Affiliate Manager (Crypto Casino & Sportsbook)
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Affiliate Manager (Crypto Casino & Sportsbook)

About Blitzed

Blitzed is a fast-growing crypto casino and sportsbook focused on building a scalable, performance-led acquisition engine. Affiliates are a core growth channel for us—done properly with strong tracking, clear offers, fast payouts, and long-term partner relationships.

The Role

We’re hiring an Affiliate Manager to recruit, onboard, and grow affiliate partners that drive high-quality players. You’ll own the affiliate channel end-to-end: prospecting, negotiation, deal structures, tracking setup, partner optimisation, and reporting—while protecting Blitzed from fraud/low-quality traffic.

What You’ll Do

Partner Acquisition & Onboarding

  • Build and manage an affiliate pipeline: prospecting, outreach, qualification, pitching, and closing.
  • Recruit across key partner types: SEO/webmasters, tipsters, deal sites, streamers, communities, media buyers, and networks.
  • Negotiate and structure terms: Rev share / CPA / hybrid, geo-based tiers, performance bonuses, and exclusivity where relevant.
  • Onboard partners quickly: contracts, tracking links, creatives, landing pages, promo codes, and reporting setup.

Channel Growth & Optimisation

  • Own partner performance: weekly/monthly check-ins, promo calendars, offer refreshes, reactivation campaigns.
  • Identify what’s working (geos, offers, funnels) and scale top partners while pruning low-quality traffic.
  • Work with Marketing/Design to produce conversion-focused creatives and landing pages.
  • Collaborate with Product/Payments/Support to remove friction (registration, deposit flow, KYC checks where applicable, withdrawal UX).

Tracking, Reporting & Compliance

  • Ensure clean attribution (UTMs/postbacks/codes), troubleshoot tracking issues fast, and maintain accurate partner reporting.
  • Monitor traffic quality and risk: suspicious patterns, bonus abuse, incentivised/fake traffic, chargeback/dispute risks.
  • Maintain compliance guardrails (responsible gambling messaging, no misleading claims, correct promo T&Cs).
  • Own weekly/monthly reporting: FTDs, deposit volume, NGR, retention signals, CPA, ROI, partner-level profitability.

What Success Looks Like

  • A clear affiliate program structure (tiers, commission models, geo strategy, promo calendar).

  • 20–50 qualified partners onboarded and actively driving traffic.

  • Reliable tracking + consistent reporting (partner profitability visible).

  • A scalable process for recruiting, onboarding, and optimising partners.

  • 2–5+ years experience in affiliate management or performance partnerships (iGaming/crypto/fintech/e-commerce).

  • Strong negotiation skills and comfort with rev share/CPA/hybrid models.

  • Solid understanding of attribution basics (postbacks, UTMs, tracking links, promo codes).

  • Highly organised: CRM hygiene, follow-ups, partner notes, and pipeline discipline.

  • Data-driven mindset: can spot trends and make decisions from performance data.

  • iGaming/casino/sportsbook affiliate experience (SEO/webmasters, networks, PPC/display affiliates).

  • Experience with affiliate platforms (e.g., Affilka or similar) and setting up postbacks.

  • Knowledge of key growth geos for iGaming and common compliance constraints.

  • Experience working closely with Risk/Fraud to manage traffic quality.

KPIs You’ll Own

  • Active affiliates onboarded per month
  • FTDs, deposit volume, NGR driven by affiliates
  • Blended CPA / payback period / partner profitability
  • Retention quality (repeat deposit signals, chargeback/dispute risk)
  • Tracking accuracy and reporting reliability

What We Offer

  • Competitive base salary + performance bonus/commission
  • High ownership and direct impact on revenue
  • Fast-moving, test-and-scale environment
  • Remote-friendly setup