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Media Manager

Chennai Permanent INR1,000,000 - INR3,000,000 per year View Job Description
The role leads integrated media and marketing planning for all businesses within the group, acting as the central owner of strategy, budgeting, governance, and performance. It works closely with leadership, agencies, and business teams to deliver data-driven, efficient, and high-impact campaigns across traditional, digital, and emerging platforms.
  • 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.
Quote job ref
JN-012026-6923301

Job summary

Function
Marketing
Sub Sector
Digital, Online & Social Media
What is your area of specialisation?
Media & Agency
Location
Chennai
Job Type
Permanent
Job Reference
JN-012026-6923301

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