PRSA Tampa Bay Chapter

📣 Your next great hire could be in our network!

PRSA Tampa Bay’s job board connects open roles with a targeted audience of comms professionals — and members can post full- and part-time positions for FREE!

Looking for an intern? Internship postings are free for members AND non-members! 🎓

Have an opening? Post it today at https://buff.ly/LZeJucp.

Save the date — it’s time to celebrate! 🏆🎄

Join us for the 2026 PRestige Awards + End-of-Year Holiday Mixer. We’re bringing two favorite traditions together for one festive evening celebrating the best of our PR community and the people who make our chapter special. 🥂

📅 December 1, 2026 | 6–9 p.m.
📍 Rusty Pelican | Tampa

Enjoy great food and drinks, connect with colleagues and friends, and help us close out the year in style!

Find more info and register today at https://bit.ly/4AUKM5c.

📣 ICON 2026 next week — are you ready?

Get ready for three days of networking, professional development, fresh ideas and what’s next in PR and comms — all in nearby Orlando!

🎤 Hear from keynote speakers including Emmy Award-winning journalist Gaby Natale and New York Times best-selling author Sally Hogshead.

📅 October 18–20 | Orlando World Center Marriott

Don’t miss your chance to be part of ICON 2026! Register + book your hotel today at https://buff.ly/EKufMhw.

"PRSA has been the fabric in the sweater of my life." ~Jennifer Dunn, MA, APR

When Jennifer shared this at Professional Development Day, it stuck with us. The best job leads rarely come from a cold application. They come from people who know you, trust you and have seen your work.

A few ways to put your network to work:
✅ Show up consistently. One mixer won't do it, but six months of them will.
✅ Volunteer. Committee work lets people see how you think and lead.
✅ Ask for a mentor. Our chapter mentoring program connects you with experienced pros.
✅ Follow up within 48 hours of meeting someone new.

Your next role might be one conversation away. 💬

📅 Mark your calendars! Big things are coming for PRSA Tampa Bay this fall.

☀️ PRSA ICON 2026 | Oct 18 to 20
The largest annual gathering of communications pros is just up I-4 at the Orlando World Center Marriott. Plus, Tampa Bay's own Angela Walters Eveillard, MBA, APR, of Hillsborough College will serve as 2027 PRSA National Chair! Register at prsa.org.

🗳️ 2027 Board Elections | Oct 15 to 28
Your 2027 board slate will hit your inbox. Thank you to every member who raised their hand to serve! Voting opens Thursday, Oct 15 and closes Wednesday, Oct 28.

✨ PRestige Awards + Holiday Mixer | Dec 1
Celebrate the best PR work in Tampa Bay, meet our 2027 Board and kick off the holidays with us from 6 to 9 PM at the Rusty Pelican in Tampa. Registration is open now. Register at prsatampabay.org.

Which one will we see you at? 👇

As Hispanic Heritage Month wraps up Oct 15, we're reflecting on what it means to communicate for every audience. 🌎

Inclusive communication isn't a translation step at the end of a campaign. It starts with who's in the room when the strategy is built, whose stories we tell and whether our audiences can see themselves in our work.

How is your team making inclusion part of the plan from day one? Share in the comments. 👇

Learn more about PRSA Tampa Bay's commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion at https://buff.ly/kkvIQbe.

⏰ LAST CALL! Applications for the PRSA Tampa Bay Mentoring Program close this Friday, Oct 9.

Newer to PR with less than five years of experience? Apply to be a mentee. Have seven or more years under your belt? Apply to be a mentor and pay it forward. It takes just one hour a month to make a real difference in someone's career.

💼 Plus, fresh opportunities on our job board:
📍 Multimedia Content Strategist, Lutheran Services Florida
📍 Manager, Social Media, United Way Suncoast
📍 Assistant Professor, Strategic Communication, University of Tampa

Apply for the Mentoring Program and browse jobs at prsatampabay.org.

What guides the work we do every day? ⚖️

Every PRSA member commits to six professional values: Advocacy, Honesty, Expertise, Independence, Loyalty and Fairness. Together they form the foundation of the PRSA Code of Ethics.

And as AI changes how we work, those values matter more than ever. PRSA's "Promise & Pitfalls" guidance puts it simply: AI can help draft your work, as long as it's accurate, reviewed by a human and aligned with the Code.

The tools keep changing. Our ethics don't. Swipe through to see all six values. 👉

Which one shows up most in your work? Tell us below. 👇

🏁 Race day is HERE! We can't wait to see you tonight at Hard Rock Speedway at The Motor Enclave.

Registered? Check your inbox for your what to expect email with everything you need to know before you arrive.

Join us from 5 to 8 PM for networking, food, drinks, live music and thrill rides around the track. 🏎️ A huge thank you to our host and sponsor Identity for making tonight possible!

See you trackside!

Applications for PRSA Tampa Bay's Mentoring Program close on October 9!

This program helps facilitate important connections and opportunities for our members to “watch and learn” from more experienced practitioners and teammates. We connect PRSSA students and PRSA Tampa Bay Chapter members with less than five years’ PR experience with mentors who are chapter members with more than seven years’ PR experience for the professional development and growth of all involved in the program.

The program will run for six months, from November 1 until April 30, 2027. Match notifications will be sent out the week of October 19.

Apply to be a mentor or mentee here: https://buff.ly/goov39r