Manager, Affiliate

REP Kinesso Media•New York, NY

1d•Hybrid

About The Position

KINESSO is a technology-driven performance marketing agency within IPG Mediabrands, offering performance marketing, data, and technology services. The Manager, Affiliate will manage affiliate and partnership programs for clients, supporting a client in the Pacific Standard time zone and reporting to the VP of Partnerships and Affiliate Outcomes. The role calls for a self-starter with a background managing affiliate or partnership programs for Fortune 1000 companies, strong client-management skills, and an interest in finding creative solutions and producing high-quality work. The role oversees affiliate program strategy and execution, including new program launches, partner recruitment and optimization, performance analysis, budgeting, forecasting, reporting, and client communications. It also maintains program operations and collaborates with clients, affiliate platforms, and cross-functional agency teams to resolve issues and achieve client goals.

Requirements

3–5 years of experience in an in-house affiliate role or an affiliate agency environment.
Experience working with top-tier brands across multiple markets.
Strong verbal, written, analytical, and comprehension skills.
Ability to work independently while communicating effectively with teammates in multiple locales.
Ability to manage multiple projects, multitask, organize, prioritize, and structure workload.
Passion for and strong proficiency in emerging media, digital trends, the digital marketplace, and best practices.
Experience with one or more affiliate platforms, such as ShareASale, Awin, Impact, CJ, or Partnerize.
Ability to use affiliate platforms to drive performance and achieve client goals.
Strong understanding of the affiliate marketing ecosystem, including publisher types and relationships, campaign analytics, and performance optimization.
Ability to collaborate effectively in an agency setting and deliver results for diverse clients through strategic planning and execution.
Ability to collaborate and work in a fast-paced environment.
Proficiency with Microsoft products, including Windows, Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.

Nice To Haves

Certifications in affiliate platforms.
B2B affiliate program experience.
Familiarity with Asana, SFDC, HubSpot, Tableau, and other BI tools.

Responsibilities

Deliver results for clients by proposing fresh ideas, managing key client objectives and partner relations, and monitoring program performance.
Support launches of new affiliate programs, from project-plan development through completion of milestones.
Explain implementation, link creation, report generation, and technology platform use in technical and accessible language.
Manage client budgeting and monthly, weekly, and daily forecasting and reporting.
Lead strategic partner recruitment and optimization.
Test emerging media, partner types, and tactics with client input and acceptance.
Communicate performance and strategic direction to clients and the wider team, and lead client performance presentations.
Present, justify, and advocate for recommendations to clients.
Recommend ways to scale or improve efficiency within affiliate programs.
Build and maintain strategic and tactical relationships with existing partners.
Collaborate with channel leads across the agency.
Stay current on industry trends and present relevant trends and ideas to clients.
Maintain and monitor affiliate program operations, including contracts, payments, communications, and commissioning rules; collaborate with the affiliate platform and client to troubleshoot issues.