Purpose of Position
The Account Consultant is a strategic affiliate marketing consultant focused on accelerating growth for Awin's high-value and high-potential advertisers. Acting as a trusted advisor rather than a traditional account manager, the role is responsible for delivering expert guidance, commercial insight, and performance strategies that help clients maximize the value of their affiliate programme. Through deep channel expertise, data-driven analysis, and proactive opportunity identification, the Account Consultant influences business outcomes, unlocks growth potential, and supports advertisers in achieving their strategic objectives. As part of Platform Services, the role combines affiliate expertise, industry knowledge, and commercial consultancy to drive scalable success across a portfolio of growth-focused advertisers.
Key Tasks
- Act as a strategic affiliate marketing consultant to a portfolio of high-value and high-potential advertisers.
- Provide expert guidance and data-driven recommendations to accelerate growth and improve programme performance.
- Deliver strategic business reviews, translating performance data into actionable commercial opportunities.
- Develop a strong understanding of clients' business objectives, market dynamics, and growth priorities.
- Identify opportunities to increase revenue, expand partner reach, and maximise affiliate channel contribution.
- Advise on affiliate strategy, publisher development, commissioning models, promotional activity, and programme optimisation.
- Analyse programme performance, market trends, and competitive activity to inform strategic recommendations.
- Lead client workshops, strategy discussions, business reviews, and presentations.
- Build trusted relationships with client stakeholders
- Provide expert consultation on performance challenges, strategic opportunities, and affiliate best practices.
- Share industry knowledge, market insights, and best practices to support continuous improvement across the team
- Contribute to departmental projects, process improvements, and strategic initiatives.
- Champion client-centric thinking and continuous improvement across the business.
Skills & Expertise
- Previous experience managing affiliate programmes for medium to large enterprises.
- Strong understanding of affiliate marketing principles, publisher models, and performance marketing channels
- Proven experience managing client relationships and delivering commercial or performance-based recommendations
- Comfortable analyzing performance data and turning insights into actionable growth strategies
- Strong verbal and written communication skills with the ability to build credibility with clients.
- Confident presenter with experience leading client meetings and performance discussions
- Commercially minded with the ability to identify opportunities for growth and optimization
- Highly organized with excellent time management and prioritization skills Account Consultant, Client Partnerships
- Strong problem-solving and critical-thinking capabilities
- Demonstrated ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines simultaneously
- Proactive, self-motivated, and solutions-oriented
- Experience using CRM and reporting platforms
- Strong Excel and data analysis capabilities
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite, including Excel, PowerPoint, and Word
- Ability to interpret performance metrics and communicate findings effectively
Our Offer
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Flexi-Week: We prioritise your mental health and wellbeing by offering you a four-day Flexi-Week (with one lighter or completely disconnected day per week) at full pay, with no reduction to your annual holiday allowance.
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Flexi-Office: We offer an international culture and flexibility through our hybrid working model, designed to foster collaboration, trust, and autonomy.
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Work Expense Contribution & Remote Working Furniture: You will receive a monthly allowance to cover part of your running costs, as well as a furniture package to support you in setting up a comfortable workspace at home.
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Pension: We make regular contributions to support your retirement savings.
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Private Medical Insurance: Comprehensive coverage for a range of health, vision and dental treatments.
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Electric Vehicle & Cycle to Work Schemes: Save on commuting costs through tax-efficient schemes for electric vehicle leasing and bike purchase.
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Workplace Nursery Benefit: Save on childcare costs through a salary sacrifice scheme with tax and National Insurance savings.
In addition, you’ll benefit from our global offering, including health and wellbeing initiatives, learning and development via Awin Academy, and peer-to-peer recognition programmes.
Established in 2000, Awin is proud of our dynamic, social and inclusive culture.
Like all businesses, we’ve had to adapt and nurture our culture in a virtual environment. Our virtual ‘Life @ Awin’ hub brings our colleagues from across the globe together for various social activities.
Diversity & Inclusion are paramount to us, and we proudly pursue and hire diverse team members. We champion uniqueness and authenticity; this is who we are at our core. Our network of affiliate partnerships are diverse and transparent, as are the employees powering our vision to build the world’s leading open partner ecosystem. We welcome all backgrounds, identities, and experiences. If you need support at any point in the application or interview process, please let us know.
Awin is part of the Axel Springer group. Learn more at axelspringer.com/en/, and explore the Axel Springer Essentials here: axelspringer.com/en/inside/the-essentials-what-we-have-adapted-and-why
Apply now to begin the next stage of your career at a progressive company that supports both your professional and personal development.
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