Partnerships Specialist (WordPress)

hands-on marketing specialist

building real relationships

strength of relationships

If you enjoy talking to people, following up like a pro, negotiating fairly, and making partners feel genuinely valued, you’ll feel right at home.

7+ million WordPress websites

strengthen those relationships

Why You’ll Love Working With Us:

• Remote work
• Flexible working hours
• Competitive pay
• Paid time off
• Allowances for setting up workspace
• Excellent work-life balance
• Career growth opportunities

What You’ll Be Doing:

Influencer & Partner Outreach

• Identify and research WordPress influencers, educators, YouTubers, bloggers, and community leaders.
• Reach out via email, social, and community channels with thoughtful, personalized communication.
• Build partnerships around content, reviews, tutorials, launches, events, and co-marketing campaigns.
• Manage ongoing communication so nothing drops, stalls, or goes awkwardly silent.

Partnership Execution

• Collaborate with influencers on videos, blog posts, social content, newsletters, webinars, and product launches.
• Coordinate timelines, expectations, messaging, and deliverables.
• Ensure content aligns with brand goals while still feeling authentic to the creator.
• Handle agreements, compensation, disclosures, and brand guidelines.

Campaigns & Special Initiatives

• Run influencer-led campaigns for launches and events (Black Friday, major releases, community campaigns, etc.).
• Support affiliate-driven promotions where relevant.
• Work closely with internal marketing teams to align influencer efforts with broader campaigns.

Relationship Management

• Build long-term, trust-based relationships, not one-off promos.
• Be responsive, helpful, and human.
• Solve issues fast and keep collaborations positive.
• Make influencers feel appreciated (because they are).

Tracking & Optimization

• Track influencer and partnership performance using analytics, spreadsheets, and dashboards.
• Measure what’s working (traffic, conversions, engagement, activation).
• Share insights and learnings with the broader team.
• Continuously improve outreach, messaging, and collaboration formats.

Community & Ecosystem Awareness

• Stay active and informed within the WordPress ecosystem.
• Follow trends, competitors, and creator activity.
• Identify new partnership opportunities early.
• Participate in WordPress events, launches, and community conversations (online and offline).

What We’re Looking For:

• 3+ years of experience

  in influencer marketing, partnerships, or community marketing.
• Hands-on experience working with influencers or creators (ideally in SaaS or software).
• Strong understanding of the

  WordPress ecosystem

  (huge plus).
• Solid communication, follow-up, and negotiation skills.
• Comfortable juggling multiple partnerships at once without dropping balls.
• Experience with outreach tools, CRMs, email tools, influencer platforms, and spreadsheets.
• Familiarity with affiliate marketing concepts (commissions, tracking, attribution).

Mindset & Personality

• You genuinely enjoy talking to people and building relationships.
• You’re proactive, organized, and follow through.
• You care about quality over shortcuts.
• You’re curious, adaptable, and open to learning new approaches.
• You know how to balance creator needs with business goals – without being pushy or salesy.

Why This Role Matters:

• Influencers and educators shape how people learn WordPress and choose tools.
• This role is about earning trust, building community credibility, and creating partnerships that last, not chasing vanity metrics.
• If you want to be the person creators actually enjoy working with, this is your seat

Bonus Points If You Also Have:

• Experience designing SaaS products with complex workflows and user interactions.
• Experience with WordPress, particularly designing UI/UX for plugins or admin panels.
• Knowledge of admin interfaces, dashboards, or reporting systems.
• Basic front-end development skills like HTML, CSS, and JavaScript.
• Understanding of data visualization and its application in user interfaces.

Bonus Points If You Have:

• Experience marketing WordPress products or SaaS tools.
• Experience managing or supporting affiliate programs.
• Knowledge of SEO, content marketing, or paid promotions.
• Comfort working with data, reports, and performance metrics.
• Experience collaborating with YouTubers or educators.