It is the mission of PRSA Los Angeles (PRSA-LA) to make communications professionals like you SMARTER, BETTER PREPARED and MORE CONNECTED through all stages of your career.
Here are a few ways we can help you become:
SMARTER
Expand your skills to stay competitive and ready for your next career opportunity.
- Take advantage of our free monthly webinars.
- Attend PRSA and select partner workshops and conferences at discounted rates.
- Learn online 24/7 with on-demand training and receive special members-only pricing.
- Gain new skills or strengthen existing skills by taking an online certificate program.
BETTER PREPARED
Stay up to date on the latest industry best practices and gain recognition for your good work.
- Receive daily updates and relevant industry information in the Issues & Trends e-newsletter.
- Join a PRSA Professional Interest Section to explore different industries that PR and communication professionals serve.
MORE CONNECTED
Engage in meaningful conversations, ignite your creativity, and renew your enthusiasm for your career by:
- Ask or answer questions in the online community.
- Use the online directory to find and develop relationships with local communications professionals.
- Leverage your PRSA-LA membership to grow your leads to career opportunities and new business.
- Share your expertise with other communications professionals in the MyPRSA online community.
- Elevate your knowledge through thought leadership by contributing to the MyPRSA or PRSay blog.
PRSA-LA membership provides you with valuable industry insights and access to local public relations events, workshops, panels, mixers, awards and more.
In addition, PRSA-LA membership comes with many benefits, including:
- Promotion opportunities for your career/business
- Enter the annual PRism Awards to celebrate and recognize your work and clients in a variety of categories.
- Enter the Silver Anvil Awards competition to increase your visibility, receive useful feedback and gain recognition by winning an award for your company or client.
- Access to exclusive PRSA publications
- Strategies & Tactics Newspaper, PRSA’s monthly newspaper featuring hands-on, how-to articles and magazine-style pieces, and feature-length commentary on the importance of public relations as well as case studies and views on changing concepts in communications.
- SmartBrief, a daily snapshot of news, trends and the latest developments in communications and public relations.
- The Public Relations Journal, an academic journal dedicated to the public relations and communications community.
- Seminars, Workshops and Conferences
- Networking Opportunities
- Exclusive discounts
- As a member of PRSA-LA, you will receive discounts on most PRSA events, as well as discounted entry fees for our annual PRism Awards.
- In addition, members can take advantage of group discounts with vendors that offer services including:
- Insurance – Gallagher Affinity, GEICO and RX Card
- Shipping – UPS®, FedEx and YRC
- Business services – Office Depot, Zipcar, ADP, Transworld, USPAY, Sterling Background Checks and AccountingDepartment.com
- Promotional products – 4imprint, Entertainment Deals and Reward Shopping
- Travel – Budget and Avis and Hotel Specials
- Technology – LifeLock Identity Theft Protection and Resolution
- Entertainment – One World Observatory
If you are ready to invest in yourself and your career join PRSA-LA today!
How to join PRSA-LA:
You must become a member of PRSA National to join as a member of the Los Angeles chapter. Dues for the Los Angeles chapter must be paid with your national dues at the time of your application or annual renewal.
Signing up is easy! Join PRSA National and PRSA-LA at the same time at www.prsa.org/join.
National Membership Dues:
Visit the PRSA website for the most updated and completed membership information.
- Member (more than 3 years experience): $267 annual dues/$65 initiation fee
- Associate Member: No Initiation Fees, Annual Dues as follows –
- Associate Member 1 (Less than 1 year of experience): $122
- Associate Member 2 (1-2 years of experience): $162
- Associate Member 3 (2 to 3 years of experience): $207
- Associate Member, Graduate Student & PRSSA Graduate: $67
After two years, Associate members are upgraded to Regular members. Graduate students may remain Associate members for up to six years provided they are full-time matriculated students.
- National Group Membership: No Initiation Fees, Annual Dues as follows –
- 5-9 members: $267 per member
- 10-20 members: $252 per member
- 21-49 members: $232
- 50+ members: Additional discounts available. Contact PRSA group membership administrator: groupmembership@prsa.org
For more information on group memberships please contact us.
Los Angeles Chapter Membership Dues:
- PRSA Members: $95
- Associate Member, PRSSA Graduates: $95
- Other Associate Members: $95
- Retired Members: $75