D3 Account Director

Overview

Pepsi Co is a global food and beverage leader operating in more than 200 countries and territories with a product portfolio that includes 22 world-famous, billion-dollar brands. From Gatorade to Quaker, LIFEWTR to Lay’s, we make hundreds of enjoyable foods and beverages that are loved throughout the world.

Guiding Pepsi Co is our vision to be the global leader in convenient foods and beverages by Winning with Purpose. “Winning with Purpose” reflects our ambition to win sustainably in the marketplace and embed purpose into all aspects of the business.

Our employees drive our culture. No two days are the same; we’re dynamic and full of passionate teams embracing new ideas through our collaborative spirit. At Pepsi Co, what makes you unique, makes us better!

The award-winning in-house agency team for Pepsi Co Foods, affectionately called D3, is hiring again! We are growing rapidly with a dynamic team that includes Creative, Account Service, Strategy, Ops, Production, Social, Digital and Partnership experts providing full-service creative agency work for the Pepsi Co Foods US portfolio.

The D3 team is a full-service creative agency that supports the Pepsi Co Foods US business, working on iconic brands like Lay’s, Doritos, Tostitos, Smartfood, Cap’n Crunch and Quaker (to name just a few!).

The Account Director role at D3 is responsible for leading and managing a group of strategic accounts for the in-house creative agency supporting our Pepsi Co Foods US business. It is a unique role within the company that will help lead brand activations, account relationships, annual SOW development, and idea execution, including development of television and digital content. This role involves managing several direct reports, leading multiple accounts and multiple projects simultaneously including ownership of scopes, allocation of resources, and helping to manage a team of creative and production partners.

Locations: Chicago, Illinois or Plano, Texas

• Oversight of multiple key brands/accounts within Pepsi Co Foods US, including delivery of all scoped campaigns and projects and management of incremental out-of-scope work
• Build slides and decks while occasionally presenting activation ideals in partnership with creative and social teams to senior level business leaders
• Strategic thinker capable of leading the development of multiple brand’s creative strategy, annual plans, and specific projects with multiple stakeholders including internal and external agency partners and clients
• Build strong relationships with the client and cross-functional agency partners that demonstrate an understanding of their brands and business challenges
• Proactive ownership of projects and processes;
  Being sufficiently informed and personally involved, ensuring sound planning, great service and an excellent client/agency relationship, going above and beyond client expectations
• Build and maintaining strong relationships with other agency functions (i.e., Social, Studio Production, Creative, Strategy, etc.) with the objective of getting the best out of these partners
• Manage a team of account service team members that service brand teams internally – including performance reviews, managing career paths and growth opportunities within both account service and the company
• Oversee the management of pre-production, production and post-production of photo shoots and TVC projects, including timeline development, budgets, production agreements, pre-pro books, reviewing edits, VO records and shipping/trafficking of final assets

• The expected compensation range for this position is between $132,200 - $262,400.
• 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 25% of annual salary paid out annually and an additional target payout of 10% of annual salary is paid out over 3 years following the end of the performance period.
• Long term incentive equity may be awarded based on eligibility and performance.
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