Affiliate Marketing Executive

Role Overview:
We are looking for a commercially-minded Affiliate Marketing Executive who will take full ownership of scaling our affiliate partnerships across multiple markets, including the UK, EU, UAE, and USA. This is a hands-on role for someone who thrives on driving channel growth, managing key relationships, and spotting opportunities that others miss.

You will manage our global affiliate activity end-to-end — from onboarding new partners and negotiating competitive commercials, to optimising performance and launching market-specific offers. With proven experience across leading networks such as Awin, Amazon Affiliates, and Rakuten, you will bring both strategic thinking and day-to-day execution skills to deliver measurable results.

Reporting to the Head of Marketing, you will work closely with our e-commerce and digital marketing teams to ensure our affiliate channel complements wider acquisition and retention activity, driving profitability while maintaining brand integrity. This is an opportunity to make a big impact in a fast-paced, entrepreneurial business where your ideas and execution will directly influence revenue growth.

Key Responsibilities:

Affiliate Program Management

• Take full ownership of our global affiliate marketing program, managing day-to-day relationships with publishers, influencers, and partners.
• Set up, optimise, and scale affiliate networks across multiple markets, ensuring localisation and cultural fit where required.

• Negotiate and agree competitive commercial terms with partners, balancing ROI and brand positioning, negotiate CPA/CPL/RevShare, tenancy fees, and added value. Build rate cards and partner tiers.

• Manage offer launches, seasonal campaigns, and product pushes, aligning with trading and marketing calendars.

Partnership Development & Onboarding

• Identify and onboard high-quality affiliates and partners with strong audience relevance and conversion potential.
• Build and maintain strong, long-term relationships with top-performing publishers, ensuring engagement and loyalty.
• Maintain direct contact with network account managers to maximise opportunities and ensure prompt resolution of any issues.

Performance Optimisation & Reporting

• Monitor campaign performance daily, optimising for ROI, CPA, and conversion rates.
• Use performance data to identify growth opportunities, test new approaches, and scale successful tactics.
• Produce clear and actionable performance reports for internal stakeholders, highlighting trends, wins, and areas for improvement.

Market Expansion & Growth

• Drive the affiliate channel’s expansion in key markets including the UK, EU, UAE, and USA, adapting strategies for local consumer behaviour and regulations.
• Explore new affiliate opportunities across emerging markets and platforms, including influencer collaborations and content partnerships.
• Work with the wider marketing team to ensure affiliate activity complements paid search, social, and email channels.

Compliance & Brand Management

• Ensure all affiliates and partners adhere to brand guidelines, pricing policies, and compliance requirements.
• Monitor for any brand misuse or unauthorised promotions and take swift corrective action.

Ideal Candidate:

• 2–3 years’ hands-on experience in affiliate marketing, ideally in a retail or e-commerce environment.
• Proven track record managing and growing affiliate programs across multiple international markets.
• Established relationships with global affiliate networks such as Awin, Amazon Affiliates, and Rakuten.
• Experience onboarding partners, negotiating commercials, and launching offers across varied product categories.
• Strong commercial mindset with the ability to identify growth opportunities and drive profitability.
• Comfortable with data — able to analyse performance, draw insights, and take decisive action.
• Strong organisational skills with the ability to manage multiple campaigns and partners simultaneously.
• Collaborative mindset, able to work closely with cross-functional teams while owning the affiliate channel.
• Familiarity with wider digital marketing channels and how they complement affiliate activity.

Who is One Retail Group:
One Retail Group is an international online retailer, brand owner, and marketplace specialist. Our story is humble, growing from a single product launched in 2013, we now own multiple brands in the home appliance, lifestyle and personal care categories. Our future is exciting as we strive to launch onto new platforms and expand our operations even further across the globe.

We work at pace, we learn fast, where necessary we fail fast. This role will provide you with the chance to leave your mark and make a difference to a very exciting company. We’re proud of our collaborative team and continued high standards as we work together to achieve our shared ambitious goals.