Affiliate Marketing Manager

Vida Shoes International; New York (NY); On-site; USD 75,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Job summary

Vida Shoes International is seeking an Affiliate Marketing Manager to oversee the full lifecycle of our affiliate program across multiple footwear brands. You will recruit partners, optimize content and performance, and manage commission structures to maximize profitability in a fast-moving, multi-brand environment.

The role requires 3–5+ years in affiliate marketing, strong analytical and negotiation skills, and experience with networks like Impact, ShareASale, or CJ.

Qualifications

• 3–5+ years of affiliate marketing experience.
• Experience managing multiple brands or accounts concurrently.
• Experience with affiliate platforms (Impact, ShareASale, CJ).
• Strong analytical skills and ability to translate data into action.
• Excellent relationship-management and negotiation skills.
• Retail/e-commerce or footwear experience is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Manage day-to-day affiliate operations across multiple brands, including recruitment, onboarding, and ongoing relationship management.
• Develop brand-specific affiliate strategies unique to each brand's positioning and audience.
• Set and monitor commission structures to ensure profitability across different price points.
• Own our affiliate network platform (Impact) — tracking setup, link management, payouts, and troubleshooting.
• Analyze performance data to identify top-performing partners, content types, and channels; reallocate budget accordingly.
• Recruit and negotiate with new affiliates, influencers, content creators, and coupon/loyalty sites.
• Ensure brand compliance and messaging across all affiliate content and channels.
• Monitor for fraud and coupon/code misuse across the network.
• Prepare regular performance reporting and forecasts for leadership by brand.
• Stay current on affiliate industry trends, tools, and best practices.

Skills

Affiliate marketing

Multi-brand management

Analytical skills

Relationship management

Organization

Independence

Negotiation

Tools

Impact

ShareASale

CJ/Commission Junction

Job description

About the Role

Vida Group is looking for an Affiliate Marketing Manager to join our growing portfolio of footwear brands.We are looking for a proactive, detail-oriented candidate to help scale our affiliate program. This role owns the full lifecycle of our affiliate program and strategy — from partner recruitment and content collaboration to performance tracking and program optimization.We're looking for a true self-starter who thrives in a fast-moving, multi-brand environment and can juggle competing priorities without losing sight of the details.

Title: Affiliate Marketing Manager

Compensation: $75k - 95k

What You'll Do

• Manage day-to-day affiliate operations across multiple brands, including partner recruitment, onboarding, and ongoing relationship management
• Develop brand-specific affiliate strategies that are unique to each brand's positioning and consumer audience
• Set and monitor commission structures, ensuring profitability across vastly different price points and margin profiles
• Own our affiliate network platform (Impact) — including tracking setup, link management, partner payouts, and troubleshooting
• Analyze performance data across all brands to identify top-performing partners, content types, and channels; reallocate budget and attention accordingly
• Recruit and negotiate with new affiliates, influencers, content creators, and coupon/loyalty sites appropriate to each brand's audience
• Ensure brand compliance and messaging consistency across all affiliate content and partner channels
• Monitor for fraud, policy violations, and coupon/code misuse across the affiliate network
• Prepare regular performance reporting and forecasts for leadership, broken out by brand
• Stay current on affiliate industry trends, tools, and best practices

What We're Looking For

• 3–5+ years of affiliate marketing experience, with prior experience at a marketing or advertising agency preferred
• Proven ability to manage multiple brands, clients, or accounts concurrently without losing attention to detail
• Experience working across different price tiers, target audiences, or brand positioning (bonus if you've worked on both premium and mass-market/value brands)
• Hands-on experience with an affiliate platform such as Impact, ShareASale, Commission Junction, or equivalent affiliate networks
• Strong analytical skills — comfortable in spreadsheets and platform dashboards, able to translate data into action
• Excellent relationship-management and negotiation skills with external partners
• Highly organized, with the ability to context-switch between brands and priorities throughout the day
• Comfortable working independently; this role does not manage a team
• Retail, footwear, or e-commerce experience is a plus but not required

Thank you in advance for your interest in this opening.

Vida Shoes International is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.

At this time, only qualified candidates will be contacted.