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DARINA NIKOLINA

DARINA NIKOLINA

Summary

Head of Affiliates / CMO

5+ years of experience in affiliate marketing.

Active attendee of conferences. Owner of a broad professional network spanning leading affiliates and webmasters globally.

Proven expertise in Tier-1, Tier-2, and Tier-3 markets.

Worked with all traffic sources.

Overview

10
10
years of professional experience

Work History

Deputy Head of Affiliates

Rocks.Partners
03.2025 - Current
  • Co-leading affiliate strategy for multiple iGaming brands across Tier-1 markets
  • Managing high-budget partner portfolios, optimizing performance and reallocating spend toward top-performing channels
  • Structuring and negotiating complex affiliate deals (CPA, Hybrid, RevShare, EPC, and guaranteed models)
  • Driving revenue growth through SEO, PPC, Social Media, and strategic partnerships
  • Building and maintaining long-term relationships with top industry partners and networks
  • Aligning affiliate efforts with product, retention, and marketing teams to maximise player LTV.

Team Lead of Affiliates

Rocks.Partners
01.2025 - 03.2025

• Directed the Affiliates team of 5 persons

• Developing strong relations with Partners in Tier 1

• Experiene in PPC, SEO, SMS/Email, FB, ASO, ASA, UAC, Inapp, TT, YT, Streaming traffic.

• Focused on traffic quality optimization by closely monitoring and improving key metrics: LTV, ARPU, CAC, NGR, FTD conversion, and churn reduction

• Worked closely with Marketing, Retention, Finance, and Compliance departments to deliver sustainable revenue growth.

Senior Affiliate Manager

N1 Partners
09.2023 - 01.2025
  • Searching and providing high quality traffic.
  • Oversee existing affiliate relationships by managing a portfolio of existing partners.
  • Actively search for and acquire new Affiliate partners.
  • Monitor and analyse results of all campaigns, including weekly and monthly KPI reports.
  • Working with all traffic sources for Tier 1, 2, 3.

Affiliate Manager

Betmenaffiliates.com
05.2023 - 09.2023

• Managed Tier-1 affiliate partnerships and traffic

acquisition

• Negotiated commercial terms and scaled partner

performance

• Optimized conversion funnels and campaign efficiency

Publisher Manager

Bitmedia.io
10.2022 - 05.2023
  • Managing and growing a portfolio of iGaming publishers on the Bitmedia platform
  • Onboarding and supporting new publishers with technical setup and campaign strategy
  • Optimizing Native Ads, Push, and Pop campaigns to increase volume and ROI
  • Negotiating terms and building strong relationships with high-volume publishers
  • Analyzing performance metrics and providing actionable recommendations for improvement
  • Collaborating with creative and media teams to deliver top-converting materials
  • Meeting and exceeding monthly revenue and growth targets

BO Administrator

eToro
, Cyprus
02.2019 - 10.2022
  • Processing, monitoring client's deposits and cashouts.
  • Dealing with client's deposits issues.
  • Handling account maintenance and closures.
  • Processing compensations, bonuses.

Business Development Manager

CyprusInform
, Cyprus
05.2016 - 02.2019

• Expanding the partner network and attracting new B2B clients in the tourism industry.
• Concluding contracts with hotels, tour operators, and airlines, developing long-term relationships and increasing sales.

Education

Master of Business Management -

University of Central Lancashire
UK
01-2015

Bachelor of International Information -

Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv
Ukraine
01-2014

Skills

Traffic Acquisition Economics (FTD, NGR,

ARPU, CAC, ROI)

Funnel Optimization & Conversion

Management

High-Volume Partner Management & Deal

Structuring (CPA / Hybrid / RevShare)

Affiliate Program & Portfolio Management

(300 partners)

Strategic Partnerships & Commercial

Negotiations

Market Expansion (Tier-1, 2, 3 GEOs)

Data-Driven Decision Making & KPI

Management

Cross-Functional Collaboration (Product,

Retention, Marketing, Finance)

Business Strategy Development &

Execution

Revenue Growth & Scaling (Performance-

Driven)

P&L Management & Financial Control

Operations & Process Optimization

Performance & Affiliate Marketing (SEO,

PPC, Paid Social)

Languages

Ukrainian, Russian
First Language
English
Proficient
C2
German
Proficient
C2
French
Advanced
C1

Timeline

Deputy Head of Affiliates

Rocks.Partners
03.2025 - Current

Team Lead of Affiliates

Rocks.Partners
01.2025 - 03.2025

Senior Affiliate Manager

N1 Partners
09.2023 - 01.2025

Affiliate Manager

Betmenaffiliates.com
05.2023 - 09.2023

Publisher Manager

Bitmedia.io
10.2022 - 05.2023

BO Administrator

eToro
02.2019 - 10.2022

Business Development Manager

CyprusInform
05.2016 - 02.2019

Master of Business Management -

University of Central Lancashire

Bachelor of International Information -

Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv
DARINA NIKOLINA