Assistant Manager, Affiliate

Assembly Global; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 1,200,000 - 1,800,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual Leave: 15 days

Sick Leave: 12 days

Maternity/Paternity Leave

L&D Budget

Group Personal Accident & Life Cover

Family insurance

Cross Team Lunch

Rewards and Recognition

Job summary

Stagwell Media in Bengaluru seeks an experienced Associate Manager, Affiliate Marketing to coordinate day-to-day affiliate program operations and drive profitable customer acquisition across multiple brands. This full-time role offers growth into senior positions, with responsibilities spanning recruitment, placement planning, and competitor audits.

The candidate will manage communications, budgets, and collaborating with publishers and network teams, ensuring timely execution and reporting.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree required.
• 6–8 years in-house e-commerce or affiliate marketing experience.
• Understanding of affiliate networks (Commission Junction, Pepperjam, Impact, LinkShare).
• Familiarity with HTML a plus.
• Experience with analytics tools such as Omniture or Google Analytics.
• Strong planning, attention to detail and communication skills.
• Ability to work independently and meet deadlines.
• Excellent collaboration with internal and external partners.

Responsibilities

• Drive profitable customer acquisition through affiliate partnerships on various networks for brand's clients.
• Review and approve affiliate applications.
• Manage monthly affiliate budgets across brands.
• Lead one Coordinator and collaborate with publishers and network teams.
• Monitor day-to-day affiliate activities and draft communications and newsletters.
• Run reports, provide insights and recommend improvements for affiliate activities and programs.
• Initiate new campaign ideas and placement opportunities.
• Oversee affiliate newsletters.

Skills

Affiliate marketing

Communication

HTML

Google Analytics

Project management

Team leadership

Analytical skills

Multi-brand management

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Tools

Commission Junction

Pepperjam

Impact

LinkShare

Job description

About Us

Stagwell Media is a global media agency that delivers performance built to unlock ambition on every platform. As part of Stagwell, the challenger network transforming marketing through AI, Stagwell Media is transforming media through an agile, integrated model that powers growth and helps brands navigate an evolving marketplace. Powered by next-generation agentic technology, including The Media Machine, its AI-native operating system, the agency accelerates optimization, maximizes media investment efficiency and drives higher-quality audience engagement. With more than 2,300 experts across 50+ markets, Stagwell Media delivers transformative results for leading global brands including Lenovo, DP World, and P&G.

Overview

We are looking for an enthusiastic Associate Manager, Affiliate Marketing for our growing and innovative Affiliate Marketing team. The Associate Manager coordinates the day-to-day operations for multiple affiliate programs. The role is full-time with several opportunities for growth into more senior marketing positions. This person will be responsible for affiliate communications and general account maintenance, including recruitment, placement planning and competitor audits.

Responsibilities

• Help manage and drive profitable customer acquisition through affiliate partnerships on various affiliate network solutions for brand 's affiliate clients


• Review and approve affiliate applications


• Help manage monthly affiliate budgets across all brands


• Manage one Coordinator


• Monitor day to day affiliate activities, respond to publisher inquiries and draft communications and newsletters for various campaigns


• Work closely with publishers and network teams


• Manage multiple brands


• Execute affiliate promotional campaigns and communicate new offers to publishers


• Run and analyze reports, give insights and recommend improvements on affiliate activities and on the overall program


• Initiate new campaign ideas and placement/ exclusive


• Oversee affiliate newsletters

Required Skills

• Bachelor's Degree


• 6 -8 years of in-house e-commerce, affiliate or agency marketing experience


• Basic understanding of one or more online marketing channels, such as, Affiliate, Partner, Search, CRM, PR, Social Media , Referral, Blogger and Content marketing


• Knowledge of affiliate networks (Commission Junc tion, Pepperjam , Impact, Linkshare ,) a plus


• Familiarity with HTML, a plus


• Experience with analytics software such as Omniture or Google Analytics, a plus


• Discipline to work independently and meet established deadlines with an exceptional attention to detail .


• Proven ability to prioritize tasks, handle multiple projects and frequent reporting .


• Attention to detail, accountability and pride in quality of work .


• Knows how to collaborate with and influence both internal and external partners .


• Exceptional planning and project management skills


• Outstanding verbal and written communication skills


• Quick learner, creative thinker


• Strong interpersonal skills, curiosity, positive attitude, drive and collaborative spirit


• Ability to succeed in a fast-paced environment .

Benefits

• Annual Leave in number of 15 allotted to all employees beginning of every calendar year.


• Sick Leave in number of 12 is allotted effective DOJ and beginning of ever calendar year.


• Other Leaves-Maternity Leave & Paternity Leaves, Birthday Leave Entitlement


• Dedicated L&D Budget for all Teams to upskill & get certified


• All employees are entitled for Group Personal Accident Cover & Life Cover Insurance.


• Insurance coverage for the entire family (Employee + up to 7 dependents - Self, Spouse, up to 4 children, and Parents)


• Monthly Cross Team Lunch


• Rewards and Recognition program-Employee of the month, Star Performer, Tenure Celebration & many more

Equal Opportunities

We are an advocate for equal opportunity in the workplace. We are committed to ensuring equal opportunities regardless of race, colour, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability and gender identity. We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please let us know.

Social and Environmental Responsibility

We have a responsibility to bring impact into our every day. This means we must always look for ways in which to be conscious citizens in our roles to support society and environmental sustainability. We encourage employees to; be a conscious citizen by actively participating in our organisation's sustainability efforts, help us promote environmentally friendly practices within the workplace, collaborate with community organisations and stakeholders to support initiatives aligned with our company's values, participate in volunteer activities that benefit the community. Employees are also encouraged to make suggestions and evaluate our business practices to identify areas for improvement in social and environmental performance. Employees demonstrate commitment to sustainability and inclusivity in their actions and behaviors.