Affiliate Marketing Director (Performance Based - Commission- Remote Possible)
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Education Associates
Torrance, CA, US
Summary
The Affiliate Marketing Director will lead and scale school partnership and student ambassador programs to drive student acquisition and revenue growth. Responsibilities include recruiting partners, managing affiliate relationships, negotiating contracts, and optimizing campaign performance through data analysis.
Job Description
1. Role Overview
This could be a remote position.
We are seeking a strategic and results-driven Affiliate Marketing Director to lead, scale, and optimize our school partnership and student ambassador programs. This is a high-impact, 100% performance-based role designed for a seasoned marketer who thrives in a "pay-for-performance" environment
You will own the end-to-end strategy, from identifying and recruiting high-value school partners to managing a network of student ambassadors, with the primary goal of driving student acquisition and revenue growth
2. Primary Objectives
- Strategic Growth: Develop and execute a comprehensive affiliate strategy to drive measurable revenue and new student enrollment
- Network Expansion: Identify, recruit, and onboard high-quality school partners and student ambassadors that align with our brand values
- Program Optimization: Continually analyze performance metrics to refine commission structures and promotional tactics for maximum RO
3. Key Responsibilities
- Recruitment & Outreach: Proactively identify and recruit potential school partners and student influencers through networking, outreach, and relationship building
- Relationship Management: Act as the primary point of contact for affiliates, providing them with the necessary training, resources, and promotional materials to succeed
- Contract & Commission Management: Negotiate and finalize affiliate agreements, ensuring clear terms, competitive commission structures, and profitability
- Campaign Execution: Collaborate with internal teams to create compelling marketing materials tailored for student and educational audiences
- Performance Tracking: Monitor affiliate activity and compliance daily, using data to identify trends and opportunities for improvement
- Reporting: Provide regular updates to senior leadership on program performance, key metrics, and growth initiatives (
4. Required Skills and Qualifications
- Experience: 2+ years of demonstrable experience in affiliate marketing, partnership management, or performance marketing, preferably within the education or e-commerce sectors
- Analytical Mindset: Ability to interpret complex data and draw actionable insights to optimize conversion rates and ROI
- Negotiation Skills: Excellent communication and negotiation skills to secure high-value partnerships and manage diverse affiliate relationships (
- Technical Proficiency: Familiarity with affiliate tracking platforms, CRM tools (like HubSpot), and analytics software (like Google Analytics) (
- Education: Bachelor’s degree in Marketing, Business, or a related field is preferred (
5. Preferred Attributes
- Owner’s Mindset: A self-starter who is motivated by driving results and is comfortable with a compensation model tied directly to performance
- Industry Knowledge: Understanding of the educational landscape and the unique motivations of student ambassadors.
- Compliance Awareness: Knowledge of legal and regulatory requirements related to affiliate marketing and student data privacy
6. Compensation Structure
This is a performance-based (commission-only) position.
- Commission: A highly competitive percentage of revenue or a fixed fee for every qualified lead/enrollment generated through your managed programs.
- Bonuses: Performance-tier bonuses for reaching specific milestones (e.g., number of active school partners or total enrollment targets).
- Transparency: We provide full visibility into tracking and attribution to ensure you are compensated accurately for every conversion you drive
Salary: 50 - 75 USD Per hour
We offer evidence-based hands-on career exploration and life skills curriculum for ALL students, including those at-risk and with special needs!
That's the goal behind our career education, job preparation and life skills curricula to serve K-12 students and adult learners. We're proud of our strong partnerships with schools and organizations across the country who now use Project Discovery and Achieve Life Skills in over 5,000 classrooms.
We invite you to learn more about Project Discovery ™, a student focused and academically-based career education curriculum to address transition goals and Common Core. We help educators reach students who are in jeopardy of failing or who do not fit the traditional learning model. Our program can be customized to meet your educational program needs. Select topics from a vast array of career exploration, job preparation, job skills and life skills. Whether your education program is K-12 mainstream, special education, after school, school-to-work, college prep, or helping students live more independently, Project Discovery instructional kits can support your goals, and reinforce fundamental academic skills in reading and math.
We welcome you to our website at www.educationassociates.com and encourage you to call us to discuss your specific school, district or program needs. 1-800-626-2950.
Founded
1980
Company size
11-50 employees
Industry
Book and Periodical Publishing
Org type
Privately Held
Headquarters
Louisville, Kentucky
We offer evidence-based hands-on career exploration and life skills curriculum for ALL students, including those at-risk and with special needs!
That's the goal behind our career education, job preparation and life skills curricula to serve K-12 students and adult learners. We're proud of our strong partnerships with schools and organizations across the country who now use Project Discovery and Achieve Life Skills in over 5,000 classrooms.
We invite you to learn more about Project Discovery ™, a student focused and academically-based career education curriculum to address transition goals and Common Core. We help educators reach students who are in jeopardy of failing or who do not fit the traditional learning model. Our program can be customized to meet your educational program needs. Select topics from a vast array of career exploration, job preparation, job skills and life skills. Whether your education program is K-12 mainstream, special education, after school, school-to-work, college prep, or helping students live more independently, Project Discovery instructional kits can support your goals, and reinforce fundamental academic skills in reading and math.
We welcome you to our website at www.educationassociates.com and encourage you to call us to discuss your specific school, district or program needs. 1-800-626-2950.
Founded
1980
Company size
11-50 employees
Industry
Book and Periodical Publishing
Org type
Privately Held
Headquarters
Louisville, Kentucky