Rakesh Jha has been appointed as Vice President – Creative Series for Sports Business by Viacom18. Prior to this he was AVP – Broadcast Design Sports at Star India with a stint of 9 years.
He mentioned about his appointment in his LinkedIn post that read, “I am excited to share the news that I am starting my new inning with Viacom18 as Vice President – Creative for Sports Business (Sports 18). I look forward to extending the design innovation that I have been able to do at Star Sports during my nine years of engagement. I want to take this opportunity to express my gratitude to thank everyone at Star Sports for the guidance and support they have provided throughout my journey at Star Sports.”
At Star Sports he led the design team responsible for cutting-edge design and bringing innovations for all the marque events such as IPL, Cricket World Cup, Pro Kabaddi League, Badminton League, Hockey India League and many more. Before joining Star Sports, he worked with CNBC-TV18 for almost a decade and led the graphics team.
He had also served at Vizrt and Star News in various roles.
