Spanish media and publishing conglomerate spanning print, broadcast, education, and digital
Grupo Planeta operates a diversified media and publishing empire across Spain, France, and Latin America with 5,000–10,000 employees. The company is actively scaling education (95 open roles) and marketing (68 roles) while modernizing its data infrastructure—migrating to Power BI and Azure cloud services. This hiring and tech-migration pattern signals a shift toward data-driven content distribution and educational delivery across its legacy print, broadcast, and growing digital channels.
Notable leadership hires: Title Director, Director Bienestar Institucional, Director de Grado, Rectorate Chief of Staff, Program Director
Grupo Planeta is Spain's largest publishing group and a major media conglomerate founded in 1949. The company produces and distributes editorial, news, educational, and entertainment content across Spanish and French-speaking markets, with operations spanning print publishing, broadcast television and radio, film production, direct sales, and digital platforms. It holds significant stakes in major Spanish media outlets and ranks among Europe's leading publishers. The organization operates across 11 countries including Spain, France, Colombia, Mexico, and Peru.
Stack includes Azure (Data Lake, Data Factory, Synapse), Power BI, PostgreSQL, SQL Server, Google Analytics, Meta/Facebook/LinkedIn/TikTok/X for distribution, and Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop, Premiere Pro, After Effects). Recently adopting WhatsApp Business.
Active initiatives include migrating data infrastructure to Power BI, email marketing strategy implementation, communication strategy development, paid media optimization, internal quality assurance systems, and budget planning automation.
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