Affiliates Marketing Executive
 
Our client is searching for an Affiliates Marketing Executive to work as integral part of the Marketing Operations team.  The Marketing Operations team is responsible for Pay Per Click advertising, SEO, Ad delivery and Affiliate Networks for the entire company. This role may require overseas and weekend travel so a level of flexibility is expected.

Day to Day responsibility:

• Researching, recruiting and activating new affiliates
• Building relationships and maximising performance from existing affiliates 
• Answering day to day affiliate enquiries 
• Planning and executing affiliate marketing promotions 
• Planning and specifying new affiliate marketing collateral  
• Negotiation of deals, promotions and incentives with affiliates ensuring company KPIs are met 
• Daily, Weekly and Monthly performance reporting of all KPIs by affiliate  
• Co ordinate and management of all bulk emails to affiliates including newsletters and special promotions 
• Managing and maintaining up to date affiliate mailing lists 
• Research and develop new marketing methods and promotions 
• Maintaining banner schedules and commissioning new banners for upcoming events on: 
  • Connextra 
  • Commission Junction 
  • Trade Doubler 
  • In house system affiliate management system 
• Ensuring all affiliates have up to date creative on their websites 
• Setting up and approving new affiliates on: 
  • Commission Junction  
  • Trade Doubler
  • In house system affiliate management system
• Various ad-hoc online marketing projects as and when they occur

Requirements / Skills: 

• Highly computer literate with a detailed understanding and experience of all aspects of Internet marketing
• Excellent MS Office Skills – particularly Excel 
• Proven ability in using initiative and making decisions within tight deadlines
• Target and goal orientated individual with an ability to work under pressure 
• Excellent ability to work well within a small team environment
• Require an innate marketing and entrepreneurial flair
• Excellent ability to successfully see a deal through from start to finish
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Creative conceptualisation abilities 
• Superior negotiating and influencing skills 
• Strong relationship management skills 
• Enthusiastic & flexible working attitude  
• Technically aware & competent 
• Excellent attention to detail 
• Excellent commercial acumen