Havas India is the Indian operation of Havas, the French advertising and communications group founded in 1968 and headquartered in Puteaux, France. Havas Media launched in India in 2006, and the group has since built out creative, media, health and public relations businesses in the country.
Havas India operates agencies across advertising, media planning and buying, digital marketing, healthcare communications and public relations, with offices in Mumbai, Delhi NCR and Bengaluru.
Indicative process.Havas India does not publish its hiring process. The stages below describe the pattern normally followed for this kind of role and employer – they are a general guide, not this company’s stated process, and they are not based on a published source. Rounds vary by role, experience level and year.
Havas India operates in Advertising, media and communications. Its hiring is not published, but recruitment for roles of this kind normally follows these stages:
Application and portfolio review – Your work samples usually matter more than your CV.
Task or brief – A short assignment relevant to the role, with an agreed deadline.
Team interview – Discussion of your portfolio, the task and your process.
Leadership round – Fit with accounts, clients and ways of working.
HR round.
The number of rounds varies with seniority: entry-level hiring is usually shorter, while senior roles add further interviews. Confirm the actual process with the recruiter for the role you are applying to.
(ESTIMATE, not a company-published figure — typical market range ₹16 L – ₹30.4 L/yr for this role in this sector (smaller employer). Actual pay varies widely by location, skills and individual negotiation)
Manager
Experience: 5 - 9 years yrs
₹ 12.4 Lakhs/year
(ESTIMATE, not a company-published figure — typical market range ₹8.8 L – ₹16 L/yr for this role in this sector (smaller employer). Actual pay varies widely by location, skills and individual negotiation)
Senior Executive
Experience: 2 - 5 years yrs
₹ 6.8 Lakhs/year
(ESTIMATE, not a company-published figure — typical market range ₹4.8 L – ₹8.8 L/yr for this role in this sector (smaller employer). Actual pay varies widely by location, skills and individual negotiation)
Executive - Creative / Media
Experience: 0 - 2 years yrs
₹ 3.6 Lakhs/year
(ESTIMATE, not a company-published figure — typical market range ₹2.4 L – ₹4.8 L/yr for this role in this sector (smaller employer). Actual pay varies widely by location, skills and individual negotiation)
As recorded on this profile, Rana Barua (Group CEO, Havas India, Southeast & North Asia) leads Havas India. Leadership can change - check the company's own site for the current position holder.
What does Havas India do?
Havas India operates in Advertising, media and communications.