Client Growth Strategy Manager, Affiliate Marketing

The Client Strategy Manager is responsible for leading Connected Commerce strategy for a portfolio of clients, helping them unlock incremental growth across affiliate, commerce media, and emerging performance channels.

About the role

• Elevate the conversation beyond “affiliate as a tactic” toward commerce growth as a business driver.
• Own the Connected Commerce strategy for assigned clients, spanning affiliate, commerce media, retail media networks, display, leads, and emerging performance channels.
• Translate client business goals into integrated growth strategies that drive incremental revenue and efficiency—not just channel performance.
• Develop clear strategic roadmaps that align investment, activation, and measurement to client objectives.
• Elevate conversations within the client organization, gaining buy-in from senior stakeholders and positioning CJ as a long-term growth partner.
• Lead strategic moments including quarterly planning, business reviews, and growth planning sessions with clarity and confidence.
• Own growth planning, budget strategy, and channel investment recommendations across the Connected Commerce ecosystem.
• Balance ambition with practicality—bringing bold ideas while grounding recommendations in clear business rationale.
• Partner closely with Media, Investment, Operations and other essential Lines of Business to ensure strategic intent translates into effective, integrated execution.
• Provide clear strategic context and direction so partner teams can execute efficiently and confidently.

Responsibilities

• Connected Commerce Strategy & Growth
  • Own the Connected Commerce strategy for assigned clients, spanning affiliate, commerce media, retail media networks, display, leads, and emerging performance channels.
  • Translate client business goals into integrated growth strategies that drive incremental revenue and efficiency—not just channel performance.
  • Develop clear strategic roadmaps that align investment, activation, and measurement to client objectives.
• Client Leadership & Advisory
  • Elevate conversations within the client organization, gaining buy-in from senior stakeholders and positioning CJ as a long-term growth partner.
  • Lead strategic moments including quarterly planning, business reviews, and growth planning sessions with clarity and confidence.
• Strategic Planning & Investment Leadership
  • Own growth planning, budget strategy, and channel investment recommendations across the Connected Commerce ecosystem.
  • Balance ambition with practicality—bringing bold ideas while grounding recommendations in clear business rationale.
• Cross-Team Collaboration
  • Partner closely with Media, Investment, Operations and other essential Lines of Business to ensure strategic intent translates into effective, integrated execution.
  • Provide clear strategic context and direction so partner teams can execute efficiently and confidently.

Qualifications

• Strong strategic thinker with the ability to connect data, trends, and client goals.
• Deep curiosity about commerce, media, and evolving performance ecosystems.
• Collaborative leader who brings teams together around shared outcomes.
• Bachelor’s Degree or commensurate work experience.
• 5+ years of experience working in a marketing role, ideally digital performance marketing.
• Strong written and verbal communication and relationship skills.
• Proficient knowledge of the Microsoft suite of products, including Windows, Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.

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.

If you require accommodation or assistance with the application or onboarding process specifically, please contact USMSTACompliance@publicis.com. All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines. Compensation Range: USD $75,050.00 - USD $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 be 7/31/2026.