Media Manager

Michael Page; Chennai District; On-site; INR 1,800,000 - 2,800,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Leadership-level projects

Long-term growth potential

Wide visibility across verticals

Job summary

A multi-sector conglomerate in Chennai seeks a Media Strategy Lead to own media planning across various industries. The role involves translating business priorities into integrated strategies, managing large-scale campaigns, and collaborating with various stakeholders. Candidates should have an MBA and 5-8 years of relevant experience in media planning or communications. This position offers opportunities for visibility and engagement in leadership-level projects, along with growth potential.

Qualifications

• 5-8 years of experience in media planning, integrated marketing, or communications strategy.
• Proven ability to manage large-scale, multi-channel media plans.
• Experience collaborating across matrixed teams and dealing with agencies and media partners.
• Strong negotiation, stakeholder management, and data-led decision-making abilities.

Responsibilities

• Lead group-wide media strategy across multiple industries.
• Shape large-scale online and offline media plans driving impact.
• Translate business priorities into integrated media strategies and annual roadmaps.
• Identify optimal channel mix, formats, and frequency to maximize ROI.
• Manage media agencies, publishers, broadcasters, and digital platforms with clear SLAs and delivery standards.
• Define KPIs, track performance, and generate actionable insights for continuous optimization.
• Collaborate with corporate communications, marketing, digital, and business heads to ensure alignment and consistency.

Skills

Negotiation skills

Stakeholder management

Data-led decision making

Media planning

Communication strategy

Education

MBA in Marketing/Communications/Strategy

Tools

Budgeting tools

Job description

• Lead group-wide media strategy across multiple industries.
• Shape large-scale online and offline media plans driving impact.

About Our Client

A multi-sector conglomerate with interests across education, healthcare, media, technology, and allied businesses, focused on building a unified, high-performance marketing and communications ecosystem. It operates in a structured, matrixed environment and values strategic thinking, data‑led decision‑making, and brand consistency across its various verticals.

Job Description

• Act as the owner for group-level media and marketing planning across diverse business verticals.
• Translate business priorities into integrated media strategies and annual media roadmaps.
• Identify optimal channel mix, formats, and frequency to maximize ROI and brand impact.
• Prepare consolidated media budgets, drive cost efficiencies, and oversee rate negotiations.
• Manage media agencies, publishers, broadcasters, and digital platforms with clear SLAs and delivery standards.
• Define KPIs, track performance, and generate actionable insights for continuous optimization.
• Collaborate with corporate communications, marketing, digital, and business heads to ensure alignment and consistency.

The Successful Applicant

• MBA in Marketing/Communications/Strategy from a reputed institution.
• 5-8 years of experience in media planning, integrated marketing, or communications strategy.
• Proven ability to manage large-scale, multi-channel media plans.
• Strong negotiation, stakeholder management, and data‑led decision‑making abilities.
• Experience collaborating across matrixed teams and dealing with agencies and media partners.
• Detail-oriented, structured, commercially sharp, and capable of balancing brand and cost efficiency.

What's on Offer

• Opportunity to influence media strategy across a diverse, multi-sector conglomerate.
• Exposure to leadership-level projects and strategic decision-making.
• Chance to build and institutionalize the group's media and marketing planning function.
• A role that offers wide visibility, multi-vertical engagement, and long-term growth potential.