Senior Affiliate Manager Role at Fast-Growing AI Startup in Columbus
Career & Market Insight
Role level and market positioning: This is a senior individual contributor role (5+ years required) in affiliate marketing, sitting just below a Head/Director level. The affiliate marketing niche is in high demand as performance marketing scales globally — Everflow and S2S postback expertise are increasingly rare and well-compensated skills.
Skills you'll develop here:
- Scaling affiliate programs from mid-size to enterprise at a hyper-growth AI company
- Hands-on experience with AI-native tooling (ChatGPT, Claude, Hugging Face) integrated into workflows
- NSFW/adult content vertical experience — a specialized niche with limited competition and high CPMs
- Fraud detection, S2S tracking, and advanced attribution — transferable to any performance marketing role
Green flags: Leadership team has genuine exit/IPO track record. 100% remote culture with a flat, ownership-driven team of ~100 people signals you'll have real impact and visibility. Learning budget + AI tools access show investment in employee growth.
Yellow flags: No salary transparency makes compensation benchmarking difficult — push for clarity early. B2B contract preference means no traditional employment benefits (pension, statutory leave protections). The NSFW content requirement is a niche qualifier that may affect future career positioning depending on your goals.
Work-life balance: The "doer mindset" and "moving fast" language suggest high output expectations. Four weeks PTO is generous, and the remote-first structure helps, but this is likely a high-pace environment by design.
EverAI — Building the Future of AI Companionship
One of the Top 15 Largest & Fastest-Growing AI Companies in the World
50 Million Users in 2 Years — Help Us Reach 100M First, 500M Next
At EverAI, we're shaping what it means to connect with AI. With 50 million users and counting, we're not just building products — we're creating entirely new categories.
Our flagship product is the world's largest AI companionship platform, redefining relationships for millions. It is governed by our proprietary moderation system, EverGuard — an internal AI designed to ensure everything we build is safe, ethical, and human-first.
And we're only just getting started!
Our Team
We are an enthusiastic, passionate, and hardworking team of ≈ 100 people. Our founding team has strong entrepreneurial experience building and scaling web products from 0 to IPO.
Alexis Soulopoulos [CEO]
- 10+ years in Tech Executive Leadership
- Co-Founder Mad Paws Holdings (from 0 to IPO)
- Forbes 30 under 30 + Deloitte TechFast50 '22 & '23
Michael Monin [Co-founder & CTO]
- 10+ years as CTO / COO (web2/web3), 3 years in AI/LLM
- Serial-entrepreneur: MTK Digital (exited / 0→$20m revenue) and Zipchat (AI Chatbot for E-commerce brands)
Thomas Lacroix [Co-founder & CMO]
- 8+ years in Customer Acquisition & E-commerce Growth
- Serial-entrepreneur: Curatible (sold to Blackstone) and MTK Digital (exited / 0→$20m revenue)
Maruša Fasano [CFO/Legal]
- 25+ years in Finance, Strategy, M&A
- Ex-CFO/M&A @Curatible (exited to Blackstone)
- Ex-President of the Board @SotremoSA (exited)
- Co-founder/CFO @SoftOne (exited)
Your Role
Reporting directly to our Head of Partnerships/Affiliation, Hugo, you will manage and grow the affiliate program at scale.
Key Responsibilities
- Manage, maintain, and grow relationships with affiliates, ensuring they are consistently informed and supported
- Oversee the onboarding process for new affiliates, ensuring smooth integration into the affiliate program
- Monitor affiliate performance, generating reports on traffic, conversions, and ROI
- Analyze affiliate results to identify areas of improvement, optimize campaigns for better performance, and find opportunities to scale
- Research and recruit new affiliates and business partners to expand the affiliate network
- Troubleshoot affiliate-related issues and provide solutions in a timely manner
- Collaborate with internal teams to create tailored affiliate funnels, ensuring maximum conversion rates
- Regularly review and improve processes to enhance affiliate communication and management
Hard Skills Required
- 5+ years of experience in affiliate marketing and management
- Proficiency in affiliate marketing platforms and networks
- Strong analytical skills with the ability to interpret data and make data-driven decisions
- Advanced knowledge of digital marketing tactics and strategies across diverse channels (SEO, media buying, paid socials, etc.)
- Advanced competence with tools like Everflow, Looker Studio, SEMrush, and other reporting systems
- Excellent Excel/Google Sheets skills for data analysis and reporting
- Ability to optimize processes for performance efficiency and ROI
Soft Skills
- Strong communication & collaborative skills (perfectly fluent in English)
- Goal-oriented, ownership and commitment
- Doer mindset — we are moving fast and need people who can balance execution, planning, and strategy
- Humble — willing to learn, open to feedback
- Adaptable — comfortable reprioritizing overnight when the landscape shifts
- #NSFW — Comfortable advertising products based on uncensored models and content
Bonus Points
- Experience with complex affiliate tracking systems like postback S2S setup, ad servers, etc.
- Experience handling affiliate disputes, tracking issues, fraud, volume drops, and similar challenges
- Previous experience scaling affiliate programs from mid-size to enterprise level
- Knowledge of funnel optimization strategies and A/B testing
- Experience with subscription-based business models
- Familiarity with fraud prevention techniques
Why EverAI?
- Exponential Growth: From 50M users in 2 years, to 100M next — and 500M beyond
- Track Record of Category-Creating Innovation: We consistently launch world-first AI applications — setting the pace, not following it
- Global Impact: Top-tier user growth, real-world adoption, and cultural relevance
- Proven Leadership: A senior team that's launched, scaled, exited & IPO'd multiple scale-ups — now fully focused on reshaping AI companionship
- Elite Remote Team: 100% remote and built to win — world-class talent from Tier 1 tech companies, with a culture of ownership, velocity, and radical creativity
- Ethical Core: Our AI ecosystem is governed by EverGuard, our proprietary AI moderation technology, ensuring responsible development at scale
What We Offer
- Contract Type: We prefer B2B, but we're flexible — what matters is long-term commitment and impact
- Work From Anywhere: Fully remote. Choose the environment where you do your best work
- Paid Time Off: 4 weeks (20 working days) of PTO per year to recharge and reset
- Annual Gathering: A yearly in-person meetup to connect, brainstorm, and celebrate wins together
- Health & Wellness Support: Monthly allowance of $100 USD for health insurance expenses, plus access to unlimited 1:1 sessions with psychologists and lifestyle experts through OpenUp (also available to up to three family members)
- Co-Working Space Budget: Work from a co-working space up to twice per month (35 EUR / 40 USD per visit)
- Learning Budget: Dedicated funds for courses, books, conferences, events, or certifications
- Company Laptop & Equipment: Laptop provided + monitor budget up to $250 USD + keyboard/mouse/mic/headphones budget up to $150 USD
- AI Tools Access: Premium access to ChatGPT, Hugging Face, Claude Code, and any other tool needed to excel at your job
We're a fully remote group of A-players from Tier 1 tech, led by an exec team who've launched, scaled, and exited multiple companies. We move fast and care deeply about what we build — and who we build it with.
We're looking for exceptional talent ready to ship & distribute world-first AI products at scale, fast, and co-create with us this category-defining business.
If that's you — reach out and apply!
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