Group Manager - Media Operations
Dentsu · Posted Oct 5
Integrated advertising, marketing, media, and business transformation services
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About the role
Dentsu (Carat) is looking for a media operations professional who can independently manage print and television campaign execution, monitor delivery against release orders, coordinate with publishers and TV channels, and perform inventory reconciliation and proration analysis. The role sits within the media agency's Bangalore operations and focuses on release order management, inventory tracking and campaign delivery across print and television media. It relies on advanced Excel-based implementation tracking and reporting to surface delivery gaps, under-utilization and campaign risks to management.
What you will do
- Minimum 5+ years of experience in Media Operations, preferably handling both Print and Television media execution.
- Strong understanding of media implementation, release order management, inventory tracking, and campaign execution.
- Ability to coordinate with internal stakeholders, media agencies, publishers, and TV channels to ensure flawless campaign delivery.
- Should be able to work on various Media Operations softwares to implement and monitor activity.
- Hands-on experience in preparing and managing Creative Requisitions (Material Requisitions) for newspapers and magazines.
- Ability to verify and communicate artwork specifications accurately with publishers and agencies.
- Newspaper artwork sizes.
- Magazine artwork sizes.
- Print area specifications.
- Ad positioning guidelines.
- Mechanical specifications required by publications.
- Square Centimeters (Sq. Cm.)
- Column Centimeters (Col. Cm.)
- Ability to calculate, verify, and reconcile advertisement sizes against booked inventory.
- Bleed and Non-Bleed creatives.
- Trim size requirements.
- Safe area specifications.
- Print area calculations.
- Cut marks and printer marks.
- Artwork file validation prior to release.
- Ensure timely submission of creatives and compliance with publisher deadlines.
- Coordinate with publications for artwork approvals, corrections, and release confirmations.
- TV Channel Scheduling Teams
- Traffic Teams
- Commercial Operations Teams
- Ability to closely monitor implementation of Release Orders (ROs).
- Proactively track whether channels are delivering the committed inventory as per the approved schedule.
- Conduct periodic implementation reviews during campaign execution.
- Identify early signs of under-delivery.
- Assess a channel's ability to fulfill the balance inventory.
- Perform proration calculations and inventory projections.
- Escalate risks and recommend corrective actions before campaign closure.
- Excellent follow-up skills with channels and agencies.
- Highly persistent and detail-oriented in ensuring committed inventory is delivered and discrepancies are resolved.
- Must be highly proficient in handling large and complex datasets.
- Ability to consolidate voluminous campaign implementation data.
- Track released vs. implemented inventory.
- Generate meaningful summaries and exception reports.
- Identify delivery gaps, under-utilization, and campaign risks.
- Present findings in a clear and concise manner to management.
Skills used in this role
What the employer is looking for
- Education: MBA/PGDM in Marketing, Mass Communication or a related field preferred.
- Experience: Minimum 5+ years of experience in Media Operations, preferably handling both Print and Television media execution preferably within a media agency
- Strong attention to detail.
- High sense of ownership and accountability.
- Excellent coordination and stakeholder management skills.
- Strong analytical and numerical aptitude.
- Ability to work under pressure and manage multiple campaigns simultaneously.
- Proactive problem solver with rigorous follow-up capabilities.
- Strong communication and articulation skills.
Benefits and support
- Compensation and benefits are detailed in the job posting
About Dentsu
Dentsu Group Inc. is an integrated growth and transformation partner to the world's leading organizations, delivering comprehensive media, customer experience management (CXM), and creative services. Operating globally across approximately 120 countries, the agency combines deep human insights, creative innovation, and advanced data technologies to accelerate business growth. Headquartered in Tokyo, Japan, Dentsu has a rich heritage of shaping the advertising and marketing industry since 1901.
- Industry
- Advertising
- Company size
- 67000+ employees
- Founded
- 1901-07-01
- Location
- Tokyo, Japan
- Funding stage
- Public Company
Funding
Public Company
- 2022-03-29Post Ipo
Leadership
Takeshi Sano
Representative Executive Officer, President & Global CEO
Yoshimasa Watahiki
Representative Executive Officer, EVP & Global Chief Corporate Affairs Officer
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Executive Officer & Global CFO
Beth Ann Kaminkow
CEO, Dentsu Americas & Chief Global Client Officer
Yuichi Toyoda
CEO, Dentsu APAC
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