Responsibilities

• Develop, manage, and optimize Affiliate campaigns to grow qualified traffic, gain new customers and drive revenue
• Recruitment: proactively build the number of affiliate partners through outreach, recruiting and relationship building to achieve monthly growth goals
• Identify and recruit new partners through various recruiting tools, as well as social networks, communities and groups, blog postings, and email
• Negotiate and manage contracts and commission structures for affiliates
• Manage relationships with key affiliate partners; understand drivers of performance and identify opportunities to increase volume
• Meet regularly with partners (via phone and in person as needed) to strengthen relationships
• Understand and internalize Brand DNA and demonstrate the ability to choose partnerships that will resonate with current and prospective audiences
• Inspire affiliates’ excitement and engagement about offers/products/services
• Pull reports from affiliate platforms and vendors and understand exactly what they mean and why
• Properly pace campaign budgets throughout the month with the goal that we efficiently spend every dollar

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree
• 1-3+ years experience with affiliate or partnership marketing
• Ability to independently prospect, recruit, and onboard affiliates
• Experience independently setting and optimizing campaigns in affiliate platforms such as Commission Junction, Partnerize (Performance Horizon/Pepperjam), Impact, or other SAS model networks
• Strong understanding of marketing technology capabilities and ability to lead discussions with clients
• Up-to-date with latest trends and best practices in affiliate marketing
• Highly proficient in Microsoft Office: strong Excel and PowerPoint required