Manage and scale the global affiliate program, recruit and onboard partners, optimize campaigns, analyze performance data, and develop co-marketing materials.
We’re looking for a results-driven Affiliate Marketing Manager to own and scale our global affiliate program. You’ll lead recruitment, enablement, and performance optimization for a growing network of affiliate partners—including creators, bloggers, publishers, and affiliate networks.
This is a hands-on, growth-focused role within our Partner Marketing team, ideal for someone who understands the mechanics of performance marketing and is passionate about building authentic relationships that drive business results.
What your day could consist of:
- Own day-to-day management of the affiliate program
- Recruit, onboard, and activate high-potential affiliate partners
- Launch and optimize affiliate campaigns to drive net-new customer acquisition
- Develop personalized outreach and content strategies for different affiliate segments (e.g. content creators, influencers, bloggers)
- Analyze performance data to identify trends, optimize partner ROI, and influence budget decisions
- Build and maintain ongoing communications including newsletters, updates, and promotions
- Collaborate with the content team, product marketing, creative, and lifecycle teams to develop co-marketing materials and affiliate toolkits
- Ensure accurate tracking, attribution, and partner payouts in collaboration with Finance and RevOps
- Contribute to quarterly goal setting and report on KPIs (traffic, sign-ups, conversions, partner growth)
What is needed:
- 5-7 years of experience in affiliate, influencer, performance marketing, or partner management
- Proven success managing or scaling a B2B or SaaS affiliate program
- Hands-on experience with platforms like PartnerStack, Impact, or ShareASale
- Strong analytical mindset with ability to translate data into actionable insights
- Excellent communication and relationship-building skills—comfortable working cross-functionally and externally
- Creative thinking and a bias for testing, iterating, and optimizing
- Familiarity with marketing automation, CRM, or small business tools is a plus
About ActiveCampaign:
ActiveCampaign is an AI-first, end-to-end marketing platform for people at the heart of the action. It empowers teams to automate their campaigns with AI agents that imagine, activate, and validate–freeing them from step-by-step workflows and unlocking limitless ways to orchestrate their marketing.
With AI, goal-based automation, and 950+ app integrations, agencies, marketers, and owners can build cross-channel campaigns in minutes–fine-tuned with billions of data points to drive real results for their unique business.
ActiveCampaign is the trusted choice to help businesses unlock a new world of boundless opportunities–where ideas become impact and potential turns into real results.
As a global multicultural company, we are proud of our inclusive culture which embraces diverse voices, backgrounds, and perspectives. We don’t just celebrate our differences, we believe our diversity is what empowers our innovation and success. You can find out more about our DEI initiatives here.
Perks and benefits:
ActiveCampaign is an employee-first culture. We take care of our employees at work and outside of work. You can see more of the details here, but some of our most popular benefits include:
-Comprehensive health and wellness benefits that includes a High Deductible Health Plan (HDHP) fully covered by ActiveCampaign, complimentary access to telehealth and tele-mental health resources, and a complimentary membership to Calm
-Open paid time off
-Generous 401(k) matching program with immediate vesting
-Quarterly Path Perks with options for commuter and lunch benefits (for those reporting to a Hub), or a remote home office stipend
-Access to professional development resources through LinkedIn Learning
-After five years of service, you’ll be eligible for a four-week paid sabbatical leave and a sabbatical leave bonus
ActiveCampaign is an equal opportunity employer. We recruit, hire, pay, grow and promote no matter of gender, race, color, sexual orientation, religion, age, protected veteran status, physical and mental abilities, or any other identities protected by law.
Our Employee Resource Groups (ERGs) strive to foster a diverse inclusive environment by supporting each other, building a strong sense of belonging, and creating opportunities for mentorship and professional growth for their members.
Top Skills
CRM
Impact
Marketing Automation
Partnerstack
Shareasale
ActiveCampaign Chicago, Illinois, USA Office
Located in the heart of the Loop overlooking State Street, with views of the lake and Millennium Park with easy access to the Metra & CTA stations.
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