Channel Growth Manager, Performance Marketing

Chicago, IL (Hybrid)

$75K/yr – $108K/yrSenior Level5+ years expFull time

Posted 5 months ago

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Job Summary

The role centers on optimizing affiliate partnerships, scaling media operations, and managing performance-based agreements. It requires strong relationship-building and negotiation skills, with five-plus years of experience in bulk media buys and partnerships. The benefits include flexible time off, holidays, hybrid work, and various employee programs.

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • 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, Retail Media and more

Requirements

  • +5 years negotiating bulk media buys, developing strategic partnerships, and performance-based agreements (such as iCPA, 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.
  • This is a hybrid role requiring 3 days a week in office.

Benefits

  • 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
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CJ

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From pioneering affiliate marketing to powering the future of connected commerce, CJ has been the trusted leader in partnership-based growth since 1998.Founded in Santa Barbara, California, CJ (formerly Commission Junction) is the world’s most established performance marketing platform, trusted by over 3,800 global brands across retail, travel, finance, and home services. Our technology and expertise connect 167K+ publishers and brands to billions of consumers worldwide, driving measurable, profitable growth.As part of Publicis Groupe, and aligned with Publicis Media, we unite data, technology, and strategic expertise to deliver a truly customer-centric approach. With a legacy of innovation and a vision for what’s next, CJ continues to set the standard for performance marketing — building partnerships that scale, campaigns that perform, and commerce that connects.

Founded in 1998
Santa Barbara, California, USA
1.7K employees (352 in marketing)
55% recommend to a friend
53% CEO approval

Traffic Signals

Monthly Visitors
1.5M
Traffic Source Mix
Search
21.1%
Direct
63.4%
Referral
10.8%
Social
1.9%
Paid
2.6%

Headcount Trend

Current headcount: ~1.7K

Marketing Team

Marketing Team Size
319 (18% of company)
Marketing Roles Posted (Last 30 Days)
10

Funding

Total Funding
$40M
Last Raise
$40M
Non Equity Assistance, 22 years ago

Funding History

  • Dec 2003
    Non Equity Assistance • $40M