Public Affairs Coordinator

Your Job

INVISTA is seeking an experienced Public Affairs Coordinator to join our Public Sector team.

In this role, you will help shape our company's reputation as a trusted community partner and industry leader.

You will drive strategic public affairs initiatives that foster community relations and employee engagement at U.S.

sites, while being a part of a dynamic global team.

This position is based in Houston, Texas, and requires some travel to other U.S.

sites.

The successful candidate will have excellent writing and proofreading skills, crisis communications training and experience, an ability to manage and execute multiple projects in a timely manner, strong relationship building skills and a passion for principled entrepreneurship.

What You Will Do


* Incident Response/Crisis Communications: Act as a key crisis management team member, ensuring 24/7 swift responses to leaders, community, government, and media.

Align strategies with public affairs and government affairs, update response plans, and stay informed on best practices.

Proactively address potential issues that could impact our sites.



* Media Relations: Serve as a company spokesperson.

Build relationships with reporters and editors, craft compelling stories that highlight our values, facilitate interviews, and track media coverage.

Share relevant industry news with leadership.



* Community Engagement: Develop programs and volunteer opportunities in entrepreneurship, education, environment, and community enrichment.

Foster community connections, measure progress, seek recognition opportunities, and participate in events.

Manage social media strategies and platforms.



* Administration: Manage budgets and expenses, submit purchase orders, and maintain relationships with accounting contacts.

Who You Are (Basic Qualifications)


* 5+ years of public affairs, corporate communications, corporate social investment, nonprofit, stakeholder relations or related experience


* Training and experience in incident response/crisis communications


* Project Management experience


* Experience developing and implementing public affairs strategies and programs


* Experience crafting successful social media strategies


* Ability to travel 10-20% of the time to other sites as well as work occasional evenings and weekends, as needed


* This role is not eligible for visa sponsorship

What Will Put You Ahead


* Bachelor's Degree in Public Affairs, Communications, Journalism or a related field


* Chemicals and/or energy industry experience


* Experience with Word, Excel, PPT and digital communications tools, including video, social media, Adobe Creative Suite, SharePoint or other web-based applications

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This means we openly challenge the status quo, find new ways to create value and get rewarded for our individual contributions.

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