Remote Affiliate Growth Specialist

829 Studios; Alton (IL); Remote; USD 60,000 - 70,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Remote Workplace

Paid Time Off

401K + Match

Life Insurance Benefit

Short Term Disability Benefit

Healthcare plans with employer support

Commuter Benefits

Continuing Education

Job summary

829 Studios is seeking an Affiliate Specialist to join our team, driving program execution, platform oversight, and partner management across a complex ecosystem. You will support strategists with day-to-day operations and data-informed decision making.

You will balance recruitment with performance optimization, ensuring accurate tracking and strong ROI while communicating insights to clients and internal teams.

Qualifications

• 2–3 years of affiliate marketing experience, preferably in an agency setting.
• Proven track record of implementing performance-based affiliate programs that drive revenue.
• Strong ability to analyze data and present insights to inform strategy.
• Excellent written and verbal communication with ability to explain complex affiliate concepts to stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Own the setup, daily management and optimization of affiliate programs, ensuring tracking accuracy and offer availability.
• Manage weekly partner recruitment, onboarding, and ongoing relationship optimization.
• Analyze performance data and metrics, report program health, and make data-driven recommendations to improve ROI.
• Serve as a secondary client contact, contributing strategic discussions and presenting program performance and future initiatives.
• Maintain expertise across affiliate networks and platforms (Impact, Rakuten, CJ, Pepperjam/Ascend, AWIN).
• Collaborate with Affiliate Strategists and Managers to ensure seamless execution across client accounts.

Skills

Affiliate marketing

Analytical skills

Communication

Relationship building

Project management

Data attribution

Tools

Impact

Rakuten

CJ

Pepperjam/Ascend

AWIN

Job description

829 Studios is seeking an Affiliate Specialist to join our team, driving program execution, platform oversight, and partner management across a complex ecosystem. You will support strategists with day-to-day operations and data-informed decision making.

You will balance recruitment with performance optimization, ensuring accurate tracking and strong ROI while communicating insights to clients and internal teams.