Senior Associate, Affiliates

Dentsuaegis; United States; Hybrid; USD 50,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, vision, and dental insurance

Life insurance

Short-term and long-term disability

401k

Flexible paid time off

At least 15 paid holidays

Paid sick leave

Paid parental leave

Job summary

Dentsuaegis in the United States is seeking a Senior Associate on our Affiliate & Performance Partnerships team to help grow client programs across paid, organic, and social channels.

You will participate in client meetings, develop strategy, manage campaigns, and work with internal teams to optimize ROAS. The role emphasizes data analysis, reporting, and partner onboarding across platforms like Impact.com and Rakuten.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Advertising, Marketing or related field.
• 1–3 years of affiliate or partner marketing experience in a performance marketing setting.
• 2 years of experience in Affiliate Marketing, Performance Partnerships, Influencer Marketing, or related roles.
• Experience driving revenue growth while maintaining ROAS goals in ecommerce.
• Working knowledge of affiliate platforms such as Impact.com, Partnerize, CJ, or Rakuten.
• Attention to detail in budgeting, contracting, and campaign execution.

Responsibilities

• Participate in client meetings and contribute to strategy and reporting.
• Support planning and execution of affiliate campaigns, including daily account management.
• Audit and analyze reports to optimize campaign performance.
• Collaborate with internal teams to drive revenue aligned with KPIs.
• Onboard and offboard partners and manage invoicing processes.

Skills

Affiliate marketing

Performance partnerships

Campaign management

Data analysis

Client services

Ad trafficking

Communication

Google Analytics

Adobe Analytics

Tableau

Education

Bachelor's degree in Advertising, Marketing or related field

Tools

Impact.com

Partnerize

CJ

Rakuten Advertising

Forensiq

Job description

We are looking for a Senior Associate to join our amazing Affiliate team!

As a Senior Associate, Affiliate & Performance Partnerships, you will receive on-the-job training and development in the affiliate marketing landscape, partnership strategies, campaign management, client services, ad trafficking, data analysis, and communications.

This role reports to a Senior Manager, Associate Director, or Director.

Responsibilities

External Relationship Management:

• Participate in client meetings and contribute to agenda development, reporting, and audit presentations.
• Contribute well-supported ideas and recommendations to strategic planning discussions.
• Build and maintain collaborative relationships with clients, partners, and internal teams.

Strategic Focus:

• Work closely with Affiliate team members and collaborate across performance marketing channels, including Paid Search, SEO, Social, and Retail Media, to support integrated marketing plans.
• Develop an understanding of how the Affiliate channel contributes to broader digital performance marketing strategies and how it differs from other channels.
• Quickly learn client business objectives and contribute to achieving campaign goals and KPI deliverables.
• Collaborate effectively with team members to deliver successful outcomes.
• Execute placement bookings, reporting, text-link implementation, and partner onboarding and offboarding activities.

Delivery:

• Support the planning and execution of affiliate campaigns, including daily account management, account growth initiatives, project organization, and internal and external communications.
• Audit, review, and analyze reports and support optimization efforts to achieve campaign objectives and performance goals.
• Contribute to revenue growth in alignment with client KPIs, objectives, and approved strategies.
• Leverage data and technology to identify solutions, answer business questions, and improve campaign performance.
• Experience with platforms such as Google Analytics, Adobe Analytics, LiftLab, and Tableau is a plus.

Qualifications:

Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in Advertising, Marketing or related field
• 1-3 years of experience in affiliate or partner marketing within a performance marketing agency, affiliate or partnership network, influencer marketing environment, or in-house brand team.
• 2 years of experience in Affiliate Marketing, Performance Partnerships, Performance PR, Influencer Marketing, Affiliate Network Management (Impact.com and Rakuten Advertising), or a related field.
• Experience contributing to revenue growth while maintaining ROAS goals in retail or subscription-based ecommerce environments.
• Working knowledge of one or more affiliate platforms, including Impact.com, Partnerize, CJ, or Rakuten Affiliate Network (RAN).
• Experience with Forensiq is a plus.
• Ability to manage complex data sets and invoicing processes with accuracy and attention to detail.
• Strong attention to detail in areas such as creative approvals, budgeting, contracting, and campaign execution.
• Demonstrated interest in affiliate and partnership marketing.
• Willingness to learn, adapt, and develop new skills in a dynamic environment.
• Ability to learn new technologies, industries, and guidelines effectively and apply that knowledge to support business objectives.
• Familiarity with CPA optimization strategies, publisher negotiations, benchmarking, and performance reporting, including metrics such as lead generation, return on ad spend (ROAS), accounts opened, and cost per acquisition (CPA).
• Interest in the Financial Services sector, including banking, money transfer, lead generation programs, subscription-based business models, and content syndication partnerships.
• Interest in leveraging content to drive revenue growth and brand awareness.

The annual salary range for this position is $50,000 -$65,000. Placement within the salary range is based on a variety of factors, including relevant experience, knowledge, skills, and other factors permitted by law.

Benefits available with this position include:

• Medical, vision, and dental insurance,
• Life insurance,
• Short-term and long-term disability insurance,
• 401k,
• Flexible paid time off,
• At least 15 paid holidays per year,
• Paid sick and safe leave, and
• Paid parental leave.

At dentsu, we believe great work happens when we're connected. Our way of working combines flexibility with in-person collaboration to spark ideas and strengthen our teams. Employees who live within a commutable distance of one of our hub offices, currently located in Chicago, metro Detroit, Los Angeles, and New York City, are required and expected to work from the office three days per week (two days per week for employees based in Los Angeles). Dentsu may designate other Hub offices at any ti