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.

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 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.

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

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 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.

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

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

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

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.

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 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.

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

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.