A Communicators Crash? Jobs, jobs, jobs...

It began almost two years ago.

February 2007. RGM Communications became real. Year #1: Growth and sustainability and a rockin' good time.

Year #2/2008: Good stuff, good people, good work. Then summer arrived. Scccrrreeeech! Hellooooo out there ... Slow. Really slow. Hey, September picks up. Nice. Uh-oh...November, December ... January...Is there anyone out there who cares about c-o-m-m-u-n-i-c-a-t-i-n-g?

Ouch. A morgue-like market. Clients cut back or go away. Marcom and PR budgets dissipate. And now? Well, here's the bottom line: I am living in my car, eating week-old bread and stale Twinkies. I shower at the Y, and ... ... OK, I exaggerate. It's not that bad, really. BUT I now must be The Dynamic Duo of Roy #1 and Roy #2, meaning I still have RGM Communications projects to do while developing new business (I do have bills to pay) while also searching for a full-time, part-time, any-time job that not only challenges my communications expertise while ultimately benefiting my potential employer.

Seriously, I am seeking work. And so are my PR/marcom colleagues. There's great comms talent in Dallas, thanks to Dallas/IABC and other associations intent on education and professional development.

I love the quote by Phil Morabito in the Houston Business Journal. He's talking about today's reality: When the budget is on the chopping block, marketing and public relations allotments are often the first to go.The CEO of Pierpont Communications says "...companies that remove themselves from the public eye when times are tough are making a common mistake during the first days of forced cost reduction." Hellooo. Anybody listening (Regardless, thanks for saying it Phil!)?

Any-hoo, here are ways you can help Roy G. Miller:

• Visit my online Job Search Center, http://www.tinyurl.com/roycareer

• Be a helper and watcher for PR/marcom positions that thrive on creativity, high energy and maybe even some fun
  
  
• I love technology, small- and mid-sized companies, and have worked in worlds that range from RFID, mobile and point-of-sale hardware and software to American Paint Horses, Texas dinosaurs, Sarbanes-Oxley and risk management. Writing samples
  
  
• Temporary assignments are welcome
  
  
• Contact me regarding a job lead via e-mail or phone (903-422-5117)
  

Some practical perspective:

• PR layoffs: An interesting Ragan article about layoffs in our communications world.
• THE BOSS Group: Job listings
• Paladin Staffing: Job listings
• Dallas' top online job board for communicators, dfwcommunicators.com
  

Call me any time at 903-422-5117, or send e-mail, roygmiller@gmail.com.

-Roy The Communicator