Trade Marketing Manager

Our client, a financial services and digital payments company, is seeking a Trade Marketing Manager.

This position is an 8-month remote contract. Candidates must be eligible to work in the USA, without requiring H-1B visa sponsorship. The hourly rate is $128.28, W2 + paid holidays through Talent Table. No Corp-to-Corp.

The Role:

This role sits at the intersection of strategy, storytelling, and execution — crafting engaging, high-impact content that drives merchant visibility, product adoption, and customer engagement across Client’s owned and paid channels.
You’ll serve as the central connection between Partner Marketing, Ads/Affiliate, CRM, and Social teams, ensuring that every piece of content — from in-app editorials to major trade campaigns — aligns with our brand story and business objectives.
If you’re a strategic marketer who thrives on collaboration, loves creating content that converts, and understands the mechanics of commerce storytelling, this role is for you.

Key Responsibilities:

Trade Marketing & Merchant Promotions

• Support trade marketing initiatives for seasonal and cultural moments (e.g., Cyber Week, Holiday, Back-to-School) that drive product adoption and merchant engagement.
• Build and manage monthly content calendars aligned with key business moments, seasonal trends, and merchant partnerships.
• Develop campaign strategy briefs and lead the creative process from concept to execution — including creative reviews, merchant approvals, and QA for launch.
• Collaborate with CRM and Partner Marketing to ensure content reflects trade moments, promotional offers, and merchant opportunities.
• Use performance insights to optimize storytelling and improve future content performance.

In-App & Editorial Content

• Lead editorial content creation and publishing for the Afterpay app, developing compelling shopping and merchant stories that drive discovery and engagement.
• Independently design and build in-app content using Figma and Builder tools.
• Apply strong editing and copywriting skills to ensure all content is polished, on-brand, and optimized for engagement.
• Ensure accuracy in affiliate links, store codes, and placement tagging across all content.
• Partner with the Ads/Affiliate team to align editorial content with sponsorship and partnership opportunities.

Campaign & Inventory Management

• Oversee campaign booking and tracking across CRM, Social, Partner Marketing, and Ads/Affiliate channels.
• Manage the Afterpay content inventory tracker, ensuring visibility into all active and upcoming campaigns.
• Partner cross-functionally to ensure content placements are optimized for performance and value.
• Collaborate on monthly campaign reporting and assist in post-campaign analysis and insights.

Cross-Functional Collaboration

• Work closely with Product Marketing, CRM, Creative, and Partner Sales teams to ensure alignment on messaging and positioning.
• Partner with Brand and Creative teams to bring campaigns to life through compelling, customer-centric content.
• Collaborate with Finance, Legal, and Compliance partners to ensure messaging accuracy and adherence to brand and regulatory standards.

Qualifications:

• 7+ years of experience in Integrated, Product, Partner, or Content Marketing, ideally in e-commerce, fintech, or retail.
• Proven success developing multi-channel content strategies that drive measurable engagement and conversion.
• Strong cross-functional leadership and communication skills; comfortable managing alignment across multiple stakeholders and teams.
• Deep experience with content creation, campaign management, and editorial execution, including working with creative teams and external partners.
• Excellent project management skills with the ability to balance strategy and execution across multiple initiatives.
• Analytical and data-driven — able to translate campaign results into actionable insights.
• Comfortable working in a fast-paced, matrixed environment, adapting to evolving business priorities.
• Proficiency with content tools such as Figma, Builder, and Asana (or similar workflow management platforms).
• A passion for commerce, storytelling, and building engaging customer experiences that connect brands and merchants.
• Education: Good to have but not a hard requirement.