Digital Affiliate Marketing Manager at Jumia

Jumia Group is a leading global incubator of start-ups. We started operating in Africa in 2012 and since then have launched multiple successful companies, such as Jumia, Jumia Market, Jumia Travel, Jumia Food, Jumia Deals, Jumia House, Jumia Jobs, Jumia Car, Jumia Services.

We are currently looking for talented people to join our team and embark on an exciting journey in the core of business development.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Position: Digital Affiliate Marketing Manager
Job Location:
Lagos
Job Type: Full Time

Job Description

  • You will actively onboard and cultivate partnerships with new affiliate programs to drive profitable growth and revenue across multiple brands.

In particular you will:

  • Negotiate commission structures with top sites and partners to ensure maximum profitability.
  • Work with the marketing department to create campaigns to attract potential affiliates.
  • Own relationship and support to top local partners, ensuring their education, and satisfaction to maximize their performance on the program.
  • Follow up on affiliate campaigns to ensure they are kept within budget and maximum ROI is achieved.
  • Analyse local channel performance and send weekly performance reports.
  • Maximize networking and community building opportunities and by regularly setting up events bringing affiliates together.
  • Proficient in number crunching in Excel and experience with analytics tool such as Google Analytics, Omniture & Insights Discover.
  • Send a weekly promotional newsletter to affiliates telling them about the top campaigns, categories and products to promote.
  • Localize any central material to fit the local market, for example video tutorials or sales pitch material.
  • Occasionally support on central affiliate marketing projects.

Professional Skills & Qualifications

  • 3+ years' experience in the Affiliate Management space - negotiating, implementing and optimizing affiliate marketing campaigns
  • Experience starting new affiliate program marketing efforts from scratch
  • Ability to utilize technical language involved in affiliate implementation
  • Strong understanding of customer acquisition through digital marketing.
  • Able to prioritize and multi-task in a fast-paced, dynamic environment with strong attention to detail, driving projects to completion under deadlines
  • Understanding of affiliate’s motivations, drives, and desires while still focusing on the company’s goals
  • Proficient in number crunching in Excel and experience with analytics tool such as Google Analytics, Omniture & Insights Discover.