Head of Affiliate Sales

Full job description
Job no: 500186
Work type: permanent full time
Location: Sydney
Categories: Advertising Sales
Who Are We?

Are Media is Australia’s leading omnichannel content company for women. Every day we influence, inform, inspire, and connect with 6 in 10 Australian women across magazine media, digital, video, social, e-commerce, customer review sites, podcasts, events and experiences. Our brands include The Australian Women’s Weekly, Better Homes Gardens, Woman’s Day, marie claire, TV WEEK, New Idea, Now to Love, Australian Gourmet Traveller, BEAUTY/crew and ELLE. Through our Change AREgenda we drive meaningful and positive change for women

Are Media employs Australia’s best content creation talent and we are proud that our greatest strength is our people.

Why Are Media?

Join Australia’s leading content company for women and be part of an inspiring, creative and collaborative team. We offer excellent people programs including:

A day of leave for your birthday,
4 days of volunteering leave each year,
An inclusive parental leave program that supports all parents, families carers,
FREE digital access to all our titles, and
Our unique Are Media Learning Academy (Digital Academy, Lunch N Learns, Mentoring and much more).
At Are Media, you'll be in the office four days a week, with one day to work from home.

About the role

Reporting to the Head of Commercial Product and Client Solutions, The Head of Affiliate Sales is responsible for leading the Affiliate Sales Team, driving the overarching business content commerce revenue strategy. This role will maximise revenues across all relevant affiliate channels, brands and platforms while building and maintaining relationships with key stakeholders.

Duties

Leading the team to achieve the quarterly and yearly affiliate revenue targets.
Develop effective affiliate acquisition strategies across all channels and products.
Manage relationships with external partners and providers
Prepare for and optimise revenue for key affiliate revenue events providing analysis and insights post event. i.e Black Friday Sales, Boxing Day Sales etc
Review rates and commissions as well as report on affiliate revenue for monthly/ quarterly/ annual results.
Educate, grow and develop the affiliate sales knowledge across the wider Are Media business.
Alongside key stakeholders, build commercial packages and products for the sales team to take to market.
Skills and experience

Strong knowledge of the affiliate market
Prior management experience of a small sales team
At least 5 years’ experience in this or a similar role
Established relationships within the affiliate network
Experience working across multiple levels of stakeholders to drive cross functional results
“Outside the box” thinker and problem solver
Agree on and act to reach deliverables being results orientated
Ability to manage stakeholder relationships
Are Media is a proud member of Media Diversity Australia, a not-for-profit organisation working towards a media landscape that looks and sounds like Australia. We are committed to fostering diverse, respectful, collaborative inclusive workplace. We know value the success this brings for everyone and we welcome encourage applications from diverse backgrounds. When you apply, please let us know of any reasonable adjustments you may need during the interview process.

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Advertised: 08 Jul 2025 AUS Eastern Standard Time
Applications close: 01 Aug 2025 AUS Eastern Standard Time Read more