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.
Account Executive, Agribusiness, Minneapolis
If you have a passion for public relations and an interest in the agricultural industry, we want YOU. Padilla Speer Beardsley, an integrated communications firm in Minneapolis, is looking for an account executive to join our agriculture and environmental-science practice.
Candidates need three to five years of public relations experience, plus excellent writing, editing and interviewing skills. The position requires strong organizational and project-management skills, including the ability to handle several projects simultaneously and move each to successful completion. Strong attention to detail is required.
The ideal candidate will have digital experience (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.
As an AE, you would be responsible for day-to-day public relations activities, which can include:
• Managing public relations tactics to be on time and budget.
• Writing case histories, bylines, feature articles, Web content and news releases.
• Planning and executing trade shows and client events.
• Conducting media calls.
• Scheduling editor interviews.
• Assisting with research.
Intern, Agribusiness, Minneapolis
Padilla Speer Beardsley is looking for a full-time public relations intern to work on a wide variety of projects with our agribusiness and environmental science team. This is a paid, three-month internship.
Responsibilities may include:
• Writing news, product and personnel releases.
• Providing research.
• Supporting onsite events.
• Coordinating vendors.
• Creating and editing media lists.
• Making media-verification calls.
• Organizing clips.
• Tracking incoming trade publications.
Candidates must have excellent writing skills and media relations experience, as well as one or two previous internships or volunteer experiences in public relations, journalism or marketing communications.
Assistant Account Executive, Health Care, Minneapolis
Padilla Speer Beardsley is looking for an enthusiastic communications professional to join our health care practice. Candidates should have experience in marketing communications or public relations. A degree in journalism, public relations, communications or a related field is preferred.
Candidates must possess strong writing skills, as well as trade and consumer-media relations experience and be a self-starter. A strong work ethic is a must, and agency experience is a plus.
The assistant account executive is responsible for various day-to-day PR activities, including:
• Developing and editing media and influencer lists.
• Writing news releases, feature articles and proposal letters.
• Assisting with event logistics, researching venues and invites.
• Conducting media calls.
• Scheduling editor appointments for media tours and trade shows.
• Research.
• Managing mailings and press kits.
• Organizing media clips and tracking media coverage.
Copywriter, Creative Department, Minneapolis
Padilla is looking for a passionate, conceptual advertising copywriter to join our growing creative department. The right candidate must be an idea generator and should have a varied portfolio reflecting strong conceptual thinking along with the ability to write great headlines and expressive copy for a variety of assignments including advertising, long format video, collateral web.
Candidates must have at least three to five years of professional writing experience, plus the following skills:
• Strong conceptual ability
• Ability to work and think collaboratively
• Able to generate ideas in multiple media areas: advertising, social media, event, long format video and web
• Proven writing ability
• Ability to handle multiple projects
• Ability to work well without direction
• Need to be able to collaborate closely with an art director, designer and account managers
• Experience in client interaction
• Advertising Agency required
Please send three to five work samples along with cover letter and resume referencing this job to contact information listed below.
Senior Account Executive, New York
Padilla Speer Beardsley is looking for a senior account executive with excellent national-media relations skills (traditional and online), and social media experience in both the B2B and consumer sectors to join our New York office in midtown Manhattan.
Experience with personal finance topics a plus. Candidates must have excellent writing and project-management skills and at least four to five years working in an agency. The SAE will serve as day-to-day contact for some clients and be part of a larger team for others.
The successful candidate must be able to:
• Lead and motivate others.
• Deliver high-value publicity for clients.
• Delegate assignments to appropriate level.
• Plan, implement and evaluate public relations programs.
• Collaborate with senior account leaders on national media relations for clients.
If interested, please send a cover letter referencing this position, along with your resume, to Cindy Dodd, Padilla Speer Beardsley, resumes@padillaspeer.com or mail to 950 Third Avenue, New York, NY, 10022.
Senior Digital Marketer, Interactive, Minneapolis
Padilla Gorilla, Padilla Speer Beardsley’s wildly interactive and fiercely social team is beating the bushes for a digital hominerd with advertising DNA. Can you swing with technical brutes and more socially savvy species alike?
To apply for our Senior Digital Marketer position, you’ll need three to five years of professional experience in planning and doing the heavy lifting for online campaigns and advanced skills in paid campaigns for social networks. Agency survival skills are preferred.
Our Senior Digital Marketer helps develop new business by networking, and slinging creative and interactive strategies at prospective clients and account-service teams. The job also includes researching and developing new capabilities/services to sell to clients.
Candidates must be able to:
• Lead and motivate others.
• Maintain good working relationships with clients.
• Plan, implement and evaluate websites and online marketing programs.
• Establish, expand and monitor client budgets.
• Solve client problems.
• Delegate assignments.
Interactive experience should include counseling clients on online marketing campaigns, including programs for paid and natural search/SEO, email marketing, advertising (banners, affiliate, etc), and mobile marketing. Applicants must also be proficient in concepting, placing and managing social media campaigns and programs using on social networks, such as Facebook, LinkedIn and YouTube.
If you are interested, please send your resume and a cover letter referencing the job opportunity via e-mail to Stephanie Grogg, Padilla Speer Beardsley, resumes@padillaspeer.com or by mail to 1101 West River Parkway, Minneapolis, MN 55415.