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. This role will interface cross-functionally with our 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 ecommerce 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 towards action
Analytical mindset with the ability to review and analyze campaign performance data, identify trends or issues.
Experience in growth-stage ecommerce 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 ecommerce or digital agency environment.
Education Requirements:
Bachelor's Degree or equivalent experience preferred.