Creator Affiliate Manager

PopSockets; Boulder (CO); On-site; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

PopSockets is seeking a Creator Affiliate Manager in Boulder, Colorado, to lead their TikTok Shop creator affiliate program. The ideal candidate will have over 5 years of experience in affiliate marketing, expertise in TikTok Shop, and a strong passion for data-driven marketing. Responsibilities include recruiting creators, managing affiliate operations, and analyzing performance metrics. The role offers a competitive salary ranging from $70,000 to $90,000 per year plus potential annual bonuses.

Qualifications

• 5+ years in creator, affiliate, influencer, or partnerships roles at a DTC brand.
• Hands‑on TikTok Shop experience and expertise.
• Experience operating commission-based creator programs.

Responsibilities

• Recruit and manage creators for TikTok Shop.
• Design and run commission structures.
• Report on program KPIs and creator performance.

Skills

Creator affiliate program management

Performance data analysis

Written communication

TikTok Shop experience

Media buying background

Tools

TikTok Seller Center

Creator Marketplace

AI tools (Claude Code, OpenClaw, etc.)

Job description

PopSockets is hiring a Creator Affiliate Manager to build and scale our TikTok Shop creator affiliate program. You will recruit an army of content creators and own the program end to end.

We live by our e-commerce growth formula: Visitors x Conversion Rate x Average Order Value. This role is a primary lever on visitors, driving the right people to TikTok Shop through the right creators, at scale.

This is the performance side of influencer and creator marketing. You live for profitable customer acquisition, and affiliates are your tool to do it.

Responsibilities

• Recruit, vet, and onboard creators through TikTok Shop Affiliate Center, Creator Marketplace, and direct outreach
• Design and manage the commission structure (tiered, performance-based) and day-to-day affiliate operations
• Run the seeding program: product sampling, brief delivery, and posting-cadence enforcement
• Build and own a rights-cleared content library. Secure usage rights in every creator agreement and turn that library into ammunition for paid acquisition across Meta, Snapchat, AppLovin, YouTube, Pinterest, and every other channel we run
• Partner with Paid Media to identify organic-winning content and deploy it through Spark Ads and whitelisted campaigns across TikTok, Meta, and other performance channels
• Partner with Creative Strategy to bring the science side of creator content
• Partner with Post Production to craft additional variations and deliver proper channel-specific sizing
• Build and run a creator community (Discord or equivalent) with coaching, trend updates, and product information
• Manage creator agreements, payout operations, and 1099 compliance
• Reconcile affiliate GMV, ROAS, conversion rate, and return-adjusted creator profitability across TikTok Seller Center, affiliate platforms, and internal reporting
• Report weekly on program KPIs and creator performance
• Leverage AI to build tools that support endless scaling of the program

Required Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in creator, affiliate, influencer, or partnerships roles at a DTC brand
• Hands‑on TikTok Shop experience across Seller Center, Creator Marketplace, and affiliate program management. You have lived in the TikTok affiliate portal and can show real expertise in it
• Experience designing and operating commission-based creator programs with measurable GMV outcomes
• Working knowledge of the tools used to secure asset rights and manage cross‑channel affiliate attribution. You know the tools
• Experience writing or managing creator and ambassador agreements, including content usage rights
• Familiarity with content whitelisting and Spark Ads workflows across TikTok and Meta
• Comfort with performance data: pulling reports, reconciling attribution, and tracking ROAS, CVR, and AOV. Media buying background is a high plus
• Strong written communication for briefs, agreements, and creator‑facing content
• AI curious: Claude Code, OpenClaw, Vercel, Supabase, and similar tooling

Preferred Qualifications

• Prior experience at a DTC apparel, beauty, supplement, or consumer lifestyle brand with a mature TikTok Shop program
• Experience building or managing a creator Discord or community platform at scale
• Experience running a LIVE Shopping activation
• Media buying background
• Vibe coding expertise

Compensation

$70,000 - $90,000 a year

10% annual bonus potential

EEO Statement

PopSockets is dedicated to the practice of equal opportunity employment. We prohibit unlawful discrimination against applicants and employees on the basis of age, race, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, national origin, disability, military status, genetic information, color, creed, ancestry, or any other status protected by applicable federal, state or local law. This prohibition includes unlawful harassment based on any of these protected classes. Unlawful harassment includes verbal or physical conduct which has the purpose or effect of interfering with an individual’s work performance, or creating an intimidating, hostile, offensive, unsafe or otherwise non‑welcoming work environment. This policy applies to all employees, including managers, supervisors, co‑workers; and non‑employees such as customers, clients, vendors, consultants, etc.