Affiliates Executive | Cult Beauty

The role

The Affiliates Executive is responsible for the growth and performance of the Cult Beauty affiliate channel. This person will deliver revenue, gross profit, and key KPIs while managing marketing spend and recruiting new publishers.

What you will do

• Support the execution of the Cult Beauty Global Affiliates strategy.
• Own delivery of Revenue, Gross Profit (GP) and key KPIs for the affiliate channel.
• Manage and report on affiliate marketing spend and commission budgets.
• Collaborate with trading teams and other key channels.
• Align exposure to planned promotional and campaign activity.
• Negotiate and book affiliate spend and exposure with affiliate networks.
• Recruit, onboard and activate new affiliate publishers and third-party partners.
• Monitor publisher compliance with brand and content guidelines and manage affiliate fraud risk.
• Conduct regular competitor analysis and market research.
• Prepare and deliver performance reporting and recommendations to stakeholders.

Required qualifications

• Minimum 1 year in an Affiliate Marketing role, ideally within retail, ecommerce or beauty.
• Understanding of the affiliate landscape including publishers, advertisers, content creators and affiliate networks.
• Direct experience of key platforms such as Awin, Partnerize, Impact or Commission Junction.
• Highly analytical and commercially driven.
• Strong track record of delivering against Revenue, GP and marketing spend/budget targets.
• Confident and proficient working with data and reporting tools.
• Advanced Excel essential.
• Able to take accountability of projects, budgets and deadlines.
• Comfortable and confident under pressure and results driven.
• Confident working with targets and data.
• Ability to form good working relationships with internal teams and external partners.
• Strong negotiation skills.

Nice to have

• Google Analytics or Tableau desirable

Benefits

• Access bespoke development programmes.
• Continued development through an upskilling programme.
• 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays.
• Day off on your birthday.
• Enhanced maternity and paternity pay, depending on length of service.
• Up to 10 days compassionate leave.
• Buy back up to 3 days each year.
• Unlock 2 days volunteer leave after 12-months.
• Access to face-to-face and virtual appointments with an in-house GP.
• Access to 247 Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) provided by Bupa.
• Save up to 12% on the cost of personal tech through a salary sacrifice scheme.
• Referral bonus of up to £1000 when a referral passes probation.

About the company

THG is a global ecommerce group with a portfolio of leading retailers and brands including LOOKFANTASTIC, Myprotein, ESPA, Perricone MD, and Cult Beauty. Cult Beauty is one of the UK's leading online beauty destinations.