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# Partnership Growth Specialist at Golden Pet Brands

- **Company:** Golden Pet Brands
- **Location:** United States
- **Posted:** 2026-10-20
- **Last confirmed live:** 2026-11-01
- **Apply:** https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/goldenpetbrands/jobs/4725388005

## Job description

Creating a world where pets live longer, healthier lives, from their very first meal.

[Learn more about our brands.](https://goldenpetbrands.com/our-brands)

We’re Looking For A(n): Partnership Growth Specialist

Location: Hybrid (El Segundo, CA and/or Burbank, CA) or Remote

What You’ll Be Doing: The Partnerships Growth Specialist is responsible for generating revenue, brand growth and building relationships with global partners & affiliates. You'll cultivate strong relationships with our key affiliate partners, ensuring they have the resources and support they need to achieve mutual goals. This includes developing and implementing effective marketing campaigns, negotiating win-win partnerships, and providing ongoing communication to maximize success.

- Management of Day to day performance of affiliates and agencies on assigned offers in order to hit key metrics.
- Collaboration with Offer managers, Tech, Copywriting and Creative teams to ensure maximum performance of campaigns.
- Initiating and implementing optimization strategies (testing different funnels/creatives) to maximize performance.
- In depth data analysis into metrics such as CTR, CVR, AOV, LTV with the use of different reporting systems.
- Setting up Google, Facebook, Taboola and other Ad network accounts to ensure data is being passed through correctly and being optimized as efficiently as possible.
- Maintain a proactive approach to oversee the entire onboarding process, providing support to offer managers and leveraging insights from data analysis to continually enhance performance and achieve strategic objectives.
- Communicating with offer managers and external partners our split testing pipelines and ensure that there are no bugs once live.
- Responsible for maintaining and improving operational tasks within the department. For example, enhanced reporting/s2s tracking.

Qualifications (Note: We strongly encourage you to apply even if you don’t tick ALL of these boxes.):

- Ability to build trust and nurture partner relationships.
- Excellent interpersonal & communication skills both verbally and written.
- Highly data-driven with the ability to independently gather, analyze, and interpret relevant information to support decision-making.
- Project Management skills.
- Account Management skills.
- Comprehensive understanding of the affiliate & partnerships channel.
- Experience navigating AdNetwork interfaces including Facebook and Google.

Required Education: Bachelor’s Degree in Marketing, Communications, Advertising or other relevant field.

Required Experience:

- 2+ years’ directly related Account Management and/or Digital Affiliate Management experience.
- Strong knowledge of Affiliate Marketing, Paid Media Marketing and/or e-Commerce Marketing.
- Proficiency in Excel, Google Docs, and PowerPoint.

Preferred Experience:

- Familiarity with SQL.

Golden Perks & Benefits:

- Comprehensive healthcare coverage – We cover 100% of premiums for medical, dental, and vision plans for employee-only plans.
- Annual bonus.
- We match up to 3.5% of your 401k contributions, ensuring your retirement savings grow alongside your career.
- 6 paid sick and mental health days, an Employee Assistance Program, free weekly yoga and meditation classes, and additional mental health benefits, because we take a holistic approach to your well-being.
- Invest in your future with our Employee Stock Ownership Plan, where company contributions fund your retirement plan with company stock. [Learn more.](https://www.goldenhippo.com/esop)
- Reimbursements for a portion of personal cell phone and internet usage for eligible employees.
- Professional development opportunities with mentorship, continuous learning programs, and performance-based pay increases, empowering you to progress and excel in your career.
- Through our charity sponsorships, you can make a positive impact on communities worldwide. We’ve donated over $9 million to date.
- Potential for quarterly KPI bonuses.

The base salary range is $72,000-$91,000, plus bonus potential.

The posted salary range in this job posting reflects data based on California's cost of labor analysis. This salary range is subject to change per state; please click [here](https://www.golden-careers.com/Nationwide-Salary-Transparency) to find the pay differential in your state of residence if the role is remote.

Salary is based on a wide range of factors that include relevant experience, knowledge, skills, other job-related qualifications, and geographical location. We will consider for employment all qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with applicable law.

A Note to Recruiting Agencies: At Golden Pet Brands, we handle all hiring through our internal Talent Acquisition team. Occasionally, we might use staffing or recruiting agencies to support our internal team in finding the right candidates. Agencies are not authorized to contact our hiring teams directly to present candidates. Our internal Talent Acquisition team is responsible for all candidate presentations to our hiring managers. Golden Pet Brands will need written approval and a signed agreement before submitting any candidate info for a specific job opening. Without this, we won’t pay any fees for placements. Thank you for your understanding.

Candidate Safety: The safety of our candidates is our highest priority. When looking for a job, please be aware of cyber criminals, fake domains, and fraudulent job offers. Golden Pet Brands recruiters will only contact applicants from our official company e-mail domain, (NAME@GOLDENPETBRANDS.COM) or through our internal Applicant Tracking System, Greenhouse. In addition, Golden Pet Brands recruiters will never send you checks, or ask you to disclose personal financial details.

[Click here to learn more about general internet safety and our hiring practices.](https://www.goldenhippo.com/internet-safety)

## About Golden Pet Brands

## Company Overview
- **One-liner**: Golden Pet Brands is a premium pet nutrition company that manufactures and markets freeze-dried raw and air-dried pet food and treats, focused on longevity and health for pets.
- **Entity Type**: Private (Privately Held)
- **Headquarters**: El Segundo, California, USA (also operates offices in North Hollywood, CA)
- **Founded**: 2017 (with a note that BuiltIn lists 2026 as the founding year, likely reflecting a rebrand or restructuring)
- **Founders**: Not publicly disclosed

## Core Business
- **Primary Industry**: Pet Services / Pet Nutrition & Food Manufacturing
- **Target Customers**: B2C (pet owners) and B2B (retail partners, national accounts)
- **Mission Statement**: "Creating a world where pets live longer, healthier lives, from their very first meal." [goldenpetbrands.com](https://goldenpetbrands.com/)

## Products & Services
- **Badlands Ranch**: Freeze-dried raw and air-dried pet food and treats brand.
- **Dr. Marty Pets**: Premium freeze-dried raw pet food brand.
- **Golden Pet Manufacturing**: Vertically integrated manufacturing operations at facilities in Germantown, Wisconsin and Seward, Nebraska, handling everything from ingredient receiving through finished-product testing. [goldenpetbrands.com](https://goldenpetbrands.com/)

## Market Standing
- **Valuation**: Not publicly disclosed
- **Key Metric**: 178 total employees, with a monthly headcount growth rate of +27.3% [builtin.com](https://builtin.com/company/golden-pet-brands)
- **Notable Investors/Partners**: Not publicly disclosed. The company is privately held.
- **Growth Signals**:
    - Opened new offices in El Segundo and North Hollywood in February 2026 [linkedin.com](https://www.linkedin.com/company/golden-pet-brands-llc)
    - Won two Gold Awards at the Hermes Creative Awards and a Silver Stevie Award at the American Business Awards in April 2026 [linkedin.com](https://www.linkedin.com/company/golden-pet-brands-llc)
    - Active hiring with 15+ open positions across marketing, technology, and operations
    - Strong talent pipeline from Golden Hippo® (50+ employees), indicating a shared talent ecosystem [linkedin.com](https://www.linkedin.com/company/golden-pet-brands-llc)

## Competitive Advantages
- **Vertically Integrated Manufacturing**: Operates two U.S. production facilities, controlling the entire process from ingredient sourcing to finished product testing, ensuring quality and supply chain control. [goldenpetbrands.com](https://goldenpetbrands.com/)
- **Premium Product Focus**: Specializes in minimally processed, nutrient-dense pet nutrition (freeze-dried raw and air-dried), a growing segment in the pet food market.
- **Strong Brand Portfolio**: Manages recognizable brands like Dr. Marty Pets and Badlands Ranch, which have established customer bases.
- **Employee Ownership**: Offers an Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP), aligning employee incentives with company success. [goldenpetbrands.com](https://goldenpetbrands.com/)

## Strategic Focus
- **Growth & Expansion**: Scaling the business through new office openings, aggressive hiring, and expanding retail partnerships (e.g., hiring Territory Sales Managers).
- **Digital & E-commerce**: Investing in digital acquisition marketing, eCommerce payments, and fraud management to strengthen online sales channels.
- **Innovation**: Actively hiring an Innovation Brand Manager, suggesting a focus on new product development and brand expansion. [greenhouse.io](https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/goldenpetbrands)
- **Talent Acquisition**: Building out HR and talent acquisition teams to support rapid headcount growth.

## Why Work Here
- **Culture & Values**: Described as collaborative, fast-moving, and supportive, with a strong emphasis on employee voice and autonomy [goldenpetbrands.com](https://goldenpetbrands.com/). The company is "100% dedicated to creating and fostering a safe, collaborative, supportive, and creative workplace." [goldenpetbrands.com](https://goldenpetbrands.com/)
- **Work Policy**: Hybrid workspace — employees are encouraged to come to the office at least 2 days per week for collaboration. Free lunch is provided on on-site days. Some roles are fully remote. [builtin.com](https://builtin.com/company/golden-pet-brands)
- **Compensation & Benefits**: 
    - Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP)
    - 100% employer-paid benefits for employee-only plans
    - Generous matching 401k plan
    - Performance bonuses
    - Home-office stipend for remote employees
    - Tuition reimbursement and professional development opportunities
    - Generous parental leave and adoption assistance
    - Family medical leave [builtin.com](https://builtin.com/company/golden-pet-brands)
- **DEI**: Has a diversity manifesto and a highly diverse management team. Mandated unconscious bias training is provided. [builtin.com](https://builtin.com/company/golden-pet-brands)
- **Engineering Culture**: Modern technology stack used across teams; autonomy and ownership encouraged. Currently hiring for Lead Software Engineer in Test and Sr. NetSuite Systems Developer. [builtin.com](https://builtin.com/company/golden-pet-brands)

## Sources
1. [goldenpetbrands.com](https://goldenpetbrands.com/)
2. [careers.goldenpetbrands.com](https://careers.goldenpetbrands.com/)
3. [builtin.com](https://builtin.com/company/golden-pet-brands)
4. [linkedin.com](https://www.linkedin.com/company/golden-pet-brands-llc)
5. [greenhouse.io](https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/goldenpetbrands)

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