CenterPoint Energy, Inc

Media Relations Representative/Spokesperson (Gas)

CenterPoint Energy, Inc • $80K — $95K *
Houston, TX 77084In-Person
Media
5 - 7 years of experience
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Qualifications

  • Bachelor's Degree in Strategic Communications, Public Relations, or related field
  • 5-7 years of communications experience
  • Proven experience as a company/organization spokesperson
  • Crisis response experience, including participation in Incident Command System (ICS)
  • Strong ability to communicate complex information clearly and effectively

Responsibilities

  • Act as company spokesperson and engage with media and public at events
  • Provide strategic guidance and evaluate communication tactics
  • Participate in emergency response communications and work extended hours during crises
  • Develop and implement strategic internal and external communication plans
  • Coordinate media training for executives and staff
  • Produce diverse communication materials, including news releases and social media content
  • Collaborate with designers and marketing specialists to enhance communication effectiveness

Benefits

  • Paid training from day one
  • Transit subsidies offered
  • Flexible work schedule, paid holidays, and paid time off
  • Access to discounts at fitness clubs and an on-site wellness center
  • Professional growth programs, including tuition reimbursement
  • 401(k) plan with company matching contributions and additional contributions
Full Job Description
Job Summary

Is an integral part of the CenterPoint Energy Corporate Communications team and collaborates with operations, customer, government relations, regulatory departments and external stakeholders to maintain and enhance CenterPoint's reputation and proactively tell the company's positive story. The senior corporate media specialist will be responsible for the development, management and execution of external communication plans, spokesperson duties and on-camera proactive storytelling across channels and emergency response duty. This role with have a focus on implementing best practices and protecting and enhancing the company's reputation and image.

Essential Functions

  • Acts as company spokesperson, conducting interviews with media and engaging the public at business meetings and events. Serves on an after-hours media duty rotation including occasional weekends.

  • Serves as a Corporate Communications representative, providing strategic guidance, identifying effective tactics and evaluating results.

  • Serves on the emergency response communications team. May work extensive hours at CenterPoint Energy locations during a crisis response.

  • Comfortable communicating across all channels including digital and social.

  • Adept at communicating complex information that is easily consumed.

  • Provides proactive counsel on strategic direction to corporate leadership, business leaders, colleagues and other stakeholders, with a focus on achieving business objectives.

  • Develops and implements strategic internal and external communication plans. Includes developing key messages, strategies, timing and specific channels, and incorporating analytics and measurement for results.

  • Develops and executes a range of communications strategies and tactics in support of CenterPoint Energy's business imperatives in Texas - both electric and gas; positions the company's services and capabilities with key audiences and stakeholders. Develops and implements strategic communications plans to support regulatory and government affairs initiatives highlighting issues pertaining to the company's business goals and interests.


Essential Functions Continued

  • Coordinates media and public speaking training programs for selected CenterPoint Energy executives, selected managers and staff who may be involved in addressing external audiences, including the news media, key opinion and thought groups and other external stakeholders.

  • Develops and manages the production of a wide variety of communication materials, including news releases, fact sheets, articles, presentations, speeches, videos, social media content, digital signage, etc.

  • Implements best practices and improves processes and deliverables proactively.

  • Collaborates with graphic designers, marketing specialists to produce attractive and effective communication materials.


Education Description

Bachelor's Degree in Strategic Communications, Public Relations or a related area of study from an accredited college or university

Experience

  • 5 to 7 years of communications experience

  • Experience as a company/organization spokesperson

  • Experience in crisis response, including in an Incident Command System (ICS)


We want you to know
Being a part of the CenterPoint Energy team is more than a career alone. It's an opportunity to make a positive impact. You will be an integral part of enabling everyday life and the pursuit of possibilities for the customers we serve and the communities we share. The vital services we provide are at the core of making our world work, and by sharing your energy with us, we'll create a better tomorrow together.

What we bring to you
  • Competitive pay
  • Paid training
  • Benefits eligibility begins on your first day
  • Transit subsidies
  • Flexible work schedule, paid holidays and paid time off
  • Access to discounts at fitness clubs and an on-site wellness center at our headquarters in Houston
  • Professional growth and development programs including tuition reimbursement
  • 401(k) Savings Plan featuring a company match dollar-for-dollar up to 6% and a company contribution of 3% regardless of your contribution


Job Type: Full Time
Posting Start Date: 09/16/2026
Posting End Date: 09/30/2026

About CenterPoint Energy, Inc

CenterPoint Energy is a domestic energy delivery company. The Company’s business segments include Electric Transmission and Distribution, Natural Gas Distribution, Competitive Natural Gas Sales and Services, Interstate Pipelines, Field Services and Other Operations. The Company serves metered customers primarily in Arkansas, Louisiana, Minnesota, Mississippi, Oklahoma and Texas. The company also owns a 58.3% interest in a midstream partnership it jointly controls with OGE Energy Corp. with operations in natural gas and liquids-rich producing areas of Oklahoma, Texas, Arkansas and Louisiana.

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Learn more about CenterPoint Energy, Inc
Size
9,418 employees
Market Cap
$19.2 billion
Industry
Energy & Utilities
Net Income
-$773 million
Founded
1866
5 Year Trend
+2.1%
Revenue
$7.4 billion
NASDAQ
CNP
* Ladders Estimates

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