? Position: On Ground Operations and Marketing manager

?Location: Bengaluru

?️ Working Days: Monday to Friday

? Experience Required: 2-5 years The Role

- Our client is looking for an On Ground Operations & Marketing Manager to own how they show up in the real world.
- You’ll sit at the intersection of on-ground marketing and operations, figuring out how the activations can stand out while ensuring they are executed smoothly, efficiently and at scale.
- You’ll own the process end to end, from developing the activation approach and identifying the right partners to coordinating the on-ground workforce, agencies and vendors, managing execution and measuring outcomes.
- You won’t necessarily be on ground for every activation. Your job is to build the plan, get the right people in place, manage execution and make sure it gets done well.

What You’ll Do

- Plan and execute BTL, on-ground and consumer-facing activations
- Develop ideas and formats that make our client’s on-ground presence stand out
- Build execution plans, briefs, timelines, budgets and SOPs
- Coordinate and manage the student workforce executing activities on ground
- Manage vendors, agencies, promoters and external execution partners
- Identify the right locations, formats and partners for different activations




- Own activations end to end, from planning and coordination to execution and post-campaign analysis
- Track reach, costs, leads, conversions and other relevant metrics
- Build processes that make on-ground execution repeatable and scalable across locations
- Work with Category, Product and Marketing teams to take new consumer categories into the market
- Review what worked, what didn’t and continuously improve future activations
- Work closely with founders to test current ideas and build the consumer side of our client

What We’re Looking For

- 2–5 years of experience in On-Ground Marketing, BTL, Field Marketing, Activations, Marketing Operations or a similar role
- Strong experience planning and executing on-ground campaigns and activations
- Experience managing vendors, agencies, promoters or distributed on-ground teams
- Strong project and stakeholder management skills
- Good understanding of BTL marketing, activations and local marketing
- Ability to take an idea and turn it into a practical execution plan
- Strong organizational and problem-solving skills
- Comfortable managing multiple activations, partners and timelines
- Comfortable working in a fast-moving, ambiguous environment

📌 On Ground Operations and Marketing Manager (Bengaluru)
🏢 PinnacleU
📍 Bengaluru