Affiliate Marketing Specialist (International)

Affiliate Marketing Specialist (International)
United States of America - Irvine, California

Job Summary
The Affiliate Marketing Specialist - International is an execution-focused position supporting iHerb’s global affiliate and referral marketing programs. This role will report to the Sr. Global Affiliate Marketing Manager and support day‑to‑day affiliate program implementation and growth initiatives, working closely with the Global Affiliate Marketing team. The position will interface cross‑functionally with international teams and marketing operations teams.

Job Expectations

Support the execution and day‑to‑day management of iHerb’s global affiliate, content, influencer programs, and special projects to help drive customer acquisition and revenue growth.

Execute new affiliate discovery strategy and recruitment outreach, dormant affiliate activation, and existing affiliate optimization efforts for the iHerb affiliate programs.

Assist with affiliate onboarding and recruitment efforts through proactive outreach, prospecting, and onboarding, ensuring proper tracking implementation, and providing relationship support for partners across key international markets.

Create and disseminate affiliate newsletters, promotional communications, and campaign updates aligned with the global promotional calendar across affiliate networks and via email.

Implement affiliate commission changes, schedule bonuses, create tracking links, facilitate promotional assets across affiliate platforms, including Partnerize, Impact, Awin, and CJ.

Collect screenshots of all promotional placements, creating campaign recap decks for internal stakeholders.

Coordinate with the creative team and marketing operations teams to align with the existing promotional calendar, ensuring affiliate campaigns, promotions, and assets are launched accurately and distributed on schedule.

Monitor affiliate program activity, analyze the incrementality and performance of promotional placements, and identify opportunities for optimization, escalation, or follow‑up support.

Prepare recurring reports on affiliate program and publisher performance, campaign activity, and partner engagement for internal stakeholders.

Maintain organized documentation of affiliate communications, recruitment pipelines, commission structures, and implementation processes.

Collaborate with International Affiliate Managers and International teams to support localized affiliate campaigns and market‑specific initiatives.

Evaluate and propose strategic recommendations to grow the affiliate channel by international market.

Review TM+ violations and communicate with partners on the removal of paid search ads.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
Required:

Proven experience in affiliate marketing, performance partnerships, influencer marketing, referral marketing, or digital marketing experience, preferably in e‑commerce or agency environments.

Experience supporting affiliate marketing programs using platforms such as Partnerize, Impact, CJ, or Awin.

Highly organized, detail‑oriented, experienced in digital marketing execution, and passionate about driving global affiliate program expansion.

Strong organizational and project management skills with high attention to detail and accuracy.

Comfortable managing multiple projects, timelines, and recurring operational tasks in a fast‑paced environment.

Experience creating affiliate communications, including newsletters, outreach emails, and promotional updates.

Familiarity with affiliate tracking links, commission structures, and campaign implementation processes.

Strong written and verbal communication skills with the ability to work cross‑functionally and across international markets and different cultures.

Both a strong strategic thinker, with the ability to translate quantitative and qualitative data/insights into strong marketing strategies, and a highly organized “doer,” with a data‑driven mentality and a bias toward action.

Analytical mindset with the ability to review and analyze campaign performance data, identify trends or issues.

Experience in growth‑stage e‑commerce company, affiliate marketing agency, or digital marketing agency highly preferred.

Customer‑oriented and hyper‑analytical, with a positive, entrepreneurial spirit.

Preferred:

Professional‑working proficiency or native proficiency in any major global language.

Preferred languages include Arabic, Chinese, and Japanese, with opportunity for additional global language options available.

Equipment Knowledge

Experience with top affiliate marketing platforms, including Partnerize, Impact, Commission Junction, and Awin.

Experience with Google Business Suite (Gmail, Drive, Docs, Sheets, Forms) preferred.

Proficiency in Excel or Google Sheets, with experience analyzing data and creating detailed reports. Familiarity with data functions, pivot tables, and advanced formulas is preferred.

Experience Requirements
Generally requires a minimum of two (2) plus years of digital marketing and/or marketing operations experience, preferably in DTC e‑commerce or digital agency environment.

Education Requirements
Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent experience preferred.

Benefits
The anticipated pay scale for this position can be found below, however the pay range applicable to you may vary by geographic location based on where the job is located or where you work. The final pay offered to a successful candidate will be dependent on several factors that may include but are not limited to the type and years of experience within the job, the type of years and experience within the industry, education, etc. iHerb, LLC is a multi‑state employer and this pay scale may not reflect positions that work in other states or locations.

Employees (and their families) that meet eligibility criteria as outlined in applicable plan documents are eligible to participate in our medical, dental, vision, and basic life insurance programs and may enroll in our company’s 401(k) plan. Employees will also be eligible for Time Off and Paid Sick Leave pursuant to the company’s policies. Employees will enjoy paid holidays throughout the calendar year. Eligibility requirements for these benefits will be controlled by applicable plan documents.

Hired applicant may be awarded Restricted Stock Units and receive annual bonuses pursuant to eligibility and performance criteria defined in the respective plan documents and policies.

For more information on iHerb benefits, visit us at iHerbBenefits.com.

Staffing Agency Submission Notice
iHerb does not accept unsolicited 3rd party (“Agency”) candidates. If you are an Agency, please send any requests to be considered as a supplier in our Vendor Management System to

staffingvendors@iherb.com . Do not contact iHerb employees directly. If requested to work on a role, any Agency candidates would be presented through the internal recruiting organization.

Equal Employment Opportunity
iHerb is an Equal Opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or veteran status. iHerb provides equal employment opportunities to all applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment.

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