Digital Marketer & Affiliate Strategist
Job Description
Are you always thinking about how to establish meaningful and lasting relationships with partners and customers that develop trust and unwavering loyalty? Are you passionate about sourcing partnerships and finding innovative ways to monetize them? Are you a curious and critical thinker that enjoys digging into data and making actionable recommendations? Are you ready to drive impact?
Ascent Funding, LLC (Ascent) is an award-winning, rapidly growing company that is on a mission to revolutionize the way people pay for higher education. We’re looking for a Digital Marketer/Affiliate Strategist to join our team to exponentially grow our business through optimizing our digital channels and strategic partnerships.
WOULD WE BE A GOOD FIT FOR YOU? A FEW PRINCIPLES THAT WE HOLD DEAR:
OBJECTIVE: The Digital Marketer/Affiliate Strategist is responsible for making an impact on our business – from overseeing online campaigns (SEM) to optimizing our website (SEO) and managing our affiliate partners. This job description outlines the objective, primary responsibilities, requirements, and qualifications of the Ascent Digital Marketer/Affiliate Strategist.
REPORTS TO: Senior Director of Marketing
YOU MUST:
IN THIS ROLE YOU WOULD:
DESIRED SKILLS & EXPERTISE:
YOU COULD BE A FIT IF YOU HAVE:
Minimum of 4+ years of experience managing digital campaigns and acquiring customers through Google AdWords, affiliate networks, email marketing, and direct media buys.
Direct response online media acquisition, direct/email marketing, SEO, and/or e-commerce experience.
Expertise working with DSPs, ad exchanges, ad servers, and creative formats.
Experience in testing and optimizing ads and landing pages for conversions.
General understanding of HTML, CSS, and web technologies.
Knowledge of website conversion metrics, including CPM, CTR, CTL, CPC, CPL, and CPA.
Exceptional strategic thinking skills and experience with web analytics tools.
Experience managing a budget and can track against spend and acquisition costs.
Passion for building and maintaining relationships through excellent communication.
Strong organizational skills and the ability to manage multiple projects at once in a fast-paced, environment.
Exceptional creative and project management skills.
BONUS POINTS IF YOU HAVE:
Experience coming from working in an agency.
Existing network of affiliates/platforms.
Experience with Google Optimize, Google Data Studio, and WordPress (or similar).
Google Analytics and/or Google AdWords certification.
COMPANY OVERVIEW Ascent is on a mission to revolutionize the way students pay for higher education by offering better financing options, student-driven innovation (co-created with students), and financial wellness resources to encourage more informed decisions today that open up brighter future opportunities.
We aim to fix a broken higher education system by being transparent and offering products that support a greater population of students through our Ascent College (cosigned and non-cosigned student loans for college and graduate school) and Bootcamp (student loans and Income Share Agreements (ISAs) for technical bootcamps and accelerated skills training programs) financing options.
We believe education is an investment for the future, and we want to empower students of all economic backgrounds and disciplines to maximize their return on that investment. Ascent offers exclusive benefits (such as 1% cash back, scholarships, Refer A Friend Program, Rewards Program, and more), as well as free resources that set students and families up for financial success.
The Job Description is intended to be a general representation of the responsibilities and requirements of the job. However, the description may not be all-inclusive, and responsibilities and requirements are subject to change.
Equal Employment Opportunity
It is the policy of the Company to provide equal employment opportunities to all employees and employment applicants without regard to unlawful considerations of race, religion, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, sensory, physical, or mental disability, marital status, veteran or military status, genetic information, or any other classification protected by applicable local, state, or federal laws. This policy applies to all aspects of employment, including, but not limited to, hiring, job assignment, compensation, promotion, benefits, training, discipline, and termination. Reasonable accommodation is available for qualified individuals with disabilities, upon request.
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