Affiliate Marketing Specialist

Responsibilities

• Manage the day-to-day execution and health of Horizon Hobby’s affiliate programs, including partner applications, onboarding, account maintenance, tracking, communications and troubleshooting.
• Serve as a primary day-to-day contact for affiliate partners, building strong working relationships and supporting the Director of Digital Marketing in the management and execution of key strategic partnerships.
• Proactively recruit and develop new affiliates, creators, publishers and other partners that align with Horizon Hobby’s brands, audiences and business objectives.
• Coordinate affiliate support for product launches, promotions and campaigns, including product seeding, affiliate setup, product information, links, timing and partner follow-up.
• Monitor affiliate and creator content across social and digital platforms, actively engaging with partners and identifying opportunities to amplify strong content across Horizon Hobby’s social, email, paid and other marketing channels.
• Monitor and analyze affiliate performance, including revenue, traffic, conversion and partner performance, providing regular reporting, insights and recommendations.
• Identify and recommend opportunities to grow the program through partner development, new partnerships, promotions, incentives, commission strategies and other program optimizations.
• Stay current on affiliate marketing trends, emerging creators, platforms and technologies, bringing relevant opportunities and recommendations forward.
• Travel occasionally to support affiliate partnerships through company events, industry events, and other activations as needed.
• Performs other duties as assigned within the scope of the position.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Marketing, Communications, Business or a related field, or equivalent relevant professional experience.
• 2–4 years of experience in affiliate marketing, influencer/creator marketing, performance marketing, ecommerce, digital marketing or a related field preferred.
• Experience with affiliate marketing platforms such as AvantLink, CJ Affiliate, Impact, Awin, Rakuten or similar platforms preferred.
• Strong understanding of digital and social media marketing and the role creators, content and affiliate partnerships can play throughout the customer journey.
• Comfortable working with performance data and using reporting to identify trends, opportunities and areas for improvement.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills with the ability to build relationships with external partners and collaborate effectively across internal teams.
• Strong organizational and project management skills with the ability to manage multiple partners, launches, deadlines and priorities simultaneously.
• Self-motivated, proactive and comfortable taking ownership of responsibilities while identifying and bringing forward new ideas and opportunities.
• Knowledge of the RC hobby or experience working within enthusiast-driven industries is a plus.

Benefits

• Medical, Dental, Vision
• HSA and FSA options
• Short-Term and Long-Term Disability Insurance
• Life Insurance and Supplemental Life Insurance
• 401(k) with a company match
• Paid Time Off
• Paid Holidays
• Internal Rewards
• Discounts on Products
• Additional Coverage such as accident, critical, hospital and pet insurance