Siege Media is a growing and remote-first organic growth agency! We are nationally recognized on Inc.’s Best Workplaces list and Inc. 5000 list, highlighting the 5000 fastest-growing private companies. Interested in joining the Siege team? We currently have a spot open for a talented Director, Affiliate Partnerships to help us bridge the gap between traditional search and the new era of AI-driven discovery.
Perks include 100% health, vision and dental benefits, 50% 401k match up to 6% of your salary, donation matching, career development training, unlimited PTO, remote work equipment, and free pens. Everyone loves free pens.
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Responsibilities
- Stand up affiliate partnerships as a repeatable service offering and repeatable growth lever for LLM visibility
- Design and document playbooks for partner recruitment, onboarding, content partnerships, and performance management
- Personally run initial client accounts to prove the model, including partner activation and setting up tracking/reporting workflows
- Join sales calls to scope engagements and position affiliate partnerships as a strategic distribution channel for AI-era discovery
- Define success metrics for affiliate-driven LLM visibility and AI discovery across diverse partner types (publishers, creators, marketplaces)
- Manage and develop Siege Media’s existing agency partnership and referral program to increase pipeline utilization
- Identify and recruit priority partner types to ensure client success in the age of LLM-powered search
- Collaborate with SEO, content, and digital PR teams to create integrated growth strategies for world-class clients
- Hire, manage, and develop a team of executors once the affiliate motion is proven and scaled
- Establish reporting frameworks and QA processes tied to revenue, visibility, and growth outcomes
- Continuously evolve the service offering as the landscape of LLM and AI discovery changes
Required Skills
- 5+ years of experience in affiliate marketing, partnerships, growth, or distribution
- Proven history of building or rebuilding a channel from scratch (0 to 1) rather than just maintaining one
- Strong operator instincts with a "get your hands dirty" mentality and a willingness to execute before delegating
- Experience working with publishers, creators, marketplaces, or similar partner ecosystems
- Comfortable in a client-facing role with the ability to contribute effectively on sales and strategy calls
- Clear communication skills with the ability to translate high-level strategy into actionable playbooks
- A deep interest in how AI and LLMs are changing the discovery and distribution landscape
- Ability to set priorities, meet deadlines, and work independently in a remote environment
Suggested Skills
- 2-3 years of experience working in an agency or services environment
- Prior experience launching new service lines or scaling a business unit
- Familiarity with performance-based partnerships, rev share models, or network platforms
- Experience using affiliate platforms such as PartnerStack and Impact.com
- Experience managing small teams in a high-growth startup or enterprise environment (B2B/B2C)
The salary range for this position is $115,000.00 – $135,000.00 base, $130k – $165k OTE.
Please plan to upload the following information during the application process:
- Your resume
- A short introduction/cover letter
- Case Study/Question: Briefly describe a partnership or affiliate playbook you built from scratch. How did you define "success" for that channel?