Help society and your career: volunteer!

What better time of year than Thanksgiving week to consider volunteering.  Volunteering is good for your community, society and your soul.  It also is a way to continue to build professional skills and resume friendly experience, while doing good. Following is a step by step guide to identifying and securing a meaningful volunteer position.  Carefully select an organization based on your interests and capabilities. These may include: ·         Non-profits ·         Non-government organizations ·         Schools ·         Churches ·         Chambers of Commerce ·         Convention & Visitors’ Bureaus ·         Municipal offices ·         Economic development centers ·         Hospitals Once you have targeted an organization, review … Continue reading Help society and your career: volunteer!

HIRING! Music PR Internship NJ

Communications and Marketing Intern About Little Kids Rock: Little Kids Rock is a non-profit organization that has grown to become one of the leading free instrumental music education providers to the U.S. public schools, serving districts with high concentrations of low-income students. Since its founding in 2002, Little Kids Rock has brought modern rock music instruction programs and instruments to more than 235,000 under-served public school kids across the U.S. It currently operates programs in twelve states, reaching more than 110,000 elementary, middle and high school students per year, providing a modern-band curriculum, teacher training, and instruments. Internship Description: Do … Continue reading HIRING! Music PR Internship NJ

HIRING: Entertainment PR Intern Life & Style, In Touch Weekly Magazines

Part Time Paid Internship Life & Style and In Touch Weekly PR Intern Description In Touch and Life & Style weeklies’ press department is looking for bright, talented and enthusiastic interns with a desire to develop a career in public relations and have interest in the entertainment industry. This is a paid, temporary internship (3-6 months starting in December or January) designed to expose successful candidates to all facets of creating buzz and gaining publicity for a celebrity news publication. Responsibilities -Helping publicists create and execute a press strategy for each week’s issue. -Helping to put together press materials. -Coordinating … Continue reading HIRING: Entertainment PR Intern Life & Style, In Touch Weekly Magazines

HIRING! MWW Public Relations NYC/NJ ENTRY LEVEL TO SVP

Award-winning public relations and marketing communication firm, MWW (www.mww.com) is seeking an entry-level Account Coordinator to be a part of an award winning, media savvy, results-driven public relations team. Account Coordinators are an integral part of the account team and are responsible for key support functions for clients. Account Coordinators primary responsibilities include, but are not limited to: Preparing materials according to specifications, distributing to appropriate media vehicles before established deadlines and tracks progress Preparing and implementing public relations program components for clients, including media contacts, special event coordination, writing and/or distribution of press releases, program writing and research. Compiling … Continue reading HIRING! MWW Public Relations NYC/NJ ENTRY LEVEL TO SVP

HIRING! Spring PR Intern NYC

Sloane & Company is an industry-leading strategic communications firm specializing in corporate and financial public relations, investor relations, transaction support, public affairs, crisis and litigation support. Over the past ten years, the firm has earned a reputation for providing strategic counsel to C level executives of Fortune 500 public companies, as well as large and mid-sized private businesses and associations. Sloane & Company implements programs that move beyond ideas into action and generates meaningful results for clients of all sizes. Sloane & Company has a compelling career opportunity for a high-energy, motivated, Intern.  An internship at Sloane & Company offers … Continue reading HIRING! Spring PR Intern NYC

HIRING! Sports Public Relations Paid Internships

INTERNSHIP OVERVIEW  – SENIORS OR RECENT GRADUATES As part of our goal to recruit and develop exceptional talent, we provide our interns with a rewarding experience and ensure them greater exposure from top-to-bottom across the agency. We continue to look for college students or recent graduates who are eager to learn, motivated to succeed, and are passionate about an opportunity that will put them on a successful career path. Interns at Taylor receive hands-on experience and have the opportunity to be a member of designated account team or department as well as to work directly with senior members of the … Continue reading HIRING! Sports Public Relations Paid Internships

HIRING! 5W PR Spring Internships

Headquartered in New York, with an office in Los Angeles, 5W has been named to the Inc. 500 list of fastest growing companies and is one of the 25 largest Public Relations firms in the U.S. Founded in 2003, and named the nation’s fastest growing PR agency three years in a row, 5W is a full-service communications firm with core competencies in all aspects of public relations including B2C (Beauty & Fashion, Consumer Brands, Entertainment, Food & Beverage, Health & Wellness, Technology, Travel & Hospitality); B2B (Corporate Communications, Reputation Management, CSR, Sustainability Communications); Public Affairs, Government Relations and Crisis Communications … Continue reading HIRING! 5W PR Spring Internships

HIRING! Assistant Professor Public Relations NJ

HIRING! Assistant Professor, Public Relations, Job Code 411WPUWilliam Paterson University, Wayne, NJ The University is pleased to solicit applications and nominations for this faculty position for the academic year 2014-2015. This faculty appointment is tenure-track at the rank of Assistant Professor and requires an earned doctorate or appropriate terminal degree in the field. ABD considered with time certain degree completion date.  Teach in the public relations/journalism/professional communication areas. Professional experience preferred. Commitment to a high level of teaching effectiveness, to ongoing scholarship or creative expression, and to academic service is required. Candidates should electronically send letter of application, current curriculum … Continue reading HIRING! Assistant Professor Public Relations NJ

HIRING! Special Events Manager Chelsea Piers Sports NYC

Job Title Special Events Manager Organization or Company Chelsea Piers Sports and Entertainment Industry Special Events, Venue Sales and Management Salary negotiable Benefits 401K, bonuses, dental, health Job Duration full time Job Location New York, NY Job Requirements Qualifications * 2-4 years of event sales & event coordination experience required * Proven ability to negotiate with clients and close sales * Superior customer service skills * Excellent verbal and written communication skills * Maintain a professional and courteous manner at all times * Strong organizational skills and exceptional attention to detail * Energetic and hard-working * Excellent time-management skills, with … Continue reading HIRING! Special Events Manager Chelsea Piers Sports NYC

HIRING! Hill+Knowlton PAID Full-time PR Internship

Description Hill+Knowlton Strategies Internship Program Hill+Knowlton Strategies is seeking an intern to support the technology team in the New York office. The program is a formal internship designed to introduce you to the day-to-day business of a strategic communications firm and to help you develop the essential written and oral communicative skills required to conduct public relations activities. The internship is merely step one toward what will become a fulfilling career for many. Interns will be assigned to work with a mid-level liaison on their respective team. Assignments are generally made on the basis of staffing needs for each client … Continue reading HIRING! Hill+Knowlton PAID Full-time PR Internship