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DIRECTOR COMMUNICATIONS & MARKETING

CEMEX
401(k), retirement plan
United States, Texas, Houston
Sep 18, 2025

Job title:
DIRECTOR COMMUNICATIONS & MARKETING
Date:

Sep 17, 2025
Location:


Houston, TX, US, 77043


Job Requisition ID:

58240

Company Overview

Founded in 1906, over the last 110+ years' CEMEX has grown into a global building materials company that provides high quality products and reliable service to customers and communities throughout the Americas, Europe, Africa, the Middle East, and Asia. Here at CEMEX we oer our employees competitive wages, career growth, excellent benets including health, dental & vision plans, vacation or paid time o, employee assistance program and retirement plan options, along with over a century of stability to build your next career on! To learn more about our company culture and why you should join us, visit us at www.cemexusa.com/careers. For direct access to CEMEX Career Opportunities, visit us at https://jobs.cemex.com/.


Job Summary

The Director - Communications and Marketing will direct the Communications and Marketing strategies, including internal and external communications and various marketing campaigns targeting our existing customer base, potential clients, and other industry influencers for CEMEX U.S. They will be responsible for working across the business lines to ensure business objectives are achieved while ensuring overall alignment with the company's global standards and objectives.


Job Responsibilities

  • Implement an integrated strategic communications and marketing strategy for CEMEX U.S.
  • Develop and maintain a baseline/database of our current external media presence
  • Develop communications and marketing plans and execute external communications eorts and targeted campaigns aimed to enhance our company's reputation in the U.S. (candidates, customers, communities and shareholders)
  • Identify and segment stakeholders and products to develop and execute appropriate communications and marketing efforts and programs (e.g., Vertua, CemexGo, etc.)
  • Plan best mix of communications and marketing channels to reach targeted stakeholders and elevate the company's reputation
  • Establish and maintain relationships with key national, regional, and local media outlets, and Industry Associations
  • Lead crisis communications eorts in coordination with legal department
  • Manage and coordinate media eorts to address around priority sites or projects in coordination with consultant(s)
  • Actively participate in the creation and implementation of the Quarterly CEMEX U.S. Communications and Marketing Agenda
  • Actively participate in the content creation process of the Global Communications Department
  • Develop, implement, and manage strategic, integrated communications and marketing campaigns that are aligned with business strategy and complement key stakeholder engagement and outreach eorts
  • Collaborate with and manage third party communications and marketing rms and other vendors
  • Lead the eorts related to social media and digital content that engages various users and aligns with Company culture and values
  • Oversee the responsibilities of the team including budgeting, planning, and sta development Provide leadership and strategic direction to the U.S. Communications team
  • Establish and monitor sta performance and development goals, assign accountabilities, set objectives, establish priorities, conduct performance and development discussions


Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in Journalism, Communications, Business, Marketing or related Master's degree a plus
  • Excellent writing and speaking skills
  • 5-7 years of experience in journalism/communications and content creation for external audiences 3-5 years managing integrated strategic communications and marketing programs
  • Experience in handling the media (crisis management, under pressure, meeting deadlines) Experience in writing press-releases and pitching stories to media


Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

  • Up to 20% travel as needed
  • Ability to manage emerging and unpredictable events in a time sensitive manner
  • Ability to adapt quickly and eectively to changing environment
  • Exposure to CRM tools, Email platforms, and Analytics platforms
  • Ability to manage multiple campaigns and activities with varying objectives and deadlines
  • Ability to connect with people by establishing and maintaining eective, positive relationships at all levels ofthe organization
  • Ability to explain complex topics and issues to all levels of audiences effectively
  • Ability to create and implement new initiatives


Working Conditions

Capable of working in an open concept oce environment


Physical Requirements

  • Requires walking, sitting, lifting, pushing, pulling, and climbing to a signicant degree
  • Exerting up to 20 pounds of force occasionally, and/or a negligible amount of force frequently
  • Job involves sitting most of the time, but also involves walking or standing for brief periods of time
  • While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk and hear, in order to communicate to employees/visitors


Legal Notices

CEMEX is an EEO/AA (equal opportunity/armative action) institution and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, religious creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, ancestry, age, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, marital or familial status, military or veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by under federal, state or local law in the programs or activities which it operates.

CEMEX will consider for employment qualied applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with all local, state and federal laws.


CEMEX is an E-Verify participating employer.


Arizona Smoke-Free Act. CEMEX complies with the State of Arizona's Smoke-Free Act (Arizona Revised Statutes * 36-601.01). Smoking and/or the use of tobacco or related products is prohibited in and on CEMEX property as well as any building and/or vehicle owned or leased by CEMEX.


CEMEX oers both competitive pay and benets. Benets applicable to this position may include, but are not limited to, medical, dental, vision, 401(k), Paid Time O, and Holiday Pay, as well as a comprehensive wellness program to help keep employees and their families healthy and well. You can learn more about CEMEX Benets by visiting the CEMEX USA Benets and Well-Being page. (https://www.cemexusa.com/careers/life-at- cemex/benets-well-being).


EEO Statement - En Espanol

CEMEX es una institucion EEO/AA (igualdad de oportunidad/accion armativa) y no discrimina en base al sexo, edad, raza, color, religion, discapacidad fisica o mental, credo, origen nacional, estatus veterano, orientacion sexual, infomacion genetica, identidad de genero, o expresion de genero en los programas o actividades los cuales opera.






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