Associate, Brand Partnerships at PepsiCo

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The Brand Partnerships Associate provides foundational support to brand teams and the Studio. This role is an entry point into brand partnership within PBNA’s (PepsiCo Beverages North America) in-house agency, helping projects stay organized, on time, and on budget while learning how to build strong client and partner relationships.

As a Brand Partnerships Associate you will:

• Support the Associate Manager in day-to-day client and project management tasks.
• Help coordinate project timelines, budgets, and deliverables, ensuring details are captured and tracked.
• Assist in preparing presentations, production documents, and asset delivery.
• Contribute to cross-functional collaboration by keeping teams aligned and informed.
• Build basic client service skills by observing and supporting client meetings and communications.
• Foster a positive and transparent team culture by contributing to organizational excellence and reliable follow-through.
• Ready to have fun and contribute towards a collaborative, inclusive, and caring culture.

Compensation and Benefits:

• The expected compensation range for this position is between $84,000 - $140,650.
  
• Location, confirmed job-related skills, experience, and education will be considered in setting actual starting salary. Your recruiter can share more about the specific salary range during the hiring process.
  
• Bonus based on performance and eligibility target payout is 8% of annual salary paid out annually.
  
• Paid time off subject to eligibility, including paid parental leave, vacation, sick, and bereavement.
  
• In addition to salary, PepsiCo offers a comprehensive benefits package to support our employees and their families, subject to elections and eligibility: Medical, Dental, Vision, Disability, Health, and Dependent Care Reimbursement Accounts, Employee Assistance Program (EAP), Insurance (Accident, Group Legal, Life), Defined Contribution Retirement Plan.

• 1–3 years of experience in marketing, advertising, communications, or related field.
• Strong organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple tasks and priorities.
• Basic understanding of creative and production workflows.
• Strong attention to detail, proactive mindset, and eagerness to learn.
• Clear and professional written and verbal communication skills.
• Experience managing brand marketing/ communications in fast-moving consumer goods category preferred.
• Leverage a high-energy approach to build trusted relationships with agency partners.
• Have a constant pulse and point of view on culture and understand where Pepsi can make an impact.
• A true self-starter with strong ownership, able to work independently on projects while wiring appropriately.
• Solid organizational and project management skills – able to establish priorities, strong detailed execution, ability to. move quickly and multi-task.
• Strong analytical skills, able to synthesize information to develop understanding and insights.
• Strong interpersonal skills.

Our Company will consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the requirements of the Fair Credit Reporting Act, and all other applicable laws, including but not limited to, San Francisco Police Code Sections 4901-4919, commonly referred to as the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance; and Chapter XVII, Article 9 of the Los Angeles Municipal Code, commonly referred to as the Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, or disability status.

PepsiCo is an Equal Opportunity Employer: Female / Minority / Disability / Protected Veteran / Sexual Orientation / Gender Identity / Age

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