Public relations/Communications jobs?

[Anonymous]

DC graduated in May with a Communications degree and is looking for a job in PR or Communications but having no luck. They had a few internship in college and are have great writing skills. Some experience w/ political campaigns, writing, social media content/strategy, and research.

Any good places to look - either companies or PR/Comm specific job boards, etc? I'm trying to encourgage them to keep trying but I don't know much about the industry. Prefer DC metro area.

[Anonymous]

Try the public relations associations job banks. The National one is PRSA but your state/city should have local chapters.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Try the public relations associations job banks. The National one is PRSA but your state/city should have local chapters.

Thank you! Will have DC take a look.

[Anonymous]

https://publicaffairsjobs.blogspot.com/

[Anonymous]

Great resource: https://publicaffairsjobs.blogspot.com/?m=1

Also sign up for Daybook! Well worth the $5/month

LinkedIn also has tons of jobs

[Anonymous]

My large federal agency has a large external affairs office with plenty of lower level specialist type positions. I'd check usajobs too - but that's a whole 'nother topic/mystery.

[Anonymous]

Social media coordinator jobs might be a way in? Those are often recent grads.

[Anonymous]

These type of jobs seem like low-hanging fruit for AI.

[Anonymous]

Your child should be dealing with career resources at their college. That is their job

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:These type of jobs seem like low-hanging fruit for AI.

Not really. Writing is just the smallest part of the job - making and nurturing connections and having good judgment is the real work, and is one of the most irreplaceable jobs, IMO.

[Anonymous]

I work in PR/Comms. The main thing she'll do is network so let her figure out how. If she can't do that, then she's in the wrong field.

[Anonymous]

Govt contractors hire for these positions. Look at the bigger ones online.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I work in PR/Comms. The main thing she'll do is network so let her figure out how. If she can't do that, then she's in the wrong field.

+1. I do as well. This is not mommy’s job.

[Anonymous]

Nonprofits hire lots of comms and marketing people - often at entry level. Idealist.org has a lot of listings.

I know there was one government affairs shop always advertising for writers on Idealist.org, too.

[Anonymous]

Look at ASAE Careers free job site for trade association jobs. Also, individual public affairs/ PR firms PST jobs on their respective sites such as Edelman.
*This thread has much better advice than most threads here and minimal snark.