Affiliate Marketing Lead

Posted 25 Days Ago
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2 Locations
In-Office
Mid level
AdTech • Agency • Artificial Intelligence • Digital Media • Marketing Tech • Social Media • Analytics
PMG is a global, independent platform company engineered for impact.
The Role
The Affiliate Marketing Lead will manage and optimize affiliate marketing programs for clients, ensuring alignment with marketing goals and performance tracking, while also building partnerships and collaborating across teams.
Summary Generated by Built In

We are PMG

Named Ad Age Best Places to Work for 11 years in a row and Fast Company Best Workplaces for Innovators since 2022, PMG is a global independent marketing services and technology company that seeks to inspire people and brands that anything is possible. Driven by shared success, PMG leverages business strategy and transformation, creative, media, and insights—as well as its proprietary operating system, Alli—to deliver cutting-edge digital solutions and innovative media strategies.

Our team comprises over 900 employees globally, and our work for ambitious brands like Apple, Nike, Sephora, Experian, Therabody, Best Western Hotels & Resorts, Creed Fragrances, BNY, Intuit, CKE Restaurants, Travelex, and Whole Foods spans 85+ countries.

What You Will Do

  • Own and manage affiliate marketing programs across a portfolio of clients, ensuring seamless execution, strong partner relationships, and measurable business impact.
  • Lead the strategic direction and day-to-day execution of affiliate programs across verticals and platforms, ensuring initiatives align with broader marketing goals and deliver against client KPIs.
  • Plan, launch, and optimize affiliate campaigns end-to-end, including account setup, partner recruitment, offer strategy, performance tracking, and ongoing program management.
  • Analyze campaign performance using platform reporting and partner insights; identify trends, risks, and opportunities, and translate findings into actionable optimizations that improve efficiency and scale.
  • Build and grow high-impact partner ecosystems by vetting new publishers, negotiating placements, and strengthening relationships with top-performing partners and platforms.
  • Serve as the primary point of contact for clients, providing clear communication, proactive recommendations, and timely responses to all program-related inquiries.
  • Collaborate cross-functionally with Strategy, Brand, Creative, and Analytics teams to translate high-level marketing objectives into tactical affiliate solutions that drive full-funnel performance.
  • Develop and maintain structured testing roadmaps (e.g., partner mix, commission strategies, placements) to continuously improve program outcomes and uncover new growth opportunities.
  • Monitor industry trends, platform updates, and competitive activity; proactively introduce innovative approaches that keep PMG and clients at the forefront of affiliate marketing.
  • Identify process improvements and scalable solutions that enhance team efficiency, campaign accuracy, and overall program performance.

What You Will Bring

  • 3–5+ years of experience in affiliate marketing, performance marketing, or digital media, with hands-on experience managing affiliate programs and partnerships.
  • Strong understanding of affiliate platforms and ecosystems (e.g., Impact, CJ, Rakuten), including tracking, attribution, and partner management best practices.
  • Proven ability to analyze performance data, identify insights, and translate them into optimization strategies that drive measurable results (e.g., revenue growth, efficiency gains).
  • Experience recruiting, vetting, and scaling partnerships across content, loyalty, influencer, and technology partners.
  • Strong project management and organizational skills, with the ability to manage multiple programs, timelines, and stakeholders simultaneously.
  • Effective communicator who can simplify complex performance insights and clearly articulate recommendations to clients and cross-functional teams.
  • Collaborative mindset with experience working across Strategy, Creative, and Analytics teams to deliver integrated marketing solutions.
  • Demonstrated ability to build and maintain strong client and partner relationships rooted in trust, transparency, and accountability.
  • A people-first approach to teamwork and leadership, contributing to an inclusive environment and supporting peers through knowledge sharing and collaboration.

What We Offer

  • Professional Development: Take advantage of our learning and development programs, mentorship opportunities, and career advancement support.
  • Generous Time Off: Enjoy generous paid time off and holiday allowances to recharge and spend time with loved ones.
  • Parental Leave: We provide paid parental leave to support your family during important life events.
  • Retirement & Pension Plans: Plan for your future with competitive retirement or pension programs, including contribution matching.
  • Fertility and Family Support: Access fertility benefits for all team members and their spouses.
  • Healthcare: Coverage and support for everyday medical expenses and routine care, tailored by geography.
  • Pet Insurance: Protect your pet's health and your finances.
  • Lifestyle Spending Accounts: Enjoy 100% company-funded accounts to promote healthy habits and well-being.
  • Commuter Benefits: Access support for travel and commuting needs, where available.
  • Annual Bonus: All employees are eligible for an annual bonus.
  • Volunteering Opportunities: Receive 8 give-back hours to volunteer in your local communities.
  • AI Enterprise License: Access AI Enterprise accounts and participate in weekly AI training sessions to empower and ensure AI safety.

Benefits vary by country, location, and geography to reflect local laws, norms, and expectations.

What Sets Us Apart

Being part of PMG means joining a company culture that’s unmatched in digital. We're dedicated to working hard to serve our employees and clients, delivering value, results, and innovation—which often requires true grit and agility. We believe in taking care of ourselves and each other to continuously improve in every way.

In alignment with our core values to be inclusive and always change for the better, PMG is committed to creating a more diverse and inclusive culture, and we are proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We believe that we only change for the better by bringing diverse perspectives to our company. PMG recruits, employs, trains, compensates, and promotes regardless of race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, or veteran status.

Skills Required

  • 3-5+ years of experience in affiliate marketing, performance marketing, or digital media
  • Strong understanding of affiliate platforms and ecosystems
  • Proven ability to analyze performance data and translate them into optimization strategies
  • Experience recruiting and scaling partnerships across various sectors
  • Strong project management and organizational skills

PMG Compensation & Benefits Highlights

The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about PMG and has not been reviewed or approved by PMG.

  • Leave & Time Off Breadth Time off is described as generous, with a broad baseline of PTO, holidays, and personal days. Feedback suggests occasional extra time off has been provided during challenging periods.
  • Parental & Family Support Support for families is emphasized through paid parental leave for various paths to parenthood and family-building benefits like fertility, surrogacy, and adoption resources. Feedback suggests return-to-work support further strengthens this area.
  • Strong & Reliable Incentives Incentives are highlighted through broad eligibility for annual performance bonuses and memorable spot gifts. Feedback suggests these incentives help offset lighter base pay for some roles.

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The Company
HQ: Dallas, TX
1,000 Employees
Year Founded: 2010

What We Do

PMG integrates business strategy, media, creative, and data within a single operating model powered by our proprietary operating system, Alli. Developed in-house, Alli connects strategy to execution and execution to measurement—aligning people, systems, and accountability to drive measurable business outcomes.

Why Work With Us

With more than 1,000 employees across North America and Europe, PMG partners with brands including Apple, Nike, Dropbox, Experian, Sephora, and Whole Foods. Our work has earned top industry honors, including Cannes Lions and Adweek’s Media Plan of the Year, and PMG has been recognized as MediaPost’s 2025 Independent Agency of the Year and Ad Age’s

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