Careers
Valerin is currently accepting resumes for The Following positions
Senior Community Outreach/Public Relations Specialist
(Tampa)
Valerin has an opening for an experienced Senior Community Outreach/Public Relations Specialist in the Tampa Bay area. The position will support, assist, and offer guidance on projects requiring public involvement, public information, outreach and communications. The selected candidate will also join a talented group of other Valerin communications professionals supporting FDOT and other municipal and county agencies. Candidates absolutely MUST have prior public involvement experience with government clients, including FDOT, to be considered for this position.
This is an exciting opportunity to join our team of talented communications, public relations, and public involvement professionals. As part of Valerin’s Communications, Marketing, and Public Involvement Practices, you may work on a wide range of transportation and public infrastructure projects supporting the development and implementation of communication and community engagement strategies.
Your Impact
- Attend various project meetings as necessary to understand current project issues
- Develop and produce information deliverables – fact sheets, PowerPoint presentations, graphics, etc.
- Work with client project management and leadership to identify and help manage public information and community engagement related to project delivery
- Serve as liaison between client projects and the community related to ongoing and future projects
- Develop and plan public outreach campaigns prior to the start of a project
- Coordinate and schedule mass mailers and other community outreach strategies related to transportation and other public infrastructure projects and initiatives
- Research and help resolve community or stakeholder issues pertaining to client projects
- Research, draft responses, check for accuracy, and seek approval to address a variety of media requests and elected official inquiries
- Promote client programs and initiatives by establishing, developing, and maintaining contact with media, professional and civic organizations, and other special interest groups
- Coordinate and participate in public meetings with various neighborhood groups and/or other client stakeholders as assigned
- Develop special educational and promotional materials for presentations at meetings and conferences
- Organize and support various special events, groundbreakings, grand opening ceremonies and public meetings
- Research, develop responses and generate posts for social media platforms (X, Facebook, etc.)
- Research and develop content for project webpages and newsletters
Talent is the essence of meeting our client’s objectives, goals and challenges. If this sounds like a fit, we’d love to have a discussion with you about joining our team.
Who You Are
- 4+ years of experience in public involvement on public sector (agency) projects – REQUIRED
- Experience working on Florida Department of Transportation or government/municipal transportation or infrastructure projects – REQUIRED
- Bachelor’s Degree in communications, marketing, or a related field or equivalent work experience
- Public involvement experience on transportation and/or other public agency infrastructure projects
- Ability to work well with the public and interact effectively with all organizational levels, including agency/client staff, senior management, executive leadership, board members, community leaders, and city/county/state representatives
- Excellent verbal, writing, and presentation skills
- Ability to work independently, interdependently with teams and demonstrate initiative
- Ability to work beyond standard business hours (when required)
- Strong time management skills and high attention to detail
- Ability to meet deadlines and multi-task in a fast-paced environment
- Strong computer skills, including experience with Adobe Acrobat and Microsoft Office, Word, Excel, Outlook, Teams, and PowerPoint. Experience with webinar platforms such as ZOOM and GoToWebinar a plus.
- Exercise responsible and ethical decision-making regarding company funds, resources, conduct, and related policies and procedures
- Knowledge and experience using AP style in the creation of documents
- Public involvement training from Florida Department of Transportation
- Bilingual (Spanish and English) communications/translations
- Familiarity with West Central Florida, including Pinellas, Hillsborough, Manatee, Sarasota and Polk Counties
- Resides in or near Hillsborough County
- Travel Required: Local travel required
- Employment Type: Full-time
- Primary Office/Work Location: Office is located in Tampa (Carrollwood/Northdale) – projects located throughout the region
Job Type: Full-time
Salary: Up to $75,000.00 per year
Benefits:
- Dental insurance
- Employee assistance program
- Health insurance
- Life insurance
- Paid time off
- Retirement plan
- Vision insurance
Schedule:
- Monday to Friday
- On call
- Weekends as needed
Ability to commute/relocate:
- Tampa, FL: Reliably commute or planning to relocate before starting work (REQUIRED)
Work Location: In-person in Tampa, FL
Graphic/Production Designer
(Tampa)
The Valerin Group, Inc. (Valerin) is looking for a creative, skilled graphic/production designer to join our fast growing Florida-based communications firm. This position requires a minimum of five (5) years of professional experience and will be assigned to the Tampa office. The designer will assist the creative director on a wide variety of digital and print projects including collateral material development (brochures, annual reports, newsletters, etc) as well as expanding knowledge into 3D and 360 degree digital content. Valerin has a proven track record for creating successful, award-winning marketing and branding campaigns, communications strategies, and public awareness plans for a variety of public and private sector clients. All candidates must provide a graphics portfolio. A skills assessment will be given to final candidates.
Position Requirements
- In-depth knowledge and application of Adobe's Creative Suite including Illustrator, Photoshop and In-Design
- Superior organizational skills and attention to detail with the ability to multi-task and self-manage multiple projects at a time
- Ability to thrive in a fluid, fast-paced environment with tight deadlines and fast turnaround
- Can follow written directions, but also thinks outside the box and asks questions
- Flexible and able to get along with a variety of team members
- Ability to take constructive criticism and works with team to improve the process.
- Microsoft Office knowledge required
- Desire to learn more non-traditional marketing including 360 degree content
Senior Community Outreach/Public Relations Specialist
(SouthWest Florida)
Valerin has an opening for an experienced Senior Community Outreach/Public Relations Specialist in SouthWest Florida. The position will support, assist, and offer guidance on projects requiring public involvement, public information, outreach and communications. The selected candidate will also join a talented group of other Valerin communications professionals supporting FDOT and other municipal and county agencies. Candidates absolutely MUST have prior public involvement experience with government clients, including FDOT, to be considered for this position.
This is an exciting opportunity to join our team of talented communications, public relations, and public involvement professionals. As part of Valerin’s Communications, Marketing, and Public Involvement Practices, you may work on a wide range of transportation and public infrastructure projects supporting the development and implementation of communication and community engagement strategies.
Your Impact
- Attend various project meetings as necessary to understand current project issues
- Develop and produce information deliverables – fact sheets, PowerPoint presentations, graphics, etc.
- Work with client project management and leadership to identify and help manage public information and community engagement related to project delivery
- Serve as liaison between client projects and the community related to ongoing and future projects
- Develop and plan public outreach campaigns prior to the start of a project
- Coordinate and schedule mass mailers and other community outreach strategies related to transportation and other public infrastructure projects and initiatives
- Research and help resolve community or stakeholder issues pertaining to client projects
- Research, draft responses, check for accuracy, and seek approval to address a variety of media requests and elected official inquiries
- Promote client programs and initiatives by establishing, developing, and maintaining contact with media, professional and civic organizations, and other special interest groups
- Coordinate and participate in public meetings with various neighborhood groups and/or other client stakeholders as assigned
- Develop special educational and promotional materials for presentations at meetings and conferences
- Organize and support various special events, groundbreakings, grand opening ceremonies and public meetings
- Research, develop responses and generate posts for social media platforms (X, Facebook, etc.)
- Research and develop content for project webpages and newsletters
Talent is the essence of meeting our client’s objectives, goals and challenges. If this sounds like a fit, we’d love to have a discussion with you about joining our team.
Who You Are
- 4+ years of experience in public involvement on public sector (agency) projects – REQUIRED
- Experience working on Florida Department of Transportation or government/municipal transportation or infrastructure projects – REQUIRED
- Bachelor’s Degree in communications, marketing, or a related field or equivalent work experience
- Public involvement experience on transportation and/or other public agency infrastructure projects
- Ability to work well with the public and interact effectively with all organizational levels, including agency/client staff, senior management, executive leadership, board members, community leaders, and city/county/state representatives
- Excellent verbal, writing, and presentation skills
- Ability to work independently, interdependently with teams and demonstrate initiative
- Ability to work beyond standard business hours (when required)
- Strong time management skills and high attention to detail
- Ability to meet deadlines and multi-task in a fast-paced environment
- Strong computer skills, including experience with Adobe Acrobat and Microsoft Office, Word, Excel, Outlook, Teams, and PowerPoint. Experience with webinar platforms such as ZOOM and GoToWebinar a plus.
- Exercise responsible and ethical decision-making regarding company funds, resources, conduct, and related policies and procedures
- Knowledge and experience using AP style in the creation of documents
- Public involvement training from Florida Department of Transportation
- Bilingual (Spanish and English) communications/translations
- Familiarity with West Central Florida, including Pinellas, Hillsborough, Manatee, Sarasota and Polk Counties
- Resides in or near Hillsborough County
- Travel Required: Local travel required
- Employment Type: Full-time
- Primary Office/Work Location: Remote with periodic travel to project areas and Tampa headquarters – projects located throughout the region
Job Type: Full-time
Salary: Up to $75,000.00 per year
Benefits:
- Dental insurance
- Employee assistance program
- Health insurance
- Life insurance
- Paid time off
- Retirement plan
- Vision insurance
Schedule:
- Monday to Friday
- On call
- Weekends as needed
Ability to commute/relocate:
- SouthWest Florida: Reliably commute or planning to relocate before starting work (REQUIRED)
Work Location: In-person in SouthWest Florida
Marketing/Proposal Coordinator
(Tampa)
The Valerin Group, Inc. (Valerin) is seeking a Marketing/Proposal Coordinator with experience working in the A/E/C industry to join our growing team in Tampa, FL. The successful candidate will be responding to client teaming requests as well as creating, maintaining, and updating marketing materials for proposals, qualifications, and other marketing deliverables. This is a full-time, on-site position (in our Tampa, FL office) with an excellent benefits package. Note: Pre-employment drug screening and background check is a condition of employment.
Responsibilities
- Manage Request for Information (RFI) and teaming responses including preparing the required forms, updating personnel resumes, transmittals to client/subconsultants and writing/editing approaches to scope of work under the direction of management.
- Ensure consistency in presentation, formatting, grammar and punctuation of all proposal materials.
- Correspond with teaming partners.
- Coordinate the preparation of resumes of key personnel and project experience summaries for proposals.
- Work with the senior management to develop marketing and proposal materials for clients.
- Other marketing support duties as needed.
Preferred Qualifications and Skills
- 3-5 years’ experience in a similar role.
- Excellent verbal and written communications skills.
- Excellent organizational and time management skills with the ability to multi-task.
- Ability to function in a fast-paced team setting and take direction from colleagues.
- Architecture, Engineering or Construction (A/E/C) industry experience.
- Experience with coordinating and developing proposals as a prime and/or subconsultant is required; experience with SF330 forms is a plus.
- Proficiency with MS Office required. Experience with Adobe Creative Suite (Indesign, Illustrator, Photoshop, Acrobat) software highly desired.
Community Outreach Specialist
(South Florida | Broward & Palm Beach Counties)
The Community Outreach Specialist will provide public information, community outreach and event coordination support for our state agency clients. The ideal candidate will have 3+ years of experience in a communications role working with government agencies. This is a full-time position with an excellent benefit package.
Position Requirements
- Bachelor’s Degree (Communications, Public Relations or Marketing preferred) OR 3+ years of equivalent experience. FDOT experience preferred.
- Strong knowledge of Microsoft Office (Word, Publisher, Excel)
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Ability to successfully manage multiple projects and priorities
- Collaborative, team player attitude
- Strong attention to detail
Public Involvement Coordinator
(Orlando)
Position Requirements
- Bachelor’s Degree (Communications or Public Relations) OR 3+ years of equivalent experience with public involvement, public information/community outreach, public relations and/or media relations.
- Must have experience working on projects for city, county and state agencies, including FDOT
- Strong knowledge of Microsoft Office (Word, Publisher, Excel)
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Ability to successfully manage multiple projects and priorities
- Collaborative, team player attitude
- Strong attention to detail
Internship Opportunities
Valerin is always looking for smart, ambitious young professionals to become a part of our team. We seek candidates with strong writing capabilities, and a healthy curiosity for the communications field. We offer a stimulating work environment and opportunities for career training and growth for those candidates who possess a strong work ethic balanced with the ability to multitask. Please learn more about our internship opportunities listed below.
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Internship Opportunities
Valerin is always looking for smart, ambitious young professionals to become a part of our team. We seek candidates with strong writing capabilities, and a healthy curiosity for the communications field. We offer a stimulating work environment and opportunities for career training and growth for those candidates who possess a strong work ethic balanced with the ability to multitask. Please learn more about our internship opportunities listed below.