Padilla Speer Beardsley is an employee-owned firm and an Equal Opportunity Employer. We offer unparalleled benefits.
We strive for excellence. We get results. And we have fun.
All these qualities contributed to our recognition as America’s Best Agency to Work For in 2010. The coveted award is handed out annually by The Holmes Report, a thought-leader in the communications industry. The Star Tribune in Minneapolis also named us one of Minnesota’s Top 100 Workplaces in 2010.
We’re always looking for creative, entrepreneurial individuals who want to grow with us.
Intern, New York City
Padilla Speer Beardsley is seeking an enthusiastic student or recent graduate for a paid three-to four-month internship in our New York City office at our convenient midtown location.
The intern will have the opportunity to work on a wide variety of projects including:
- content development for news releases, media pitches and bylined articles
- comprehensive industry research for new business and client programs
- onsite event support
- vendor coordination
- targeted media list development
- monitoring for market trends and competitive news
- management, reporting and compilation of incoming media coverage
This person will also focus on social media news and trends for relevant client industries and make program recommendations revolving around Facebook, Twitter and additional social media platforms.
Qualifications: Relevant coursework and interest in public relations, communications or newspaper reporting. Skills include clear and concise writing and presenting. Internship or volunteer experience in public relations, journalism or marketing communications is a plus.
Account Executive/Senior Account Executive, Agribusiness, Minneapolis
If you have a passion for public relations – and an interest in the agricultural industry – we’d love to hear from you! Padilla Speer Beardsley, an integrated communications firm in Minneapolis, is ready to add an exceptional account executive and senior account executive to our agriculture and environmental science practice.
Padilla is looking for two hit-the-ground-running, results-oriented account managers with three to six years of public relations experience, plus excellent writing, editing and interviewing skills. Experience or interest in the agribusiness industry is helpful. Both positions require a bachelor’s degree with a major in marketing or PR/journalism.
Marketing communications, account management and client-relations skills are critical. Also needed are organizational and project-management skills, including the ability to handle and successfully complete multiple projects. The ideal candidate will have digital (Web, social media, etc.), and media relations experience with both general and trade publications. The ability to manage a clipping/reporting process is a plus.
We are looking for candidates who are passionate about developing integrated campaigns and discussing agricultural trends and newsmakers. Candidates need to understand, synthesize and explain complex subject matter.
The right candidate is a strong team player who enjoys the challenge of balancing deadlines and priorities in a high-energy environment and can offer strategic counsel to achieve client goals, not just take orders.
If you are interested in any of these opportunities, please send your resume and a cover letter referencing the job opportunity via e-mail to Jan Olsen, Padilla Speer Beardsley, careers@padillaspeer.com or by mail to 1101 West River Parkway, Minneapolis, MN 55415.