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We’ve been leading the charge in the affiliate industry from day one—establishing performance marketing and paving the way for future innovations. We're known for maintaining one of the largest, most reliable partnership platforms with impeccable, personalized service. Founded in Santa Barbara, California in 1998, CJ (formerly Commission Junction) stands as the most trusted name in performance marketing. We specialize in building partnerships between top brands and reputable publishers to drive revenue and business growth. CJ’s industry-leading solutions make us the platform of choice for over 3,800 global brands across sectors like retail, travel, finance, technology, and home services. As part of Publicis Groupe, our savvy data capabilities, cutting‑edge tech, and strategic expertise facilitate genuine connections, allowing brands to reach consumers wherever they are.
A Quick Peek at Affiliate Marketing Think back to your last online purchase. Did an influencer tip you off about a great product and offer a discount? Or perhaps you relied on a trusted review site to make your decision? Whatever path you took, affiliate publishers likely played a role by influencing, informing, or helping you find the best deal. CJ connects brands with these publishers, creating valuable resources for shoppers like you.
Responsibilities Do these things interest you? You will:
Consult and optimize verticalized portfolio, analyzing network data to provide recommendations, identify new opportunities for publishers, and recruitment/activation opportunities
Build and maintain strong relationships with affiliate partners, ensuring clear communication about goals, performance, and deliverables
Establish processes with partnerships to scale media buying operations, recruitment and media execution overseeing multiple team members to activate advertiser media campaigns and recruitment/activation initiatives
Negotiate rates and placements with media vendors, publishers, and affiliate networks to secure cost‑effective inventory
Identify and develop emerging partnerships – scaling education and adoption of partnership offerings across network
Ensure smooth and timely execution of media buying operations include accurate management of media queues accountable to maximizing advertiser budgets against performance and brand objectives
Develop and inform network processes to scale media enablement for emerging channel opportunities including CLO, CTV, RetailMedia and more
Qualifications
+5 years negotiating bulk media buys, developing strategic partnerships, and performance‑based agreements (such as CPA, CPC, CPM)
Strong relationship‑building skills with an established network of publishers, affiliate partners, and media vendors.
Ability to identify, pitch, and close new opportunities with affiliates or partners to drive incremental revenue.
Skilled at presenting compelling business cases and value propositions to internal and external stakeholders.
Demonstrated success in managing budgets, optimizing campaigns against performance objectives, and achieving revenue growth.
Additional information This is a hybrid role requiring 3 days a week in office.
CJ is the leader in Performance Marketing. We take pride in our innovative technology, comprehensive data solutions and our people. We equip our teams with advanced tools, training and career development opportunities all to provide modern solutions, strategies and support to deliver high quality results for our clients. We work in an enthusiastic, collaborative team setting that values outstanding performance.
We're a community of creative and passionate problem solvers who go the distance to tackle the tough questions, think creatively, and drive resourceful growth, for our clients—and ourselves. We foster and embody an inclusive and collaborative culture where diverse perspectives are sought, relationships are valued, and people feel accepted with a sense of belonging in expressing themselves authentically. We pride ourselves in having a workplace environment that values both work and play.
Why Our Workplace Stands Out Apart from offering competitive salaries, 401K matching, wellness programs, and comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage, we provide:
Flexible time off without the hassle of accrual
A generous number of paid holidays
Company-sponsored team‑building events
An Employee Referral Program
Annual recognition awards
Hybrid work arrangements for optimal work‑life balance
Parental bonding leave
Backup care options for children and elders
An employee discount program
International SOS program for global support
Business Resource Groups, where employees connect over shared interests to cultivate an engaging, inclusive environment
…and those are just a few of our great perks! Come join us and see what makes our company a great place to work.
If you require accommodation or assistance with the application or onboarding process specifically, please contact USMSTACompliance@publicis.com.
Compensation Range: $75,050.00 - $107,835.00 Annually. This is the pay range the Company believes it will pay for this position at the time of this posting. Consistent with applicable law, compensation will be determined based on the skills, qualifications, and experience of the applicant along with the requirements of the position, and the Company reserves the right to modify this pay range at any time. Temporary roles may be eligible to participate in our freelancer/temporary employee medical plan through a third‑party benefits administration system once certain criteria have been met. Temporary roles may also qualify for participation in our 401(k) plan after eligibility criteria have been met. For regular roles, the Company will offer medical coverage, dental, vision, disability, 401k, and paid time off. The Company anticipates the application deadline for this job posting will 4/9/2026.
All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.
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We’ve been leading the charge in the affiliate industry from day one—establishing performance marketing and paving the way for future innovations. We're known for maintaining one of the largest, most reliable partnership platforms with impeccable, personalized service. Founded in Santa Barbara, California in 1998, CJ (formerly Commission Junction) stands as the most trusted name in performance marketing. We specialize in building partnerships between top brands and reputable publishers to drive revenue and business growth. CJ’s industry-leading solutions make us the platform of choice for over 3,800 global brands across sectors like retail, travel, finance, technology, and home services. As part of Publicis Groupe, our savvy data capabilities, cutting‑edge tech, and strategic expertise facilitate genuine connections, allowing brands to reach consumers wherever they are.
A Quick Peek at Affiliate Marketing Think back to your last online purchase. Did an influencer tip you off about a great product and offer a discount? Or perhaps you relied on a trusted review site to make your decision? Whatever path you took, affiliate publishers likely played a role by influencing, informing, or helping you find the best deal. CJ connects brands with these publishers, creating valuable resources for shoppers like you.
Responsibilities Do these things interest you? You will:
Consult and optimize verticalized portfolio, analyzing network data to provide recommendations, identify new opportunities for publishers, and recruitment/activation opportunities
Build and maintain strong relationships with affiliate partners, ensuring clear communication about goals, performance, and deliverables
Establish processes with partnerships to scale media buying operations, recruitment and media execution overseeing multiple team members to activate advertiser media campaigns and recruitment/activation initiatives
Negotiate rates and placements with media vendors, publishers, and affiliate networks to secure cost‑effective inventory
Identify and develop emerging partnerships – scaling education and adoption of partnership offerings across network
Ensure smooth and timely execution of media buying operations include accurate management of media queues accountable to maximizing advertiser budgets against performance and brand objectives
Develop and inform network processes to scale media enablement for emerging channel opportunities including CLO, CTV, RetailMedia and more
Qualifications
+5 years negotiating bulk media buys, developing strategic partnerships, and performance‑based agreements (such as CPA, CPC, CPM)
Strong relationship‑building skills with an established network of publishers, affiliate partners, and media vendors.
Ability to identify, pitch, and close new opportunities with affiliates or partners to drive incremental revenue.
Skilled at presenting compelling business cases and value propositions to internal and external stakeholders.
Demonstrated success in managing budgets, optimizing campaigns against performance objectives, and achieving revenue growth.
Additional information This is a hybrid role requiring 3 days a week in office.
CJ is the leader in Performance Marketing. We take pride in our innovative technology, comprehensive data solutions and our people. We equip our teams with advanced tools, training and career development opportunities all to provide modern solutions, strategies and support to deliver high quality results for our clients. We work in an enthusiastic, collaborative team setting that values outstanding performance.
We're a community of creative and passionate problem solvers who go the distance to tackle the tough questions, think creatively, and drive resourceful growth, for our clients—and ourselves. We foster and embody an inclusive and collaborative culture where diverse perspectives are sought, relationships are valued, and people feel accepted with a sense of belonging in expressing themselves authentically. We pride ourselves in having a workplace environment that values both work and play.
Why Our Workplace Stands Out Apart from offering competitive salaries, 401K matching, wellness programs, and comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage, we provide:
Flexible time off without the hassle of accrual
A generous number of paid holidays
Company-sponsored team‑building events
An Employee Referral Program
Annual recognition awards
Hybrid work arrangements for optimal work‑life balance
Parental bonding leave
Backup care options for children and elders
An employee discount program
International SOS program for global support
Business Resource Groups, where employees connect over shared interests to cultivate an engaging, inclusive environment
…and those are just a few of our great perks! Come join us and see what makes our company a great place to work.
If you require accommodation or assistance with the application or onboarding process specifically, please contact USMSTACompliance@publicis.com.
Compensation Range: $75,050.00 - $107,835.00 Annually. This is the pay range the Company believes it will pay for this position at the time of this posting. Consistent with applicable law, compensation will be determined based on the skills, qualifications, and experience of the applicant along with the requirements of the position, and the Company reserves the right to modify this pay range at any time. Temporary roles may be eligible to participate in our freelancer/temporary employee medical plan through a third‑party benefits administration system once certain criteria have been met. Temporary roles may also qualify for participation in our 401(k) plan after eligibility criteria have been met. For regular roles, the Company will offer medical coverage, dental, vision, disability, 401k, and paid time off. The Company anticipates the application deadline for this job posting will 4/9/2026.
All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.
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