Shourjo Dasgupta

Shourjo Dasgupta.

Strategic Media Operator with 8+ years of high-velocity campaign ownership across Linear TV (Viacom/VH1), Marketplace Ads (Uber Eats), and National DOOH networks.

I specialize in the "messy middle" of media — bridging the commercial deal and flawless technical delivery. From architecting global $500K partnership deals to troubleshooting ad ops at the 11th hour, I own the entire lifecycle from RFP to wrap report.

Tool-agnostic and measurement-aware, I build dashboards and instrument workflows in whatever stack the team runs. I also build the internal AI systems and operational playbooks that turn complex media planning into a repeatable, high-margin science.

Top Picks · Mapped to the Role

Core Capabilities · The Ads Stack

Network Scale
100+ Stations · 10 Cities

Managed a national DOOH footprint delivering 10M+ impressions and 22M+ views per month.

Campaign Execution
100% Flighting Accuracy

Owned end-to-end delivery from brief to wrap report; coordinated directly with oOh! Media Ad Ops on order implementation, asset QA, and troubleshooting.

Reporting & Insights
Brand-Grade Wrap Reports

Produced post-campaign wrap reports for brand partners (e.g., RNZ, NZ Police) — plays, impressions, city-level performance, and partner-ready insight narratives.

High-Value Partnerships
$500K Global Deal · Bolt

Architecting a $500K/year global partnership with Bolt — structured the custom commercial proposition and led the negotiation track.

Speed-To-Market
42 Days vs 9-Month Avg

Negotiated a Licence to Occupy in 42 days by re-engineering the stakeholder approval and documentation workflow.

Technical Innovation
−60% Reporting Time

Built LockyDockNZ via Claude Code — a custom AI assistant connecting live operational data to campaign workflows.

Seasons · 2007 → Present

Professional Experience

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Bridge the commercial deal and flawless technical delivery — RFP to wrap, at national scale.

  • Global Partnerships — Architecting a $500K/year global deal with Bolt (ridesharing); structured the custom commercial proposition and led the negotiation track.
  • Network Scale — Managed a national DOOH footprint of 100+ stations across 10 cities, delivering 10M+ impressions and 22M+ views per month.
  • Campaign Execution — Owned end-to-end delivery from brief to wrap report; coordinated directly with oOh! Media Ad Ops on order implementation, asset QA, and troubleshooting to ensure 100% flighting accuracy.
  • Speed-to-Market — Negotiated a Licence to Occupy in 42 days (vs the 9-month industry average) by re-engineering the stakeholder approval and documentation workflow.
  • Operational Infrastructure — Authored the City Launch Playbook and Site Partner Manual to systematise launch activation and maintenance for a growing national network.
  • Technical Innovation — Built LockyDockNZ via Claude Code — a custom AI assistant connecting live operational data to campaign workflows, reducing reporting and proposal turnaround time by 60%.
  • Operational Insight — Reset the oOh! Media partnership by single-handedly building a 100+ lead pipeline in record time, shifting focus from "deal flow anxiety" to 2026 growth planning.

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Launch a brand in a new market with disciplined GTM and full-funnel execution.

  • Built India market entry plan: segmentation, positioning, and channel strategy (70% e-commerce / 30% modern trade).
  • Negotiated manufacturing partnership with Apex Brands / Pauling Industries through cold outreach and long-horizon commercial pitching.

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Make performance marketing usable at scale for merchants under competitive pressure.

  • Trained and supported 1,000+ merchants on promotional campaign setup and in-app ads products to drive demand and ROI.
  • Designed a "shadow shift" onboarding model that improved first-week merchant activation above regional benchmark.
  • Used Salesforce + dashboards to monitor account health and intervene early to reduce churn risk.

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Enterprise stakeholder management with data-led account control.

  • Owned enterprise account lifecycle from pre-sales through onboarding, adoption, expansion, and renewal.
  • Built real-time health score dashboards in the team's analytics stack to surface risk early and drive proactive account action.

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Compounding ops experience across fintech, mobility, and home ownership.

  • Built and executed customer success strategy for enterprise fleets (Zilch) on a car-sharing / EV mobility platform.
  • Scaled offshore support (SquareOne) with documentation, training and QA — improving consistency at scale.
  • Qualified customers for a first-to-market product (Aera) through structured onboarding and disciplined comms.

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Activated Uber across 4 cities end-to-end and rebuilt onboarding from the ground up.

  • Activated Uber across 4 cities (Tauranga, Hamilton, Dunedin, Queenstown) end-to-end — onboarding and activating partners from sign-up to first trips.
  • Championed Project Alfred to shift Australia onboarding from reactive support to concierge-led guidance.
  • Analysed promotional campaign performance for the Marketplace Efficiency team.
Original Documentary · Available Now

My First 90 Days

★ Editorial · A Tufte-Style Memo

A 90-day plan, written before the conversation.

Map reality → standardise the work → scale leverage. Don't learn the process — ship improvements inside it.

Read the Memo
I
Days 1–30 · Map Reality. Earn Trust.
State of Delivery map + Shadow Pilot
II
Days 31–60 · Standardise. Upgrade the Wrap.
Standard Wrap Template + Zero-Surprise Pacing
III
Days 61–90 · Scale Leverage. Make Renewals Easier.
AM Ops Kit + Knowledge Assistant + Scorecard

"Don't 'learn the process.' Ship improvements inside it. Press launch — do they renew?"

The Prequel

Where It Started

Episode title · Where It Started

VH1 India · Viacom

Programming & Client Relations Executive — May 2007 to Jun 2009 · India

  • Managed daily linear programming and scheduling for VH1 — 24/7 broadcast across daily, weekly, and monthly schedule cycles.
  • Maintained internal and competitive programming calendars, contributing to strategic network scheduling decisions.
  • Built relationships with music labels, event coordinators, and agency partners to align broadcast content with commercial sponsorship requirements.
Credits · Education & Coaching

End Credits

'24–'26

Master of Technological Futures

AcademyEX · 2024–2026

'25

Perplexity Business AI Fellowship

Perplexity AI · 2025

'25

Organisational Leadership in the Era of AI

Brian Evergreen · 2025

'25

Project Tipping Point

(re)Biz · 2025

'23

No-Code Mastery Fellowship

Startmate × Connor Finlayson · 2023

'21

Customer Success Manager Certified Professional

Gainsight · 2021

★ ★ ★ ★ ★ · Reviews from Managers, Mentors & Peers

Critics' Reviews

★ ★ ★ ★ ★
"I've had the pleasure of hiring Shourjo twice — at Locky Dock and previously at Zilch. We've asked him to go above and beyond for a lean, growing business, and he's delivered. Resilient. Enjoyable."
Kirsten Corson
CEO · Locky Dock  |  Board Chair · Drive Electric New Zealand
★ Hired Shourjo twice · Locky Dock + Zilch
★ ★ ★ ★ ★
"Shourjo was an asset to the team during our Auckland launch — a natural talent for building relationships with a proactive approach. Thoughtful, effective. I highly recommend him for any growth-focused team."
Adam Muirson
GM · Bolt New Zealand
★ Worked together · Auckland launch
★ ★ ★ ★ ★
"A 10-minute meeting magically stretched into 90 minutes of ideas, insights, and schemes. Wonderfully smart, quick, and all over the tech — and focussed on what will bring in a new collective wellbeing."
Cleve Cameron
Founder · Locky Dock
★ Senior peer · Locky Dock
★ ★ ★ ★ ★
"Excellent. A thoughtful listener with the confidence to honestly and critically examine his ideas, and communicate a clear decision. Adept at switching hats between big strategic thinking and getting down into the weeds on execution."
Watch Next · The Conversation

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