Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. iHerb is on a mission to make health and wellness accessible to all, and they are seeking an Affiliate Marketing Specialist - International to support their global affiliate and referral marketing programs. This role involves managing day-to-day affiliate program implementation, driving customer acquisition, and collaborating with international teams to optimize affiliate marketing efforts.
Responsibilities
- 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
Skills
- 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
- 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
- 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
- Bachelor's Degree or equivalent experience preferred
Benefits
- 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.
- Hired applicant may be awarded Restrict Stock Units and receive annual bonuses pursuant to eligibility and performance criteria defined in the respective plan documents and policies.
Company Overview
iHerb is on a mission to make health and wellness accessible to all. It was founded in 1996, and is headquartered in Irvine, California, USA, with a workforce of 1001-5000 employees. Its website is http://www.iherb.com.