Manager, Affiliate

We're looking for a passionate, relationship-obsessed, data-driven  Manager, Affiliate Marketing to  join our award-winning activations team within Dentsu.

You will work across 1-5 affiliate clients and will oversee much of the execution and daily strategy of their client(s). 

Responsibilities: 

• External Relationship Management: 

• Build trust and maintain client relationships through "soft skills" and channel expertise 

• Be your client main contact, responding to daily client requests and inquiries 

• Understand clients' brands, structure and industry 

• Participate in client meetings and presentations 

• Bring well-supported ideas and concepts to the table for high-level strategy 

Strategic Focus: 

• Work with Affiliate, Client Service/Planning/Integrated Marketing and Analytics teams, as well as other performance channel teams (Paid Search, SEO, Social) to implement cross-channel plans 

• Understand how the Affiliate channel is a part of a holistic digital performance plan (but also how it differs from other marketing channels) 

• Understand campaign goals and works collaboratively to achieve results 

• Can implement plans and pivot as budgets and goals change 

Delivery: 

• Build affiliate campaigns, including account setup, network implementation, daily organization, client reporting, daily client and partner communications, and budget management  

• Audit and analyze reports, lead optimization efforts to meet campaign goals and performance 

• Build revenue and perform to client goals 

• Comfortable owning a fair amount of execution and is a self-starter 

• Willing to dig into the tech and data to find solutions and answer questions 

• Willing to learn the basics about paid media channels in order to deliver strong cross-channel collaboration for a holistic, integrated marketing approach 

Qualifications 

• 3+ years' experience working in an Affiliate Partnerships marketing role 

• (i.e. specialist, senior associate or manager at performance marketing agency, an affiliate network/partnership network, in-house at a brand, or affiliate publisher) 

• Experience in the "Traditional" Affiliate space 

• (i.e. Affiliate Network management, dynamic commissioning, CPA optimization strategies, partner negotiations (including TM+ bidding), content direct buy activations, and benchmarking/reporting on vertical benchmarks, revenue and ROAS) 

• An interest in Content, direct buys, creator affiliates and top of funnel tactics as a driver of brand awareness 

• Expertise building incremental revenue and quality leads in verticals such as retail, clothing & apparel, fine jewelry, CPG, travel, quick serve restaurants (QSRs) within ecommerce or digital environments 

• Mastery of at least one of the following networks: Impact.com, Rakuten Affiliate Network (RAN),  Partnerize, Ascend by Partnerize (formerly Pepperjam), CJ Affiliate (formerly Commission Junction), AWIN, PartnerStack 

• Comfortable working with a variety of different partners in the space on placements/bookings, CPA negotiations, and execution 

• Comfortable communicating with clients and team members in a professional, helpful, and measured fashion 

• Knowledge of managing complex data and sort invoicing 

• Experience with lead generation, content and syndication partnership marketing  

• A genuine love of Affiliate, desire to work at a holding company and alongside an award-winning Affiliate Partnerships team.  

At dentsu, we believe great work happens when we’re connected. Our way of working combines flexibility with in-person collaboration to spark ideas and strengthen our teams. Employees who live within a commutable distance of one of our hub offices, currently located in Chicago, metro Detroit, Los Angeles, and New York City, are required and expected to work from the office three days per week (two days per week for employees based in Los Angeles). Dentsu may designate other Hub offices at any time.

Those who live outside a commutable range may be designated as remote, depending on the role and business needs. Regardless of your work location, we expect our employees to be flexible to meet the needs of our Company and clients, which may include attendance in an office.

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