River Island seeks a proactive, commercially minded Affiliates & Partnerships Executive to join our Affiliates and Partnerships team.

Reporting to the Affiliates & Partnerships Manager, the successful applicant will play a pivotal role in the day-to-day running of the affiliate program and the growth of key commercial partnerships across the business.

This is a relationship-first affiliate role where the Affiliates & Partnerships Executive's instinct for spotting commercial opportunity is as valued as your ability to read the data behind it.

The Affiliates & Partnerships Executive will be responsible for supporting with managing partnerships across our affiliate network, turning strong relationships and performance insights into partnerships that drive results.

A key focus for the role will be growing our influencer and content partnerships, with LTK as a priority, alongside platforms such as Stylink, Metapic and Skimlinks.

Key Accountabilities of the Affiliates & Partnerships Executive:

• Support the delivery of the affiliate strategy across the channel, in line with wider business objectives.
• Manage the day-to-day running of the affiliate programme, ensuring activity is delivered on time and within budget.
• Drive the growth of influencer and content partnerships, with a particular focus on LTK, to unlock new opportunities within the channel.
• Build strong relationships with our affiliate network, partners and influencers to maximise exposure, ROI and stay ahead of new opportunities.

Responsibilities of the Affiliates & Partnerships Executive

Project Management:

• Work closely with the Affiliates & Partnerships Manager, supporting the delivery of the affiliate strategy in line with wider business objectives. 
• Manage the day-to-day running of the affiliate programme, ensuring activity is delivered on time and in line with the marketing calendar and affiliate budget. 
• Negotiate commercials and exposure with key affiliates to maximise exposure and ROI within budget.
• Monitor partner performance and identify opportunities to improve results. 
• Build and maintain strong relationships within affiliates and partnerships (inclusive of affiliate networks, influencers, banking partners and inserts in despatches etc).
• Support the growth of the influencer and content vertical, with a particular focus on LTK, working closely with creators, affiliate networks and internal stakeholders – alongside platforms such as Stylink and Skimlinks to identify, activate and optimise new opportunities.
• Assist with the onboarding, activation and optimisation of new affiliate partners. 
• Assist the wider paid media team (PPC and Paid Social) with ad-hoc tasks during peak trading periods and key campaign launches.
• Work closely with internal teams, including CRM, PR, influencer, social, brand and trading teams, to identify opportunities and maximise performance.

Reporting & Analysis:

• Produce weekly, monthly and ad hoc reports to evaluate channel performance.
• Analyse performance data and identify trends, opportunities and areas for improvement.
• Work closely with the Affiliates & Partnerships Manager to support forecasting, budgeting and strategic planning.

Industry:

• Keep up to date with affiliate marketing trends, competitor activity and new partnership opportunities.
• Attend industry events, webinars and network meetings where appropriate.

What River Island is looking for:

• At least 2 years' experience within affiliate marketing;
• Experience working with affiliate networks and platforms, ideally within retail or fashion.
• Experience working with influencers and content platforms such as LTK, with an understanding of how to identify, activate and grow creator partnerships. 
• Comfortable reviewing and evaluating content performance, e.g. engagement, conversion) to inform which creators or partnerships to scale.
• Demonstrates a strong interest in the wider digital marketing landscape, with a well-rounded understanding of, or experience across, channels including paid social, PPC and SEO.
• Strong numerical and analytical skills, with experience using web analytics platforms, including Google Analytics.
• Commercially minded, with strong organisation skills and comfortable working with large budgets.
• Proactive team player able to work individually and as part of a team. 
• Experience on the client side would be a plus

About Us

We’re a much-loved brand with an exciting future. Our Islanders are a diverse bunch of bright, talented people who love working together – and are proud of the work they do.  Progression here can take you in all kinds of directions. This is what a career at River Island is like. And this is where yours starts.

This role is based at our Head Office in West London. Check us out here on a map.

What the Affiliates & Partnerships Executive can expect:

• Generous 50% staff discount so you can treat yourself to the latest products, and a bargain staff shop on site!
•  Reducing Islanders everyday expenses through discounts, benefits, financial advice, wellbeing solutions and more through the Retail Trust.
• A free onsite gym, subsidised restaurant & café to fill you needs. Various social events to socialise throughout the year.
• Every family is unique, we support Islanders with all different family setups enhanced maternity, paternity, adoption & fertility treatment. We also work closely with the Retail Trust to create dedicated support for all our Islanders!
• Flexible working, on top of payday and summer early finish Fridays.
• Give as you earn scheme, a ‘Giver Island’ day each year and receive matched funding.
• Support with upskilling through on the job training and qualifications. A succession plan if you want to progress.
• A generous bonus scheme & private pension plan.
• 25 days paid holiday, exclusive of Bank Holidays. With the added option to purchase additional holiday twice a year for whatever the need!

River Island is made up of a diverse community, where we all belong and feel part of something bigger. We are committed to equality of opportunity and welcome applications from individuals regardless of age, gender, ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, socio-economic background, religion or belief. We will consider flexible working requests for all roles unless operational requirements prevent otherwise.