Associate Director, Affiliate Marketing

Knoxville, TN (Unknown)

Salary Not AvailableMid Level4+ years expFull time

Posted 3 months ago

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Job Summary

Lead end-to-end affiliate programs for client accounts, owning strategy, partner growth, and cross-functional execution.

  • Own and execute affiliate strategy across a portfolio of client accounts.
  • 4+ years in affiliate marketing with proven scaling results.
  • Hands-on with Impact, CJ, Rakuten, Awin, Partnerize and cross-functional collaboration.

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Lead affiliate strategy and day-to-day execution across a portfolio of client accounts, with a focus on driving revenue, efficiency, and long-term program growth
  • Build and grow strategic relationships with affiliate networks, publishers, creators, technology partners, and key vendors
  • Identify, recruit, and activate new affiliate partners across content, editorial, loyalty, influencer, coupon, sub-affiliate, and brand-to-brand channels
  • Develop account growth plans, testing roadmaps, and partnership strategies designed to improve performance and unlock new scale
  • Manage and mentor affiliate team members, helping elevate the quality of work, strategic thinking, and account leadership across the team
  • Monitor campaign performance and analyze data to identify trends, optimization opportunities, and risks across KPIs such as revenue, ROAS, CPA, AOV, and new customer growth
  • Lead ongoing budget allocation, commission strategy, promotional planning, and partner investment decisions based on performance and incrementality
  • Confidently present affiliate strategies, performance updates, test results, and growth opportunities to clients and senior internal stakeholders
  • Partner cross-functionally with paid media, analytics, creative, legal, and account teams to ensure affiliate programs are integrated into broader marketing strategies
  • Oversee campaign launches and program maintenance, including tracking setup, pixel implementation, partner onboarding, creative updates, suppression lists, and technical troubleshooting
  • Manage day-to-day communication with affiliate partners and clients, resolving issues quickly and ensuring seamless execution
  • Stay current on affiliate, creator, and commerce trends to proactively bring new ideas, partnership models, and channel innovation to clients

Requirements

  • 4+ years of affiliate marketing experience, ideally within an agency, publisher, network, or performance-driven marketing environment
  • Proven experience developing and scaling affiliate strategies that drive measurable business results
  • Hands-on experience with affiliate platforms such as Impact, CJ, Rakuten, Awin, Partnerize, or similar
  • Strong understanding of publisher models, affiliate economics, attribution, incrementality, and commission strategy
  • Strong analytical skills with the ability to interpret performance data, identify insights, and translate them into actionable recommendations
  • Advanced proficiency in Excel and/or Google Sheets for reporting, forecasting, pacing, and performance analysis
  • Strong communication and presentation skills, with the ability to speak confidently to both clients and internal leadership
  • Proven ability to manage multiple priorities, balance strategic and tactical work, and thrive in a fast-paced environment
  • A proactive, solution-oriented mindset and a strong instinct for partnership development, negotiation, and growth opportunities
  • Strong attention to detail and operational discipline, especially across tracking, partner setup, and campaign execution
  • A collaborative leadership style, positive attitude, and genuine enthusiasm for building great work with a great team

Preferred

  • Experience managing creator, influencer, or content commerce partnerships through platforms such as LTK, Mavely, MagicLinks, or YouTube Shopping Affiliate
  • Familiarity with customer referral, ambassador, or advocate marketing programs
  • Experience building or scaling affiliate programs from the ground up
  • Working knowledge of paid media channels such as Google, Meta, TikTok, or programmatic, and how they intersect with affiliate strategy
  • Experience presenting to senior clients or executive stakeholders and simplifying complex performance data into clear business implications

Benefits

  • Family - It comes first, on every list. Tombras has been family-run since day 1, we strive to facilitate a family-oriented environment rooted in supporting one another.
  • Dog-friendly offices
  • Flexible PTO
  • Generous parental leave for primary and non-primary caregivers
  • Medical (PPO or High Deductible option) for employee + dependents
  • 401(k) Participation
  • Employer-paid Dental & Vision
  • A company culture of promotions from within and an atmosphere allowing for varied and rapid career development.
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Tombras

Tombras is a 450+ person, full-service agency with a digital mindset. We are one of the top independent agencies in North America. We are united by our philosophy: Connecting Data & Creativity for Business Results.®2023 AdAge A-List Standout 2022 ADWEEK US Agency of the Year (Finalist)2021 Fast Company World Changing IdeasClients include Orangetheory Fitness, MoonPie, BUSH's Beans, Rolls-Royce, Pernod Ricard, Frito-Lay, Zaxby's

Founded in 1946
Knoxville, Tennessee, USA
475 employees (220 in marketing)

Traffic Signals

Monthly Visitors
8.2K
Traffic Source Mix
Search
31.9%
Direct
52.5%
Referral
6.3%
Social
8%
Paid
1.1%

Headcount Trend

Current headcount: ~475

Marketing Team

Marketing Team Size
154 (32% of company)
Median Career Experience
9.5 years
Median Tenure
4.9 years
Marketing Roles Posted (Last 30 Days)
1

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