Media Investment Buyer Job at CJ in Santa Barbara

Company description

Hybrid office attendance required: 3 days per week in the office, 2 days per week remote work flexibility.

From helping to invent the affiliate industry to 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 25 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 are what makes our innovative marketing technology (“martech”) 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.

We take just as much pride in our innovative technology and comprehensive data as we do in the expertise and dedication of our people. Our collaborative teams are equipped with advanced tools, training, and career development opportunities in order to provide our clients with cutting-edge solutions, strategies, and support that drive meaningful results. In an industry with much uncharted territory, our people are a trusted steady hand.

So, what is Affiliate Marketing?

Think about the last time you bought something online. Maybe your favorite influencer shared a product that caught your eye with a coupon to help save you some cash, or perhaps you already knew what you wanted to buy, but there were so many options that you needed help from a trusted review site. However you finally made your purchase, chances are you interacted with affiliate publishers along the way—whether they influenced you, provided helpful information, or made sure you got the best price, CJ provides the performance marketing platform that connects brands with publishers to create valuable resources frequently used by shoppers such as yourself.

Here's why you’ll love working here!

In addition to competitive salaries, 401K matching, wellness reimbursement programs, life insurance, comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage, we also offer:

• Flexible time off, no accrual necessary
• Generous amount of paid holidays
• Company-sponsored team-building events
• Employee Referral Program
• Recognition awards
• Parental bonding leave
• Back-up child/elder care

Overview

Media Buyers play a key role in support of CJ's Media Investment team. Media Buyers play a critical role in nurturing publisher portfolios, implementing advertisers' media plans, and ensuring maximum effectiveness of campaigns across digital inventories.

Responsibilities

Do these things interest you? You will:

• Negotiate rates and placements with media vendors, publishers, and affiliate networks to secure cost-effective inventory.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with affiliate partners, ensuring clear communication about goals, performance, and deliverables.
• Explore opportunities for bulk buys, exclusive placements across Media/CPA/CPC/Programmatic Media Models.
• Identify and develop new affiliate channels for revenue generation, occasionally requiring you to sell the value of the channel to prospective publishers.
• Manage budgets allocated for affiliate-focused media buys, ensuring efficient use of resources.
• Build relationships with clients (publishers) to foster long-term success.
• Develop and inform processes for network scale and media enablement.
• Line manage Media Buying Assistants on media execution and long-tail portfolio.

Qualifications

What we look for:

• Bachelor's Degree or related work experience and a minimum of 2 years’ experience in the online marketing industry—ideally digital performance marketing.
• 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.
• You are respectful of varying opinions and perspectives.

Additional information

CJ Affiliate is the leader in Affiliate 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 cutting-edge solutions, strategies, and support to deliver high-quality results for our clients. We work in an energetic, results-oriented, collaborative team environment that recognizes exceptional performance. As we evolve and grow as a business, so do you.

We're a community of creative and passionate problem-solvers who go the distance to tackle the tough questions, think outside the box, and drive intelligent 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 on having a workplace environment that values both work and play. Business Resource Groups, fun team outings, office events, and flexible time off mean a work-life balance with colleagues that turn into lifelong friends.

Conditions of Employment

All job offers are contingent upon successful completion of certain background checks which, unless prohibited by applicable law, may include criminal history checks, employment verification, education verification, drug screens, credit checks, DMV checks (for driving positions only), and fingerprinting.

Great People, Deserve Great Benefits

We know that we have some of the brightest and most talented associates in the world, and we believe in rewarding them accordingly. If you work here, expect competitive pay, comprehensive health coverage, and endless opportunities to advance your career.

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

Compensation Range: $59,850 - $86,680 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 be 02/25/2025.

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

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