Remote Affiliate Performance Specialist

829 Studios; Kentucky; Hybrid; USD 60,000 - 70,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Remote Work Option

Boston office option

401K + Match

Life Insurance

Short Term Disability

Healthcare

Commuter Benefits

Continuing Education

Job summary

829 Studios is seeking an Affiliate Specialist to manage and optimize partner programs across networks like Impact, Rakuten, CJ, and AWIN in a fast-paced agency environment. You will own day-to-day program management, track performance, and support strategy discussions with clients.

The role emphasizes recruitment of high-quality partners, maintaining link integrity and measurement accuracy, and communicating program results through presentations.

Qualifications

• 2–3 years affiliate marketing experience (agency environment preferred).
• Experience implementing and managing performance-based affiliate programs that drive revenue.
• Strong analytical skills to analyze data and inform client strategy.
• Excellent written and verbal communication for stakeholders.
• Relationship-driven with key partners to ensure success for clients and agency.
• Expertise with major affiliate networks (Impact, Rakuten, CJ).
• Strong organizational and project management skills to manage multiple programs and deadlines.

Responsibilities

• Own the setup, daily management and optimization of affiliate programs, ensuring accuracy, link integrity, tracking accuracy, and offer availability.
• Manage weekly partner recruitment, onboarding, relationship management, and ongoing optimization.
• Analyze affiliate performance data and metrics to identify trends and ROI improvements.
• Serve as the secondary client contact, contributing to strategy discussions and presenting program performance.
• Maintain deep understanding of affiliate networks and platforms to ensure best-in-class program management.
• Collaborate with Affiliate Strategists and Managers to ensure seamless execution across client accounts.

Skills

Affiliate marketing

Analytics

Communication

Relationship management

Platform expertise

Project management

Tools

Impact

Rakuten

CJ

Pepperjam/Ascend

AWIN

Job description

829 Studios is seeking an Affiliate Specialist to manage and optimize partner programs across networks like Impact, Rakuten, CJ, and AWIN in a fast-paced agency environment. You will own day-to-day program management, track performance, and support strategy discussions with clients.

The role emphasizes recruitment of high-quality partners, maintaining link integrity and measurement accuracy, and communicating program results through presentations.