Job Overview:
WHAT YOULL DO:
Liquid Sunshine is the full-service, in-house creative marketing agency for Keurig Dr Pepper (KDP) and its 125 leading beverage brands, including Dr Pepper, Snapple, Keurig, Green Mountain Coffee Roasters, 7UP, Bai, A&W, Core, Canada Dry, and Schweppes. Our mission is to help grow KDPs iconic and refreshing brands with equally iconic and refreshing creative communications and experiences.
We are seeking a proven Senior Project Manager to be a part of our exciting new phase of growth in capabilities, brand assignments, and creative excellence. The Senior Project Manager will shepherd the end-to-end creative development process through the agency beginning with kickoff and through asset completion. The position reports into the Director of Project Management.
WHAT YOULL DO:
- Establish schedules and manage to milestones, including project kickoffs, internal creative reviews and handoffs between internal and external partners
- Assist with project scoping as needed; anticipate and respond to shifts in priorities, tasks, resources and/or requirements on an on-going basis
- Utilize established agency tools for managing workflow and timetables
- Collaborate with Creative Management and discipline leads to understand team assignments.
- Work closely with Creative and Production teams to ensure responsibilities are being transferred seamlessly from Project Management to Creative and Lead Production Artists, when appropriate
- Provide expertise and knowledge across digital and social campaigns
- Understanding of programmatic and social media planning documents and ability to engage with internal and external media partners
- Ensure approvals are obtained from all key stakeholders and that revisions are executed prior to next stage in process.
- Ensure risks are mitigated and properly communicated and escalated across the organization
- Champion and contribute to a culture of diversity, inclusion, personal growth, winning, and fun
Requirements:
- A minimum of 7 years of agency/brand project management experience in progressive roles, with ideally at least 3 years in a top-tier creative agency
- A deep understanding and working knowledge of end-to-end creative development and production processes across various media channels and asset types
- The gravitas, emotional intelligence, and negotiating skills to ensure deadlines and budgets are met, without sacrificing the quality of the work
- Determination, courage, and ingenuity in the face of obstacles, deadlines, ambiguity, and healthy conflict
- The optimism to think bigger, the curiosity to dig deeper, and the passion to do better
- An entrepreneurial spirit, a strong work ethic, and a bold approach to problem-solving
- An infatuation with beverages, a love of brands, and a lifelong affair with all things creative
- CPG and brand-side experience a plus
#IND1
Company Overview & EEO Statement:
Keurig Dr Pepper (KDP) is a leading coffee and beverage company in North America with dual headquarters in Burlington, MA and Plano, TX, with annual revenue in excess of $11 billion. KDP holds leadership positions in soft drinks, specialty coffee and tea, water, juice and juice drinks and mixers, and markets the #1 single serve coffee brewing system in the U.S. The Company maintains an unrivaled distribution system that enables its portfolio of more than 125 owned, licensed and partner brands to be available nearly everywhere people shop and consume beverages. With a wide range of hot and cold beverages that meet virtually any consumer need, KDP key brands include Keurig®, Dr Pepper®, Green Mountain Coffee Roasters®, Canada Dry®, Snapple®, Bai®, Motts® and The Original Donut Shop®. The Company employs more than 25,000 employees and operates more than 120 offices, manufacturing plants, warehouses and distribution centers across North America.
Benefits built for you: Our people are the heart of our business, which is why we offer robust benefits to support your health and wellness as well as your personal and financial well-being. We also provide employee programs designed to enhance your professional growth and development while ensuring you feel valued, inspired and appreciated at work.
Keurig Dr Pepper Inc. is an equal opportunity employer and affirmatively seeks diversity in its workforce. Keurig Dr Pepper Inc. recruits qualified applicants and advances in employment its employees without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, disability, genetic information, ethnic or national origin, marital status, veteran status, or any other status protected by law. EOE Minorities/Females/Protected Veterans/Disabled