Global Communications Director

Century Aluminum; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Century Aluminum seeks a strategic Corporate Communications leader in Chicago to drive messaging, branding, and stakeholder engagement across manufacturing locations. You will partner with senior leaders to craft compelling messages, manage agencies, and safeguard the company's reputation while promoting a coherent communications vision across the enterprise. The role demands top-tier writing, cross-functional collaboration, and agile performance in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in communications, public relations, marketing, or related field.
• Master's degree preferred for advanced leadership roles.
• Proven track record in corporate communications with large-scale programs.

Responsibilities

• Develop and drive long-term internal and external communications and advocacy strategies.
• Direct branding and messaging to promote the company and its industry.
• Provide writing support to senior leaders and coordinate with agencies and vendors.
• Lead crisis communications and reputation management across multiple locations.
• Partner with HR to align employee communications with corporate strategy.
• Oversee online presence and media relations, building key reporter relationships.

Skills

Strategic communications

Brand management

Stakeholder engagement

Crisis communications

Leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree in Communications/PR/Marketing

Master's degree preferred

Tools

Media monitoring tools

Analytics tools

Job description

Drives corporate-wide strategy for communications, corporate branding, stakeholder engagement, and reputation management. Works with senior leaders in the legal, finance, operations, human resources, and government relations functions to promote our company, its issues, and its ideals. Is responsible for crafting powerful, memorable messages, protecting and extending Century’s reputation and interests, and ensuring that our corporate goals are broadly supported by a robust communication vision across Corporate and operating locations.

Responsibilities:

• Creates, implements and manages long-term internal and external communications and advocacy strategies that effectively describe and promote the organization, its issues and its ideals.
• Directs the branding and promotion of the company and industry within the communities in which the company operates.
• Provide direct writing and messaging support to senior leaders.
• Manage outside agencies and vendors to ensure the production of creative, high-quality, cost-effective communication solutions (e.g., policy briefs, press releases and media statements, and presentations)
• Partner with Human Resources to align employee communications and messaging to corporate strategy and objectives
• Provide broad leadership for the company’s online presence
• Maintain relationships with key reporters and media agencies, proactively identify media opportunities, and organize public relations events
• Provide strategic communications and stakeholder support for government relations, community, and other key external constituencies.
• Lead multi-location communications across Corporate and operating locations, balancing tactical execution with strategic alignment.
• Serve as a communications advisor to international teams, providing guidance and coordination across global operations.
• Continue developing the Corporate Communications function and provide direction to onsite communications teams.
• Lead crisis communications and reputation management efforts.
• Drive initiatives through influence, collaboration, and consensus in a matrixed organization.
• Demonstrate agility and the ability to manage multiple competing priorities effectively.
• Perform other duties and lead additional initiatives as assigned.

Requirements:

• Education: Bachelor's Degree in related field, Master's degree preferred
• Experience: 5+ Years corporate, preferred 10+ Years corporate or agency
• Management: 10+ Years, preferred 15+ years
• Manufacturing: none, preferred 3+ years or B2B
• Other Preferred: Experience with US manufacturing sector and the Midwest and Southern US; Superlative writing skills, including the ability to craft powerful, engaging, and broadly accessible messages; Public company experience preferred; Agility and ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment; Strong digital communications expertise, including analytics and measurement

Scope of Role:

The descriptions contained herein are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by people assigned to this role. They are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, and skills required of personnel in this classification. Other duties or responsibilities may be added at management’s sole discretion. Moreover, this description excludes the marginal functions of the position that are incidental to the performance of the fundamental job duties.Employees are expected to follow any job-related instructions and to perform any other job-related duties requested by the supervisor.

Physical Requirements:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this position. In accordance with the Company's ADA Policy, reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

This job operates at times in a manufacturing plant environment. This role routinely will be required to walk up and down stairs, observe through vision and hearing, and may be exposed to heat, cold, and loud noises intermittently.

This job also operates in a professional office environment. This role routinely uses standard office equipment such as computers, phones, photocopiers, filing cabinets and fax machines. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

While performing the duties of this position, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear. The employee frequently is required to use hands or finger, handle, or feel objects, tools or controls. The employee is frequently required to stand; walk; sit; reach with hands and arms; climb or balance; and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this position include close vision, color vision, peripheral vision, and the ability to adjust focus.

At Will Status:

This document does not create an employment contract, implied or otherwise. Employees in this position are employed “at will.”

EEO/ Aff

The Company is committed to providing equal employment opportunity for all applicants and employees. The Company will not discriminate against any employee or applicant on the basis of race; color; sex (including sexual orientation and/or gender identity); marital status; pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions; creed; religion; national origin; citizenship status; ethnicity; age; disability; genetic information; HIV/AIDS status; veteran or service member status; or any other category protected by federal, state or local law. It is the Company’s policy not to request any employees genetic information or to make any employment decision based on genetic information.

The Company is committed to advancing the principles of equal employment opportunity through its affirmative action plan which it maintains in accordance with all legal requirements in order to provide equal employment and advancement opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment with the Company regardless of their race, color, gender, disability, and veteran status.