Senior Account Manager, Affiliate Marketing

MarketOnce is a market research, software, consulting, advertising, and marketing company whose eAccountable agency specializes in affiliate and performance marketing. The Senior Affiliate Marketing Manager will grow and lead client affiliate programs by developing strategies, recruiting and managing publishers and influencers, negotiating partnerships, driving content commerce, and translating performance data into recommendations.

Responsibilities:

• Know your clients' business inside and out: KPIs, competition, seasonality, top-selling products, ideal customers, margins, promotional calendar, and brand guidelines
• Build affiliate strategies that tie directly to each client's growth goals
• Deliver exceptional client service through proactive communication, strong results, and consistently exceeding expectations
• Recruit new publishers to maintain a healthy, diverse partner mix that hits client KPIs and reflects their brand
• Develop and nurture publisher relationships across a wide range of niches to drive meaningful growth
• Keep publishers engaged with ongoing communication on brand updates, new products, incentives, and new initiatives
• Negotiate placements and share new product launches and offers with publishers
• Identify opportunities for exclusive products and deals
• Structure publisher payouts based on the value they drive while protecting each client's brand integrity
• Drive content commerce as an integral part of each affiliate program, including building pitch lists, writing pitches, identifying competitive backlink and article inclusion opportunities, and managing coverage reporting
• Recruit and manage influencers using internal tools and third-party platforms
• Deliver regular reporting to clients on outreach, performance metrics, and results
• Turn data into clear, strategic recommendations that improve program performance

Requirements:

• 5+ years of affiliate marketing experience, with a proven track record of growing client programs
• Established relationships with publishers across multiple verticals
• Working knowledge of major affiliate networks, including CJ, Rakuten, Awin, Impact, and Pepperjam
• A client-first mindset, with a track record of operating as an extension of your clients' teams
• Strong relationship-building skills and a proactive approach to addressing challenges and opportunities directly
• Proven ability to work independently, take ownership of results, and follow through with minimal supervision
• Demonstrated curiosity and willingness to learn and apply new marketing channels
• Experience thriving in a fast-paced agency environment while managing a variety of responsibilities