Job Bank

As a service to the community, the Northwest Arkansas Chapter of PRSA is pleased to offer a job bank.

The job bank will help the members of the NWA chapter know about job openings in the public relations and communications field. The job bank also benefits employers who are seeking to hire public relations and communications professionals.

All job position announcements and individuals' resumes may be posted for free on this page for three months.

If you would like to post a job, please send by e-mail: a description of the position, requirements (experience and education), application procedures/deadline, salary (optional), and contact information. Please include an e-mail address if applicable.

Individuals interested in the job will make direct contact with the employer.

Contact: Dave Edmark, 479-575-6940
dedmark@uark.edu

Additional Career Resources for PR Professionals
www.prweekjobs.com
www.workinpr.com

• Account Executive, Mitchell Communications Group

   

  (Posted April 23, 2012)

   

  Mitchell Communications Group (www.mitchcommgroup.com), a rapidly growing, national award-winning strategic communications firm, is seeking an Account Executive to join our team located in Fayetteville, AR.  This position will be part of our Consumer Communications team which supports the agency by understanding how consumers interact with brands as well as the channels and messages that move them to engagement through strategic thinking and results-oriented program development. 

  The Account Executive is primarily responsible for tactical activities of a client service team and regular contact with clients and assigned accounts. This position involves client service and project management in the digital and social media space. This position reports to the Account Supervisor.
  
  Applicants should send their resumes to careers@mitchcommgroup.com.

  
  Job Duties:

  
  

  • Client Service:
  
  o Works with Supervisor and others to develop and implement plans, build relationships and lead client thinking.
  o Recommends solutions that help build the client's business.
  o Manages client communication for project initiatives.
  o Writes creative briefs.
  o Leads creative services in tying project execution back to the client's objectives and creative brief.
  o Plans, organizes and executes digital and social media programs on behalf of clients.
  o Ensures quality management.

  
  • Project Management:
  o Partners with Supervisor to ensure successful execution of initiatives and delivers results to meet or exceed objectives.
  o Participates in budget oversight. 
  o Oversees work flow for client projects on a daily basis.
  o Organizes, manages and distributes meeting notes within 24 hours of internal and client meetings.
  
  • Digital and Social Media:
  o Understands various user groups; implements digital and social media activities to effectively reach these groups.
  o Builds overall digital and social media communication experience and knows the client's business.
  o Possesses excellent written and verbal business communication skills.
  • Pursues professional growth and development

   

  Qualifications:
  The ideal candidate would have 2 - 4 years of public relations or related experience, be flexible, highly motivated and have the experience and ability to provide consistent client and team support and to be a leader within a client team.

  Education: Minimum of a bachelor's degree, preferred areas: communications, public relations, marketing, journalism or related field.
   
  • Comfortable in a very fast‐paced and changing environment
  • Background in digital and social media preferred
  • Reliable, deadline and detail‐oriented
  • Ability to manage multiple projects and activities
  • Good interpersonal skills, ability to work well in a team environment as well as handle work independently
  • Excellent written and oral communication skills
  • Competence with Microsoft Office, including Word, Outlook, PowerPoint and Excel.

  Mitchell Communications Group, Inc. is an equal opportunity employer.
  
  

  

   

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  Director, Communications – Consumer Packaged Goods
  
  

  (Posted April 23, 2012)

   

  Mitchell Communications Group (www.mitchcommgroup.com), a rapidly growing, national award-winning strategic communications firm, is seeking a Director to join our team located in Fayetteville, AR.  This position will support the agency by understanding how consumers interact with brands as well as the channels and messages that move them to engagement through strategic thinking and results-oriented program development. We seek a dynamic communications professional who can manage globally across a variety of industries with an emphasis on consumer packaged goods (CPG). This individual should be a proven leader with experience working in an integrated marketing and communications environment with a proven record of executing programs across multiple channels.  This position reports to the Sr. Vice President & Chief Strategy Officer.
  
  Applicants should send their resumes to careers@mitchcommgroup.com.
  
  

  Job Duties:
  
  • Provide strategic counsel to clients; establish and build client relationships
  • Create and manage a wide variety of communications programs across multiple channels that meet client objectives
  • Develop plans, proposals, results reports, creative briefs and other communications documents
  • Organize, direct and collaborate effectively across teams to achieve results
  • Spearhead new business initiatives

  
  Qualifications:
  
  • A minimum of 5-10 years of communications experience along with an agency and/or corporate background in integrated marketing, public relations, communications, advertising or digital communications.
  • Experience in participating in all phases of new business from ideation and program development to presentation and implementation.
  • Proven record of designing and implementing initiatives through a variety of channels such as traditional media, bloggers, social and digital media and emerging online platforms.
  • Experience executing integrated digital and traditional campaigns.
  • Experience managing project financials, timelines and budgets.
  • Broad knowledge of consumer audiences and stakeholder groups.
  • Ability to access and leverage consumer insights to make strategic recommendations and develop campaign concepts.
  • Superior client service skills; ability to manage multiple clients and projects.
  • Ability to work effectively as part of a team in a collegial and collaborative environment.
  • Strong written and oral presentation skills.
  • A good listener, counselor and team player who can build strong relationships both internally and externally.
  • An active social networker and consumer of emerging media.
  • Committed to consistently meeting and exceeding the highest gold standards of client service. 
  • Must be proactive and comfortable in a fast-paced environment.

  
  Mitchell Communications Group, Inc. is an equal opportunity employer.

   

  

   

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• Seeking Personnel: Operations Manager, Fayetteville Advertising and Promotion Commission
  
  

  (Posted April 16, 2012)

   

  The Fayetteville Advertising and Promotion Commission is seeking an Operations Manager. Responsible for leading, training and monitoring the sales and marketing efforts of the Fayetteville Visitors Bureau and Clinton House Museum; providing administrative assistance and interpret matters of policy to operating divisions and to the A & P Commission; supervising and providing back-up administrative support to department employees. A wide degree of creativity and latitude is expected. College degree required and minimum of 2 years previous CVB/A & P/Operations experience or equivalent required. Salary range $48,000-$58,000 based on experience, qualifications and performance. Excellent benefits provided.
  
  Send resumes to M. Heifner, Fayetteville A & P Commission, 21 S Block, Fayetteville, AR 72702 or e-mail to Mheifner@twncenter.com. Applications accepted until 5 p.m. on May 4.

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• Seeking Personnel: The City Wire - Freelancers
  
  (Posted March 12, 2012)
  
  The City Wire (www.thecitywire.com) is looking for talented freelancers with photography skills and/or strong writing skills.
  
  

  A qualified applicant would own a good camera, and be able to attend events and then provide 10-20 quality photos of the event along with photo cutlines and a short story about the event.
  
  

  Feature writers with experience are also needed to provide coverage of the arts & entertainment sectors in the Fort Smith and Northwest Arkansas areas.
  
  

  Previous journalism experience is a plus, but not a requirement.
  
  

  The City Wire is a web publication that covers business, political and arts & entertainment news and events in the Fort Smith and Northwest Arkansas areas.
  
  

  If interested, please e-mail — use "Freelance interest" in the e-mail subject line — clips, photo samples, resume, etc. to:
  admin@thecitywire.com

   

   

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