Affiliate Specialist

About the Job

Comfrt is looking for an Affiliate Specialist to own our Affiliate Network (CJ) end-to-end. You'll be the day-to-day operator and strategic driver of our affiliate channel - managing agency relationships, building a high-quality publisher portfolio, securing premium placements, and scaling program performance. This is a hands-on role for someone who thrives in the details while keeping an eye on growth.

Responsibilities

Program Management

• Own the Commission Junction platform: campaign setup, tracking, creative assets, commission structures, and reporting.
• Serve as the primary point of contact for our affiliate agency partner(s), running weekly syncs, setting priorities, and holding them accountable to performance targets.
• Monitor program health across key metrics - EPC, conversion rate, ROAS, incrementality - and surface insights and recommendations to leadership.

Publisher Development

• Vet, recruit, and onboard new publishers aligned with Comfrt's brand and customer profile (content, loyalty, CLOs, and sub-affiliate channels).
• Audit the existing publisher mix regularly; deactivate underperformers and prioritize partners driving quality traffic.
• Build and maintain strong publisher relationships to secure editorial features, dedicated sends, and high-visibility placements.

Placements & Activations

• Negotiate and execute paid placements, newsletter features, and promotional integrations with top-tier publishers.
• Collaborate with brand and creative teams to develop co-branded assets, content articles, and offers that resonate with affiliate audiences.
• Manage a promotional calendar, coordinating affiliate-exclusive deals and seasonal pushes across the publisher base.

Growth & Optimization

• Identify gaps and opportunities within affiliate networks - new publisher categories, commission incentives, seasonality plays - and build a roadmap to capture them.
• Test commission structures, landing pages, and creative to continuously improve conversion and program efficiency.
• Contribute to budget planning and forecasting for the affiliate channel.

Qualifications

• 2-4 years of experience in affiliate marketing, with hands-on ownership of affiliate agencies like CJ
• Solid understanding of affiliate economics: EPC, commission tiers, attribution windows, incrementality.
• Experience managing or coordinating with affiliate agencies and/or external partners.
• Proven ability to recruit, vet, and grow a publisher base - not just maintain one.
• Strong analytical skills; comfortable pulling and interpreting data in affiliate networks, BI tools, etc.
• Excellent written and verbal communication - you can write a compelling publisher pitch and present results to leadership, as well as negotiate rates with publishers
• Organized and self-directed; you can manage multiple publisher relationships and timelines without dropping balls
• Ability to report on performance and share out insights crossfunctionally
• Experience with Asana, issuing tickets for creatives requested by publishers
• Responsive to emails and Slack messages
• Familiar with Google Sheets
• Insight into creatives (ad copy, statics) and what drives performance within brand guidelines

Nice to Have

• Experience with additional affiliate networks (Impact, ShareASale, Rakuten).
• Understanding of MTA measurement solutions (Northbeam)
• Experience with UTM set up and tracking
• Background in DTC or e-commerce, particularly in fashion apparel or home

What Success Looks Like in One Year

• Publisher portfolio audited, cleaned up, and expanded with quality partners across priority categories.
• Agency relationship structured with clear KPIs and regular reporting cadence.
• Placement strategy in place with recurring features secured at top publishers.
• Program revenue and ROAS trending up quarter-over-quarter.