Associate Analyst, Issues Media Monitoring and Reporting

PepsiCo is a leading global food and beverage company, seeking an Associate Analyst for their Corporate Affairs function. The role involves executing monitoring and reporting on issues that impact the company's reputation, including collaborating with teams to provide timely, data-driven insights during crises.

Responsibilities

• Execute issue monitoring activities for external communications team and PepsiCo leadership, including: sharing relevant breaking news, providing coverage analysis and reporting on issues, maintaining search term list and subscriptions, collaborating with data and reporting team and/or agency partners during crisis moments
• Deliver timely, actionable data-driven reporting during crisis leveraging full PepsiCo Communications tech stack for comprehensive analysis
• A mix of long-term and short-term issue monitoring delivering a mix of daily, monthly and quarterly reporting on issues impacting PepsiCo globally
• Partner on the creation and curation of a multiple time a day, high-quality issues news clip reports
• Support broader issues communications work, including managing incoming media inquiries, assisting with issues tracking and creation of reporting materials, and support daily, ad hoc and quarterly issues reporting work
• Leverage reporting tools and technologies to drive efficiency into issues reporting
• As needed, collaborate with agency partners on corporate communications projects and deliverables

Skills

• Bachelor's degree required in relevant field (Communications, Journalism, Public Relations, Media Studies, Marketing)
• 1+ years of relevant experience in an agency, press office, corporate communications or public affairs office and/or media outlet
• Demonstrated experience in media coverage analysis and reporting
• Proficient with media monitoring and reporting technology
• Data-minded and savvy with leveraging data to story tell
• This position is limited to persons with indefinite right to work in the United States
• Team player with a collaborative, inclusive style
• Highly responsive, with the ability to maintain effective decision making while working in a global, highly visible, fast-paced environment
• Avid consumer of media and interest in current events and issues affecting the food & beverage and consumer packaged goods industry is a plus
• Ability to work, network, and communicate effectively at all levels within the organization
• Demonstrated proactive, resourceful, can-do work ethic
• Proven track record of initiating, organizing, and managing projects effectively and working within cross-functional teams
• Ability to work on multiple projects with organization and urgency to drive deliverables that are efficiently created and require minimal editing
• Ability to work outside of normal business hours, as needed

Benefits

• 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.

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