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EssenceMediacom

Sr Manager | Director - Media Planning

Location: Bangalore, India; Gurgaon, India · Category: Marketing & Growth · Seniority: Director · Posted: September 17, 2026 · Verified: Oct 19, 2026

Role Overview & Description

This senior role leads end-to-end media planning operations across multiple campaigns, brands, and markets within the Global Operations Centre. The Director will drive excellence in campaign planning deliverables including audience strategy, channel allocation, forecasting, and post-campaign analysis, while managing and developing a team. The role requires 6+ years of media planning experience, strong operational mindset, and experience managing teams in a global agency environment.
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Global media agency for planning, buying, analytics and commerce.

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