Experience: 4+ Years
Location: Mumbai
About the Role
We are looking for an experienced Integrated Media Buying skilled with 4+ years of experience in offline media planning and buying. The ideal candidate should have strong hands-on experience across TV, Print, Radio and OOH, with a strong understanding of media rates, negotiations, inventory, campaign execution and post-campaign analysis.
The candidate will be responsible for managing media buying activities end-to-end while working closely with clients, media owners, internal planning teams and other stakeholders.
Key Responsibilities
- Plan and execute offline media buying campaigns across TV, Print, Radio and OOH.
- Work with media planning teams to translate media plans into effective buying strategies.
- Handle TV buying and spot negotiations across channels and markets.
- Use BARC data to evaluate channels, programs, audience profiles, GRPs, reach and frequency.
- Negotiate with broadcasters, publishers, radio stations and OOH vendors to secure competitive rates and value additions.
- Evaluate media proposals, inventory availability and commercial terms.
- Manage campaign bookings, schedules, release orders and execution.
- Monitor campaign delivery against planned GRPs, reach, frequency and spends.
- Coordinate with media owners and internal teams to ensure smooth campaign execution.
- Track actual versus planned media delivery and highlight any discrepancies.
- Prepare post-buy reports and campaign performance analysis.
- Manage media budgets and ensure efficient utilization of spends.
- Maintain strong relationships with media vendors and publishers.
- Support integrated media campaigns involving Offline + Digital channels.
- Prepare regular campaign updates and reports for internal and client stakeholders.
Required Skills
- 4+ years of experience in Offline Media Buying / Media Planning / Integrated Media.
- Strong hands-on experience in TV media buying is preferred.
- Good understanding of BARC, GRPs, Reach, Frequency and CPRP.
- Experience across TV, Print, Radio and OOH.
- Strong media negotiation and vendor management skills.
- Good understanding of media rates, inventory and commercial negotiations.
- Strong Excel and PowerPoint skills.
- Good analytical and numerical skills.
- Strong communication and stakeholder management skills.
- Ability to manage multiple campaigns and deadlines simultaneously.
Ideal Candidate
We are looking for someone who is hands-on with media buying, particularly TV buying, rather than someone who has worked only on media strategy or planning.
Candidates from media agencies / advertising agencies with experience managing large-scale offline campaigns and working directly with media owners would be preferred.
📌 Manager (Mumbai)
🏢 Zenith
📍 Mumbai