Publisher Manager

Location: Dubai, UAE (open to candidates in the US/UK/EU)

Industry: Fashion, Travel, Beauty, Luxury Retail & more

Job Type: Full-time, Permanent

Join Gekko.com, part of Infigonia Group, is a partnership marketing platform that connects global brands and publishers, empowering businesses to enhance their performance marketing strategies. By consolidating the industry's top partnerships into a single platform, we transform commerce content into a sustainable revenue stream.

Responsibilities:

As a Publisher Manager, you will be responsible for onboarding new publishers across the following categories:

• Coupon / loyalty / deals website
• Price comparison websites, product reviews website
• Mobile OEMs and/or Telcos
• Launchers, lock screen apps
• Other shopping apps, websites
• Influencers, or influencer platforms
• Any other supply relevant to e-commerce brands

Day-to-day Tasks:

• Build and optimize existing relationships by identifying and presenting new initiatives to publishers to improve performance and revenues.
• Monitor and analyze metrics and proactively take steps to improve results.
• Fully comprehend the technology, revenue ecosystem, and client needs/requirements in order to intelligently identify new opportunities and upsell the platform.
• Be available to answer brands' concerns, questions, and requests.
• Strategically support the Sales team in pre-sale proposal development.
• Travel as necessary to industry events.

What are we looking for:

• 4+ years of experience as an account manager or business development associate either with the publisher, agency, or network.
• Knowledge and experience working with global affiliate networks such as AWIN, Impact, TradeDoubler, Partnerize, Rakuten, etc.
• Experience with performance marketing agencies such as Acceleration Partners, Gen3 Marketing, Silverbean, MediaCom and others.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills with a focus on negotiations and closing deals.
• Proficient in Excel/Sheet, including pivot tables, v-lookups, and formulas like sum, average, and customizing reports.
• Comfortable in a startup environment and take ownership to drive tasks to completion.

Preferences will be given to candidates who have:

• Proven record of delivering results across the above segments.
• An existing book of business and/or experience building partnerships with publishers in the US and EU markets.
• Strong communication skills in English.
• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment and enjoy bringing order to chaos.