Affiliate Marketing Manager (E-commerce, Performance-Based)

At EcomSEO were a profit-focused SEO agency helping e-commerce brands (mostly Shopify) turn organic and partner channels into reliable profit engines not just more traffic.

Our clients are ambitious founders and marketing leads doing roughly 500k20M per year. Theyre tired of agencies that overpromise underdeliver and hide behind vague reports. We win by doing the opposite: transparency real execution and revenue-focused strategy.

Were now looking for a fully remote Affiliate Marketing Manager who can fully take over and scale a clients affiliate program from strategy and recruitment to optimization and reporting with a strong emphasis on performance and profitability.

Tasks

In this role you will:

• Own the affiliate marketing channel for selected e-commerce clients end-to-end strategy setup execution and optimization.
• Design or refine the clients affiliate program structure: commission models tiers bonus campaigns and partner segmentation based on performance and profitability.
• Select set up and manage affiliate platforms/networks (e.g. Impact PartnerStack Refersion ShareASale Awin Shopify apps) depending on the clients tech stack.
• Proactively recruit new affiliates: content sites influencers deal sites comparison portals niche blogs and YouTube/Instagram/TikTok creators aligned with the brand.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with top affiliates through regular communication performance reviews and joint campaign planning.
• Create clear affiliate assets and guidelines: tracking links landing page recommendations product angle suggestions promo calendars and simple plug-and-play promo kits.
• Collaborate with our SEO & content team to ensure affiliate content aligns with SEO strategy (e.g. review pages comparison articles listicles) and brand guidelines.
• Monitor performance daily/weekly: EPC ROAS new customers LTV signals and margin not just clicks and impressions. Youll cut what doesnt work and double down on what does.
• Implement testing: different commission structures creatives landing pages and funnels to find the most profitable combination for each client.
• Report clearly to clients and internally what you did why and how it impacted revenue and profit in an honest and straightforward way (no black box).
• Help us build and refine internal playbooks checklists and Affiliate Growth Frameworks so each new client benefits from previous learnings.

Requirements

Were looking for someone who recognises themselves in most of this:

Experience & Skills

• 3 years of hands-on affiliate marketing experience ideally in e-commerce / DTC.
• Proven track record of scaling affiliate programs with clear revenue and profit impact (you can show examples even if anonymised).
• Experience working with affiliate networks/platforms (e.g. Impact Awin PartnerStack CJ Refersion GoAffPro etc.).
• Strong understanding of performance marketing metrics: EPC CPA ROAS contribution margin LTV payback period.
• Comfortable with Shopify or similar e-commerce platforms and basic tracking setups (UTMs pixel-based tracking coupon-based tracking post-purchase attribution etc.).
• Solid analytical skills you can read data from GA4 / platform dashboards and turn it into simple decisions and clear next steps.
• Strong written and spoken English for communicating with affiliates and clients. Any additional languages are a plus.

Mindset & Culture Fit

• Youre profit-obsessed: you care about net results for the client not just growing the program on paper.
• Youre transparent and ethical no shady traffic sources or fake numbers. Long-term brand and partner relationships matter to you.
• You like ownership: youre happy to take over the channel and be accountable for its performance with support from the team where needed.
• Youre structured and proactive. You dont wait for clients to ask whats next you bring them the plan.
• Youre comfortable in a small expert team with an informal but high-standard culture (direct feedback occasional memes no ego).

Benefits

What you can expect from us:

• Fully remote role work from wherever youre most productive
• High ownership: youll be the main driver of the affiliate channel for real brands not just support.
• Work with serious e-commerce brands (mostly 68 figure monthly revenue) where performance actually matters and budgets are meaningful.
• A culture built on integrity transparency and long-term partnerships both with clients and within the team.
• Direct collaboration with senior SEO and growth specialists youll learn a lot about organic CRO and data-driven decision-making.
• Competitive compensation with performance-based upside (bonuses tied to client results / channel growth).
• Room to grow into a Lead Affiliate / Partner Marketing Lead role as we expand.

If youre an Affiliate Marketing Manager who loves performance enjoys building real relationships with partners and wants to help e-commerce brands escape their dependency on paid ads alone wed love to meet you.

Please apply with:

• Your CV
• A short description of one affiliate program youve grown (starting situation what you did and impact on revenue/profit)
• Any screenshots case studies or examples youre proud of (can be anonymised)

We review every application and invite selected candidates to:

1. A quick intro call about mutual fit
2. A practical case/strategy discussion around taking over and scaling a clients affiliate program