Affiliate Marketing Specialist

Full Time
Toronto, ON, Canada
10 months ago

S'more about the team

HelloFresh Canada is seeking an experienced digital marketer to support our affiliate marketing function.  In this role, you will help optimize and innovate in this critical area of our digital marketing portfolio.  You will be joining a passionate and talented marketing team based in Toronto that embraces data and agility.  This is an incredible opportunity to join a rapidly growing business with a successful consumer product and stellar team.

You will be a major contributor to the growth marketing function and work on one of our most established channels. Your role will span HelloFresh brands including HelloFresh Canada, Chefs Plate, and new program development.  You will optimise and help manage a wide range of affiliate publishers and campaigns that will drive our performance and expand penetration in Canada.

To succeed in this role, you’ll need experience in the affiliate industry, a data-driven mindset, and a passion for forming professional relationships and an innovative approach to optimising business opportunities. 

  • You are a key driver for HelloFresh Canada’s affiliate marketing program --  you deliver conversions and reach via affiliate marketing via direct relationships and via agency (Commission Junction) at effective CACs. 
  • Develop new opportunities by finding/testing new affiliate partners, as well as maintaining strong relationships with existing publishers clients and agencies alike
  • You execute this across Canadian brands (HF, CP, CF) while maintaining balance between the brands.
  • You have a strong and growing knowledge base of affiliate marketing  -- you play a critical role in managing the channel workflows
  • Work within the CA Growth team and the US affiliate team on identifying, defining, and pursuing program opportunities
  • Bring strong CAC / planning discipline to function and new brands (CF)

Lettuce share what this role will be responsible for

  • Identify key partners and new verticals to recruit onto our established/new affiliate programs. 
  • Lead on defined initiatives that drive business goals with affiliate marketing, Examples of initiatives may include:
    • Commission, CPA, and discount optimization
    • Partner communication and creative strategy, 
    • Landing page optimization
  • Work across Affiliates and Growth Partnerships to qualify and nurture partner leads of both types balancing near and  long term potential
  • Help manage marketing operations and day-to-day tasks for channel upkeep like voucher creation, invoicing, reporting costs, coordinating with our agency on budgets and targets, and coordinating with concerned teams on campaign timelines, copy and creatives.
  • Effectively manage reporting and ensure channel budgets are adhered to by external agencies and partners.
  • Harness your data-driven mindset to optimise partner performance/campaigns, troubleshoot challenges, and identify opportunities for improvement and growth, with the goal to test one new opportunity every month. 
  • Works across the business with local and global teams (marketing, analytics, product, and operations) to improve HelloFresh marketing efforts. 
  • Develop strong working relationships with our internal and external marketing partners. Maintaining clear and effective communication is key for this role!
  • Dig into and become comfortable with data. Drawing insights and learnings from your tests are top priorities.
  • Keep in touch with the latest in online marketing/affiliate trends and tactics for improving efficiency or engagement metrics.
  • All other duties, as assigned 

Sound a-peeling? Here's what we're looking for

  • Familiarity with affiliate marketing with 1+  years of experience in the Canadian affiliate industry and or digital marketing. You have good knowledge of the Canadian affiliate landscape, common tracking technologies and platforms, as well as reporting dashboards such as tableau.
  • A critical thinker, able to work independently and prioritize with determination and ambition. You move fast individually, but understand that building good processes can help everyone move faster.
  • Data driven and curious/analytical by nature. You have strong analytical and organizational skills that help you closely monitor your business function and prioritize for success.
  • Adept at rapidly understanding business needs and crafting solutions. You are able to articulate challenges and problems and then move swiftly to problem solving.
  • A confident communicator and presenter who is keen on using data to support your perspectives. You are comfortable communicating with internal and external stakeholders, as well as building relationships with members of remote teams.
  • A culture fit; you are kind, professional, passionate, and hungry to learn.
  • Excited by ambitious targets and energized by rising to challenges. You are a self-starter who takes initiative 

Let’s cut to the cheese, this is why you'll love it here

  • Box Discount - Amazing discounts on 1 box per week! 75% discount on weekly HelloFresh and Chefs Plate meal kits AND 50% off weekly Factor meal box
  • Health & Wellness -Health & Dental benefits from day 1, a Health Spending Account, and unlimited access to the Headspace app to meet your self-care needs.
  • Vacation & PTO -Time off is also an important part of self-care! We offer generous vacation and PTO to help you create a good work-life balance. 
  • Family Benefits - A parental leave top-up program for expectant parents
  • WFH Allowance - A one time fund to help you set up or improve your home office 
  • Growth & Development - We support your career progression, provide development opportunities, and invest in your continued learning through our organization wide L&D fund
  • Work Hard & Have Fun - From team socials to HQ Wellness Wednesdays, you’ll have plenty of opportunity to experience the fun!
  • Diversity & Inclusion Initiatives - With impactful ERG’s like HelloChange and Women Empowerment, we are committed to our diversity, equity & inclusion efforts
  • Food Puns - this one is kind of a big dill if you haven’t already noticed. We even have some punny meeting room names!

Flexible Hybrid Approach

At HelloFresh, we know that flexible work arrangements are essential in enabling you to do your best work, while balancing your personal and life needs. Offering remote work flexibility, along with the opportunity to interact and collaborate in the office are all a part of creating a great employee experience. 

To meet these needs, we are pleased to provide Flexible Hybrid work. Flexible Hybrid is a people-first approach that is based on choice, trust, personalization, and empowers teams to choose when and how often they work from the office and work from home, in addition to team days and company days. This means a minimum of 2 days in office per week, with most teams in office between 2-3 days a week.

Working Conditions

It’s no surprise that as a food company, we use many ingredients that may be considered common allergens (i.e. peanuts, tree nuts, milk, etc.). Whether this role is based out of our headquarters or one of our distribution centers, it is possible that you may be exposed to such allergens in this role. If you have any concerns with being exposed to any particular food ingredients, including meat, please disclose this during the hiring process.