Affiliate Growth & Recruitment Specialist

Advertise Purple; Santa Monica (CA); Remote; USD 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

100% paid employer-paid benefits (heаl

401k match up to 6%

Unlimited Vacation

Mental Health Days

Flexible Fridays from January to Oct (

Fully Remote

Job summary

Advertise Purple is seeking a full-time, non-exempt Affiliate Growth & Recruitment Specialist to support our Account Management team across client accounts. The role focuses on driving incremental growth through affiliate recruitment, content outreach, and securing new promotional opportunities.

The ideal candidate collaborates with AMs to expand affiliate programs, improve performance, and maximize growth opportunities while maintaining accountability and clear communication with clients.

Qualifications

• BA/BS degree from an accredited university.
• 1-2 years of experience in partnerships, business development, client success, or account management.
• Strong ability to prospect, establish, and manage long-term partnerships with external stakeholders.
• Track record of successfully negotiating deals and aligning partners with company goals.
• Demonstrated ability to deliver on defined objectives with accountability and high attention to detail.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to work independently and be a self-starter.
• Preferred Skills: Experience in affiliate marketing, Google Suite, SQL, deal negotiations, and CRM tools.

Responsibilities

• Account Management: Support day-to-day account management activities, monitor program progress, identify growth opportunities, and help ensure client objectives are met.
• Client Communication: Maintain consistent communication with clients and internal AMs, provide updates on program activities, communicate progress, and follow up on outstanding action items.
• Affiliate Recruitment: Identify, recruit, and engage relevant affiliates, publishers, creators, and strategic partners across client programs.
• Content Outreach: Execute targeted outreach and follow-ups to secure product reviews, content placements, promotional features, and creator partnerships.
• Opportunity Development: Identify and secure incremental affiliate placements, campaigns, and promotional opportunities with new and existing partners.
• Partner Activations: Drive affiliates through recruitment, approval, and activation to generate meaningful promotional activity.
• AM Collaboration: Work across all enterprise cohorts to supplement existing account coverage and execute account-specific growth initiatives.
• Reporting & Optimization: Track outreach efforts, recruitment conversion rates, affiliate activations, secured opportunities, and performance outcomes.
• Cross-Functional Collaboration: Partner with Account Managers, Account Directors, and internal teams to identify growth opportunities and improve execution.

Skills

Partnership development

Prospecting

Communication

Account management

Self-starter

Education

BA/BS degree

Tools

Google Suite

CRM tools

SQL

Job description

At Advertise Purple, we’ve built a culture based on collaboration, ambition, and accountability – but most importantly we like being around good people. We’re looking for people who choose to show up with the right attitude, and put in the effort to make an impact in order to help us take Advertise Purple to the next level!

Advertise Purple is seeking an full time non-exempt Affiliate Growth & Recruitment Specialist to support our Account Management team across client accounts. This role will focus on driving incremental growth through affiliate recruitment, content outreach, partner activations, and securing new promotional opportunities. Working collaboratively across all AM cohorts, this individual will provide additional execution support to help our clients expand their affiliate programs, improve performance, and maximise growth opportunities.

What You’ll Do:

• Account Management: Support day-to-day account management activities, monitor program progress, identify growth opportunities, and help ensure client objectives are met.
• Client Communication: Maintain consistent communication with clients and internal AMs, provide updates on program activities, communicate progress, and follow up on outstanding action items.
• Affiliate Recruitment: Identify, recruit, and engage relevant affiliates, publishers, creators, and strategic partners across client programs.
• Content Outreach: Execute targeted outreach and follow-ups to secure product reviews, content placements, promotional features, and creator partnerships.
• Opportunity Development: Identify and secure incremental affiliate placements, campaigns, and promotional opportunities with new and existing partners.
• Partner Activations: Drive affiliates through recruitment, approval, and activation to generate meaningful promotional activity.
• AM Collaboration: Work across all enterprise cohorts to supplement existing account coverage and execute account-specific growth initiatives.
• Reporting & Optimization: Track outreach efforts, recruitment conversion rates, affiliate activations, secured opportunities, and performance outcomes.
• Cross-Functional Collaboration: Partner with Account Managers, Account Directors, and internal teams to identify growth opportunities and improve execution.

Key Performance Indicators (KPIs):

Success in this role will be measured by:

• Number and quality of affiliate opportunities secured.
• Number of new affiliates recruited and successfully activated.
• Recruitment outreach volume and conversion rates.
• Content placements and promotional campaigns secured.
• Incremental revenue and performance generated, where measurable.
• Consistency of execution, follow-up, and reporting across supported accounts.

What Success Looks Like

The ideal candidate will help increase affiliate activations, secure incremental promotional opportunities, and improve the consistency of recruitment and content outreach across our enterprise accounts.

This role will provide additional execution capacity to our Account Management team, enabling AMs to focus on client strategy, relationship management, and retention while ensuring that growth opportunities are consistently pursued.

What You Have:

• BA/BS degree from an accredited university
• 1-2 years of experience in partnerships, business development, client success, or account management
• Strong ability to prospect, establish, and manage long-term partnerships with external stakeholders
• A track record of successfully negotiating deals and aligning partners with company goals
• Demonstrated ability to deliver on defined objectives with accountability and high attention to detail
• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• Ability to work independently and be a self-starter
• Preferred Skills: Experience in affiliate marketing, Google Suite, SQL, deal negotiations, and CRM tools

What We Offer:

• 100% paid employer-paid benefits (health, dental, vision, and life insurance)
• 401k match up to 6%
• Unlimited Vacation
• Mental Health Days
• Flexible Fridays from January to October (offline at 2:00 PM)
• Fully Remote

About Advertise Purple

Advertise Purple, Inc., the recipient of the 2021 Rakuten OPM/Agency of the Year and the prestigious 2023 Sammy Award, is the leading management agency in today’s fastest-growing digital marketing channel for e-commerce retailers: affiliate. With a $6 billion addressable market, and estimated 20 million e-commerce stores, our award-winning suite of technology and service tools are well-positioned to serve the growing global demand.

Advertise Purple continues to lead the way, securing a spot on Inc Magazine's Fastest Growing Companies list for an impressive six consecutive years. We're also honored to have been recognized by Inc. Magazine as one of the 'Best Workplaces in the U.S.' and as a 'Top 50 Advertising & Marketing Agency in the U.S.' These accolades reflect our unwavering commitment to providing an exceptional experience for both our clients and employees, making us a standout in the industry.

We believe that diversity benefits enhance everyone's development at Advertise Purple. Our goal is to attract, develop, and retain the best and brightest from diverse backgrounds and all walks of life. This requires our organization to cultivate an inclusive culture in which all employees feel valued, are treated fairly, have a work-life balance, and have the opportunity to be successful at Advertise Purple.