If you're the type who's always glued to a smartphone or laptop and starts to twitch when you've been offline for more than a few minutes, this could definitely be the job for you. Before you can understand what an affiliate manager does, you need to know what affiliate marketing is, which is basically a fancy way of saying "online referrals." Companies sometimes use the influence of people and publications (rather than traditional ads) to spread the word about their brands. Let's say a fashion blog links to a shirt or dress from a clothing company. As the reader, you click the link, which is tracked behind the scenes, and eventually you buy something from that company. The blogger, also known as an affiliate, then gets a percentage of the sale (called a commission). Affiliate managers work with—you guessed it—affiliates like that blogger, so it helps to be both social and social-media-obsessed. One of your main goals would be recruiting new cheerleaders for your products. You'd also be managing current affiliates' progress and suggesting ways they can drive more business to your company, like letting a certain website offer readers a discount code, for example.