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ARPITA SRIVASTAVA

Gurgaon

Summary

Experienced media professional with robust analytical skills focused on media strategy and planning. Demonstrated proficiency in crafting and executing media campaigns that engage audience/consumer insights, Competitive analysis, promotion, and strategic content placement. Proficient in managing diverse brands across categories, excelling in client and media partner relationship building.

Overview

12
years of professional experience
1
Certification

Work History

Dentsu India: Iprospect

Director- Media Planning
08.2023 - Current

Dentsu India: DentsuX

Business Director
02.2022 - 07.2023

Job overview

  • Clients managed: Maruti Suzuki India, Canon India, Carlsberg India, Panasonic
  • Client Management: Function as primary point of contact for clients.
  • Media Strategy and planning: Collaborate and coordinate with relevant teams to plan, develop media strategy(AOP) and campaign with the most appropriate media channels and advertising solutions.
  • Develop and maintain relationships with media partners to ensure market-leading planning for clients. Work closely with internal/cross-functional teams and creative agencies to align media strategies with overall business objectives.
  • Innovation, Associations, and Awards: Propose and provide qualitative inputs for innovative solutions and partnerships.
  • Consumer and Media Updates: Ensure timely reporting of consumer ,and media and advertising updates to clients.
  • Team Management and Development: Manage and develop executives within team, providing them with opportunities for personal growth and supporting their individual development plans.
  • New Business Development: Contribute to pitches and strategic decks by providing qualitative inputs, and collaborating on Request for Proposal (RFP) plans.
  • Learning and Professional Development: Engage in training programs to enhance skills and knowledge.

GROUP M MEDIA: Wavemaker

Associate Business Director
03.2021 - 02.2022

GROUP M MEDIA: Wavemaker

Business Group Head
07.2018 - 02.2021

Job overview

  • Client Managed: Pernod Ricard India
  • Client Management: Function as primary point of contact for client for all campaign-related requirements.
  • Media Strategy and Planning: Collaborate and coordinate with relevant teams to plan, develop media strategy (AOPs), and media campaign/plans
  • Develop and maintain relationships with media partners to ensure market-leading planning for clients. Work closely with internal/cross-functional teams and creative agencies.
  • Team Management and Development: Manage and develop executives within team
  • Innovation and Associations: Propose and provide qualitative inputs in innovative and creative advertising solutions and partnerships.
  • Consumer and Media Updates: Ensure timely reporting of consumer and media and advertising updates to clients.

IPG Mediabrands: Lodestar UM

Supervisor- Media Planning
01.2016 - 07.2018

Job overview

  • Client Managed: Samsung India
  • Managing Day-to-Day Client Interaction: Point of contact for clients, maintaining regular communication.
  • Media Planning: Collaborate and develop comprehensive media plans that outline the media strategy along with the Implementation and Post-Evaluation, and conduct a thorough post-evaluation.
  • Media partners and Internal/cross-functional team management: Collaborating and coordinating with media partners, creative agency, and Internal stakeholders like operations, finance, and billing, etc to ensure smooth execution of campaign.
  • Partnering and Creating Competitive Reports and Presentations, and consumer and media updates in collaboration with the media trainee

DDB MUDRA GROUP: DDB MUDRA MAX

Executive
05.2014 - 01.2016

DDB MUDRA GROUP: DDB MARKETING SERVICES

Project Coordinator
04.2013 - 05.2014

Job overview

  • Clients Managed: Amway, Twinings tea, and BATA.
  • Maintaining Monthly Competitive Reports, and Consumer and media updates to the clients using various media monitoring and analysis tools.
  • Media Planning: Assisting and collaborating with the media supervisor or manager to develop comprehensive advertising/media plans. Working on the implementation and Post evaluation.
  • Learning and Professional Development: Engage in training programs to enhance skills and knowledge. Acquired practical expertise with five media software tools: TAM, MAP, IRS, Clear Decisions, and RAM.

Publicis Media : Zenith

Media Intern
05.2012 - 06.2012

Job overview

  • Gained hands-on experience in media planning with basic understanding of media planning process
  • Planned and executed research project focused on understanding media consumption habits of customers who purchase premium FMCG (Fast-Moving Consumer Goods) products.

Education

ENTREPRENEURSHIP & MANAGEMENT PROCESSES INT
, New Delhi, DL

POST GRADUATE DIPLOMA IN MANAGEMENT from ADVERTISING COMMUNICATION
06.2013

University Overview

Two Years Full time course, 2011-13, with dual specialization in Advertising Communication and Media Marketing, Sales and Planning. Within the course, successfully fulfilled an internship, dissertation, and major project requirements.

BANARAS HINDU UNIVERSITY
, Varanasi, UP

BACHELOR OF SCIENCE(HONS.) from PHYSICS (Hons.), CHEMISTRY, MATHEMATICS
10.2011

University Overview

Completed 3-year (2008-11)degree course with honors in Physics, Chemistry, and Mathematics, with Honors in Physics

Skills

  • Strategic Planning
  • Data Analysis
  • Consumer Research
  • Relationship building
  • Budget Management
  • Innovation
  • Analytical Tools
  • Attention to Detail
  • Adaptability
  • Collaboration
  • Managing multiple projects
  • Effective communication

Certification

  • Digital Marketing Certificate- Squared Online plus NextGen Certificate: A Global Learning experience program and a technical critical talent program developed by iProspect & Google that gives activation specialists a holistic view of digital media marketing and leadership.
  • Award Entries: Three campaigns shortlisted for the ET brand equity awards- Media Strategy awards in three distinct categories. Participated in Young Spikes in 2014 and was selected for the presentation round held in Mumbai, India
  • Conducted Market Research for Dish TV at McCann (advertising agency) for the Delhi NCR market in 2011.
  • The Consumer Sensory Index Survey to study consumer buying behavior for different sectors (Consumer Durables, Telecom Services) in urban areas of Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India
  • Attended T Group (Training Group) Session of 50 hours on Human Skill Development organized by Human resources lab, Entrepreneurship and Management Processes International (EMPI), New Delhi.

Timeline

Director- Media Planning

Dentsu India: Iprospect
08.2023 - Current

Business Director

Dentsu India: DentsuX
02.2022 - 07.2023

Associate Business Director

GROUP M MEDIA: Wavemaker
03.2021 - 02.2022

Business Group Head

GROUP M MEDIA: Wavemaker
07.2018 - 02.2021

Supervisor- Media Planning

IPG Mediabrands: Lodestar UM
01.2016 - 07.2018

Executive

DDB MUDRA GROUP: DDB MUDRA MAX
05.2014 - 01.2016

Project Coordinator

DDB MUDRA GROUP: DDB MARKETING SERVICES
04.2013 - 05.2014

Media Intern

Publicis Media : Zenith
05.2012 - 06.2012

ENTREPRENEURSHIP & MANAGEMENT PROCESSES INT

POST GRADUATE DIPLOMA IN MANAGEMENT from ADVERTISING COMMUNICATION

BANARAS HINDU UNIVERSITY

BACHELOR OF SCIENCE(HONS.) from PHYSICS (Hons.), CHEMISTRY, MATHEMATICS
  • Digital Marketing Certificate- Squared Online plus NextGen Certificate: A Global Learning experience program and a technical critical talent program developed by iProspect & Google that gives activation specialists a holistic view of digital media marketing and leadership.
  • Award Entries: Three campaigns shortlisted for the ET brand equity awards- Media Strategy awards in three distinct categories. Participated in Young Spikes in 2014 and was selected for the presentation round held in Mumbai, India
  • Conducted Market Research for Dish TV at McCann (advertising agency) for the Delhi NCR market in 2011.
  • The Consumer Sensory Index Survey to study consumer buying behavior for different sectors (Consumer Durables, Telecom Services) in urban areas of Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India
  • Attended T Group (Training Group) Session of 50 hours on Human Skill Development organized by Human resources lab, Entrepreneurship and Management Processes International (EMPI), New Delhi.
ARPITA SRIVASTAVA