual recommendation features.

You will develop transparent editorial methodologies and scoring systems that protect editorial independence while creating commercially valuable content properties.

You will identify sponsorship featured placement and partnership opportunities within Rankings and Lists content while ensuring disclosures remain clear and compliant.

You will proactively propose new ranking categories and editorial franchises that attract audience interest search traffic and commercial partnership potential.

Sponsored Editorial and amp; Branded Content

You will write sponsored and branded editorial content that meets the same quality usefulness and editorial standards as independent editorial coverage.

You will collaborate with editorial and commercial stakeholders to brief draft revise and publish sponsored campaigns accurately and on schedule.

You will maintain organised records of sponsored content campaigns including publication details partner information content formats and performance outcomes.

You will develop repeatable sponsored content templates and editorial formats including branded comparison guides sponsored newsletter features and commercial editorial series.

Councils and amp; Community Monetisation

You will support the editorial and commercial infrastructure of the organisations professional membership and community initiatives.

You will write member-focused editorial content including insider briefings reports thought leadership features and executive-level publications.

You will research and recommend partnership sponsorship and content opportunities that provide value to community members while strengthening monetisation opportunities.

You will contribute to the development of editorial calendars roundtables briefings and community publishing initiatives.

Affiliate and amp; Revenue Prospecting

You will actively research new affiliate programmes partnership opportunities and monetisable editorial categories relevant to African professionals.

You will analyse audience behaviour and content performance to identify unmet commercial opportunities and emerging revenue categories.

You will prepare affiliate partnership proposals including editorial rationale revenue potential implementation plans and strategic fit for leadership review.

You will stay current on monetisation models used by leading global media brands and identify relevant opportunities that can be adapted for African audiences.

What Success looks like

Advisor review and comparison content consistently maintained with accurate information strong editorial quality and measurable affiliate performance improvements.

Rankings and Lists franchises expanded into high-performing editorial properties that attract both audience engagement and sponsorship opportunities.

Sponsored editorial campaigns delivered on time clearly disclosed editorially credible and aligned with agreed commercial objectives.

New affiliate and partnership opportunities consistently identified researched and proposed with strong editorial and revenue alignment.

Audience trust maintained through transparent disclosures accurate reporting and genuinely valuable recommendations across all monetised content.

Commercial editorial systems and workflows organised effectively with clear reporting tracking and performance documentation across campaigns and partnerships.

To be considered for this role you should have

A Bachelors degree in Journalism Communications Media Marketing Business English or a related discipline.

Strong experience writing affiliate sponsored commercial editorial or product-led content for a media publication editorial platform or digital publisher.

Demonstrated understanding of affiliate marketing editorial monetisation sponsored content and audience-driven revenue models.

Excellent long-form and short-form editorial writing skills with strong attention to structure clarity and reader engagement.

Experience researching and writing about product categories relevant to African professionals including fintech insurance investing travel wellness or productivity tools.

Familiarity with SEO principles for editorial and affiliate content optimisation.

Experience using CMS platforms analytics tools spreadsheets and affiliate tracking systems.

Strong research verification organisational and stakeholder management skills.

Excellent editorial judgment and a demonstrated commitment to accuracy transparency and editorial integrity.

Challenges you may face in this role

Balancing commercial objectives with strict editorial standards and maintaining audience trust at all times.

Managing and updating large volumes of affiliate sponsored and rankings content across multiple categories simultaneously.

Researching and verifying rapidly changing product information pricing structures and partnership terms across African markets.

Building commercially effective content without compromising the platforms editorial voice or credibility.

Identifying scalable monetisation opportunities within emerging African professional and digital consumer ecosystems.

Coordinating effectively across editorial commercial and external partner teams while meeting publishing deadlines and campaign timelines.

The Goodies

Competitive salary and performance-linked incentives.

Opportunity to shape the monetisation strategy of a growing African media and professional platform.

A high-impact editorial-commercial role with meaningful influence on audience growth and revenue generation.

Exposure to innovative media business models affiliate ecosystems and commercial publishing strategy.

A collaborative and ambitious team environment that values editorial quality creativity and commercial thinking.

Professional growth opportunities within a fast-evolving media and content ecosystem.

We are seeking a Monetisation Writer to build and grow the commercial editorial infrastructure behind one of Africas fastest-growing career and professional media platforms. This is not a traditional content marketing role it is an editorial-commercial hybrid for someone who thinks like a publishe...