PR & Advertising Specialist

Austin, TX (Hybrid)

$50K/yr – $55K/yrMid Level2+ years expFull time

Posted 5 months ago

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Job Summary

Lead PR and paid advertising for a Texas nonprofit, coordinating earned media, influencer relations, and grant-aligned media buying to raise statewide visibility.

  • Own PR outreach and influencer relationships, plus monitor campaign ROI.
  • Must-have: 2–3 years in PR/advertising and a related degree.
  • Standout: Experience with paid platforms like Meta Ads Manager or Google Ads and on-camera interviews.

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Secure and coordinate public relations and earned media relationships/opportunities.
  • Post SFC news updates to SFC website and share with the rest of the communications team for utilization on other SFC channels in correlation with distribution.
  • Lead and grow SFC’s influencer relationships in collaboration with the rest of the communications team.
  • Develop and execute paid advertising campaigns, with market research and A/B testing.
  • Media buying and placement in compliance with grant budgets and requirements.
  • Monitor campaign performance and report on placement progress, KPIs, conversions and ROI.

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree in marketing, public relations, communications, journalism, or a related field (or equivalent professional experience).
  • Minimum of 2–3 years of experience in public relations and/or advertising.

Preferred

  • Existing Texas earned media relationships.
  • Ability to provide examples of earned media coverage secured independently.
  • Experience being on-camera interviewed.
  • Proficiency in paid ad platforms (Meta Ads Manager, Google Ads).
  • Experience working with sales representatives for outdoor and broadcast ad spends.
  • Experience using design tools such as Canva.
  • Comfortability with taking photos/video and doing minor photo/video editing.
  • Knowledgeable in AP Style for newswriting.
  • Bilingual in English/Spanish is a plus, but not required.
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Sustainable Food Center

3.9 Glassdoor

Founded in 1993, with roots dating back to 1975 as Austin Community Gardens, Sustainable Food Center (SFC) is involved in every step of our local, Central Texas, food system. With our new mission to transform the food system to nourish our health, land, and livelihood, SFC is laying the groundwork for our next phase as an organization.

Founded in 1975
Austin, Texas, USA
65 employees (2 in marketing)
71% recommend to a friend

Traffic Signals

Monthly Visitors
6.9K
Traffic Source Mix
Search
34%
Direct
50.7%
Referral
4.9%
Social
9.6%
Paid
0.7%

Headcount Trend

Current headcount: ~65

Marketing Team

Marketing Team Size
2 (3% of company)

Funding

Last Raise
Grant, 2 months ago

Funding History

  • Jan 2026
    Grant
  • Jul 2024
    Grant