Media Planning Manager

Havas Media Network; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 1,200,000 - 1,800,000; Full time

Job summary

Havas Media Network India is seeking a Media Group Head to lead integrated media solutions and day‑to‑day agency operations in Bengaluru. You will interact with Strategic Units, drive media strategies, present plans to clients and ensure timely execution within budgets.

The role requires 5–7 years of agency experience, postgraduate qualification in Advertising/Marketing/Communication, deep media planning/buying knowledge, strategic thinking and strong negotiation and leadership skills.

Qualifications

• 5–7 years of agency experience.
• Postgraduate degree/ diploma in Advertising/Marketing/Communication.
• Passion for and knowledge of current and emerging technologies.
• Deep knowledge and understanding of media planning and buying, including technical details.

Responsibilities

• Helping brand managers maximize audience for their brands by devising efficient media strategies.
• Presenting media plans and strategies to the clients and taking their approvals on the same.
• Briefing teams for implementation and ensuring timely execution of the plans.
• Projecting media budgets and deliveries to be achieved within that budget for the year ahead.
• Maximize brand awareness by evaluating, buying and recommending high impact media.
• Establish a team spirited environment through a positive and proactive leadership style.

Skills

Media planning & buying

Strategic thinking

Negotiation skills

Team leadership

Communication

Education

Postgraduate degree in Advertising/Marketing/Communication

Tools

Media planning software

Job description

A Media Group Head is responsible for creating integrated media solutions and handling day to day operations. This also includes interacting with all Strategic Units and ensuring smooth functioning of the team and processes.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Helping brand managers maximize audience for their brands by devising efficient media strategies
• Presenting media plans and strategies to the clients and taking their approvals on the same
• Briefing teams for implementation and ensuring timely execution of the plans
• Projecting media budgets and deliveries to be achieved within that budget for the year ahead
• Maximize brand awareness by evaluating, buying and recommending high Impact media
• Establish a team spirited environment through a positive and proactive leadership style

PROFILE REQUIREMENTS:

• 5-7 years of agency experience
• Post Graduate Degree/ Diploma in Advertising/Marketing/Communication
• Passion for and knowledge of current and emerging technologies
• Deep knowledge and understanding of media planning and buying, including technical details
• Strategic thinking and good negotiating skills
• Hands on experience on all media planning softwares

PREFERRED SKILLS:

• Excellent research and analytical thinking skills
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Hands on experience on all media planning softwares
• Strong relationships in the Industry

About Havas Media Network India

Havas Media Network India is a media conglomerate that operates within a global framework – Mx – to drive Media Experiences and invest in Meaningful Media to build Meaningful Brands. The network offers a wide range of integrated marketing solutions covering strategy, media planning & buying, PR, social media, mobile, sports & entertainment, data, research & analytics services across traditional and digital media. It consists of media networks – Havas Media, PivotRoots and Arena Media, and specialist brands – Havas Market (e-commerce), Havas Play (entertainment, gaming, sports and fandom), Gameplan (sports marketing), Havas Programmatic Hub (programmatic trading desk), Havas Analytics (data & analytics), Socialyse (social media), & Havas Media Tribes (out-of-home).

For more information, visit https://in.havas.com/ & follow @HavasMediaIN on Twitter.

About Havas India

Havas India gathers the expertise of 20 agencies and specialised divisions across 3 verticals: Havas Media Network – Havas Media, PivotRoots (integrated digital), Arena Media, Havas Media Tribes (out-of-home), Havas Market (e-commerce), Havas Play (sports, entertainment & content), Havas Programmatic Hub (programmatic trading desk), Havas Analytics (data & analytics), Socialyse (pure play social media), and Havas Play Gameplan (sports marketing); Havas Creative Network – Havas Worldwide India (creative), Havas People India (talent communications & employer branding), Havas CX India (customer experience), Think Design (UX/UI), Shobiz (experiential marketing), Shobiz Exhibits (exhibitions) Conran Design Group Mumbai (branding & design), PR Pundit Havas Red (PR), and Prose on Pixels (content-at-scale); Havas Health & You – Havas Life Sorento (health & wellness communications). With its unique Village model, it is an integrated network present across 3 Villages in Mumbai, Gurgaon and Bengaluru, and regional offices in Kolkata, New Delhi, Hyderabad and Chennai, with over 2000+ professionals and associates.

As one of India’s fastest growing and agile networks, Havas India has bagged multiple new clients across verticals and won several prestigious awards over the last 2 years including the group being Great Place To Work® Certified™ twice in a row (Nov 2022 - Nov 2023 & Dec 2023 – Dec 2024), consistently being featured in the top 3 at R3 New Business League rankings, and winning at Campaign Asia-Pacific Agency of the Year awards, e4m Indian Marketing Awards 2023, ABBY One Show 2023, Campaign Women Leading Change awards, and more. Our CSR programs, DE&I initiatives, and being actively involved in various industry associations is what keeps us invested as a network that has a clear mission of making a meaningful difference to brands, businesses and people.

Here at Havas across the group we pride ourselves on being committed to offering equal opportunities to all potential employees and have zero tolerance for discrimination. We are an equal opportunity employer and welcome applicants irrespective of age, sex, race, ethnicity, disability and other factors that have no bearing on an individual’s ability to perform their job.

For more information, visit https://in.havas.com/ and follow Havas India on social media.