Affiliate Marketing Manager

Chicago, IL (On-site)

$76K/yr – $95K/yrMid Level4+ years expFull time

Posted 5 months ago

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Job Summary

SpotHero seeks an Affiliate Marketing Lead to build and scale an affiliate program, recruit partners, and drive revenue growth. The role focuses on strategy, partner management, performance analysis, and collaboration with Marketing and Business Development. It requires several years of relevant experience and offers robust benefits and a strong culture.

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Develop and execute a scalable affiliate marketing strategy aligned with company growth goals
  • Identify, recruit, onboard, and activate new affiliates
  • Learn SpotHero's link syntax for its affiliate program and be able to apply it in various affiliate and business development contexts
  • Test all related links for quality prior to distribution to partners
  • Monitor affiliate links to identify and troubleshoot broken connections
  • Leverage existing affiliate relationships and build and maintain strong relationships with high-performing affiliates
  • Drive MoM affiliate revenue showing consistent growth
  • Negotiate commission structures, promotional placements, and exclusive partnerships
  • Create incentives and performance-based programs to drive incremental growth
  • Own affiliate channel KPIs including revenue, CAC, LTV, conversion rate, and ROI
  • Analyze campaign performance and provide regular reporting and insights to leadership
  • Collaborate with Marketing on promotional campaigns, content, and creative assets
  • Support broader Business Development initiatives where affiliate partnerships intersect with strategic growth opportunities

Requirements

  • 4–7 years of experience in affiliate marketing, performance marketing, or partnership management
  • Demonstrated ownership of affiliate strategy, partner management, and performance optimization in a growth-focused environment.
  • Experience managing affiliate networks and platforms (e.g., Impact, Partnerize, CJ, ShareASale, Rakuten, etc.)
  • Strong analytical skills and comfort working with performance data and attribution models
  • Proven track record of scaling acquisition channels efficiently
  • Excellent negotiation and relationship-building skills
  • Ability to manage multiple partners and priorities simultaneously

Benefits

  • Excellent benefits
  • We cover a generous portion of Medical Premiums, 50% of Dental and Vision Premiums, company-sponsored Life Insurance, STD, and AD&D coverage, a 401(k) with match and immediate vesting, and comprehensive leave policies to meet your needs in creating space for life.
  • Flexible PTO policy and outstanding work/life balance – We value and support each individual team member.
  • Grubhub weekly lunch stipend for in-office days
  • Udemy License and Personal Learning Budget – We support the professional and personal growth of our people by providing everyone with learning resources and development opportunities.
  • Annual parking stipend – Duh. We help people park!
  • The opportunity to collaborate with fun, innovative, and passionate people in a casual yet highly productive atmosphere.
  • Our commitment to allyship has been a central driver of how we Respect Fellow Drivers. You’ll have the opportunity to be part of Employee Resource Groups, access allyship learning resources, and actively contribute to our ongoing effort of making SpotHero inclusive for all.
  • Employee programs to grow and support our people such as Discovery Days for Product and Engineering, Gearing up for Aspiring Leaders, and Mentorship Program.
  • Wellness program – a workplace that actively supports your physical and mental wellbeing through ongoing events, initiatives, resources, and thoughtful perks and benefits.
  • A workplace recognized as CityLights award winner by 1871, 2026 Best Places To Work by BuiltIn, Most Loved Workplace Certified by the Best Practice Institute, and recipient of multiple Comparably awards, including Best Company Culture, Best Company for Women, and Best Company for Diversity.
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SpotHero

SpotHero is the leading digital parking platform for finding and reserving off-street parking in North America. Millions of drivers use SpotHero’s mobile app and website to search, compare, and book off-street parking in over 9,000 locations across 300 cities in the U.S. and Canada. Leading parking operators partner with SpotHero to boost the visibility of their inventory and grow their digital revenue.

Founded in 2011
Chicago, Illinois, USA
284 employees (48 in marketing)

Traffic Signals

Monthly Visitors
4.5M
Monthly Google Ads Budget
$265.9K
Traffic Source Mix
Search
55%
Direct
35%
Referral
7.8%
Social
0.5%
Paid
1.5%

Headcount Trend

Current headcount: ~284

Marketing Team

Marketing Team Size
38 (13% of company)

Funding

Total Funding
$117.6M
Last Raise
$50M
Series D, 7 years ago

Funding History

  • Aug 2019
    Series D • $50M
  • Sep 2018
    Series C • $10.1M
  • Jul 2017
    Series C • $30M

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