Product Marketing Manager

Company description

Welcome to Our World

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.

Overview

Duration: Approximately 6 months – Part Time

Employment Type: Part Time / Contractor / Temporary Assignment

About the Role

We are seeking an experienced Part-Time Product Marketing Manager to provide temporary support for a high-impact product marketing team. This role will help drive product launches, go-to-market execution, customer communications, sales enablement, and critical initiatives during a period of increased business demand. The ideal candidate is a strong cross-functional collaborator who can quickly understand complex products and translate them into compelling customer-facing messaging and launch programs.

Responsibilities

What You'll Do

Product Launches & Go-to-Market Execution

• Support end-to-end launch planning and execution for new products, features, and platform enhancements.

• Develop go-to-market plans, positioning, messaging, and customer communication strategies.

• Coordinate launch activities across Product, Sales, Client Services, Operations, Legal, and Marketing teams.

• Track launch readiness and ensure timely delivery of launch assets.

Product Marketing & Messaging

• Create customer-facing messaging, value propositions, FAQs, presentations, and support content.

• Develop and maintain product documentation and enablement materials.

• Partner with product managers to understand features and customer benefits.

• Ensure messaging is consistent across customer touchpoints.

Sales & Client Enablement

• Create sales collateral, one-pagers, presentation decks, and training materials.

• Support internal enablement sessions for client-facing teams.

• Help translate technical functionality into clear business value for advertisers, publishers, and partners.

Partner & Customer Communications

• Draft customer announcements, release communications, webinar content, and educational materials.

• Support communication plans for product releases and critical initiatives.

• Collaborate with internal collaborators to ensure communication accuracy and alignment.

Strategic Projects

• Contribute to high-priority cross-functional initiatives.

• Assist with market research, competitive analysis, and customer insights.

• Help find opportunities to improve launch processes and customer adoption.

Qualifications

Required

• 5+ years of experience in Product Marketing, Go-to-Market Strategy, Product Management, or a related role.

• Demonstrated experience launching software, SaaS, advertising technology, marketing technology, or digital platform products.

• Strong project management and organizational skills.

• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills.

• Ability to work independently and manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.

• Experience collaborating across technical, commercial, and operational teams.

Preferred

• Experience in affiliate marketing, digital advertising, partnerships, payments, SaaS platforms, or marketing technology.

• Experience creating sales enablement and customer education materials.

• Familiarity with product launch frameworks and change management practices.

• Experience working in matrixed organizations with cross-functional collaborators.

Key Attributes

• Strategic problem solver who can also implement.

• Strong communicator and storyteller.

• Highly organized and diligent.

• Comfortable navigating ambiguity and changing priorities.

• Collaborative, proactive, and customer-focused.

Success in This Role

The successful candidate will quickly become a trusted partner across Product, GTM, and Marketing teams, helping maintain momentum on product launches, customer communications, partner initiatives, and strategic programs while delivering high-quality execution across multiple workstreams.

Additional information

Open to Remote.

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 View email address on click.appcast.io.

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines. #LI-AM1

Compensation Range: USD $40.00 - USD $90.00/Hourly. 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 8/1/2026.