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Amit Raj

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Amit  Raj

Summary

Marketing and growth professional - with a strong focus on product management and strategic partnerships. Ability to curate brand relationships and execute campaigns that are authentic and spearhead the company business goals.

Overview

13
years of professional experience

Work History

The Hindu Group
Delhi

Senior Partnerships Manager
12.2022 - Current

Job overview

  • Developed and executed partnerships to drive brand awareness and new customer acquisition. ; notable partners included Flipkart, Paytm and ClearIAS.
  • Working closely with IAS coaching institutes, Universities, Schools to build up awareness on The Hindu Digital subscription
  • Coordinated with all internal teams (legal, creative, design, product, marketing, finance) to ensure all project deliverables were met.
  • Building a sports community for Sportstar subscribers

Gaana.com
Noida

Partnerships & Growth Manager
02.2022 - 12.2022

Job overview

  • Handled B2B partnership for Gaana+ 7 Mn+ (in 3 month)
  • Doubled subscription trials with partnership
  • Identified and executed strategy for product partnerships across telecoms, mobile devices, e-com, banks, credit card, and colleges, applications for Gaana+
  • Managing bundled partnership with Apps, ISPs, International telecoms, audio devices etc.
  • Driving MAUs by partnering with mobile phone brands and applications for deep integration of Gaana
  • Managing partnership with Google Play store, Apple app store and mobile phone branded stores to drive new install and engagement
  • Partnered with various offline distribution channels to drive subscriptions
  • Partnering with various applications to drive marketing campaigns

Times Of India
Noida

Manager Growth, Partnership & Subscription
01.2019 - 01.2022

Job overview

  • Build and manage relationship with telecoms, mobile devices, e-com, banks, credit card, schools, and colleges for TOI+
  • Managing end to end partner relationship, mapping & partnered with 50 odd brands across various categories, F&B, travel, health, telecom, online grocery, entertainment, digital payments, affiliates, banking, loyalty partners, e-commerce, brokerages, education institutes & cooperates, mobile
  • Grow traffic for Times Internet product with Mobile phone partners, publishers, applications, and App store (Apple & Google playstore)
  • Driving end to end partnership strategy and execution framework for Times News and subscription business
  • Grown traffic by 700% and revenue by 1000% in a year with mobile phone and apps partnership
  • Driving 20% of the subscription revenue across for TOI+
  • Achieved 400% growth in PWA traffic from partnership and alliances with mobile phone brands and apps.
  • Manage more than 750+ publishers for NewsPoint & TOI in all 13 languages including text, video, and music

Momagic Technologies
Noida

Sr. Manager Business & Strategic Partnerships
05.2018 - 01.2019

Job overview

  • Partnering with leading Global and Indian smartphone phone brands and applications
  • Managing growth for third party apps through online and retail growth programs
  • Working closing with multiple stake holders across cross-functional teams in India and Taiwan

Intex Technologies (India) Limited
New Delhi

Product Manager
01.2016 - 05.2018

Job overview

  • Build a market differentiator product for Intex mobile as “LFTY”- Left screen solution which is a cohesive mix of entertainment, utility, and knowledge
  • Managed integration of the game and applications in mobile devices, including both Android and feature phone.
  • Content sourcing for Intex branded stores for Video and music
  • Making the digital ecosystem and device real estate utilization for user engagement and driving post device sales monetization via partnerships with brands Like Facebook, Amazon, Flipkart, and other android applications
  • Working on video app with an Intex branded video store product incubation and development initiation with platform and publishers
  • Working with Customized OS players Like Indus OS, LEWA for Device UI & UX offering
  • Driving complete strategy for game store including product feature, design, partnership, and go-to-market strategy.
  • Work with respective technical and user experience team to ensure your features are live
  • Partnered with News, Video OTT, Game Developers, Ad-networks, Mediation platforms to generate revenue

Spice Digital Ltd.
Noida

Assistant Manager – Mobile Internet Products
06.2014 - 12.2015

Job overview

  • Product management for all Mobile Internet Products
  • Initiate and ideate and pitch new products to telecom operator
  • Work closely with the tech, des, operations and other functional domain


People Infocom Pvt. Ltd (Mauj Mobiles)
Gurgaon

Account Manager
09.2011 - 05.2014

Job overview

Managed Telecom VAS for Airtel, Tata and Aircel

Indicus Netlabs (Raftaar.com)
New Delhi

Executive Sales & Marketing
07.2010 - 08.2011

Job overview

Executive Sales and Marketing

Education

Indraprastha University
New Delhi

MBA from Marketing & Finance
06.2010

Bhaskar Acharya College of Applied Sciences
New Delhi, India

Bachelor of Science from Physics
06.2007

Timeline

Senior Partnerships Manager

The Hindu Group
12.2022 - Current

Partnerships & Growth Manager

Gaana.com
02.2022 - 12.2022

Manager Growth, Partnership & Subscription

Times Of India
01.2019 - 01.2022

Sr. Manager Business & Strategic Partnerships

Momagic Technologies
05.2018 - 01.2019

Product Manager

Intex Technologies (India) Limited
01.2016 - 05.2018

Assistant Manager – Mobile Internet Products

Spice Digital Ltd.
06.2014 - 12.2015

Account Manager

People Infocom Pvt. Ltd (Mauj Mobiles)
09.2011 - 05.2014

Executive Sales & Marketing

Indicus Netlabs (Raftaar.com)
07.2010 - 08.2011

Indraprastha University

MBA from Marketing & Finance

Bhaskar Acharya College of Applied Sciences

Bachelor of Science from Physics
Amit Raj