Sr. Creative Strategic Designer

Overview

CAREERS TO SMILE ABOUT

 

At PepsiCo, you’ll discover a place where our mission is to create smiles around the world. With a portfolio of more than 500 beloved brands including, Gatorade, Lay’s and Quaker, our work touches millions of people every day.

 

At the heart of the company is a team of thinkers, creators, and problem-solvers who collaborate to innovate and turn ideas into action. Driven by innovation and a focus on creating joyful moments through food and drinks, our decisions are guided by consumer centricity, creating opportunities for our associates to do meaningful work and make a lasting impact in the communities we serve.

 

Whatever your role, you’ll be part of a global community that values your ideas and empowers you to make an impact, on your career and on the world around you.

Responsibilities

The Opportunity

The Sr Designers mission is to drive the design agendas for PepsiCo’s Global and

Regional brands. Assigned to a category as a creative visionary, the role defines concepts and strategies, prototyping ideas, creating and launching strategically aligned and commercially viable design for brand identity systems, packaging, branded experiences, and POS systems. The role provokes fresh ideas and leads how PepsiCo works with design to drive added value.

 

As a creatively driven individual that leverages the Power of Design to solve business problems and drive meaningful growth, we expect the work and results to impact – business growth, awareness of our brands, brand strategies and the sustainability of the world around us. The role takes skill and effort to make ideas become a reality and to purpose of a Sr Designer is to bring that into everything we do. This is a pivotal role that inspires other designers, it requires: full ownership of assigned projects, leading project teams, highly developed presentation skills.

 

Demanding positive mentoring and training of L7 and L6 designers to grow and nurture talent, good planning and decisive decision making are crital, as is setting an example through; well documented/organized communication, positive engagement with designers and brand marketers.

 

Your Impact

As Senior Designer your responsibilities would consist of:

 

Responsible for the creation, development and delivery of effective and compelling design solutions, across critical touchpoints and channels for PepsiCo brands. Demonstrating superior ability in creating design concepts and leading design project teams, across a variety of project types.

 

Utilizes design skills to lead design solutions supporting multiple projects concurrently. Proactively supports the design management team through strong leadership, leading design projects, presenting design in a compelling way that gets results. Builds on experience to leverage skills in presenting design solutions. Demonstrates agility by working across different types of project concurrently. Proven ability to apply;

design thinking, ideation, design concepts. Demonstrates individual design prowess and leads by example.

 

Exceptional design skills; advanced knowledge of Adobe Creative Suite, especially strong in strategic concept design, leading design reviews, making design recommendations.

Qualifications

Who Are We Looking For?

Education

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in Graphic Design.

Experience

• 4+ years of experience working in a design/creative agency or inhouse design studio. 

• Proven ability to apply and perform design tasks including sketching, ideation an graphic layout.

• Exceptional skills using Adobe Creative Suite, especially Illustrator, Indesign, Photoshop.

• Outstanding portfolio that demonstrates graduate level design thinking and validates industry experience.

• Strong communication skills, ability to explain thought processes, collaborate in ideations, present work.

• Ability to work under pressure, self-motivated in owning and delivering design project and managing team tasks.

• Must build fluency in written/spoken English & Spanish.

• Proven experience in developing strategic brands, packaging and brand experiences.

• Keen eye for design trends in addition and extraordinary design savviness. 

• Compelling presentation and proposal skills with experience presenting to senior brand teams/or clients.

• Proven ability to multi-task, work in ambiguous and dynamic work environment; is comfortable with risk and uncertainty.

• Works well with others to deliver results; leeds others, keeps them informed, avoids unnecessary risk.

If this is an opportunity that interests you, we encourage you to apply even if you do not meet 100% of the requirements.  What can you expect from us:   • Opportunities to learn and develop every day through a wide range of programs. • Internal digital platforms that promote self-learning. • Development programs according to Leadership skills. • Specialized training according to the role. • Learning experiences with internal and external providers. • We love to celebrate success, which is why we have recognition programs for seniority, behavior, leadership, moments of life, among others. • Financial wellness programs that will help you reach your goals in all stages of life. • A flexibility program that will allow you to balance your personal and work life, adapting your working day to your lifestyle. • And because your family is also important to us, they can also enjoy benefits such as our Wellness Line, thousands of Agreements and Discounts, Scholarship programs for your children, Aid Plans for different moments of life, among others.   We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate based on race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status. We respect and value diversity as a work force and innovation for the organization.