We're looking for a self-driven individual with a flexible mindset with strong knowledge of the Japanese market to support our B2B partner. This is a great opportunity for someone with a passion for marketing and most importantly sales.

As an Affiliate Manager, you will be responsible for the recruitment, and management of our affiliates across the Japanese markets and brands. Your main role will be to collaborate with your colleagues to expand and execute the acquisition strategy.

Excellent communication and people skills are key to succeed in this role to be able to build and maintain strong relationships with top affiliate partners as well as to work closely with internal stakeholders.

We have offices in Malta and Malmo, Sweden, however this role can also be based remotely. Ideally the selected candidate can work CET hours.

You have the option of joining our team in our sleek offices located in Sweden (Malmö) or Malta (St Julian’s), or remotely preferably within UTC -1 to UTC +3 time zones.

Reporting to the Marketing Manager, together with our team of heroes you will be:

• The main point of contact for new/small/middle valued affiliates of company brands.
• Responsible for developing and maintaining the relationships with affiliates for brands within the group with a primary focus on the Japanese market.
• Setting your affiliates up for success; ensure that they have the appropriate media/assets to push compelling brand focused communications.
• Working with the Marketing Manager Japan to discuss affiliates deals including positions, fees, rev share etc.
• Working with the Marketing Manager to expand and execute acquisition campaigns outside of affiliate channels.
• Managing affiliate contacts in Salesforce. Ensuring all new contacted affiliates are being followed upon and documented correctly.
• Being a win-win negotiator for deals, promotions, and incentives with affiliates.
• Planning and executing affiliate marketing promotions.
• Collaborating with the internal Japan team and Central team, especially on commercial matters to continuously improve marketing campaigns, offering the most competitive and effective CRM.
• Proactively researching and contact new affiliates.
• Bringing acquisition proposals to the table and see them through to their results.
• Converting inbound queries and requests from new affiliates into onboarded affiliates whenever possible.
• Meeting and developing relationships with both new and existing affiliates; attend conferences and various networking events (when the pandemic allows for such activities)

*The work tasks can be changed depending on the business situation.

Do you have what it takes? This is what we’re looking for:

• Experience in a similar role within the iGaming Industry.
• Knowledge of the Japanese market
• Japanese speaking/writing skills
• A background in or a passion for sales is crucial for this position.
• Ability to build and maintain strong working relationships with both internal and external stakeholders.
• Analytical, with a proven track record in structuring, monitoring, and analysing affiliate deals and performance.
• Strong negotiation skills, with previous experience affiliate contract negotiations.
• A flexible mindset

So why Hero Gaming you may ask?

As one of the fastest growing stars on the iGaming sky, you will never have a dull day here. New exciting projects and tasks will fill your days where you are surrounded by a warm and friendly atmosphere. 

Who We Are

Founded in 2013, Hero Gaming focuses on offering the best gaming experience in the market through customer centricity and diverse options for its customers through speed, simplicity and gamification. The humble and truly passionate team behind our brands not only come up with new and creative ideas, but also have a great track record in executing projects with agility. Thanks to our brilliant team, Hero Gaming has become one of the most reputable companies in the industry.

How We Do It

Opportunistic, fast-thinking, fast-working, fast-playing and fast-learning, Hero Gaming is committed to transparency, collaboration, experimentation, and agility. We Love what we do, we Dare to take risks, to think differently, and we Win by working hard to achieve our goals and beyond.

We believe that we are on a journey together which is revolutionising our industry. We have created an environment where innovation and creativity are fostered. Our Heroes are empowered and supported to be the best version of themselves by enjoying flexibility, career development, fantastic benefits, and most importantly – a great culture.

We are proud to be an equal opportunity workplace, our heroes have many different backgrounds, perspectives, and lifestyles, and we like it that way. We embrace and celebrate diversity; it is one of our core strengths that enable us to dream big, think big and make big things happen.

We work hard and we celebrate in style… just like any Hero would!

Benefits

Here at Hero Gaming, we strive to give all our employees the best working experience in the industry. Check out our careers page for more information about the benefits across our different locations.