Sam Roberts is senior affiliate marketing manager at Silverbean.
How I Became: Sam Roberts, Senior Affiliate Marketing Manager, Silverbean
The affiliate marketing agency, founded in 2002 by Neil Robbins, is headquartered in Newcastle.
How I Became: Sam Roberts, Senior Affiliate Marketing Manager, Silverbean
Prior to joining Silverbean in 2023, Roberts previously worked at Visualsoft and Brookson.
How I Became: Sam Roberts, Senior Affiliate Marketing Manager, Silverbean
From the biggest challenges about his job to the advice he’d give to someone looking to follow a similar career path, Roberts shares his career journey and words of advice.
How I Became: Sam Roberts, Senior Affiliate Marketing Manager, Silverbean
How did you first get into your industry?
How I Became: Sam Roberts, Senior Affiliate Marketing Manager, Silverbean
I took a bit of a punt to be honest, I had recently come back from travelling and wanted to move to Newcastle for a new start in a new industry. I researched the top technology companies in Newcastle and joined a great company in their sales department before making the lateral move back into account management.
How I Became: Sam Roberts, Senior Affiliate Marketing Manager, Silverbean
However, this time specialising in affiliate marketing. I was fortunate enough to progress quite quickly and then I moved just over a year ago to Silverbean which has been amazing.
What do you love about your job?
To be honest, there’s lots of great things about my job and it sounds cliche to say the people but it really is. There’s a diverse range of people with different qualities and interests so there’s never really a boring day. I have been fortunate enough to work with some fantastic brands and develop contacts through industry events too which is also nice.
Who – or what – has inspired you in your career?
My family are incredibly driven and their own success, particularly my sisters (one is a plastic surgeon, the other an accountant) is a real driver in my own motivation to succeed within my chosen path. I try not to have idols anymore but I really like the idea of being your own hero. Matthew McConaughey’s Oscar speech sticks out as a bit of lightbulb moment for me years after he said it…
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