Objective:
Sunday is looking for a creative, analytical, and business-minded Manager, Influencer & Partnerships to grow our creator, affiliate, and retail partnership programs, anchored by a network of creators whose content directly fuels our paid performance engine.
This is not a traditional influencer marketing role focused primarily on organic posts, reach, or impressions. This role takes full ownership of our influencer program, building a high-volume network of creators who produce authentic, performance-driven content that can be scaled through paid media. Working closely with the Director of Growth Marketing, you will help prioritize where to focus impact, from long-term creator relationships and partnership ads sourcing to affiliate expansion and product seeding.
We are looking for someone with a sharp eye for great content and the instincts to know why it performs, someone who will find the right creators, build strong partnerships, and turn those partnerships into ads that drive meaningful growth. You'll work closely with our paid social manager and creative agencies to understand what is working, recruit more of it, build new and exciting concepts, and continuously improve the quality and performance of our creator network.
Responsibilities:Influencer Partnerships
- Build a strong pipeline of creators across different personas, niches, and content formats, prioritizing content quality over follower count, with an eye toward what drives DTC subscriptions and retail sell-through.
- Partner with Paid Social Manager to analyze performance, identify winning creators and concepts, and continuously improve recruitment and briefs.
- Build reporting and processes around creator performance, including spend, CAC, ROAS, creative winners (including hit rate) and creator-level results.
- Test new influencer formats, incentives, and programs to identify scalable growth drivers.
- Manage the internal content approval process by coordinating feedback from relevant team members, consolidating edits, and communicating final feedback to influencers.
- Partner with Brand and R&D to keep creator briefs and content on-brand, factually accurate, and regulation-compliant
- Scout and test new UGC and influencer sourcing platforms to continuously improve how we discover and recruit creators.
- Leverage seeded content to generate UGC, inform creative, and support paid campaigns.
- Develop and evolve clear creator briefs that fit our content strategy, while leaving room for creators to express fresh ideas and let new angles emerge.
Affiliate & Ambassador Programs
- Lead and expand Sunday’s affiliate and ambassador programs to grow performance-driven partnerships.
- Define KPIs and track ROI with Growth and Analytics teams.
- Explore new affiliate verticals and publishers that complement broader creator strategies.
- Build and manage a testing roadmap across partners, offers, and tracking setups
- Monitor quality, fraud, and brand risk; optimize toward partners who drive efficient, quality customer acquisition.
Retail Collaboration
- Partner with Retail and Growth teams to develop creator and affiliate programs that support retail sell-through and in-store/online campaigns.
- Align partnerships with key retail initiatives, launches, and seasonal moments.
- Share performance insights to optimize retail-focused programs and scale initiatives that drive measurable business impact.
Social Media
- Support social media scheduling and posting utilizing existing social media content
- 4+ years of experience in influencer, affiliate, or creator partnerships at a consumer or DTC brand.
- Deep understanding of creator and social media culture, including what makes content perform across Meta, TikTok, YouTube, and emerging platforms.
- Strong knowledge of paid creator content, Meta advertising, partnership ads, usage rights, and performance metrics.
- Analytical and creative, comfortable turning data into actionable insights and testing hypotheses.
- Confident negotiator and relationship builder who is comfortable working directly with talent and management.
- Experience with data warehouses and data visualization tools.
- Curious with a growth mindset. You think like the CEO of your programs, owning strategy, execution, and results from end to end.
Core Competencies:
- Communication & Collaboration
- Expertise
- Problem Solving and Evaluating Alternatives
- Feedback & Resilience
- Scope & Autonomy
- Prioritization
You will define how Sunday shows up through creators, affiliates, and partnerships, from long-term creator relationships to a growing affiliate business to the partnership ads that turn great content into growth. The role offers autonomy, measurable impact, and room to grow, tied directly to broader marketing and business goals.
Skills Required
- 4+ years of experience in influencer, affiliate, or creator partnerships at a consumer or DTC brand
- Deep understanding of creator and social media culture across Meta, TikTok, YouTube, and emerging platforms
- Strong knowledge of paid creator content, Meta advertising, partnership ads, usage rights, and performance metrics
- Analytical and creative ability to turn data into actionable insights and test hypotheses
- Confident negotiation and relationship-building skills with talent and management
- Experience with data warehouses and data visualization tools
- Curiosity and a growth mindset, with end-to-end ownership of program strategy, execution, and results
Sunday Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Sunday and has not been reviewed or approved by Sunday.
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Healthcare Strength — Benefits are positioned as comprehensive, including medical coverage plus dental and vision, and additional protections like disability, life insurance, and EAP-style mental-health resources. The base medical plan is described as fully covered for employees with partial dependent premium support, strengthening perceived value for many.
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Parental & Family Support — Paid parental leave is described as substantial for a startup context, with differentiated leave lengths for primary and secondary caregivers at full pay. This breadth can materially improve the overall rewards proposition for employees with caregiving needs.
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Equity Value & Accessibility — Equity is consistently presented as part of the rewards mix, including references to recurring promotion/retention-style grants. This can increase perceived long-term upside beyond cash compensation when terms are favorable.
Sunday Insights
What We Do
Sunday is a data-driven start-up based in Boulder, Colorado, with a mission to empower consumers to take better care of their land. In just three years, we’ve grown from an idea to a major industry disruptor offering 100,000+ homeowners a more sustainable, safer, and tailored experience in backyards across America With support from top-tier investors including BondCap, Sequoia, Forerunner, and Tusk, and following our Series C raise, we are looking for the right people to grow with us. Sunday has a diverse team working across the country to cultivate an engaging, open atmosphere where we can connect, share ideas, and reimagine the American backyard. Our culture reflects our commitment to inclusion, individual growth, and curiosity.
Why Work With Us
As a company rooted in nature, we deeply understand the benefits of diversity. We work to build a culture that attracts talented people from a variety of backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives to help us bring lawn care out of the dark ages. We are committed to building an inclusive, vibrant team that brings determination and passion to work.
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