MUMBAI: Online job portal CareerBuilder India appointed Havas Media as its digital AoR after conducting a two month long multi agency pitch.

CareerBuilder MD Premlesh Machama said, "We decided to appoint Havas Media after careful consideration as their response to our brief and strong experience within the category confirmed them as the best partner moving forward. We also found the Havas Media team in sync with the thought process of our objectives for 2013. We are sure that a strong working relationship with Havas will not only drive the growth but also work as a stepping stone for the initial brand recognition movement for CareerBuilder India."

Havas Media India and South Asia CEO Anita Nayyar said, "It was a very tough but a ‘well-organized‘ pitch with practically all the leading agencies in the fray. We are extremely proud to have won the business and are looking forward to being their true partners for mutual growth. More than that they are wonderful people to work with and we are sure it will be a great partnership."

Havas Media head digital Anurag Bhatnagar said, "CareerBuilder is a crucial win for us as it establishes our capabilities and credentials across every single service line of the digital ecosystem. As the web continues to grow in India the need to leverage the digital channel effectively and deliver ROI was imperative and we demonstrated that in our pitch."