Affiliate Marketing Manager (contract)

Hilton is seeking a contract Affiliate Marketing Manager to drive performance marketing, oversee affiliate operations, and cultivate publisher relationships from a hybrid role based in Addison, TX.

Responsibilities

• Lead day-to-day execution and optimization of the affiliate program to support customer acquisition, revenue, and ROI objectives.
• Manage relationships with affiliate networks, key publisher partners, and technology providers.
• Oversee campaign setup, tracking, testing, and optimization across affiliate platforms, ensuring accuracy and brand compliance.
• Collaborate cross-functionally to support affiliate initiatives from end-to-end, including promotions, content partnerships, and brand launches.
• Analyze performance data to evaluate publisher effectiveness, commission structures, and promotional impact, translating insights into actionable recommendations.
• Maintain campaign timelines, promotional calendars, budgets, and performance trackers to ensure on-time delivery and financial accuracy.
• Communicate ongoing performance, risks, opportunities, and recommendations to leadership and key stakeholders.
• Identify opportunities to improve efficiency, scale the channel, and test new affiliate models or partnerships.
• Ensure compliance with contractual terms, regional regulations, and internal policies across affiliate activity.
• Support post-campaign and quarterly reviews, applying learnings to future optimization efforts.

Requirements

• At least 3 years of experience in affiliate marketing, performance media, and publisher-based acquisition models.
• Experience managing multiple workstreams and tight deadlines.
• Excellent communication and relationship-building skills with internal teams and external partners.
• Analytical mindset with the ability to interpret performance data and recommend optimizations.
• Strong attention to detail, particularly related to tracking, reporting, and financial management.
• Ability to think critically, solve problems proactively, and bring forward innovative ideas.
• Comfortable operating autonomously with accountability and a strong sense of ownership.
• Experience working with affiliate networks and platforms such as CJ, Impact, Rakuten, or similar.
• Global or multi-market marketing experience is a plus.

Technologies

• CJ
• Impact
• Rakuten