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Happy Monday PR pros! I had a good time compiling these public relations, communications and social media jobs for you over the weekend and thought I’d do something new by offering my job pick. Check out Women Thrive Worldwide near the bottom of the list. If there is a better job out there that combines women, community, communications, social media I haven’t seen it in a long while. This position really caught my attention so if you’re in the Washington, DC area or willing to relocate, check it out.

I’m gearing up for a busy week in DC before heading out to San Diego next week for the National Association of Black Journalists 35th Annual Convention to speak on the panel How to Turn Your Passion into a PR Career, which I’m so excited about. If you’re in San Diego, or know where I can get some good coffee out there, please send me a tweet.

Here are your jobs. Good luck…

Ace Hardware Public Relations Manager (Chicago)

Adfero Group Public Relations Intern-Paid (Washington, DC)

American Express Director of Social Media Development (New York, NY)

Edelman Account Executive (Seattle, WA) Related: How to Get Hired at Edelman

Environmental Defense Fund Energy Media Manager (Washington, DC)

GEICO Public Relations Coordinator (Chevy Chase, MD)

Flashpoint PR Senior Account Executive (San Francisco, CA)

Kaiser Permanente Senior Communications Consultant (Oakland, CA)

Kimpton Boutique Hotels PR Coordinator (Washington, DC)

Nintendo North America Manager of Corporate Communications (Redwood City, CA)

Nossaman LLP Senior Communications Manager (Los Angeles, CA)

PAN Communications Digital PR Pro (Boston)

Pinnacle Entertainment Public Relations Manager (St. Louis, MO)

Raytheon Media Relations Manager (Falls Church, VA)

Time Warner Assistant Director for Public Relations and Publicity (New York, NY)

Time Warner Social Media Editor for Entertainment Weekly (New York, NY)

Washington Hospital Center Senior Director of Grants and Communications (Washington, DC)

Amanda’s Pick—–>Women Thrive Worldwide Senior Manager of Communications and Outreach (Washington, DC)

Zero to Three: National Center for Infant and Toddlers Writer and Program Analyst (Washington, DC)

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As I scour the net for new job leads for those of you who are looking, it becomes more and more obvious, that social media jobs are becoming more readily available each week. So if you want a social media job, public relations jobs are there, so be encouraged. Keep looking. Keep that resume ready. Keep your LinkedIn profile up to date.

An interesting thing I learned this week that I thought I’d share: some HR managers look more at your LinkedIn profile than your resume because you can’t lie on a LinkedIn profile since its public and you’re probably connected to your boss. Also they’re using LinkedIn profiles to do searches for keywords to find candidates. So get your profile optimized for search and get it to 100% completion by getting recommendations from your superiors, clients and mentors. Good luck!

American Express Director of Social Media Development (New York, NY)

American Institute for Conservation of Historic & Artistic Works Communications Manager (Washington, DC)

Baltimore Gas & Electric Director of Social Media & Web Engagement (Baltimore, MD)

Golin Harris VP of Digital Media (Arlington, VA)

Lewis PR Account Executive (San Diego, CA)

Obsidian Public Relations Account Manager (Memphis, TN)

Paine PR Client Service Manager Diversity Team (Los Angeles)

Philadelphia  OHCD Public Relations Specialist (Philadelphia)

Rosetta Stone Social Media Lead (Arlington, VA)

Sodexo Director of Public Relations (Gaithursburg, MD)

TMG Social Media Specialist (Washington, DC)

The Nature Conservancy Associate Director of Strategic Communications (Arlington, VA)

The Wade Group Mid-Level Public Affairs Professional (Washington, DC)

Volvo Trucks Manager of Media Relations (Greensboro, NC)

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Cablevision, Director of Media Relations (NYC Area)

Responsible for the development and implementation of media, and public relations activities in support of Cablevision’s consumer phone, cable and high-speed Internet services and related company programs and initiatives. Candidates with journalism and/or political campaign experience preferred, successful candidates will also have experience initiating effective PR campaigns on social media and Web 2.0 platforms.

The Director will create media relations campaigns, communicate with a diverse array of media including consumer, trade, online and wire service, and facilitate interaction between senior executives and external audiences. Must have 5+ years relevant experience developing highly effective PR initiatives in a fast-paced corporate or agency environment and be a self-starter with excellent written, verbal and platform skills, inherent curiosity and meticulous attention to detail.

To apply, send resumes to execrecruit (at) cablevision (dot) com

Domus VP Public Relations Account Director, Los Angeles

A full-service marketing communications agency located in Philadelphia has an immediate opening for a results-oriented VP Public Relations Account Director to work in Los Angeles.  The ideal candidate will demonstrate the ability to think strategically, pitch creatively, and utilize the full range of traditional, new-media, and social media Public Relations tactics to garner national, local, trade and broadcast placements for a high-profile client in the home furnishings category.

This position involves managing day-to-day activities for the client as well as hands-on research, conceiving, writing and polishing Public Relations correspondence, managing existing media contacts, and proactively seeking new opportunities for placements to ensure total client satisfaction.  Must possess strong business sense and financial aptitude.

Candidate should possess 7+ years experience.  Candidate MUST possess strong national media AND home furnishings background.  Culinary experience a plus.  Please forward resume and salary requirements to:  humanresources (at) domusinc (dot) com.  No phone calls please.

Online Community Organizer for Netcentric Campaigns in Washington, D.C.

The Online Community Organizer will develop strategies and projects to build a strong online community across a national network of organizations working to prevent childhood obesity.  The Online Community Organizer is responsible for facilitating the development of emerging online projects supporting the community and providing instructional technology support through online coaching and training.

The ideal candidate is experienced in internet strategy, online organizing, and online political or advocacy campaigns. She or he will excel at developing organizing strategies and empowering community leaders, be capable of translating user needs into functional specifications for online applications, and be responsible for meeting project goals and deadlines.

The Online Community Organizer will be organized and will thrive in the fast-paced tempo of an online campaign.  He or she will successfully balance the management of internal staff, clients, and vendors and will be enthusiastic, diplomatic, determined and quick witted.  The Online Community Organizer will also adapt well to a small but growing team and will bring along a blend of curiosity and professional courtesy.

Please send your resume, a cover letter, one writing sample (such as a blog post, e-newsletter, or short proposal) and at least 3 professional references toocoresumes (at) greenmediatoolshed (dot) 0rg.  Green Media Toolshed is an equal opportunity employer.

The Pew Center on the States Senior Associate Communications in Washington, DC

[Courtesy of FlackRabbit.com] A division of the Pew Charitable Trusts, is looking for a Senior Associate, Communications to be an active member of a campaign team working with the media at the local, state and federal levels. This position requires a minimum of 4 years experience in media relations and campaign communications, preferably with public policy or nonprofit advocacy organizations. Must have excellent writing skills and the ability to thrive in a creative, fast-paced and highly professional work place that emphasizes excellence, collegiality and teamwork.

Interested candidates should apply online and also email your resume directly to jlaudano (at) pewtrusts (dot) org.

Frank Strong

Director of Public Relations for Vocus and PRWeb

Washington, DC

@vocus and @frank_strong

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Mopwater: Describe your path to PR: How did you wind up in this field? FS: Uncle Sam brought me to DC for a full time gig with the Army — working at the National Guard Bureau (NGB) – soon after college.  I decided I liked the area, knew NGB wouldn’t be a permanent assignment and so started considering my options.  Given my undergraduate degree in communications, an affinity for technology and the thriving tech PR community in circa 1999, PR seems like a great option; I started planning my career accordingly.

My first gig in PR was working for a boutique tech agency called ProMarc.  Ironically, ProMarc was Vocus’ agency of record then and as such, I was also a beta customer.   I remember working closely with Kye Strance, who was an account executive back then, and remains as the director of Product Management for Vocus.

About a year after joining that team ProMarc was acquired by Hill & Knowlton. That was a valuable experience on many different levels, for example, exposed me to the culture differences between a large and small PR shops, and also allowed me to experience the process of M&A from the inside. One memory from H&K is indelible:  I’ll never forget standing on the balcony of the firm’s old office at the Watergate building and staring in disbelief at the smoke streaming from across the Potomac River from the Pentagon on 9/11.

Mopwater: Describe a pivotal moment in your career. Did you have a mentor or internship that really solidified your interest in this field or helped you hone in on a specific focus area? FS: In 2002, the recession had by then long since taken the air out of the technology bubble.  I’d left H&K to join a start-up – a risky venture – and about six months into it the owner decided to shut it down.  Times were not good and it took me well over a year to land another full-time position.  In the interim, I scraped out a living as a freelancer and managed to score a couple clients of my own, but mostly, worked as a subcontractor to other small shops around town – those with more business than they could handle, but not enough to merit hiring a new employee.  While I enjoyed the work and the freedom, financially speaking, it was trying.   For a time I pondered opening up my own shop, though I ultimately decided I needed a little more time-in-grade before I could make that work.  However, the freelance experience gave me much to think about.

Mopwater: Describe a typical workday including your work hours. What do you do all day? Describe your office setting and workplace. FS: No two days have ever been the same:  there’s always something new.  On a good day, I get to the office about 7 a.m. to get a workout.  Vocus has two gyms for employees on-site which is an especially nice perk, and helps me to avoid the nightmare of cross-town DC traffic.  Once I’m desk-side, the first thing I do is check the reports – the news forwards – Vocus sent me the previous evening.  I have searches set up in Vocus on the company, on PRWeb and the industry, which gives me a sense for the relevant news of the day in both traditional and social media.

Throughout the day, I can be found on social media networks, especially Twitter, Facebook, and LinkedIn – or working on media relations, whitepapers, contributed articles and case studies.  One area I spend significant amount of time on is interviewing customers:  this is the best of both worlds because by extension of my job, I’m also afforded the opportunity to learn from my peers and hear their thoughts on the latest industry trends.

Finally, the marketing shop at Vocus is tightly integrated, so I spend a lot of time with Vocus personnel focused on other marketing functions including campaigns, direct marketing, search marketing, events and product management.

Mopwater: What are your favorite and least favorite PR/marketing/SM tasks and why? FS: As a PR person, for a company that sells PR software…to the PR industry, I literally live, breathe and sleep PR; I love every minute of it.  My father used to say to me when I was growing up: do something you love.  I’d like to think that I’m living those words.  Of course, it’s always easier when you represent a product and a company in which you truly believe.

Mopwater: Who are some of your company’s clients, and what kind of projects do you take on for these clients? FS: Vocus has more than 4,400 customers ranging from corporations including Southwest Airlines to non-profits like the Humane Society and each has a unique story to tell.  It’s fascinating for me to observe the news and know a little bit about what’s going on behind the scenes.

PRWeb has upwards of 30,000 customers, and while there are global companies that use PRWeb for online news releases, most are small businesses.  What I most enjoy about this aspect is talking small businesses owners and writing case studies.  Their stories are both very compelling and inspiring.  In addition, it’s often it’s an opportunity to provide a little coaching on the side too – and a little chance for me to give something back to our customers.

Mopwater: Describe a recent project where you produced results of which you’re really proud. FS: One recent project that stands out was the survey of PR professionals that Vocus conducted last fall.  It was a chance to learn from my peers, collaborate with thought leaders like Deirdre Breakenridge, and also give something back to the PR community.  Let’s face it, we’re all looking for good ideas and Vocus provides me the opportunity to gather information from my peer group, analyze it and share the findings with the PR community – all while adding value to my company.

Another aspect that is exceptional is the opportunity to use the Vocus platform, including all the add-ons, like news monitoring and analytics.  It’s a chance to have some fun while also providing illustrative anecdotes of the software in practice.  This case study — What Santa Claus Can Teach PR About Media Monitoring – is a good example.

Mopwater:What is your favorite thing about this job and do you think you’ll be in this position in 5 years? FS: Vocus really is a great place to work, I’m challenged every day, have a great boss who pushes me to grow, and despite the cliché, to really ‘think outside of the box.’   I see great potential in the company and feel quite fortunate to be employed at Vocus.

Mopwater: What aspect of the industry are you most excited about? FS: There has never been a better time to be in PR.  While I firmly believe mainstream media still matters, there’s a new opportunity for PR professional to help their causes find, cultivate and grow their own audiences.  I’ve always viewed PR as being a tool for facilitating the sales cycle, but the speed and ease of publishing content on new media, provides an opportunity for PR to contribute directly to the bottom line.  PR professionals are being challenged to adopt and perfect new skills – SEO, multimedia and interactive marketing among others.   I believe PR should champion social media efforts, should be the glue for integrated marketing, and lead organizational efforts in creating high-quality content that contributes to the conversation and advances an organization’s goals.

Mopwater: If you could work on any dream project of your choosing, what would it be? FS: Politics and government have always fascinated me – I wrote a thesis on Jesse Ventura’s use of the Web in his bid for governor of Minnesota.  That campaign is clearly old news now, but it was very new then, and the first solid example of how the Web is transforming how organizations interact and communicate.  I could easily see myself getting wrapped up in a political campaign one day, or perhaps find myself as a press secretary.

Mopwater: What if anything would you have done differently in your career up to this point and what advice would you give someone who is trying to break into this field? FS: The best piece of advice I received when trying to break into the PR industry was from a professor:  he told me to find a topic I was passionate about and write letters to the editor.  It proved sage advice and I landed letters in the Wall Street Journal and the Washington Post.  Those samples demonstrated that I was current on trends, had an eye for news, and the writing talent to be published.

Today, I’d offer similar advice, though I think it’s been adjusted a bit – today you have to be a blogger and be active on social media.  Blogging showcases your writing and you’ll learn important skills about the Web distribution like RSS, SEO and content marketing.  Social media isn’t a fad, it’s not going away and so obtaining experience in the social norms, culture and principles of effective social media evangelism is imperative.

AMTRAK Coordinator of Digital and Social Media (Washington, DC)

Ben & Jerry’s Manager of Global Public Relations (South Burlington, VT)

Brookings Institution Online Communications Specialist (Washington, DC)

Cisco Systems Executive Communication Manager (San Jose, CA)

Edelman PR Account Executive (New York, NY) [Applicants: be sure to check out "How to Get Hired at Edelman"]

Eharmony Manager of PR and Social Media (Pasadena, CA)

Entertainers and Athletes Group Sports Publicist (Playa Vista, CA)

GoDaddy Director of Public Relations (Scottsdale, AZ)

Hilton Hotels Director of Public Relations (La Quinta, CA)

Hilton Hotels Public Relations Manager (Orlando, FL)

Kohl’s Communication Coordinator (Menomonee Falls, WI)

Mandarin Oriental Public Relations Manager (Miami, FL)

Microsoft Director of Consumer PR (Bellevue, WA)

Mitre Communications Public Affairs Lead (McLean, VA)

Picerne Military Housing Communications Manager (Fort Riley, KS)

Royal Caribbean International VP of Corporate Communications (Miami, FL)

St. Vincent De Paul Public Relations and Social Media Coordinator (Cincinnati, OH)

Telemundo Public Relations Manager (New York, NY)

Wine & Spirit Wholesalers of America Director of Interactive Communications (Washington, DC)

Winn Dixie Stores Manager of Public Relations (Jacksonville, FL)

The World Bank Online Communications Officer (Washington, DC)

Amazon. com Senior Manager E-Mail Communications (Seattle, WA)

Bank of America Communication Project Manager (Richardson, TX)

Bite Communications Account Manager (San Francisco, CA)

Capital One Communications Manager (McLean, Va)

Citizens Financial Group Director of Executive Communication (Providence, RI)

Design at Work  PR Account Executive (Houston, TX)

Edelman PR-Consumer Vice President (Chicago, IL)

EHarmony Manager PR and Social Media (Pasadena, CA)

Facebook Communication Design Manager (Palo Alto, CA)

Fedex Manager Communication (Memphis, TN)

Fedex Senior Communication Specialist (Memphis, TN)

Fidelity Investments Vice President, Communication and Education (Smithfield, RI)

Hewlett-Packard Company Public Relations Manager (Houston, TX)

Kenzer Corp Fashion Public Relations Manager (Washington, DC)

Hill & Knowlton Senior Account Executive (Washington, DC)

Ketchum Account Supervisor (Dallas/Fort Worth)

Kirvin Doak Communications Food & Beverage PR Account Coordinator (Las Vegas, NV)

Motorola Senior Director Public Relations (Libertyville, IL)

Pew Charitable Trusts-Pew Center on the States Communications Manager (Washington, DC)

Porter Novelli Account Executive (Washington, DC)

Strat@Com (Division of Fleishman Hilliard) VP of Public Affairs (Washington, DC)

Susan G. Komen for the Cure DC Communications and External Relations Manager (Washington, DC)

Unisys Communications/PR Specialist (Reston, VA)

Virgin Atlantic Airways Corporate Communications Program Manager (Norwalk, CT)

WebMD Vice President Public Relations (New York, NY)

World Wildlife Fund Media Relations Manager (Washington, DC)

Wilderness Society Communications Manager (Washington, DC)

Chandra M. Hayslett, 34

Somerset, NJ

Hayslett Media Consulting

Twitter: @cmhayslett

Mopwater: Describe your path to PR. How did you wind up in this field? CH: After spending 11 years as a daily newspaper reporter covering education, my paper [the New Jersey Star Ledger] offered a pretty lucrative buyout. With newspapers laying off reporters and closing, I saw the writing on the wall and took the money and ran! But before I left, I called my contacts and sources to let them know I was leaving and I was available for freelance work. About a month after I left the paper, a former contact called to inform me that his non-profit agency was looking for someone to do public relations work and Hayslett Media Consulting was born.

Mopwater: Describe a pivotal moment in your career. Did you have a mentor or internship that really solidified your interest in this field or helped you hone in on a specific focus area? CH: I accidentally fell into journalism and the same thing happened with public relations. I didn’t leave the paper to start a PR firm, but accidentally fell into it. But it was a natural transition from journalism to PR because of my extensive knowledge of how the media works.

Mopwater: Describe a typical workday including your work hours. What do you do all day? Describe your office setting and workplace. CH: I work from home for now. It’s a love-hate relationship because some days, I work very odd hours. I may be writing a press release at 10 p.m., after starting my day at 8 a.m. My average day ranges from interviewing subjects to write press releases for clients, pitching the releases and following up with the media. I also spend part of my day improving my marketing skills. I’ve never taken a marketing class, but public relations and marketing go hand-in-hand and some of my clients have more marketing than PR needs.

Mopwater: What are your favorite and least favorite PR tasks? CH: Even though my firm has a 95 percent media-placement rating, I don’t enjoy pitching stories. I remember as a reporter getting those dreaded calls from folks in PR trying to get me to write about their story or non-story. Now, I’m on the other side of the fence, but the difference is that I know exactly what the media is looking for. But sometimes the client wants you to write a release about something that’s not newsworthy. It’s hard to pitch those releases.

Mopwater: How do you handle this conundrum? CH: When faced with pitching a story that’s not really a story, I always tell the client that the media will probably not be interested in picking up the release. But I  try to look for ways to spice up the release. One of my clients’ job was to promote new businesses in town, but the largest paper in NJ didn’t cover grand openings or ground-breakings. So I would look for something that made the story news – is this the first bookstore opening in town? Is it a gym operating in an art studio? [I would try to find] something to make it more than just a grand opening. I was never told not to write the release because the story wasn’t newsworthy [because] most of my clients have a news and events section on their websites, so they would just post the press release on their website.

Mopwater: Who are some of your  clients, and what kind of projects do you take on for these clients? CH: I have five clients and they are either non-profits or small businesses. They range from Main Street Highland Park to Middlesex County College to BKW Solutions Group. With each of these clients, I provide media and marketing consulting and PR work.

Mopwater: Describe a recent project where you produced results of which you’re really proud. CH: In December, I wrote all of the copy for Middlesex County College’s Annual Report. My last five years as a reporter were spent covering education, which I really enjoyed. This project allowed me to write about a topic that I’m passionate about. I have a good relationship with Middlesex County College and believe I will continue to work on their annual reports in the years to come.

Mopwater: What aspect of the industry are you most excited about? CH: Definitely, social networking! Between Twitter, FaceBook and LinkedIn, marketing opportunities are endless.

Mopwater: If you could work on any dream project of your choosing, what would it be? I love fashion and would love to attract some fashion designers or boutique owners for clients.

Mopwater: What if anything would you have done differently in your career up to this point and what advice would you give someone who is trying to break into your field? CH: A year in, I still don’t have a website. It’s a tool that is desperately needed. Advice for someone trying to break into PR: get a website sooner than later and network, network, network.

Burke & Company Public Relations Account Executive (New York, NY)

E-Trade Financial Corporate Communications Manager (New York, NY)

General Electric Communications Coordinator (New York, NY)

Heritage Foundation Digital Communications Associate (Washington, DC)

Hilton Hotels Communications Operator (Park City, UT)

Kimpton Hotels Restaurant PR Coordinator (Washington, DC)

Mass Media Corporate Communications Account Executive (Las Vegas)

McGraw Hill Communications Manager (New York, NY)

Microsoft Director of Business Groups PR

MTV Networks Director of Communications (New York, NY)

Raytheon Manager of Public Relations (Reston, VA)

Strategy One (Edelman Research Arm) Senior Account Executive (Washington, DC)

463 Communications Account Manager (Washington, DC)

American Greetings Communications Coordinator (Chicago, IL)

American Institutes for Research Director of Communications and Public Affairs (Washington, DC)

American Institutes for Research Communications Assistant (Atlanta, GA)

Avery Dennison Director of Marketing Communications (Brea, CA)

Avery Dennison Marketing Communications Manager (Mentor, OH)

Bite Communications Account Manager, Tech PR (New York, NY)

Brew Media Relations Account Director to VP (New York, NY)

Brookings Institution Online Communications Coordinator (Washington, DC)

Duff & Phelps Vice President of Public Relations (New York, NY)

Eberly & Collard Public Relations PR Manager and Client Relations Manager (Atlanta, GA)

General Mills Associate Public Relations Manager (Minneapolis)

Hyatt Hotels Director of Public Relations (New York, NY)

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips Public Relations Coordinator (Washington, DC)

Pew Research Center Forum on Religion & Public Life Communications Manager (Washington, DC)

PUMA Senior International Public Relations Manger, Sports Performance (Boston)

Resolute Communications Account  Supervisor (New York, NY)

Tufts University Director of Web Communications (Medford, MA)

WMATA – Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority Public Relations Officer (Washington, DC)

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Happy Monday and Happy November PR Pros! Hope you enjoyed your weekend, had a great Halloween and enjoyed the extra hour of sleep (or whatever you did with it).

We’ve got over 40 fresh jobs for you today. Some agency, some corporate, some non-profit. Some entry-level, some executive level paying 100k plus. There are even a few international listings. A lot of these jobs are exclusive to LinkedIn, so if you haven’t updated your profile in a while, maybe you should. Speaking of LinkedIn, are we connected? Add me to your network, just mention Mopwater in your note.

Happy hunting!

Agencies and Firms

Managing Director for APCO Worldwide (Rome, Italy)

VP/Group Director for Burrell Communications (Chicago)

Social Media Contract through McKinley Marketing Partners (DC-Baltimore Area)

Senior Account Executive at Peppercom (Benton Harbor, Michigan)

Group Account Director at Young and Rubicam (San Francisco Bay Area)

Senior Account Executive for Middleberg Communications (New York City)

Account Executive for Red Consultancy (San Francisco)

Senior Account Executive for Porter Novelli (Chicago)

Vice President-Consumer Technology for Porter Novelli (San Francisco)

Senior Account Executive-Technology for Weber Shandwick (New York City)

Account Director for Lewis PR (Los Angeles)

Senior Account Executive for Lewis PR (Washington, DC)

Senior Account Executive for Waggener Edstrom Worldwide (Boston)

Account Executive for Waggener Edstrom Worldwide (Portland)

Vice President-Healthcare Communications for Fleishman Hillard (New York City)

Senior Account Supervisor-Global PR, among others, for Edelman (New York City)

Account Director-Consumer PR for Weber Shandwick (Brussels, Belgium)

Account Supervisor, Social Marketing for Ogilvy (Washington, DC)

Supervisor, Digital Marketing/Online Strategy Brooklyn Ad Agency (Brooklyn, NY)

Business and Corporate

Communications Manager for Bank of America (Charlotte, NC)

Public Relations Manager for Intuit (Mountain View, California)

Senior Communications Manager for General Electric (Atlanta)

Public Relations Specialist for Tiny Prints (San Francisco)

Policy Associate, Public Policy and Government Relations for Google (Washington, DC)

Digital Marketing Manager for Red Bull (Santa Monica, CA)

Corporate Communications Manager for Ace Hardware (Oak Brook, IL)

Social Media Manager at EF First (Zurich, Switzerland)

President at Discovery Communications (Silver Spring, Maryland)

Communications Coordinator for American Greetings (Chicago, IL)

Vice President-Social Media and Digital Marketing Strategist at MS & L (NYC)

Public Relations Manager for Searchandise Commerce (Boston)

Director of Social Marketing for UPMC Healthplan (Pittsburgh)

Contract Communications Gig-Strategic Planning, etc. (New York City)

Senior Product Manager: Social Media at Chegg, Inc. (San Francisco Bay Area)

Leader of Social Media and SEO at Point to Point (Cleveland)

VP of Digital Marketing at Modelinia (New York or San Francisco)

Non-Profit and NGO

Public Affairs Specialist for DC Public Library (Washington, DC)

Marketing Coordinator for National Wildlife Federation (Reston, VA)

Press Secretary for NYC Childrens Services (New York City)

Communications Associate for the World Bank (Sydney, Australia)

Communications Office for the World Bank (Washington, DC)

If you’re looking for your next public relations gig, the agencies are hiring. Check out this list of over 100 PR jobs and internships. Download the attachment for the entire list complete with links. Enjoy.

Adfero Group – Account Director

APCO Worldwide: Communications/Public Affairs opportunities Conference Center Coordinator Executive Admin Assistant Grassroots Public Affairs Manager/SAE Entry-level & junior opportunities – New York Senior Account Exec/Manager opportunities – New York

Brunner Digital –  opportunities available in Pittsburgh

Burson-Marsteller: Senior Associate, Issues & Crisis Practice Finance Manager, Govt. Contracting & Compliance Director/Managing Director, Public Affairs Client Staff Assistant, Technology Practice – San Francisco Managing Director, Public Affairs Practice – New York Associate, Public Affairs – Dallas

Chase Communications – Intern Collaborative Communications Group: Senior Associate Senior Associate, Knowledge Products, Senior Associate, Network Development

CorpComm – Fredricksburg, Va. Senior Vice President Organizational Change Manager Communications Specialist III Communications Specialist II

Crosby Marketing Communications – Senior Digital Strategist

CRT/Tanaka – PR Manager/Director of Social Media – Richmond, Va.

DBC PR + New Media – Account Exec

DCI Group : Vice President, Client Lead Vice President, Chief of Staff Director, Client Services Research Account Manager Vice President, Digital Strategy Vice President, Digital Operations HR Intern Account Manager, Field

DDB Communications: Account Supervisor Account Supervisor, Healthcare Advocacy – Seattle Assistant Entertainment Specialist – Los Angeles

Edelman: Intern, Digital Public Affairs Multiple account & admin opportunities – Chicago Multiple account & admin opportunities – New York Account Exec & Supervisor positions – San Francisco Senior Vice President, Public Affairs – Seattle

Feinstein Kean Healthcare: Account Director, Life Sciences Vice President, Life Sciences Account Director positions also available in Cambridge, MA and Iselin, NJ

Fenton Communications: Senior Account Exec Senior Vice President

Fleishman-Hillard: Account Director, Financial Communications & Investor Relations – Toronto Healthcare practice opportunities in New York: Account Exec – Vice President – Vice President with TogoRun healthcare communications affiliate Account Supervisor/Managing Supervisor with High Road Communications affiliate – San Francisco Vice President, Digital Healthcare Communications – Cleveland

Gibraltar Associates – Manager, Healthcare  See full list

I had the pleasure of meeting today’s TDMJ PR Pro a few weeks ago, and was so compelled by her story that I knew you would be, too. In addition to being a new wife and mother like myself, Mrs. Lara is a tenacious public relations professional who started out in the world of academia and leveraged a thirst for knowledge and willingness to work hard to create her own  opportunities. For Lara, this has translated into a pretty impressive career track only a few years out of college-not bad for someone who didn’t study communications in college! Already a senior account exec with several  agency positions under her belt and a consulting practice in the works, Mrs. Lara is one to watch.

Name: Jacqueline Lara
Age: 26
Current City: Silver Spring, MD
Job Title: Senior Account Executive, Lyons Public Relations
Owner, Mpact Communications
Length of Time in this Role: 18 months

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Mopwater: Describe your path to PR. How did you wind up in this field?

JL: My path to PR was nontraditional, but I wouldn’t change it for the world because each step has molded my experience. I received my B.A. in Sociology and a business certificate from the College Park Scholars program at the University of Maryland.  While I enjoyed my major and loved analyzing groups of people and their behaviors, as well as organizations and the key factors influencing their effectiveness, I often wondered what profession I’d pursue after college.  I felt pigeon-holed between working in HR and becoming a social worker.  Neither of these options appealed to me, so I took a few communications courses and was intrigued by the power of words and the way media pundits ‘spun’ messages to advance their platforms. Read the full story

You’ve seen the ads on the job boards: social media specialist, social media strategist, digital communications expert. Major corporations and organizations can see the value of social media, so they’re creating new positions to fill this role.

For the freelancers and consultants, social media is a perfect niche field for you to start or grow your freelancing practice. But don’t stand on the sidelines for too long: social media is super hot right now, but it’s only a matter of time before it grows beyond the purview of specialists and becomes just another ubiquitous subset of communications that every communicator is forced to master.

In lieu of a photograph, I snagged this recent video interview of today’s TDMJ subject Ged Carroll. This London-based PR man is the head of digital strategy for the UK office of Ruder Finn Public Relations. In the above interview with Econsultancy, Finn gives us a few social media best practices.  Below in TDMJ, he tells what it’s like to work in the UK and in the digital department of a top global public relations agency.

Name: Ged Carroll, 38

Current City: London, England

Company: Ruder Finn, 40+ people UK and 600+ worldwide. Prior to this he helped found Waggener Edstrom‘s digital office and worked in house at Yahoo!

Job Title: Director, Digital Strategies

Mopwater: What made you get into public relations? What do you like best about the field?  GC: I got into PR through wanting to work in an agency environment following completing a degree in marketing. I had previously worked part-time marketing club nights, DJ’ing and working in the oil industry as a plant process operator.  PR as a career has been good to me; I have managed to travel internationally and meet some interesting people.

Mopwater: What aspects of the industry are you currently most excited about? GC: Probably the most exciting bit about the industry at the present time is the change that it is undergoing, which I think that the recession will accelerate. This change will be structural as marketing communications disciplines mesh together and the opportunities opening up as the Gordian knot of how to measure PR is finally broken!

Mopwater: Describe a typical work day including your typical work hours. GC: There is no typical work day in digital. The other day I went from dealing with lice shampoo to semiconductors in the space of half an hour. My role involves doing web research, conducting online outreach, designing online campaigns, working with internal designers, developers and third parties to build websites, providing advice to teams and clients, running external training programmes and speaking at conferences. Sometimes it can be long hours, but on the up side the firm is pretty flexible and efforts are appreciated. Read the full story

Name: Anne Williams
Age: 36
Current City: Washington, DC
Job Title: Customer Services Program Specialist
Company Name: DC Office on Aging
Length of Time in this Role: 1 year
Twitter Handle: annieb1113

Mopwater: Describe your path to PR. How did you wind up in this field? AW: As a radio,tv & film production major at Howard University, I had interesting internships that sparked my interested in the public relations field: promotions department at Majic 102.3 and the White House Office of Communications. After HU, I got my graduate degree in public communication from American University. I’ve worked at a non-profit organization in the DC area and a marketing and PR firm in Northern Virginia. In 2000, I landed in the marketing and communications department at BET Networks where I stayed for a little over seven years. Now, I work for the DC Office on Aging.

Mopwater: What aspects of the industry are you most excited about? AW: Entertainment PR.  I have always been a huge television and movie addict and pop culture junkie,  so everything entertainment related really excites me.

Mopwater: Describe a typical workday including your work hours. What do you do all day? AW: My work day begins at 8:30am and ends at 5pm. On a daily basis, I manage the ADRC website, create publicity and marketing materials for upcoming events and agency initiatives. Because all media related public relations is being centralized under the Mayor’s communications team, I work on collateral publicity and marketing materials. A lot of time is spent using desktop publishing programs to create flyers, brochures, advertisements, program booklets, etc.  I also design and edit the ADRC newsletter.

Mopwater: What are your favorite and least favorite PR tasks and why? Do you love to pitch? Dread writing releases? Adore blogging for your brands?  AW: I love writing! Being creative and making people take a second look at what would normally be considered “the usual”. I’m an optimist so I try to find the positive an every situation.  I’m not as big a fan of pitching but with digital media, that aspect of pr is evolving. You can establish relationships and creatively pitch clients via email, Facebook, and Twitter a lot faster and reach a broader audience.  Pitching has become so much more than just a phone call to a reporter. Read the full story