
Senior Manager, Media Strategy & Investment
- Purchase, NY
- $118,700-198,800 per year
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Strategic thinker who connects dots between brand, consumer, and channel
- Clear communicator and confident collaborator - especially in cross-functional settings.
- Curious and plugged-in to what’s next in the media landscape and culture
- Comfortable navigating complexity and bringing structure to ambiguity
- Own brand media strategy: Translate business and brand goals into media strategies that deliver reach, resonance and ROI
- Maximize investment: Steward PepsiCo’s media dollars to drive effectiveness, efficiency, and breakthrough outcomes
- Lead campaign planning: Drive media planning for brand launches, tentpoles, and annual campaigns from strategy through execution, optimization and learnings
- Develop partnerships: Evaluate, shape, and negotiate custom content programs and media partnerships alongside agency teams.
- Elevate integration: Ensure media strategy is embedded early in the creative development in concert with the brand teams
- Activate across levels: Lead national media execution and work with bottling partners to ensure local plans align with brand strategy
- Drive measurement & learning: Extract insights from media performance and apply learnings to future planning
- The expected compensation range for this position is between $118,700 - $198,800
- 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 15% 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
- Bachelor’s degree required; advanced degree a plus
- 7–10 years of media experience required (CPG or agency background strongly preferred)
- Deep expertise in digital and social media required: fluency in video, audio, and programmatic also ideal
- Strong leadership and project management skills
- Willingness to travel up to 10%