Group head

HIVE MINDS DIGITAL MARKETING SCHOOL; Bengaluru Urban; On-site; INR 2,500,000 - 4,000,000; Full time

Job summary

HiveMinds.in is seeking an enthusiastic Media buying and affiliate marketing professional in Bangalore. The candidate should handle numerous vendors and partners with strong negotiation and analytics skills.

The role requires deep knowledge of media buying, planning, and research, along with a robust network among affiliates, publishers and martech firms.

Qualifications

• Master's degree with marketing focus is preferred.
• Experience in media management and publisher relationships.
• Digital media experience is required.

Responsibilities

• Identify target audiences and plan media campaigns.
• Negotiate rates, inventory, and ad spots with vendors.
• Activate partners to deliver digital performance or ad innovation.
• Negotiate with affiliate partners on volume deals and terms.
• Draft partner agreements with finance and legal teams.
• Monitor budgets, ROI, and campaign deployment schedules.
• Report results to clients and build long-term relationships.

Skills

Media buying

Affiliate marketing

Vendor management

Negotiation

Communication

Strategic planning

Analytics

Education

Master's degree, preferably engineering + MBA in marketing

Tools

Comscore

Similarweb

GWI

Job description

Location: Bangalore

Experience: 3+ years

Company: HiveMinds.in

Looking for an enthusiastic Media buying and affiliate marketing professional, with hands‑on experience handling large number of vendors and partners. The ideal candidate would be someone who understands media buying, has a good network among affiliates, publishers and martech companies.

HiveMinds is one of the top 5 agencies out of India supporting clients like bigbasket, Dominos (JFL), MaxLife Insurance, Curefit, UrbanLadder, Beiersdoff, Tanishq, Marico, flydubai and more.

Responsibilities

• Help identify target audiences and plan media campaigns and suggest the right inventory based on the brief
• Compare and negotiate rates, ad inventory and ad spots
• Activate new partners to deliver digital performance or ad innovation
• Negotiate with Affiliate partners on volume deals, savings for clients, and anti‑fraud terms
• Handle partner agreements drafting and closure with finance & legal teams
• Maintain repository of inventory, rates, and upcoming impact property schedules
• Optimize plans and budgets according to the best media mix
• Oversee deployment schedules and adjust when needed
• Experiment with new platforms and channels
• Monitor costs and return on investment (ROI) and savings on deployment
• Report to clients and build long‑term relationships

Qualifications

• Master's degree, preferably engineering + MBA in marketing
• 10+ years of experience in media management, publisher relationships
• Proven experience as media buyer or similar role; experience in digital media only
• Familiarity with media‑buying, planning and research
• Working knowledge of media analytics software (e.g. comScore, TGI, Similarweb, GWI)
• Excellent communication and negotiation skills
• Organizational and multitasking abilities
• Attention to detail