Job Description
<p><strong>About the role</strong></p>
<p>The Affiliate Associate, with a focus on social media, is responsible for reviewing and monitoring SportyBet’s network of influencers, creators, and affiliates - while also growing and maintaining SportyBet’s social community across multiple platforms. Hybrid position located in our Century City, Cape Town offices. </p>
<p><strong>What you'll be doing</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>Build, manage, and maintain strong interactions with influencers, creators, tipsters, and affiliate partners through a social online community</li>
<li>Identify and reach out to new affiliates and creators through social media platforms and digital communities</li>
<li>Develop, maintain, and strengthen SportyBet’s online affiliate and social community presence by fostering authentic, consistent engagement and representing the brand positively across all relevant channels and platforms</li>
<li>Manage influencer/creator pages, monitor their online activity and performance, and provide ongoing feedback and support to maximise results</li>
<li>Track and analyze social media trends, community sentiment, and affiliate performance to identify opportunities for growth and improvement</li>
<li>Support and strengthen SportyBet’s relationships within the wider online sports community, ensuring consistent tone, professionalism, and authenticity in every interaction</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>What you'll bring</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>Strong understanding of major social media platforms (X/Twitter, Instagram, TikTok, Telegram, etc.) and international online community culture</li>
<li>Solid grasp of social media trends, sports culture, and sports betting fundamentals (markets, odds, fan engagement)</li>
<li>Excellent communication and relationship-building skills</li>
<li>Passion for sports, digital engagement, and community development</li>
<li>Self-motivated, proactive, and adaptable in a fast-paced environment</li>
<li>Strong copywriting and content creation abilities</li>
<li>Creative thinker with a data-driven mindset and attention to detail</li>
<li>Highly organised with the ability to manage multiple projects and channels simultaneously</li>
<li>Strong collaboration skills and comfort working across teams</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>Even better if</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>Experience in the sports betting, sports media, or gaming industry.</li>
<li>Experience working with influencers, creators, or affiliate programs.</li>
<li>Familiarity with analytics tools (e.g., Meta Insights, TikTok Analytics, YouTube Studio).</li>
<li>Basic design and video editing skills (Canva, CapCut, Adobe Creative tools, etc.).</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>What’s in it for you</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>A competitive salary + individual performance based bonuses every quarter</li>
<li>20 days annual leave + public holidays</li>
<li>Our core working hours are 10am-3pm in your local time zone with flexibility outside of this</li>
<li>South African employment contract</li>
<li>Referral bonuses & flash bonuses</li>
<li>Top of the line equipment</li>
<li>Annual company retreats to provide great internal networking opportunities</li>
</ul>
<p>If you're interested, we encourage you to apply! Every application is reviewed by a member of our team (AI is not used in our recruitment process), and we aim to respond within 48 hours.</p>
About Sporty Group
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