Description

Job Title: Director, Corporate Communications

Level: Mid-Senior

Position Type: Full Time

Job Location: Trenton, NJ

Reports to: Senior Vice President, Corporate Communications

TerraCycle Overview 

TerraCycle’s mission is to Eliminate the idea of Waste®.

Headquartered in Trenton, N.J. and operating in over 21 countries across the Americas, Europe and Asia Pacific, TerraCycle is a global innovator in green business. It partners with many of the world’s largest consumer product companies and retailers to create collection and recycling solutions for hundreds of traditionally non-recyclable waste streams. By working with companies, retailers, governments and consumers, TerraCycle is able to collect and solve for just about every waste stream, from snack wrappers and contact lenses to ocean plastics and cigarette butts, all waste streams that otherwise end up in landfills, oceans, or incinerators. TerraCycle has received hundreds of awards globally, and has been highlighted in some of the worlds most recognized media outlets, including CNN, Wall St. Journal, Reuters.com New York Times, Forbes and thousands of others.

In May 2019, TerraCycle launched its newest initiative, Loop, a global circular shopping system that enables brands, retailers and consumers to transition from single-use disposable materials to reusable, durable packaging, washed by Loop and refilled by the brands. Loop has engaged many of the world's largest consumer product companies (including P&G, Nestlé, Unilever, PepsiCo, Coca-Cola, and Mondelez) and many of the world’s largest retailers in this platform. Loop is currently available in the continuous U.S, and the greater Paris region in France, with plans to expand into several new markets including Canada, Japan, the UK and Australia by the end of 2021.

Job Overview

Working closely with the SVP of Corporate Communications, this candidate will develop, execute and manage the overall corporate public relations and communications strategies and initiatives to proactively steward and strengthen the TerraCycle brand.

Capitalizing on TerraCycle’s almost 20-year track record of building a positive, aspirational narrative, the candidate will lead communications on a broad range of issues, including global attention on waste and plastic reduction, new legislation and regulations, and take advantage of opportunities that arise from these and capitalize on them to maximize coverage. They will demonstrate the ability to dive deep into our segment markets to identify new and creative ways to reach influencing media and share the TerraCycle story. The candidate will need to handle crisis and other reactive PR situations, knowing when and how to respond to media inquiries and identifying and escalating potential public issues that may impact the company.

This job requires a mid-senior level communications practitioner with the ability to counsel senior executives on proactive initiatives, and also in critical moments. The ideal candidate is someone with corporate communications and issues management experience who has strong writing skills, pays meticulous attention to detail and has the ability to understand and distill complex subject matter quickly.

Primary Responsibilities 

• Drive the development and implementation of a focused corporate PR strategy and goals to increase awareness for TerraCycle’s business
• Provide counsel on the PR strategy, collaborating with line of business partners in legal, government affairs, investor relations, commercial and other internal teams as appropriate
• Develop company positioning and response strategy on key issues – working in partnership with executive team and regional and global leadership
• Partner with the global communications leads to establish tools and processes to identify and monitor a full range of issues; use the company’s initiatives to benchmark and track reputation, using those learnings to find new opportunities and potential challenges
• Lead and/or support corporate announcements such as strategic partnerships, new business, acquisitions, and investments
• Understand changes in the media landscape; proactively build and own relationships with key media, broaden and deepen contacts with various outlets to result in maximum opportunity for coverage 
• Identify opportunities to position TerraCycle as a thought leader and force for good
• Schedule and manage media training for the Communications and senior team as necessary; provide PR guidance, support, and resources for teams including sales, marketing, legal, HR.
• Ensure teams are appropriately briefed for media interviews and key messages are effectively incorporated 

Requirements

• 10 years PR experience either with an agency, corporate PR departments, or as a journalist with strong experience in counseling executives in crisis situations. 
• Experience working for or with a global organization in a consumer and/or corporate PR capacity
• Outstanding writing and media relations skills and relationships, with experience engaging reporters on a regular basis on challenging issues. Experience as a company spokesperson strongly preferred.
• Ability to communicate effectively, verbally or in writing. Can synthesize information and distill key points clearly, succinctly and quickly.
• Able to think ahead, pay attention to detail, continually prioritize and multi-task, and take initiative in a fast-paced dynamic environment.
• Experience with corporate branding a plus.

Compensation 

• Salaried position with annual incentive
• Generous paid time off 
• Company subsidized medical and insurance plan 
• Company matched 401(k) contributions

TerraCycle requires all employees to provide proof that they have been fully vaccinated against the COVID-19 virus, or have a valid religious or medical reason for being exempt.

TerraCycle is an Equal Opportunity Employer, and is committed to  Diversity, Equality and Inclusion. 

Note: International candidates must be eligible to work in their country of employment. At this time TerraCycle does not provide for visa sponsorships.

Job description is not all inclusive. TerraCycle reserves the right to amend this job description at any time.