Affiliate Marketing Manager, UK
Basis Set Ventures (Basis Set) is an AI-native venture capital fund founded in 2017 that invests in early-stage AI companies, positioning itself as the first capital for founders. The firm backs startups across automated workflows, autonomy, intelligent collaboration, and scalable infrastructure, serving early-stage AI founders and startups as its typical clients.
About Basis Set Ventures
Basis Set Ventures is an AI-native venture fund founded in 2017, built on the science of minds and machines, that recently announced its $250M Fund IV. The firm positions itself as the first institutional capital for founders and provides hands-on, 24/7 'founder concierge' support, acting as its portfolio companies' first customer, sales rep, bug reporter, and recruiter. It invests in AI-first startups spanning categories such as automated workflows, autonomy, intelligent collaboration, and scalable infrastructure, with portfolio companies including Quince, Cusp, Path Robotics, OpenArt, Entire, Tigris Data, Mem0, Vizcom, Simular, and Sakana. Basis Set also publishes original research and perspectives on topics like trucking operations, global customs, maritime transport, real estate, agriculture, and AI agent infrastructure, and runs a Basis Set AI Fellows program for individuals to work on hard problems within the firm and its portfolio companies. Its typical clients are early-stage, AI-native startup founders across a range of industries including consumer, infrastructure, robotics, and enterprise software.
Skills
About the Role
You will build Quince's UK affiliate and influencer set-up from the ground up as the company launches and scales this new market. You will fully own the affiliate and brand partnerships channels in the UK, driving revenue targets through a strong roadmap and clear oversight of reporting and forecasting. You will combine technology and data to identify and develop new publishers, influencers, and brand partnerships that increase Quince's visibility and drive profitable growth. This is a high impact, high visibility role where you will play a major part in accelerating Quince's growth in the UK.
Requirements
- 4-5 years experience across affiliate marketing, influencer marketing, or brand partnerships
- Proven track record of scaling partnerships that drive measurable business impact
- Strong negotiation and relationship-building skills
- Comfortable owning strategy and execution in a fast-paced environment
- Data-driven mindset with the ability to translate insights into action
- Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills
- Strong proficiency in Google Sheets, including advanced formulas and experience working with Sigma, Lookr etc.
- Experience with affiliate platform (eg. Impact Radius) and multi-product, fashion vertical a strong bonus
Responsibilities
- Own and execute the full affiliate and brand partnerships marketing strategy to drive new customer acquisition
- Recruit, manage, and optimize high-performing affiliates and influencers with a focus on incremental revenue and growth by category
- Identify and execute strategic brand partnerships from ideation through launch and measurement, building repeatable processes and frameworks to scale partnerships sustainably
- Negotiate commercial terms, manage contracts, and oversee payouts and incentives
- Leverage data from various channel owners on category performance, sales, and previous campaign results to identify the most effective marketing activation and support tactics
- Manage relationship with agency and affiliate technology platform like Impact Radius and internal data engineering, analytics and technology teams, ensuring tracking, tagging, and technical requirements are met
- Define and manage capabilities roadmap to deliver enhancements across the affiliate funnel that will drive growth for the Quince brand
- Manage forecasting strategy to ensure goals for growth and investment efficiency are met