Location: New York, New York Job Type: Contract Compensation Range: $60 - 65 per hour Our client in the beauty space is looking for an experienced Sr. Affiliate Marketing Manager who is ready to jump in and build out a performance-based Affiliate Marketing program. This is your chance to create and shape an Affiliate Marketing program from the ground up, partnering with established paid, e-commerce, and PR teams to quickly achieve scale. 1-2 year assignment based on performance and business needs with potential to convert to permanent. Responsibilities: • Own affiliate channel management, including our program activation and publisher development strategies in coordination with the rest of our paid, owned, and earned strategies. • Stay current on emerging affiliate marketing industry trends to evaluate new network opportunities, management approaches, publisher models, or technologies that can deliver incremental growth. • Act as the main contact for agency, network, and publisher relationships, including invoicing and payment, fraud cross-checks, inquiry and application management, and tactical execution. • Identify, nurture, and negotiate key affiliate partnerships while building a pipeline of future opportunities. • Obsessively monitor program KPIs and proactively identify growth opportunities, limitations or anomalies while optimizing campaign performance for maximum ROI. • Build and present opportunity briefs, performance readouts, and insights that allow you to deliver on our strategy. • Plan and troubleshoot technology/analytics integrations with internal and external partners and support on experimentation and incrementality testing, data integrations, analytics processes, and reporting • Collaborate closely with internal teams such as Brand, E-Comm, Marketing Analytics, MarTech, and PR to increase the impact of our affiliate program. Qualifications: • 3+ years of experience in managing and executing a performance-based affiliate marketing program across content publishers, traditional affiliate publishers, and influencer/partnership programs. Experience building a program from scratch is a bonus. • Experience in the beauty/skincare industry. E-commerce experience is a plus. • Proficiency in affiliate networks (i.e. Rakuten, ShareASale, Impact, CJ, Pepperjam etc.) • Experience producing and reporting out on performance summaries and program updates to senior leaders. • Extensive knowledge of analytics/reporting tools and methodologies (e.g. Google Analytics, Adobe Analytics, etc.) and the ability to analyze large complex datasets to interpret and make data-driven decisions • Experience with incrementality, A/B, and multivariate testing. • Strong experience with content marketing and the instinct to stay on top of trends and understand what has stopping power, what holds attention, and what drives action. • Strong understanding of performance marketing, online customer acquisition journeys, and conversion funnels. • Must have a "no task is too small" mentality and the ability to thrive within a fast-paced startup environment, balance competing priorities, while creating structure and processes. • Self-starting, inquisitive, and persistent in getting to the root cause and moving forward with next steps within ambiguity. • Exceptional communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to work effectively in a team-oriented environment. • Bachelor's degree or foreign equivalent in Marketing, Communications, Public Relations, or closely related field. • (Nice to have) Experience with influencer marketing and TikTok Shop and IG Shop, identifying, negotiating, and collaborating with influencers to enhance brand visibility and drive sales. Top 3-5 skills, experience or education required for this position:: • Affiliate marketing • Vendor/partner management and rate negotiations. • Strong communication skills • E-commerce experience • Analytics experience Our Core Values: • Be Humble: You're smart yet always interested in learning from others. • Work Transparently: You always deal in an honest, direct and transparent way. • Take Ownership: You embrace responsibility and find joy in having the answers. • Learn More: Through blog posts, newsletters, podcasts, video tutorials and meetups you regularly self educate and improve your skill set. • Show Gratitude: You show appreciation and return kindness to those you work with. JOBID: 1100462 #PL Equal Opportunity Employer: Race, Color, Religion, Sex, Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity, National Origin, Age, Genetic Information, Disability, Protected Veteran Status, or any other legally protected group status. At Cella, a randstad digital company, we welcome people of all abilities and want to ensure that our hiring and interview process meets the needs of all applicants. If you require a reasonable accommodation to make your application or interview experience a great one, please contact HRsupport@randstadusa.com. Pay offered to a successful candidate will be based on several factors including the candidate's education, work experience, work location, specific job duties, certifications, etc. In addition, Cella by randstad digital offers a comprehensive benefits package, including: medical, prescription, dental, vision, AD&D, and life insurance offerings, short-term disability, and a 401K plan (all benefits are based on eligibility). This posting is open for thirty (30) days.