Please note that this is a contract role providing services to Hilton through Talent Solutions. If you are selected for this role, you will be employed by Talent Solutions and will not be an employee of Hilton. Contract workers are not employees of Hilton or any of its subsidiaries, nor will they be eligible for Hilton benefits.
Job Summary
Hilton has an exciting opportunity for an experienced performance marketing professional to join the Americas Media Activation – Acquisition team. This hybrid role combines performance marketing strategy, partner management, and operational execution to support the planning, execution, and optimization of the Affiliate channel across brands and markets. Working cross-functionally with Planning, Regional Marketing, Content, Analytics, and external partners, this individual will help manage day-to-day affiliate operations, publisher relationships, and performance reporting while supporting broader customer acquisition and revenue objectives. This is a highly hands-on role requiring strong project management, attention to detail, and the ability to independently manage multiple workstreams in a fast-paced environment with limited oversight.
Responsibilities
- Drive day-to-day execution and optimization of affiliate programs 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 compliance with brand guidelines
- 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
- Own and maintain detailed project plans, promotional calendars, partner trackers, and operational documentation to ensure seamless execution across multiple initiatives
- Manage and grow relationships with editorial content partners, commerce publishers, creators, and affiliate-focused influencers to drive incremental customer acquisition and revenue
- Identify, evaluate, and scale content commerce and creator-led affiliate opportunities, developing activation plans that align with brand, audience, and commercial objectives
- Partner with Content, Influencer, Social, and Brand teams to support affiliate-enabled content strategies and creator monetization initiatives
Skills
- Strong understanding of affiliate marketing, performance media, and publisher-based acquisition models
- Strong understanding of content commerce, editorial publisher monetization models, and affiliate creator ecosystems
- Excellent communication and relationship-building skills with internal teams and external partners
- Demonstrated ability to independently manage multiple priorities, navigate ambiguity, solve problems proactively, and deliver high-quality work in a fast-paced environment
- Analytical mindset with the ability to interpret performance data and recommend optimizations
- Strong attention to detail, particularly related to tracking, reporting, and financial management
- Experience working with affiliate networks and platforms such as CJ, Impact, Rakuten, or similar
- Advanced proficiency in Excel and experience creating performance reports, tracking documents, and data-driven business recommendations required
- Experience evaluating and optimizing content-driven affiliate partnerships, including editorial placements, product recommendations, creator content, and commerce-focused campaigns
- Knowledge of evolving affiliate trends, including creator commerce, influencer monetization, and publisher content strategies
- Global or multi-market marketing experience is a plus
Experience
- 3+ years of hands-on experience managing affiliate marketing programs, including campaign execution, partner management, reporting, tracking validation, and operational program management
- Experience managing editorial content monetization, commerce content publishers, creator affiliate programs, influencer monetization initiatives, or similar content-driven affiliate partnerships required
- Experience working with editorial publishers such as commerce media, review sites, travel content publishers, or creator-led affiliate programs preferred
- Experience managing large-scale or global affiliate programs preferred
- Familiarity with financial reconciliation, invoicing, and commission structures preferred
- Demonstrated success building and scaling partnerships that monetize content through affiliate relationships, product recommendations, sponsored commerce content, or creator-driven acquisition strategies preferred
This is a remarkable opportunity to join one of the world's most recognized and celebrated hospitality brands, contributing to a high-impact performance marketing channel that drives measurable growth across the Americas. You will gain exposure to a dynamic, cross-functional environment where your work directly influences customer acquisition and revenue outcomes at a global scale. If you are passionate about affiliate marketing, thrive on data-driven decision-making, and are eager to make your mark within a world-class marketing organization, this role offers the platform to do exactly that.
Pay Rate Range
43 - 53 USD hourly
