Akhila Shankar

Akhila Shankar is the Associate Director of Brand & Communications at Saavn. With over 9 years of experience in brand building she has worked alongside agencies, brands, artists, music labels and festivals. She has been instrumental in building JioSaavn as a millennial content brand globally, focusing on music and pop culture. She set up the streaming service's music marketing initiatives, breaking major releases from artists like The Chainsmokers, Tiesto, Nucleya, Divine etc. on the platform.



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