Company Description From helping to invent the affiliate industry through performance marketing and what comes next, we’ve earned a reputation for maintaining the largest, most reliable partnership-based platform and sterling service with a personal touch. With over 27 years of experience and 1,000+ associates across 7 different countries, CJ (formerly Commission Junction) is the most trusted and established name in performance marketing. We specialize in cultivating partnerships between top brands and trusted publishers to help them drive revenue and grow their businesses. CJ’s industry‑leading solutions and services make our innovative marketing technology the platform of choice for over 3,800 global brands across all industries including retail, travel, finance, technology, and home services. As part of Publicis Groupe, our data capabilities, future‑focused tech, and strategic expertise power meaningful connections so brands can reach consumers wherever they are. Our collaborative teams are equipped with advanced tools, training, and career development opportunities to provide clients with cutting‑edge solutions, strategies, and support that drive meaningful results.
Hybrid role – 3 days a week in office
- Flexible time off, no accrual necessary
- Generous amount of paid holidays
- Company-sponsored team building events
- Employee Referral Program
- Annual recognition awards
- Flexible work arrangements
- Parental bonding leave
- Back‑up child/elder care
- Employee discount program
- Work Your World
- Business Resource Groups – these employee‑led groups join together around common interests, backgrounds, or demographic factors to help build an engaging, inclusive work environment for all.
Overview
As a Media Buyer, you will play a key role in support of CJ's advertisers. You will be an extension of an advertiser’s team by maintaining all publisher relationships and by creating recruitment and optimization campaigns. You will contribute to the development of an affiliate marketing strategy for each advertiser and ensure the successful execution of that strategy, including managing Client Partnerships Associates in their tactical execution.
- Prepare strategic and revenue generating opportunities to present directly to clients
- Identify new sources of revenue: own and build top‑tier publisher relationships, negotiate media placements and packages, evaluate performance, and make recommendations for future investments.
- Recruit, manage and develop top‑tier publisher relationships on behalf of advertisers, communicating expectations, sharing best practices, disseminating offers and promotions, and providing account updates to an advertiser's growing publisher base.
- Help advertisers increase the effectiveness and efficiency of their affiliate spend by building and interpreting program performance data.
- As a growth opportunity, potential to lead overall strategy and execution of an advertiser’s affiliate program.
- As part of a Client Development team, collaborate with cross‑departmental teams to identify and troubleshoot complex program management and technical challenges.
- Align with Client Development team to ensure accurate execution and timeliness of internal and client deliverables.
- Mentor Client Partnerships Associates: coach, provide guidance and best practices to help team members succeed at CJ.
Qualifications
- Bachelor's Degree or related work experience and minimum of 2 years’ experience in the online marketing industry – ideally digital performance marketing.
- Clear and effective communication and can convey complex results in a simple, clear manner, using solid eye for business, demonstrating a competent level command of digital marketing concepts.
- Ability to influence/develop account strategies that demonstrate analysis and insights to contribute to meeting or exceeding advertiser objectives.
- Ability to implement a variety of tasks within designated time frames, delivering exceptional quality results and are able to directly contribute to the formation of client campaigns and quarterly business results.
- Results oriented problem solver.
- Proficient knowledge of the Microsoft suite of products including Windows, Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
- Respectful to varying opinions and perspectives.
All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.