Shell Lubricants Communications Specialist

Location: Houston, Texas, United States Shell's lubricants business, SOPUS Products, in the United States represents a significant portion of the Shell Group global lubricants business and ranks as a leader in the U.S. lubricants industry, which includes fast lubes, automotive/consumer products, and transport and industrial offerings to consumer and business customers. In addition to owning and operating ten blending and packaging facilities across the U.S., the Shell lubricants portfolio of well-known brands includes Pennzoil, Quaker State, Rotella T, Black Magic, Slick 50, Rain-X and Fix-A-Flat.
 
Shell subsidiary Jiffy Lube International began in 1979 as an association of seven service centers. It was the first drive-through quick oil-change outlet. Today, there are more than 2,100 service centers in the United States and Canada servicing more than 29 million cars a year.
 
SOPUS Products is currently seeking a Shell Lubricants Communications Specialist for its Houston, Texas location.




Responsibilities:
In this position, you will be responsible for providing communications support to External Affairs Manager and the Americas Leadership Team for Shell Lubricants.
 
Key Accountabilities Include:
- Providing communications support to senior leaders, including preparation of high-end presentations aimed at internal and external stakeholders
- Supporting, writing, editing, maintenance and distribution of content for internal communications tools, including newsletters, emails, bulletins and customer correspondence
- Updating and managing US contributions to the Global Lubricants intranet site
- Supporting Shell Lubricants Communications & EA Manager in organizing and coordinating events, including town hall meetings, and other events
- Arranging and ensuring distribution of major announcements, such as quarterly business results, to employees
- Acting as liaison with internal contributors and external suppliers on the production of communication materials in support of events and communication campaigns
- Designing and managing repository for leadership presentations
- Providing general support to Communications Team
- Helping measure effectiveness of overall communication and engagement efforts
- Supporting media relations efforts as required
- Managing multiple customers at senior levels of the organization
- Developing communications products, starting with materials that vary in degrees of sophistication or ?rawness? and that include items of a sensitive or confidential nature



Requirements:
To be considered for this position, you must possess a Bachelor?s Degree in journalism, communications or a related field and have approximately 5 or more years relevant professional experience. Experience in event management is an advantage.
 
Additional Requirements:
- First-class project management skills
- Ability to prioritize heavy work load effectively and work accurately under pressure to ensure timely delivery and an ability to ?make things happen?
- Excellent interpersonal skills, able to deal with internal and external customer/suppliers
- Creative thinker and skilled communicator with excellent writing skills ? preferable journalistic style
- Good team worker
- Working knowledge of all aspects of the communications mix and good understanding of employee communication channels/tools
- Advanced PowerPoint skills with experience developing high-end presentations to senior stakeholders
- Understands and develops communications in a global context
- Knowledge management skills (version control)
- Track record of developing others to enhance capability of those around them
- Advanced PowerPoint skills
- Skilled writer with training in journalism; writing samples will be required
- Project management skills
 
In addition to the tasks outlined in this job description, you may be assigned other responsibilities as needed. The Shell Group of companies offers an outstanding benefits package. In order to be considered for this position, you must complete an online candidate profile. No phone inquiries will be accepted.
 
Shell Companies in the U.S. are equal opportunity employers.




Application Deadline: Sunday, October 15, 2006