We're the agency other agencies benchmark against — and we hire people at the start of their careers and train them into affiliate specialists, not people who already know the job.
The role
You'll be the operational engine of a client's affiliate program. Affiliate marketing is a channel where brands pay publishers like content sites, review sites, deal communities, creators, and loyalty apps a commission for driving sales. Somebody has to recruit those publishers, get them live, keep the program clean, and turn the numbers into decisions. That's you.
This is a learning role by design. You'll start by executing well-defined tasks, and you'll finish your first year able to speak intelligently about program strategy, network capabilities, and partner economics.
What You'll Actually Do
Grow the partner base
Research and recruit affiliate partners that fit each client's vertical and audience
Onboard new partners: applications, terms, creative access, first-placement setup
Keep partner communication moving — outreach, follow-up, and day-to-day questions
Keep programs healthy
Run quality and compliance checks on partner activity and flag anything off-policy
Handle transaction inquiries, reconciliations, and batch uploads
Process commission rate adjustments and program updates in-platform
Get assets live
Build and deploy text links, banners, and promo codes
Draft and schedule partner newsletters and program announcements
Turn data into direction
Pull performance data and build recurring reports
Track partner performance against vertical benchmarks and surface growth opportunities and underperformers to your manager
Learn the strategy layer
Join client calls to support live operations
Shadow Affiliate Managers on strategy development, network capabilities, and partner optimization
Where this goes
Coordinators who perform typically move to Associate Affiliate Manager, taking ownership of their own client programs and strategy. You'll have a docume