**Company description** Do you want to work in a fun, smart, and energetic environment where you will be challenged, rewarded AND inspired? Come work with top performers at CJ to make a real difference in how top brands run their businesses. We are the world’s leading affiliate marketing network - we transform digital marketing with the help of big data and business intelligence. We help advertisers drive more sales and expand their reach … and we want to hear from you! CJ offers ideal career development and growth opportunities where you will hone skills in strategic planning and execution, as well as enhance your negotiation and presentation skills. You will develop partnerships and motivate affiliates, learn technical skills applicable to digital marketing and nearly every other industry, and so much more. CJ is a leader because our teams have advanced tools, present creative solutions, execute strategically, and drive high performance. **Overview** 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 a 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 ... just to name a few. **Job Description** Investment Planners play a key role in supporting CJ's Client Investment team. Investment Planners are critical to developing and delivering strategic affiliate plans that align with clients' business objectives. They focus on leveraging data-driven insights, optimizing partnerships, and ensuring the effectiveness of affiliate programs to drive measurable results for advertisers **Responsibilities** + Create comprehensive investment plans aligned with client KPIs, budgets, and goals. Collaborating with client strategy teams to address the eCommerce/Affiliate landscape, identifying growth opportunities and developing tailored investment plans. + Assess the financial impact of potential opportunities and provide strategic recommendations. Develop a deep understanding of how Affiliate strategies can drive client business growth and identify opportunities for scale. + Stay updated on rising partnerships and trends in the eCommerce/Affiliate space to create diversified and forward-thinking investment strategies by vertical, publisher and media type. + Manage and track day-to-day client requests providing accurate and timely feedback + Aggregate and analyze data from internal Strategy, Business Analytics, and Operations teams to inform overarching strategies and investment decisions. + Incorporate key factors such as budget, past performance, audience reach, opportunity size, and impact to build publisher portfolio recommendations. + Assist with annual planning, applying client growth goals across multiple brands and categories. + Act as a Commerce specialist within the greater strategy team, integrating efforts with media and analytics to drive commerce growth. **Qualifications** + An analytical mindset with an ability to pull insights from multiple, large data sets. + Bachelor's Degree or related work experience and minimum of 2 years’ experience in the online marketing industry-ideally digital performance marketing. + Project management experience and ability to multitask. + Excellent presentation and communication skills, and the ability to transmit information, ideas, and solutions across different levels of stakeholders. + Strong understanding of market consumer trends and marketplace readiness. + Ability to identify, pitch, and close new opportunities with affiliates or partners to drive incremental revenue. + Excellent organizational skills (experience with ticketing systems and project management software a plus). + You are respectful to varying opinions and perspectives. **Additional information** Our Publicis Groupe motto “Viva La Différence” means we’re better together, and we believe that our differences make us stronger. It means we honor and celebrate all identities, across all facets of intersectionality, and it underpins all that we do as an organization. We are focused on fostering belonging and creating equitable & inclusive experiences for all talent. Publicis Groupe provides robust and inclusive benefit programs and policies to support the evolving and diverse needs of our talent and enable every person to grow and thrive. Our benefits package includes medical coverage, dental, vision, disability, 401K, as well as parental and family care leave, family forming assistance, tuition reimbursement, and flexible time off. If you require accommodation or assistance with the application or onboarding process specifically, please contact USMSTACompliance@publicis.com . Compensation Range: $59,850-$90,620 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 10/18/2025. All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.