Affiliate Marketing Manager

You’re a strategy-driven affiliate marketing professional with an appetite for results and an impressive track record of driving revenue through affiliate marketing programs. Highly relational, you’re known for building strong relationships and providing best-in-class service to your clients. Creating, managing and optimizing affiliate programs that deliver, and teaching others about this passion of yours, is one of your many strengths.  

We’re pleased to partner with our client, a high-growth tech start-up, in their search for an Affiliate Marketing Manager who will be responsible for managing a portfolio of affiliate programs for clients. The right person for the role is eager for an opportunity to establish industry-leading processes and drive impressive growth for affiliate campaigns. 

About the workplace 

This is a full-time hybrid role that requires working 3 days a week from the Vancouver, BC office. 

About the role 

• Grow the affiliate revenue for the brand and agency partners. 
• Build out affiliate-influencer proofs of concept and best practices. 
• Educate internal teams on best practices and day-to-day campaign management. 
• Train and build a team of affiliate marketers as the segment and company grow. 
• Build and update affiliate marketing SOPs as needed. 
• Report on individual campaign performance and consolidated performance across the business. 
• Monitor and manage network dashboards, using data to assess the success of programs. 
• Optimize and oversee all affiliate partnerships and revenue for brands. 
• Identify and recruit new affiliate partners through various channels. 
• Build and maintain strong, long-term relationships with affiliates. 
• Provide product input on the platform to better drive, manage and measure affiliate programs. 
• Serve as a thought leader for the company by creating blog posts, monthly newsletters, case studies and other educational content.  
• Keep up to date on the industry, competitors and other relevant topics, using insights to improve or create new customer success strategies. 

The salary range for the role is $75,000 - $100,000 plus benefits and other perks. 

About you  

• 3+ years of proven experience as an Affiliate Manager or Senior Affiliate Executive within a B2C company, performance marketing agency or network. 
• Proficient in affiliate marketing platforms and tools. 
• Proven ability to test and refine affiliate campaigns to drive conversions. 
• Proven track record of driving revenue growth through affiliate marketing campaigns. 
• Strong understanding of affiliate marketing best practices, performance metrics, and industry standards. 
• Experience with marketing channel tracking, reporting and attribution. 
• Self-motivated, detail-oriented and able to manage multiple projects simultaneously. 
• Strong systems thinker with a knack for evaluating data, drawing meaningful insights and making strategic recommendations. 
• Experience working with Google Analytics. 
• Experience with influencer marketing is an asset. 

About Smart, Savvy + Associates   

Smart, Savvy + Associates is a marketing recruitment agency that connects companies with marketing, communications and creative professionals at all levels, from coordinators to C-suite. Based in Vancouver, BC, this team of marketers-turned-recruiters have an in-depth understanding of the industry and work diligently to find best-in-class talent for each search.