Aakash Rai

Greater Bengaluru Area

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About

Managing LCS partnerships at MyGate for Pan-India markets. Worked at mCanvas (Affinity Global) to provide the top & mid-funnel branding solutions for clients based in the South. Worked at India's leading OTT platform, JioCinema (Viacom 18). I have provided innovation and advertising services to some of the biggest clients in India - H&M, Lenskart, Licious, Uber, United Breweries, Furlenco, etc. I've done my MBA from Welingkar Institute of Management, Mumbai, majoring in Media, Entertainment, and Marketing. Have also worked briefly with Dentsu Webchutney in the Strategy & Planning team and worked with client brands such as Whirlpool, Hershey's, and Reliance Smart.

Location

Greater Bengaluru Area

AI stack

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Work experience

Senior Brand Manager Partnerships at MyGate, Aug 2026 - Present · 2 mos, Bengaluru, Overlooking all the direct LCS brand partnerships for Pan India markets. MyGate is a community and Society Management app and the first choice of residential societies across the country.

Associate Manager - Advertising Solutions at mCanvas, Feb 2024 - Aug 2026 · 2 yrs 7 mos, Bengaluru, ● Managed key accounts, including Krafton, Meesho, JoyAlukkas, Amazon, Flipkart, and Swiggy, across Gaming, E-commerce, FMCG & Lifestyle sectors. ● Delivered revenue growth by delivering high-impact Connected TV, Rich Media & Single Screen advertising solutions ● Managed Agency relationships with all the top agencies – WPP, Omnicom, Dentsu, along with building the smaller ones – BMEG, Ethinos, ITW, etc.

Senior Executive Advertising at Viacom18 Media Private Limited, Apr 2023 - Feb 2024 · 11 mos, Bengaluru, Designed and executed integrated digital marketing strategies for brands like H&M, Lenskart, ID Fresh, and Licious across OTT inventory, Delivered consistent campaign impact by combining consumer insights, platform behavior, and content-led storytelling, Worked on marquee properties like Bigg Boss OTT, creating custom brand integrations and engagement-led campaign solutions, Played a key role in shaping AVOD monetization strategies through data-backed campaign planning.

Management Trainee Advertising at Viacom18 Media Private Limited, Mar 2022 - Apr 2023 · 1 yr 2 mos, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India, Really happy to share that I am now a part of India's leading media production house. I'll be working in the JioCinema team here.

Mentor for Marketing at CareerNinja, Jul 2021 - Mar 2022 · 9 mos, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India, I am a mentor for students inclined toward marketing and a teacher with hands-on experience in the industry. My core subjects are SEO, Google ads, programmatic, Content creation, and SEM.

Creative Designer at SAMVAD WeSchool, Jan 2021 - Jan 2022 · 1 yr 1 mo, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India, Samvad is a monthly magazine of WeSchool Mumbai. In the team of the Creatives, we basically design and publish magazines including posters, banners, pictures, videos, and much more. Basically, any kind of creative work is undertaken here!

Education

PGDM, Arts, Entertainment, and Media Management, Welingkar Institute of Management

Bachelor's degree, Computer Science, samrat ashok technological institute

Aakash Rai

5+ years of work experience

Aakash’s AI Stack

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