Among those hiring this week are Business Wire, Bio-Logical Capital, University of Colorado’s School of Public Health, Molson Coors (two positions), Denver Scholarship Foundation, Examiner.com, FTI, Intrado, Physician Health Partners, CU Denver and Western State College.
Category: Jobs
Denver PR Jobs
Among those hiring this week are the City of Denver, Accuvant, American Humane Association, American Income Life, University of Colorado at Boulder, Dovetail Solutions, Echostar, National Wildlife Federation, University of Phoenix and the San Francisco 49ers.
Denver PR Jobs
Among those hiring this week are Miller Coors, Western Union, MWH Engineering, Starz Entertainment, Volume Public Relations, Allied Advertising, Dovetail Solutions, Covidien, Manual High School and Raytheon (Tuscon, Ariz.)
Denver PR Jobs
Among those hiring this week are Kaiser Permanente, the American Cancer Society (Grand Junction), The Center for Clean Air Policy, the Denver Museum of Nature & Science, the Humane Society of Boulder Valley, the Colorado Chapter of the National MS Society, the City of Papillion (Neb.), Planned Parenthood of the Rocky Mountains, Rangeview Library District and the University Corporation for Atmospheric Research.
Linhart PR Announces 2009 ‘Inside Scoop’ Sessions
Linhart PR announced that its 2009 “Inside Scoop” sessions for those looking for jobs at the agency or careers in the public relations field will take place on the third Wednesday of every month at 4 p.m. Anyone interested in attending can reserve a spot by sending a note to info@linhartpr.com.
Denver PR Jobs
Among those hiring this week are Advantage Business Media, American Water Works Association, CaridianBCT, Kaiser Permanente (Colorado Springs) and CU-Denver.
Denver PR Jobs
Among those hiring this holiday week are the City of Boulder’s Parks and Recreation Department, Exempla Lutheran Medical Center, the Space Foundation in Colorado Springs and Xcel Energy.
Denver PR Jobs
Among those hiring this week are Arrow Electronics, EnCana, Colorado Ready Mixed Concrete Association, GH Phipps, Construction Companies, National Renewable Energy Lab (NREL), Pinnacol Assurance, TeleTech, The Wildlife Experience and Tri-State Generation and Transmission Association.
Denver PR Jobs
Among those hiring this week are the Colorado Oil and Gas Association, Colorado WINS, Effective UI, GH Phipps Construction, Pinnacol Assurance, Rocky Mountain College of Art and Design, Starz, Union Telephone, Affiliated Computer Services (Sandy, Utah) and PR Newswire (Albuquerque, NM).
Denver PR Jobs
Among those hiring this week are the IRS, Poudre Valley REA (Fort Collins), Raytheon and RH Donnelly.
25 Best Cities to Find a Job
As if this economy weren’t depressing enough, Careerbuilder.com has analyzed the most recent Bureau of Labor Statistics data to identify the 25 best cities to find a job. And you can forget about New York, L.A., Chicago or even Denver. The winners:
1. Sioux Falls, S.D.
2. Rapid City, S.D.
3. Idaho Falls, Idaho
4. Bismarck, N.D.
5. Houma, La.
6. Morgantown, W.V.
7. Logan, Utah
8. Fargo, N.D.
9. Casper, Wyo.
10. Billings, Mont.
11. Ames, Iowa
12. Lafayette, La.
13. Midland, Tex.
14. Iowa CIty, Iowa
15. Lincoln, Neb.
16. Portsmouth, N.H.
17. Great Falls, Mont.
18. Charlestown, W.V.
19. Des Moines, Iowa
20. Missoula, Mont.
21. Salt Lake City, Utah
22. Provo, Utah
23. Odessa, Tex.
24. Pocatello, Idaho
25. Sioux City, Iowa
Denver PR Jobs
Among those hiring this week are HRO, Qwest, Front Range Community College, Banner Health (Greeley), State Farm Insurance (Lincoln, Neb.), and Zions Bancorporation (Phoenix, Ariz.).
Finding a Good Job in a Bad Economy
Everyone’s favorite jobs guru Andrew Hudson will be on the CBS4 10 p.m. newscast tonight to share his tips for finding a new job in a bad economy. And if you want the full Andrew Hudson experience, head over to El Chapultepec where Andrew will be performing between tonight 9 p.m. and 1 a.m.
Denver PR Jobs
Among those hiring this week are Pure Brand, CloudMade, DirecTV, ExxonMobil, FEMA, Kaiser Permanente, Momentum Media, Playa Lakes Joint Venture and Qualistar Early Learning.
Denver PR Jobs
Among those hiring this week are the Colorado Association of School Boards, MWH Global, Raytheon, RES, Starz, Synergy Home Care and Western Union. And if you’re looking to get out of the state, you might consider Advent Solar in New Mexico, the Greater Albuquerque (N.M.) Association of Realtors and Union Telephone/Union Wireless in scenic Wyoming.
Career Tips for Generation Y/Millenials
God knows there are plenty of you in public relations. Here are some career tips from Careerealism (by way of Guy Kawasaki).
PRSA Colorado Career Fair Targets Students
PRSA Colorado’s Engage ’08 career fair for students is Saturday, Nov. 1, from 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the University of Denver’s Governor’s Ballroom. Topics will include “interviewing skills, resume tips, finding your niche and tips to impress your first employer.” The cost is $10, and details are here.
Denver PR Jobs
Among those hiring this week are ARCHOS, Archstone, Canon Communications, Denver Kids, Oracle, Petroleum Development Corp., University of Colorado School of Pharmacy, VisiTech and the Visiting Nurse Association of Colorado.
Andrew Hudson Launches JobsGobble
Andrew Hudson has created JobsGobble, a quarterly job-seeker seminar, job fair and networking party, and the inaugural event is Wednesday, November 12, at the Denver Athletic Club. The event includes a CEO Roundtable featuring GroundFloor’s Laura Love, Webb’s Pete Webb and Cactus’ Joe Conrad, followed by a networking party and jobs fair. Details and registration are here.
Denver PR Jobs
Among those hiring this week are the University of Denver, the Colorado Trial Lawyers Association, ARCHOS, the Boys & Girls Club of Metro Denver, Renewable Energy Systems, The Bennion Group (Provo, Utah), The Comex Group, The Western Museum of Mining & Industry and the University of Arizona.
Denver PR Jobs
Among those hiring this week are Blackhills Corp., CaridianBCT, GoDaddy.com, Metropolitan State College, MWH, Teletech, TIAA-CREF, Trimble and Water for People. Out of market opportunities include Health Equity (Draper, Utah), InfoPros (Colorado Springs), New Mexico Wildlife Federation, Swanso Rusell (Omaha, Neb.) and the University of Utah.
Andrew Hudson Resigns Position to Focus on Jobs Site
Those of us who have been in Denver for a while have watched with amazement as Andrew Hudson built what started as a small email distribution list into the full-blown marketing jobs machine we now know as Andrew Hudson’s Job List. During that run, we have seen Andrew move from the Wellington Webb administration to Frontier Airlines to ARCADIS. But Andrew has now resigned his position at ARCADIS to devote himself full-time to his jobs site. Penny Parker at the Rocky has the details. We’re big fans of Andrew and his site, obviously, and we wish him the best of luck.
Denver PR Jobs
Among those hiring this week: Arapahoe County, Archstone, CU Foundations, Denver International School, Loveland Daily Reporter-Herald and Steamboat Springs Ski and Resort.
Denver PR Jobs
There are lots of jobs this week, even if the salaries are skewing a bit low. Among those hiring are CaridianBCT, Colorado Outward Bound, EnCana, Kiewit, Memorial Health Center, MWH, Naropa University and the Seniors Resource Center. If you are in Colorado Springs, or you enjoy driving Monument Hill, there are a few jobs open down south: Pikes Peak Behavioral Health Group, Memorial Health Center and ITT. And if you are a feeling lucky (and are a contrarian at heart), you can buck the journalism-to-PR trend and consider positions at the Colorado Springs Gazette and the La Junta Tribune Democrat.
Denver PR Jobs
Among those hiring this week are the Colorado Health Foundation, Agrium, Bella Energy, Horizon Bay Community Senior Community, IBM, NREL, Safeway, Siemens and USA Climbing.
Denver PR Jobs
Among those hiring this week are the American Cancer Society, AORN, City of Golden, Denver Convention and Visitor’s Bureau and Mercer Human Resource Consulting,
Denver PR Jobs
Among those hiring this week: Voca PR, CoorsTek, Engineers Without Borders, Independent Petroleum Association of Mountain States, US Airways, Village at Lowry and Waste Management. And if you like Texas, the American Heart Association and City of Austin are also hiring.
Denver PR Jobs
Among those hiring this week: AIMCO, CoBank, CTA, Level 3 and Quantum.
Denver PR Jobs
Among those hiring this week are: Turner PR, CH2M Hill, Corporate Allocation Services, Denver Options, Denver Water (and how could an agency that has that many communications people be so bad at PR?), Financial Planning Standards Board, IBM, The Nature Conservancy and Quantum.
Denver PR Jobs
A couple of agencies are hiring this week (Xstatic and Communications Strategy Group), as well as one of the 3-4 companies that routinely tops the unofficial list of worst places in Denver for a PR person to work.
PR Firm Hires 11-Year-Old to Promote Vail
Want to influence kids? Hire a kid to do it.
Denver PR Jobs
We have been reporting how weakened the economy has been getting for months now, but you wouldn’t know it from the jobs available this week on Andrew Hudson’s PR Jobs List: 9Health Fair, Action Marketing Group, Agilent, American Water Works Association, APRIA Health Care, Cohn Marketing, Denver Art Museum, Denver Water ($60K for a “junior writer” position?), Durango Public Schools, Envision, Lawscomm, Rotary International, CU-Boulder and University of Colorado Hospital.
Also, GBSM is conducting informational interviews for an accomplished, mid-level strategic communications professionals with experience in consulting, public outreach, issues management, media relations and corporate affairs. Contact HR manager Raleigh Decker at (303) 825-6100. GBSM assures that all communications will be held strictly confidential.
Even Turner PR Pays More than That …
Why use that philosophy or fine arts degree to get a job flipping burgers for $8 an hour when you can earn 50 percent more in public relations?
Denver PR Jobs
Even the anecdotal economic data is rough: There are just three new PR jobs this week on Andrew Hudson’s Jobs List, and one of them is in New Mexico: Los Alamos National Laboratory, Poudre Valley Rural Electric Association and Quantum.
This Week’s PR Jobs
Among those hiring this week are John Hickenlooper’s Office, CH2M Hill, DISH Network Jeppesen, Lynott & Associates, Metzger, Rocky Mountain Institute, Turner PR and Xcel.
Colorado Private Employers Add Jobs
The conflicting economic data continues: the Bureau of Labor Statistics’ most recent information shows Colorado gained more private-sector jobs than it lost in the third quarter of last year (148,053 jobs added vs. 144,857 lost for a net 3,196 job gain).
This Week’s PR Jobs
Among those hiring this week are Colorado State’s Athletic Department, Exclusive Resorts, The Gill Foundation, Nina McLemore, Quantum, Raytheon and Reproductive Medicine Center.
Would You Be Willing to Pay Me in Euros?
Fort Collins Now takes a shot at 5280’s internship salary of $600 per month, calling it a “paltry” sum. Of course, it is $600 per month more than some Denver PR agencies pay their interns (that means you Turner PR, among others).
This Week’s PR Jobs
Among those hiring this week are Arrow Electronics, Colorado State University, DIA, Financial Planning Association, MorEvents, Special Olympics Colorado and Red Robin.
And thanks to Andrew Hudson for the shout-out today.
Starting PR Salaries Pegged at $31,000 to $35,000
A recent study from the National Association of Colleges and Employers shows this year’s college graduates should expect to enter the field of public relations at salaries somewhere between $31,000 and $35,000 annually. So don’t let anybody lowball you.
5280 Looking for PR/Marketing Director
5280 magazine has a marketing/public relations director position open.
Intern Alert
Pure Brand is looking for a good intern.
Linhart PR Seeks Account Executive
Denver-based Linhart PR, recently recognized by PR Week as one of the top three small PR firms in the nation, is seeking a smart, energetic, results-oriented account executive to help develop and deliver PR programs for clients in health care, professional services and other sectors. The ideal candidate will have three to five years of PR experience, including PR firm experience; or a comparable amount of newsroom experience as a working journalist.
He or she will have strong media relations, writing and project management skills. Health care experience is preferred. A bachelor’s degree in journalism, communications or PR is required. Candidates must enjoy working in a dynamic, friendly team setting where good relations with clients and colleagues are prized. Linhart PR offers a highly competitive compensation package, including salaries benchmarked against local and national PR firms; quarterly cash bonuses; and a comprehensive benefits plan. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and have been named one of the best PR firms to work for by The Holmes Report.
Candidates should send a resume, including a description of qualifications, along with references, three brief writing samples and salary requirements to info@linhartpr.com.
Is There a Denver PR Recession?
It is hard to tell exactly what effect the recession is having on the public relations industry so far. Like a lot of other economic bellwethers, the PR-specific information seems inconclusive and often contradictory. PR Week has speculated in the last few weeks that the economic fears have frozen employment at a number of PR agencies, but hasn’t yet resulted in significant layoffs. Locally, it is just as muddled.
One trend that may be an indicator, though, is that Andrew Hudson reports he is seeing an increase in the number of people posting to the “People for Hire” section of his Web site. Let’s hope that is just an indication of the continuing growth in the traffic to his Web site rather than a sign that more people are out on the streets job-hunting these days. If you are one of the ones posting to the site, there is some encouraging news: Andrew has been surprised by how many companies hire individuals based on their profiles. And if you plan to post your profile, be succinct. Says Andrew, “God rewards good writing, brevity and creativity.”
So, let’s all take a moment to silently thank him for creating his PR Jobs List, which is one of the greatest resources ever created for Denver PR people.
Free PR Salary Tip of the Week …
First Data has long had a reputation as being a tough place for PR people to work, and it looks like the KKR acquisition hasn’t made it any easier. The Denver Post profiled the company this weekend and noted that additional layoffs are likely, and yet today Andrew Hudson’s Jobs List has a Director of Communications position open there. But typical First Data — they are lowballing the salary at $75-$100K.
Here is our free PR salary tip of the week: you should be able to negotiate $150K+ for a Director of Communications position at a sizable company such as First Data.
With that, the others hiring this week include Pure Brand, Xcel, Western Union, Arrow Electronics, Colorado Ballet, Digital Globe, Jackson Life Insurance, Kaiser Permanente, Regis Jesuit High School, Rose Medical Center, and U.S. Paralympics.
GBSM is Looking for an Associate
GBSM is looking for an associate with at least a few years of experience (preferably on the agency or consulting side). According to GBSM, “We don’t hire very often, and our standards are quite high for intelligence, current affairs and media knowledge, research and communications skills, project management and personality fit. For the right person, we’re offering a rare opportunity to take their abilities and career to the next level. We realize that the best people in town are already employed and indispensable, so we’re very big on protecting people’s confidentiality in these matters.” Anyone interested should contact Steven Silvers, principal, or Raleigh Decker, HR manager.
Denver PR Jobs
The Denver PR job market is a little light this week. Among those hiring: Schenkein, Denver Museum of Nature & Science, NREL, Guttau and Pinon Management.
Journalists Regaining Their Faculties …
The continued death spiral for traditional daily newspapers such as the Post and News has been a gold mine for the University of Colorado at Boulder, and the school recently has snagged three Pulitzer prize winners.
Denver PR Jobs
Among those hiring this week: Turner, Schenkein, GBSM, Heedum, JP Morgan Chase, Frontier Airlines, Denver Metro Chamber of Commerce, Democratic National Convention Committee, Colorado Media Matters, AIMCO and Colorado Confidential.
Denver PR Jobs
Among those hiring this week: Frontier Airlines (didn’t they just lay off a bunch of marketing people?), Heedum Agency, Kaiser Permanente, NREL, Pure Brand, Colorado Restaurant Association, Brightstar Education Group, VisiTech, RNL and United Dominion Realty Trust.
Someone Tell Hub Cap Annie About Andrew Hudson’s Jobs List
From selling hub caps on East Colfax to a career in public relations. That’s probably a lateral career move, right?
Denver PR Jobs
Among those hiring this week: Dumb Friends League, Jeppesen, Reed Elsevier, Regis University, Republic Financial, Seagate Technology, Turner PR, LeGrand Hart and VisiTech.
Denver PR Jobs
Among those hiring this week are VisiTech, Webolutions, Western Resource Advocates and Xcel.
Denver (and Cleveland) PR Jobs
Among those hiring this week are Crocs, Catapult, Arapahoe Library District, Denver 2008 Convention Host Committee, Passantino Andersen Communications, Western Resource Advocates and the Cleveland Clinic (yes, the one in Cleveland. No, we’re not sure why its being advertised here either.)
Denver PR Jobs
Among the Denver-area companies hiring this week are Catapult, Turner PR, Children’s Hospital, Colorado Veterinary Medical Foundation, Comcast, Denver Business Journal, Kaiser, MX Logic and Noodles & Company.
Recent PR Moves
- Crocs named Shelley Forslund public relations manager. Forslund formerly was with LeGrand Hart.
- SHiFT named Michelle Crisci Shauf (say that three times fast) account supervisor. Shauf joins SHiFT from Anna’s Angels Foundation for Down Syndrome Research. Her resume also includes IBM, Saatchi & Saatchi, and Ernst & Young.
- The Cherry Creek Arts Festival named R. Tony Smith business and communications director. Smith formerly was finance and operations director for the festival.
- Celestial Seasonings named Michael A. Bloom vice president of marketing. Bloom joins Celestial from Nestle.
Turner PR Continues to Grow
Turner PR has announced three new hires and a promotion:
- Amanda Conti joins as an account executive; she previously worked at New York boutique firms Marina Maher Communications and Bratskeir & Company.
- BrieAnn Fast and Jordan Blakesley have been hired as account coordinators. Both join Turner from LeGrand Hart.
- Jill Neumann has been promoted to writer/research analyst.
Shares of Newspaper Publishers Fall To 52-Week Low
According to the Associated Press, shares of several newspaper publishers fell to 52-week lows following a Goldman Sachs report downgrading forecasted advertising revenues. Expect continued pressure on local media to cut jobs, especially at the Denver Post.
Report Says Colorado Falling Behind in the Region
A new economic development report released yesterday by the Metro Denver Economic Development Corp. indicates that Colorado is falling behind other states in our region due to a lack of investment in higher education, transportation and health care. The risk, according to the report, is that lucrative, high-paying jobs may land in Utah and New Mexico rather than Colorado, limiting future growth in our state. Coverage today of the report is in the Rocky Mountain News and the Denver Post.
Denver PR Jobs
Among the Denver agencies hiring this week are 104 West, Catapult, GroundFloor Media, VisiTech and Peter Webb.
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