Affiliate Marketing Specialist

This role is responsible for cultivating and maintaining affiliate partnerships among strategic business partners, developing and implementing revenue generating strategies, and overseeing infrastructure and operational elements/execution.

What You’ll be Doing In this Role:

• Create, maintain, and grow strong relationships with existing, potential, and new affiliate partners
• Monitor affiliate activity, analyze performance, identify areas of improvement, and recommend ways to maximize affiliate results
• Develop and optimize infrastructure and operational elements needed to efficiently run MFI’s affiliate marketing programs
• Plan and project manage all materials needed for the affiliate marketing program including but not limited to design assets, editorial content, advertising assets, etc.
• Project manage affiliate marketing communication and production schedule and oversee delivery of all communication touch points
• Research and recommend potential new affiliate relationships to expand affiliate program
• Monitor reporting statistics; track and resolve issues as necessary
• Review and validate data for affiliate partner payouts
• Provide VIP support for existing and new affiliates as well as MFI customers referred by affiliates
• Other duties as assigned

Reading this makes you say, “WHOA — that’s ME!”:

• You have a strong aptitude for digital marketing
• You have a demonstrated ability to nurture and grow affiliate marketing programs
• You have a proven history of cultivating new affiliate relationships
• You love being the point person for all things affiliate marketing
• You’re extremely detail-oriented and love dotting every “i” and crossing every “t”
• You thrive in a fast-paced environment
• You love simplifying systems, processes, and communication flow wherever possible
• You understand the payment side of affiliate marketing and the need for timely reporting
• You’ve worked at a tech start up and/or in a virtual environment where 99% of the customer experience happens online
• You’re an effective, clear communicator in all formats
• You’re a maximizer and have a knack for finding ways to optimize and improve everything you’re involved with
• You’re practically always on time (or early) and strive to deliver ahead of deadlines
• You care deeply about your work, colleagues, and the well-being of the company
• You’re not (overly) attached to your ego — you’re focused on finding, developing, and executing on the best ideas to get the best results
• You’re 10,000% comfortable working in a virtual environment
• You do whatever it takes and the phrase “That’s not my job” is not a part of your vocabulary
• You’re a born GO GETTER — always looking for ways to add value, do better work, improve efficiencies, build others up, and make the world a better place

Necessary Skills:

• Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent experience
• 3+ years relevant work experience in digital marketing and/or business development (affiliate marketing experience is preferred)
• Proven ability to generate new business opportunities via affiliate partnerships
• Working knowledge of digital marketing metrics
• Experience executing complex strategic and operational initiatives with solid judgment
• Understanding of delivering high a quality experience to VIP partners
• Exceptional problem-solving skills, with the ability to conduct analysis and make strategic recommendations
• Demonstrated ability to deliver results in a fast-paced environment
• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• You live and work within the continental US or Canada
• Attention to detail

This position is not for you if:

• You don’t like working with affiliates and facilitating an incredible experience for them
• You don’t have a passion for improving processes
• You don’t really commit wholeheartedly to anything
• You don’t like marketing, sales, technology or being the best
• You think self-help is weird
• You have no sense of humor
• You don’t live and work within the continental US or Canada

The nitty gritty:

This is a virtual position working with our virtual team. You’ll have full autonomy over where you work, what you wear and which pet sits at your feet. We are open to exploring the option of either a part-time contractor or a full-time internal employee. MFI employees are eligible for the following benefits:

• Paid medical and dental insurance, plus $1,500 HSA deposit
• Vision insurance
• Flexible Spending Account for health insurance and childcare
• 4 weeks company closure time off (exact dates determined by company)
• 10 days PTO
• Paid holidays
• 5 sick days
• 3 personal holidays to use as you choose
• 401(k) with company match and profit sharing
• Paid parental leave
• Colleagues who will make you laugh and support you every step of the way

About Marie Forleo International

Marie Forleo International is a socially conscious digital empire founded by #1 New York Times bestselling author and one of the most sought-after motivational coaches in the world, Marie Forleo. Our mission is to give people the tools they need to change their lives. We do this through our award-winning show MarieTV, The Marie Forleo Podcast and our online training programs like B-School and The Copy Cure.

We believe in the power of personal growth, laughter and life-long learning. Our motto is “everything is figureoutable,” and we’re dedicated to helping millions of big-hearted dreamers use their gifts to change the world.

We hire people who are motivated by our mission and passionate about creating positive change. Our team is remotely distributed; we care more about your work-ethic and attitude than your location.

Marie Forleo International is an equal opportunity employer. We firmly believe that our work is at its best when everyone feels free to be themselves.