Affiliate Marketing Specialist

Edvisors is a College Loan Corporation (CLC) company and is 100% owned by its dedicated employees through the CLC employee stock ownership plan. CLC, headquartered in Las Vegas, Nevada is a top 10 student loan company, with $18 billion in consumer assets originated. By offering innovative loan products and first-class customer service, the Company has helped 900,000 families achieve their higher education goals. CLC has won multiple awards, including the BBB Torch Award for Marketplace Ethics and the American Business Award for excellence in Customer Service.

Edvisors is a student resource company operating a portfolio of interactive sites that provide information, tools, and resources to help further higher education. Edvisors assists students and parents by helping them access private student loans products, scholarships and consolidation funding while providing marketers the opportunity to engage with students directly online, via e-mail, and through direct mail. Edvisors also manages education-focused websites offering information, advice and services to students, parents, educations, and the financial aid community.

Recognizing that our employees are the key to our success, Edvisors is dedicated to being a great place to work. Edvisors believes in providing a fulfilling workplace environment. We offer excellent employee benefits, paid time off, employee ownership, and a healthy work-life balance. We run a professional and fun office environment.

OVERVIEW:

As a key member of the marketing team, the Affiliate Marketing Specialist  will be responsible for affiliate marketing strategy, acquisition, and performance. This position will play an integral role supporting and growing lead generation and customer acquisition. The primary focus is to manage and grow current affiliate partnerships, new partner on-boarding, optimization, quality management, analysis, and accounting.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Develop and manage affiliate campaigns across all Edvisors products
• Maximize the number of affiliate partners and increase revenue with existing partners.
• Work with the rest of the marketing team to ensure campaigns are well integrated with overall marketing strategy and business goals.
• Work with partners to identify the best solutions for effective affiliate marketing programs
• Will be responsible for setting up offers, tracking and monitoring performance.
• Manage the affiliate budget, including commissions and daily spend
• Work with existing partners to optimize campaigns and improve quality of traffic
• Vet partner contracts in collaboration with compliance to determine risk and to make sure everything is compliant to our terms.
• Screen current and potential affiliates for fraudulent activities
• Analyze campaigns and reporting to ensure affiliates deliver the best ROI Manage affiliates and the campaign strategy with the aim of meeting targets/goals
• Ensure timely and accurate invoicing by agencies and affiliates
• Reengage inactive affiliates and rebuild relationships as required

SKILLS/EXPERIENCE:

• 3+ years’ experience with affiliate marketing
• Proactive, self-starter who is data driven and results oriented
• Ability to work with tight deadlines
• Strong partnership management skills
• Strong prospecting, closing and negotiation skills
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Strong skillset in reporting and presentation is required
• Detail oriented
• Ability and desire to operate in a fast-paced, and dynamic environment
• 2+ years’ experience working with HasOffers/Tune, Google Analytics, Commission Junction, Impact Radius and Awin preferred.
• Experience in financial and Education space preferred but optional