Affiliate Manager

Want to do the best work of your life? With 24 million customers in 6 countries, make your mark at Europe’s leading media and entertainment brand. A workplace where you can proudly be yourself; our people make Sky a truly exciting and inclusive place to work. 

This role sits in the Commercial team within Connectivity, reporting to the Affiliates and Partnerships Lead, with the team key to the ongoing commercial success of Sky and NOW’s Broadband business as well as the success of the Affiliate RTM. 

This is a fantastic opportunity for someone keen to develop their career in partnerships, marketing and commercial and work alongside colleagues within wider connectivity, trading and digital. Key to the role is also building strong relationships externally with the top partners, so plenty of fun networking opportunities. 

Hybrid working also doesn’t stop us having fun as a team, we have a brilliant people team who always keep the good vibes going! You can expect free coffee’s, team drinks, bake-offs and little treats when you least expect it. 

What you’ll do: 

• Forecast and execute the affiliate strategy and strategic projects to deliver incremental sales and financial efficiency for Sky Connectivity products (Sky Broadband, Mobile and NOW powered by Sky)  

• Implement trading strategies, campaigns and mitigations in quarter 

• Weekly and quarterly reporting, analysis and interrogation of affiliate performance against core KPIs 

• Nurture relationships with strategic partners to allow us to deliver on growth via third parties  

• Lead on strategic initiatives via affiliate innovation and testing, inclusive of ideation, research and business casing, influencing stakeholders and delivery of projects. 

• Support Sky wide initiatives and strategic objectives within the channel, supporting key product, propositional launches and campaigns. 

• Build a strong internal network and sync with full Affiliate RTM team and colleagues across the business  

• Work with digital colleagues to create a seamless experience for our customers which ultimately result in improved conversion  

• Close alignment with marketing teams to build out affiliate specific campaigns aligned with ATL marketing and seasonal moments 

• Be a champion for affiliates and continuously share and educate peers across the business 

• Be an expert on affiliate marketing, sharing industry and market trends, innovations and technology to develop the channel  

What you’ll bring: 

• Proactive nature and an energetic self-starter 

• Strong collaboration with excellent interpersonal skills to build relationships with internal and external stakeholders.  

• Good commercial understanding 

• Comfortable with meeting the challenges of tight deadlines  

• Good presentation skills and ability to present confidently to colleagues 

• A creative thinker who is flexible, determined and eager to develop  

• Confident in prioritisation and project management, with a willingness to be adaptable and agile to business objectives and industry/market changes  

• Affiliate or partnership experience essential  

The rewards:  

There’s a reason people can’t stop talking about #LifeAtSky. Our great range of rewards really are something special, here are just a few: 

• Sky Q, for the TV you love all in one place 

• A generous pension package 

• Private healthcare 

• Discounted mobile and broadband 

How you'll work: 

We know the world has changed, and we want to offer our employees the chance to collaborate at our unique office spaces, whilst enjoying the convenience of working from home.

We've adopted a hybrid working approach to give more flexibility on where and how we work. You'll find out more about what this means for this role during the recruitment process.

Your office base:

Osterley:

Our Osterley Campus is a 10-minute walk from Syon Lane train station. Or you can hop on one of our free shuttle buses that run to and from Osterley, Gunnersbury, Ealing Broadway and South Ealing tube stations. There’s also plenty of bike shelters and showers.

On campus, you’ll find 13 subsidised restaurants, cafes, and a Waitrose. You can keep in shape at our subsidised gym, catch the latest shows and movies at our cinema, get your car washed and even get pampered at our beauty salon. 

Inclusion: 

Recognised as an ‘Inclusive Top 50 Employer’ and a ‘Times Top 50 Employer for Women’, we’re working hard to ensure we’re a truly inclusive place to work. This means we don’t just look at your CV. We’re more focused on who you are and the potential you’ll bring to Sky. We also know that everyone has a life outside work, so are happy to discuss flexible working. 

And we’ll do everything we can to support you during your application. If you need us to make any adjustments to our recruitment process, speak to our recruitment team who will be happy to support you.   

Why wait?  

Apply now to build an amazing career and be part of a brilliant team. We can’t wait to hear from you.  

To find out more about working with us, search #LifeAtSky on social media. A job you love to talk about. 

Just so you know: if your application is successful, we’ll ask you to complete a criminal record check. And depending on the role you have applied for and the nature of any convictions you may have, we might have to withdraw the offer.