Associate, Affiliate Marketing

About Mindshare:

Mindshare delivers Good Growth for its clients. As “Growth Architects," we drive growth that benefits all stakeholders — better for people, planet, and business — by using media with intention. This approach creates more meaningful connections with consumers, increases consumer trust in the brand, and delivers better outcomes for all stakeholders.

Role Summary:

As an Affiliate Marketing Associate at GroupM, you will be on the specialist career track, receiving extensive training and mentorship in all aspects of affiliate marketing. Affiliate marketing is a key component of GroupM’s performance-driven strategy, allowing brands to connect with consumers who may not follow them directly but have demonstrated interest in relevant products or services, or who fit within the brand’s target demographic. In this role, you will be part of a dynamic team responsible for the strategic execution of affiliate marketing campaigns, working closely with the client, affiliate networks, and key partners to optimize performance and achieve key business objectives and KPIs. 

Key Responsibilities:

• Understand the affiliate marketing landscape including the dynamics of affiliate partnerships and the competitive environment.
  Support our client’s Affiliate Program, ensuring alignment with overall brand goals and performance metrics.
  Assist in the analysis of competitive and performance reports to identify areas for optimizations to drive better results.
  Develop and maintain strong relationships with affiliate partners, ensuring timely communication and collaboration on promotional efforts.
  Help pitch new campaign ideas, partnerships, and initiatives, aligning with business goals and seasonal promotions.
  Maintain ad trackers, reports, and reoccurring processes with some direction, ensuring affiliates are set up for success and ready to promote key product launches or special offers.
  Prep meeting agendas, put together status materials, and assist the team with day-to-day administrative tasks.

Requirements:

• Enthusiastic interest in: Media, Advertising, Digital Communications, Marketing, Business and/or Communications with a genuine interest in digital commerce.
• Eagerness to build an exciting career in media to make advertising better for everyone.
• Appreciation and enjoyment for numbers, statistics, and data including Excel as a part of your daily responsibilities.
• Passion to solve problems and improve initiatives with a desire to leverage data and insights.
• A growth mindset with the ability to challenge and stretch so that you learn from both achievements and mistakes.
• Fearless of evolution, change and growth. Willingness to embrace the spirit of constant improvement to drive personal growth and improved impact to our clients.
• Zest for working with people, fosters an environment of inclusion, collaboration and respect by listening, communicating, and influencing through multiple channels of communication.

Life at GroupM:  

Our passion for shaping the next era of media includes investing in our employees to help them do their best work, and we’re just as committed to employee growth as we are to responsible media investment. GroupM employees can tap into the global GroupM & WPP networks to pursue their passions, grow their networks, and learn at the cutting edge of marketing and advertising. We have a variety of employee resource groups and host frequent in-office events showcasing team wins, sharing thought leadership, and celebrating holidays and milestone events. Our benefits include competitive medical, vision, and dental insurance, significant paid time off, preferential partner discounts, and employee mental health awareness days.      
   
GroupM is WPP’s media investment group and the world’s leading media investment company with a mission to shape the next era of media where advertising works better for people. The company is responsible for more than $60 billion in annual media investment, as measured by the independent research bureau COMvergence. Through its global agencies Mindshare, Wavemaker, EssenceMediacom, and mSix&Partners, and cross-channel performance (GroupM Nexus), data (Choreograph), entertainment (GroupM Motion Entertainment) and investment solutions, GroupM leverages a unique combination of global scale, expertise, and innovation to generate sustained value for clients wherever they do business. Discover more at www.groupm.com.  
  
GroupM provides equal employment opportunities to applicants and employees without regard for factors such as race, religion, national origin, colour, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, protected veteran status, disability, or other protected status.  
  
GroupM is committed to providing reasonable accommodation to, among others, individuals with disabilities and disabled veterans. If you need an accommodation because of a disability to search and apply for a career opportunity with GroupM, please send an e-mail to GroupM Leave Administration at Leave.Administration@groupm.com or call (212) 297-8507 and let us know the nature of your request and your contact information. 

The base salary for this position at the time of this posting is $35,000-$50,000. Individual compensation varies based on job-related factors, including business needs, experience, level of responsibility and qualifications. We offer a competitive benefits package, please visit https://www.wpp.com/people/wellbeing/benefits-at-wpp-in-the-us for more details.