Corporate Affairs Specialist

Company Description

Remember the last time you opened a bottle of bourbon, a cold beer after a hard day’s work or a bottle of sparkling mineral water to quench your thirst? Well, it was probably made by us, we are O‑I Glass and we love that we make more glass containers than anyone in the world. O‑I has more than a century of experience crafting pure, sustainable, brand‑building glass packaging for many of the world’s best‑known food and beverage brands.

We are proud to provide high quality glass packaging for beer, wine, spirits, food, non‑alcoholic beverages, cosmetics, and pharmaceuticals.

With 19,000 employees and an unparalleled footprint spanning 64 plants in 18 countries, O‑I is a truly global maker of glass packaging. From engineering and manufacturing to brand development, design and innovation, we are dedicated to providing unique solutions to exceed our customers’ expectations and fuel consumers’ desire for glass.

The Corporate Affairs Specialist will support the O‑I Glass Corporate Affairs team, primarily across government relations, communications, and digital platform management. This role is ideal for a highly organized, detail‑oriented professional with excellent communication skills who thrives in a fast‑paced, matrixed environment and is comfortable managing multiple work streams, timelines, and stakeholders.

Assertive, collaborative, and creative, this individual will be confident problem-solving independently and working as part of a lean team, in a role that will require willingness to build strong relationships with both internal and external stakeholders from various cultures and backgrounds.

Overarching

• Provide day‑to‑day support to Corporate Affairs work streams, including documentation and reporting; materials and content drafting, editing, and reviews; vendor coordination; tracking, documentation reporting on program metrics to support data‑driven decision‑making; and ad hoc support for senior leaders.

Government Relations & Public Policy Support

• Develop and maintain one‑pagers, issue briefs, policy position materials, and internal communications to drive alignment and action.
• Support internal stakeholder coordination on policy‑related topics, ensuring consistency, accuracy, and timely execution.
• Coordinate engagement with trade associations and third‑party partners.
• Produce meeting summaries, action items, and follow‑ups.
• Maintain internal calendars for trade association activity and meetings.
• Maintain clear documentation of government relations strategies, plans, and activities.
• Otherwise support global and regional government relations initiatives.

Communications & Content Support

• Write, edit, and review messaging, talking points, statements and content for internal and external stakeholders and channels.
• Maintain editorial and content calendars.
• Manage internal video shoots and production logistics.
• Conduct social monitoring to identify and elevate potential reputational risks.
• Execute content audits as assigned to ensure content remains fresh, relevant, and aligned with SEO/AEO standards.

Websites, Digital Platforms & Channel Management

• Support internal digital platform management.
• Coordinate cross‑functionally on internal platform and workflow streamlining initiatives, and provide support for website updates and refreshes (including vendor engagement).

All other duties as assigned.

• Bachelor’s degree in Political Science, Public Affairs, Journalism, Communication or a related field.
• 2–5 years of experience in corporate affairs, communications, government relations, or a related discipline.
• Fluent in English /ability to also speak Spanish preferred.
• Demonstrated experience managing multiple projects, timelines, and stakeholders simultaneously.
• Strong writing, editing, and organizational skills. Ability to work on‑deadline, and knowledge of AP style preferred.
• Experience tracking and reporting program metrics.
• Comfortable working cross‑functionally in a global, matrixed organization.
• Experience in crisis communications or crisis management preferred.
• Experience working in manufacturing preferred.
• Experience working and understanding the rules of a…