Interview scorecard template

Affiliate Marketer interview scorecard

Evaluate Affiliate Marketer candidates across 4 weighted areas: campaigns that performed, measurement and testing, audience and segmentation, and working with the business. Campaigns that performed leads at 30%, so check for named affiliate programs they ran or joined: networks like Impact, ShareASale, CJ or Amazon Associates, monthly commission revenue, EPC, and top-converting. Use the rubric to compare role-specific evidence consistently.

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TL;DR
For campaigns that performed, look for evidence the candidate names specific programs and offers, quotes monthly commission figures, EPC and conversion rates, and explains why certain offers outperformed. For measurement and testing, look for evidence the candidate debugs tracking discrepancies against network reports, runs holdout or geo tests for incrementality, and has caught fraudulent or leaked-coupon activity. Apply the written 1–5 anchors to every answer, record the evidence behind each rating, and use the factor weights to reach a consistent overall assessment.
Complete evaluation framework

What to assess and how to score it

Review the evidence signals before interviewing. Then use the anchored descriptions—not instinct alone—to choose the score that best matches each answer.

01
Evaluation factor

Campaigns that performed

30% weight

Check for named affiliate programs they ran or joined: networks like Impact, ShareASale, CJ or Amazon Associates, monthly commission revenue, EPC, and top-converting offers.

Evidence to listen for

  • Names campaigns or programmes they ran, with the metric they moved and the baseline it moved from
  • Distinguishes their own work from the team's or the agency's
  • Knows the audience and the offer, not just the channel
  • Can describe a campaign that failed and why

Five-point scoring guide

1
Poor

No numbers; describes activity rather than results.

2
Needs Improvement

Vanity metrics only; attribution to their own work is unclear.

3
Satisfactory

Real campaigns with some numbers; baselines often missing.

4
Very Good

Named campaigns with metric, baseline, and clear personal ownership.

5
Excellent

Names specific programs and offers, quotes monthly commission figures, EPC and conversion rates, and explains why certain offers outperformed.

02
Evaluation factor

Audience and segmentation

25% weight

Probe how they choose partners and traffic sources: SEO comparison content, coupon and loyalty sites, email lists, paid social, and which buyer intent each captures.

Evidence to listen for

  • Describes real customer segments and what differs between them, not demographic guesses
  • Has built lifecycle stages, journeys, or nurture logic that reflect actual behaviour
  • Knows where the audience data comes from and its limits
  • Writes for the segment rather than for everyone

Five-point scoring guide

1
Poor

One message for everyone; no segmentation thinking.

2
Needs Improvement

Segments by demographics only; no behavioural insight.

3
Satisfactory

Workable segmentation; lifecycle logic is basic.

4
Very Good

Behaviour-driven segmentation and lifecycle design with evidence behind it.

5
Excellent

Maps partner types to buyer intent, cites keyword or list segments they targeted, and cuts publishers that cannibalise existing organic demand.

03
Evaluation factor

Measurement and testing

30% weight

Test their grip on tracking and attribution: postback or S2S pixels, UTM hygiene, cookie windows, last-click versus incrementality, and how they detect fraud or coupon leakage.

Evidence to listen for

  • Tests deliberately rather than changing everything at once
  • Understands attribution limits and does not overclaim
  • Knows what sample size and duration a test needed
  • Can name a test whose result contradicted what they expected

Five-point scoring guide

1
Poor

No testing; claims credit for correlation.

2
Needs Improvement

Runs tests but reads them badly; overclaims attribution.

3
Satisfactory

Tests sensibly; rigour drops under deadline pressure.

4
Very Good

Disciplined testing with honest attribution and a result that surprised them.

5
Excellent

Debugs tracking discrepancies against network reports, runs holdout or geo tests for incrementality, and has caught fraudulent or leaked-coupon activity.

04
Evaluation factor

Working with the business

15% weight

Assess how they negotiate commission tiers, manage payout terms with finance, and coordinate with brand or compliance on FTC disclosure and creative approvals.

Evidence to listen for

  • Works with sales, product, or operations rather than throwing campaigns over a wall
  • Briefs designers and writers well enough to get usable work
  • Manages agencies or freelancers to a standard
  • Reports results to leadership without spin

Five-point scoring guide

1
Poor

Works in isolation; reports only flattering numbers.

2
Needs Improvement

Limited coordination; briefs are thin.

3
Satisfactory

Coordinates adequately; reporting is honest if basic.

4
Very Good

Strong partner to sales and product; briefs and reports clearly.

5
Excellent

Negotiates tiered or hybrid payouts tied to margin, escalates disclosure or brand-safety breaches early, and reconciles payouts cleanly with finance.

Evidence-led prompts

Interview questions for a Affiliate Marketer

Use these prompts to surface evidence for the weighted factors above and compare candidates against the same role-specific criteria.

  1. 01

    Can you provide an overview of some successful campaigns you have managed?

  2. 02

    What is your experience with affiliate marketing?

  3. 03

    What types of products or services do you have experience promoting?

  4. 04

    What strategies do you use to promote products or services?

  5. 05

    Do you have experience with search, content or social promotion?

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