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Shelby Henderson

North Olmsted,OH

Summary

Dynamic marketing professional with over 6.5 years of experience driving growth for household name consumer brands through strategic digital investment in the affiliate channel. Demonstrated expertise in solving complex business challenges and consistently delivering measurable results. Eager to leverage these skills on the brand side to enhance overall business success.

Overview

2
2
years of professional experience

Work History

Director, Affiliate Marketing

Horizon Media
New York, NY (Remote)
09.2023 - 08.2024
  • Role: Affiliate Channel Lead and investment owner ($5M-$10M/year) across a portfolio of brands; responsible for crafting a marketing plan to exceed client business goals and drive innovation
  • Collaborated on numerous go-to-market strategies for new product launches, most notably Ninja Kitchen's release of Slushi in summer 2024; the launch exceeded forecasted sales goals by over 50%.
  • Overhauled the Elizabeth Arden (Revlon) affiliate program after onboarding the account in the summer of 2023; successfully increased investment efficiency by 15% year-over-year while diversifying partnerships to support full-funnel activation, with an emphasis on content/influencer growth
  • Crafted and executed HealthMarket's (UHG) Open Enrollment strategy for Nov/Dec 2023, managing between $50K and $400K in investment per day, producing record OEP lead volume generation at a 35% more efficient cost per lead year over year.

Associate Director, Affiliate Marketing

Horizon Media
New York, NY (Remote)
11.2022 - 08.2023
  • Role: Affiliate Channel POC for brand manager, overseeing planning and execution of marketing tactics and their transformation into actionable learnings
  • Prospected lead generation opportunities for Champion Windows, with emphasis on net new tactics; drove double-digit lead volume growth year over year after pushing for affiliate expansion into social tactics.
  • Executed multiple initiatives directed at improving the workflow and processes of our affiliate team; took responsibility for bi-weekly channel meetings, facilitating stronger internal collaboration to clarify the agency's POVs on industry trends.

Sr. Client Development Manager

CJ Affiliate
Chicago, IL
07.2022 - 10.2022
  • Role: Network POC for brand manager, responsible for driving affiliate strategy and developing my support team to carry out execution
  • Managed the affiliate budget, strategy, implementation, and analysis for a portfolio of brand clients (Signet Jewelers, Garmin, Carhartt, Paula's Choice); improved portfolio revenue by 37% year-over-year with $277 million in combined affiliate sales in 2021.
  • Built a budget tracking and forecasting Excel report to improve workflow for managing increasingly complex affiliate budgets; trained the Chicago and San Francisco offices on implementation

*Previous CJ Affiliate roles, dating back to July 2018, listed on LinkedIn

Education

Bachelor of Arts - Marketing

Miami University
Oxford, OH
05-2018

Skills

  • Direct-to-consumer strategy
  • Data mining and visualization
  • Relationship establishment / sustainment
  • Complex problem solving
  • Cross functional project planning
  • Microsoft Office Suite, Google Analytics, Shopify, SEMRush, MailChimp, & more

Timeline

Director, Affiliate Marketing

Horizon Media
09.2023 - 08.2024

Associate Director, Affiliate Marketing

Horizon Media
11.2022 - 08.2023

Sr. Client Development Manager

CJ Affiliate
07.2022 - 10.2022

Bachelor of Arts - Marketing

Miami University
Shelby Henderson