About Ovative

Ovative Group is the premier independent media and measurement firm in the United States. We help trailblazers in fast-growing, customer-centric organizations across industries reinvent their marketing and measurement programs. We leverage our media, measurement, and consulting capabilities to help brands like Domino's, Polaris, The Home Depot, CVS, Disney, and UnitedHealth Group transform their media and marketing programs. Our proprietary approach to measuring and optimizing marketing investment decisions, Enterprise Marketing Return (EMR), is disrupting the industry and setting the gold standard for customer and marketing strategy, activation, and measurement.

Recognized eight consecutive years on Star Tribune's list of Top 150 Workplaces and five years on Inc. 5000's list of the fastest-growing private companies in America, we pride ourselves in always overdelivering for our clients, our teams, and our communities.

About the Role

The Ovative Group Manager, Affiliate Marketing position is an opportunity for an experienced candidate to take the next step in a leadership role at a fast-growing company that has the highest standards for talent, fun, and client success. The ideal candidate demonstrates, phenomenal client management, inspiring team leadership, great critical thinking, and sophisticated understanding of the digital media landscape. Their role will play a pivotal role in helping Ovative build and drive new capabilities toward measuring and optimizing paid media to the true enterprise impact, not solely ecommerce impacts.

Responsibilities

Affiliate strategy & thought leadership:

• Act as a subject matter expert for Affiliate strategies by continually evolving Ovative's approach to best practices, managing planning and execution tools, and staying on top of emerging trends
• Develop and drive forward Affiliate strategies and roadmaps aligned with client programand broader enterprisegrowth goals
• Lead forward-thinking team strategies within the client mix in partnership with other team membersand channels across Ovative.

Performance media management & execution:

• Lead day to day managementand optimization of Affiliate marketing campaigns with exceptional execution; including:
• Planning, prioritization, and execution of campaign and roadmap tactics
• Strategic partner identification, recruitment, activation, and optimization
• Analyzing program performance and actioning on data and insights
• Publisher agreements, billings, transaction inquiries, and compliance
• Test ideation, planning, and management
• Partner with our in-house measurement team to develop industry-leading measurement capabilities
• Vet and partner with new publishers, develop relationships with existing publishers, and foster strategic relationships withkeypublishers and tools that pull the channel forward

Client relationship management:

• Own, manage and grow the overall relationship and performance of some of Ovative Group's largest clients
• Lead development and delivery of client-facing solutions, including:
• Clearly defining program objectives, tactics and KPIs
• Developing and delivering client communication
• Build strategies for clients and lead tactical planning and execution
• Effectively manage & grow client relationship and establish trust and credibility

Team leadership and employee development:

• Develop team members through trainings, SME development, and support
• Foster a culture of open communication and 360-degree feedback
• Inspire your team and direct reports to reach their quarterly, annual, and long-term goals

Requirements

• 4+ years of relevant experience in affiliate marketing
• Hands-on subject matter expertise with affiliate leading marketing networks and tools
• Experience directly responsible for enterprise-level affiliate marketing programs
• Team leadership experience, guiding and coaching directreports
• Strong digital agency experience or digital lead on the client-side
• Proven track record of success driving strong positive results through marketing programs
• Ability anddesire to leverage data and analytics to drive channel strategies
• Strong communication skills

Pay Transparency

At Ovative, we offer a transparent view into three core components of your total compensation package: Base Salary, Annual Bonus, and Benefits. The salary range for this position below is inclusive of an annual bonus. Actual offers are made with consideration for relevant experience and anticipated impact. Additional benefits information is provided below.

For our Manager positions, our compensation ranges from $79,000 to $132,000, which is inclusive of a 20% bonus.

Benefits of Working at Ovative Group

We provide strong, competitive, holistic benefits that understand the importance of your life inside and out of work.

Culture

Culture matters and we've been recognized as a Top Workplace for eight years running because of it. We demand trust and transparency from each other. We believe in doing the hard and complicated work others put off. We're open in communication and floor plan. We're flat - our interns sit next to VPs, our analysts work closely with senior leaders, and our CEO interacts with every single person daily. Put together, these elements help foster an environment where smart people can support each other in performing to their highest potential.

Compensation and Insurance

We strive to hire and retain the best talent. Paying fair, competitive compensation, with a large bonus incentive, and phenomenal health insurance is an important part of this mix.

We're rewarded fairly and when the company performs well, we all benefit.

Tangible amenities we enjoy:

• Access to all office spaces in MSP, NYC, and CHI
• Frequent, paid travel to our Minneapolis headquarters for company events, team events, and in-person collaboration with teams
• Flexible paid vacation policy
• 401k match program
• Top-notch health insurance options
• Monthly stipend for your mobile phone and data plan
• Sabbatical program
• Charitable giving via our time and a financial match program
• Shenanigan's Day

Working at Ovative won't be easy, but if you like getting your hands dirty, driving results, and being surrounded by the best talent, it'll be the most rewarding job you'll ever have. If you think you can make us better, we want to hear from you!