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At PepsiCo design, we have a saying: “We’re crazy enough to think we can inspire the future.” This is what drives us, in everything we imagine, develop and execute.
Design is a strategic global function for PepsiCo that drives business value by leading innovation, creating experiences, and brand engagements. We are one of the first major food & beverage companies to integrate multiple design disciplines—brand design, design thinking, industrial design, design strategy, front-end innovation—into a single group.
Our goal is clear: to connect PepsiCo’s food & beverage portfolios, with today’s hyper-connected, networked users and consumers hungry for meaningful, authentic, and relevant brand experiences across multiple touchpoints and regions of the world.
Responsibilities
As part of the PepsiCo Foods Design team, you will partner closely with functional design experts as well as the business to develop brand design strategies across a spectrum of capabilities including product architecture, innovation pipelines, visual identity systems, design guidelines, packaging design, and structural design.
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Strategy, Design, and Innovation: Creates holistic elevated experiences that create brand love and loyalty. Identifies and promotes self-initiated design programs that generate critical business value for one or more divisions. Conceive and implement concepts, guidelines and strategies in various creative projects and oversee them to completion. Particularly around brand strategy, retail marketing, social media, and brand experiences. Energizes and leads both the internal team and external design resources from idea phase to commercialization, creating breakthrough design concepts that support our Customer agenda.
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Collaborate with our Marketing, operations, and sales teams to obtain knowledge of the Customer/Brand Partner requirements. The Brand Design Manager should have a strong understanding of AI and actively incorporate AI tools into their workflow to enhance creativity, efficiency, and innovation across design processes.
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Design Project Management: You will play a role in bridging creative vision with operational execution. This role requires close partnership with Operations to ensure design strategies align with logistical realities, resource planning, and delivery timelines.
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Supporting the PepsiCo Design Organization in US Divisions: Partners regularly with the PBUS Design, R&D, and marketing teams. Facilitates and leads an innovative and creative design culture in the US Divisions, through talent development, creative leadership, inspiring/motivating creative direction, and forward-thinking solution-based approach to the work.
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External Design Network: Supports the PepsiCo Design Organization in building and cultivating a strong external design network.
COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS
The expected compensation range for this position is between $93,500 - $156,450.
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 10% 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.
QUALIFICATIONS
- 4+ years' experience as a multidisciplinary designer taking projects from concept through completion
- Should have full-time agency side and or client-side experience
- Advanced experience with Adobe Creative Suite and Firefly software
- Must be willing and able to travel 15% of the time
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
- Strong typography skills, conceptual design skills, and design strategy experience
- 360 brand design experience (i.e., print, packaging, digital, environmental, experiential)
- Demonstrated ability to generate high-quality images, designs, animations, and motion graphics using AI-powered tools and platforms, integrating them seamlessly into the creative workflow
- Extraordinary design taste and expertise with an excellent sense of design trends
- Ability to work in an agile, dynamic work environment with a start-up mentality (comfortable with risk and uncertainty)
- Strong stakeholder relationship management - effectively influence at all levels in the organization, as well as across regions and functions
- Effectively communicates (verbally and written) with internal and external business partners
- Collaborative and works well with others to deliver results; keep others informed to avoid unnecessary surprises
- Ability to multitask. Excellent time and project management skills to be able to meet project deadlines
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
If you'd like more information about your EEO rights as an applicant under the law, please download the available EEO is the Law & EEO is the Law Supplement documents. View PepsiCo EEO Policy.
Please view our Pay Transparency Statement.
INTRODUCTION
At PepsiCo design, we have a saying: “We’re crazy enough to think we can inspire the future.” This is what drives us, in everything we imagine, develop and execute.
Design is a strategic global function for PepsiCo that drives business value by leading innovation, creating experiences, and brand engagements. We are one of the first major food & beverage companies to integrate multiple design disciplines—brand design, design thinking, industrial design, design strategy, front-end innovation—into a single group.
Our goal is clear: to connect PepsiCo’s food & beverage portfolios, with today’s hyper-connected, networked users and consumers hungry for meaningful, authentic, and relevant brand experiences across multiple touchpoints and regions of the world.
Responsibilities
As part of the PepsiCo Foods Design team, you will partner closely with functional design experts as well as the business to develop brand design strategies across a spectrum of capabilities including product architecture, innovation pipelines, visual identity systems, design guidelines, packaging design, and structural design.
-
Strategy, Design, and Innovation: Creates holistic elevated experiences that create brand love and loyalty. Identifies and promotes self-initiated design programs that generate critical business value for one or more divisions. Conceive and implement concepts, guidelines and strategies in various creative projects and oversee them to completion. Particularly around brand strategy, retail marketing, social media, and brand experiences. Energizes and leads both the internal team and external design resources from idea phase to commercialization, creating breakthrough design concepts that support our Customer agenda.
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Collaborate with our Marketing, operations, and sales teams to obtain knowledge of the Customer/Brand Partner requirements. The Brand Design Manager should have a strong understanding of AI and actively incorporate AI tools into their workflow to enhance creativity, efficiency, and innovation across design processes.
-
Design Project Management: You will play a role in bridging creative vision with operational execution. This role requires close partnership with Operations to ensure design strategies align with logistical realities, resource planning, and delivery timelines.
-
Supporting the PepsiCo Design Organization in US Divisions: Partners regularly with the PBUS Design, R&D, and marketing teams. Facilitates and leads an innovative and creative design culture in the US Divisions, through talent development, creative leadership, inspiring/motivating creative direction, and forward-thinking solution-based approach to the work.
-
External Design Network: Supports the PepsiCo Design Organization in building and cultivating a strong external design network.
COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS
The expected compensation range for this position is between $93,500 - $156,450.
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 10% 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.
QUALIFICATIONS
- 4+ years' experience as a multidisciplinary designer taking projects from concept through completion
- Should have full-time agency side and or client-side experience
- Advanced experience with Adobe Creative Suite and Firefly software
- Must be willing and able to travel 15% of the time
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
- Strong typography skills, conceptual design skills, and design strategy experience
- 360 brand design experience (i.e., print, packaging, digital, environmental, experiential)
- Demonstrated ability to generate high-quality images, designs, animations, and motion graphics using AI-powered tools and platforms, integrating them seamlessly into the creative workflow
- Extraordinary design taste and expertise with an excellent sense of design trends
- Ability to work in an agile, dynamic work environment with a start-up mentality (comfortable with risk and uncertainty)
- Strong stakeholder relationship management - effectively influence at all levels in the organization, as well as across regions and functions
- Effectively communicates (verbally and written) with internal and external business partners
- Collaborative and works well with others to deliver results; keep others informed to avoid unnecessary surprises
- Ability to multitask. Excellent time and project management skills to be able to meet project deadlines
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
If you'd like more information about your EEO rights as an applicant under the law, please download the available EEO is the Law & EEO is the Law Supplement documents. View PepsiCo EEO Policy.
Please view our Pay Transparency Statement.
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Get Access To All JobsTips for Finding Green Card Sponsorship as a Brand Designer
Document your degree's design relevance
PERM requires your degree field to directly match the Brand Designer role's educational requirement. If your degree is in a adjacent field like fine arts or marketing, gather transcripts and a credential evaluation showing coursework in visual communication or branding before your employer files.
Verify the job posting meets PERM standards
The DOL requires employers to post the Brand Designer role publicly as part of recruitment testing. Confirm your offer letter lists a bachelor's degree in a design-related field as the minimum requirement, not just 'preferred,' or the PERM application can be rejected.
Target employers with PERM filing history
Use Migrate Mate to filter Brand Designer openings by employers who have previously filed PERM labor certifications. Companies with an established immigration process move faster and are less likely to abandon sponsorship mid-filing when OFLC processing stretches past 500 days.
Ask about SOC code classification upfront
Employers file PERM under a Standard Occupational Classification code that determines the prevailing wage requirement. Brand Designer roles can fall under Graphic Designers or Art Directors depending on seniority. Confirm which code your employer intends to use before your priority date is locked in.
Check the prevailing wage before negotiating salary
Use the OFLC Wage Search to look up the Level I through Level IV prevailing wage for the Brand Designer SOC code in your work location. Your employer must pay at least the certified wage, so knowing the floor before salary discussions protects your sponsorship eligibility.
Understand EB-2 versus EB-3 filing implications
Most Brand Designer roles qualify under EB-3 as professional positions requiring a bachelor's degree. EB-2 requires an advanced degree or a National Interest Waiver, which is rare for design roles. Confirm with your employer which category they intend to file under before accepting the offer.
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Find Brand Designer JobsBrand Designer Green Card Sponsorship: Frequently Asked Questions
Does a Brand Designer role qualify for employment-based green card sponsorship?
Yes. Brand Designer positions that require a bachelor's degree in graphic design, visual communication, or a related field qualify under the EB-3 professional category. Roles requiring a master's degree or offering an advanced-degree professional track may qualify under EB-2. The employer must file a PERM labor certification with DOL before submitting an I-140 immigrant petition to USCIS.
How does green card sponsorship differ from H-1B sponsorship for a Brand Designer?
H-1B sponsorship is temporary, capped at 65,000 registrations annually, and subject to a lottery. Green card sponsorship through PERM is permanent, has no annual cap at the petition stage, and leads to lawful permanent residency. The tradeoff is timeline: PERM and I-140 processing can take two to three years before you even reach the visa queue, whereas H-1B status can begin within months.
How long does the PERM green card process take for a Brand Designer?
PERM labor certification at DOL currently averages over 500 calendar days for analyst review cases. After certification, your employer files an I-140 with USCIS, which takes six to eight months on standard processing or two to three weeks with premium processing. If you're from a backlogged country like India or China, the visa queue after I-140 approval can add years. Most other nationalities move to adjustment of status within one to two years of I-140 approval.
What should I look for in a Brand Designer job listing to confirm green card sponsorship is available?
Look for explicit language stating the employer will sponsor employment-based permanent residency or file a PERM labor certification, not just H-1B or 'work authorization assistance.' The job description should list a specific degree requirement rather than 'preferred,' since PERM requires a defined minimum qualification. Use Migrate Mate to search Brand Designer roles filtered by employers with active green card sponsorship history, which removes the guesswork from your search.
Can I switch employers during the green card process as a Brand Designer?
You can change employers after your I-140 has been approved for 180 days and your adjustment of status application has been pending for at least 180 days, using AC21 portability. The new role must be in the same or a similar occupational classification. For Brand Designers, moving to a closely related design or creative role typically qualifies, but a shift into a management or unrelated field may not. Consult USCIS guidance on AC21 portability before making a move.
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