Creator Affiliate Manager

PopSockets is hiring a Creator Affiliate Manager to build and scale our TikTok Shop creator affiliate program. You will recruit an army of content creators and own the program end to end.

We live by our e-commerce growth formula: Visitors × Conversion Rate × Average Order Value. This role is a primary lever on visitors, driving the right people to TikTok Shop through the right creators, at scale.

This is the performance side of influencer and creator marketing. You live for profitable customer acquisition, and affiliates are your tool to do it.

Recruit, vet, and onboard creators through TikTok Shop Affiliate Center, Creator Marketplace, and direct outreach

Design and manage the commission structure (tiered, performance-based) and day-to-day affiliate operations

Run the seeding program: product sampling, brief delivery, and posting-cadence enforcement

Build and own a rights-cleared content library. Secure usage rights in every creator agreement and turn that library into ammunition for paid acquisition across Meta, Snapchat, AppLovin, YouTube, Pinterest, and every other channel we run

Partner with Paid Media to identify organic-winning content and deploy it through Spark Ads and whitelisted campaigns across TikTok, Meta, and other performance channels

Partner with Creative Strategy to bring the science side of creator content

Partner with Post Production to craft additional variations and deliver proper channel-specific sizing

Build and run a creator community (Discord or equivalent) with coaching, trend updates, and product information

Manage creator agreements, payout operations, and 1099 compliance

Reconcile affiliate GMV, ROAS, conversion rate, and return-adjusted creator profitability across TikTok Seller Center, affiliate platforms, and internal reporting

Report weekly on program KPIs and creator performance

Leverage AI to build tools that support endless scaling of the program

5+ years of experience in creator, affiliate, influencer, or partnerships roles at a DTC brand

Hands-on TikTok Shop experience across Seller Center, Creator Marketplace, and affiliate program management. You have lived in the TikTok affiliate portal and can show real expertise in it

Experience designing and operating commission-based creator programs with measurable GMV outcomes

Working knowledge of the tools used to secure asset rights and manage cross-channel affiliate attribution. You know the tools

Experience writing or managing creator and ambassador agreements, including content usage rights

Familiarity with content whitelisting and Spark Ads workflows across TikTok and Meta

Comfort with performance data: pulling reports, reconciling attribution, and tracking ROAS, CVR, and AOV. Media buying background is a high plus

Strong written communication for briefs, agreements, and creator-facing content

AI curious: Claude Code, OpenClaw, Vercel, Supabase, and similar tooling

Prior experience at a DTC apparel, beauty, supplement, or consumer lifestyle brand with a mature TikTok Shop program

Experience building or managing a creator Discord or community platform at scale

Experience running a LIVE Shopping activation

Media buying background

Vibe coding expertise