Beth Sims

About Beth Sims

Activator | Includer | Communicator | HarmonizerAs a native Austinite, Beth proudly embraces the culture of the city that has shaped her character, and seeks to contribute to the community through both her professional and personal endeavors. With a passion for organization and endless energy for relationship building, Beth enjoys applying her skills to discover, establish and maintain meaningful connections. Beth has twenty years of experience guiding marketing and communications efforts for a variety of organizations throughout Austin. Beth is a past president for the Society for Marketing Professional Services (SMPS) Austin Chapter, is a certified professional services marketer (CPSM) and is a graduate of the Leadership Austin Emerge program. Beth has volunteered with multiple area non-profit organizations including Austin Community Foundation, The Central Texas Food Bank, KLRU, Bake A Wish, Austin Parks Foundation, Communities in Schools and I Live Here, I Give Here.Specialties: Strategic communication, networking, event planning, public relations, website management, publication and collateral development, client relations, business development, proposal strategies, social media management, strategic marketing, planning and budgeting.

Experience

1. Public Relations Manager Austin & San Antonio

   Gensler

   Jul 2025 — Present · Austin, TX, US

Education

• Texas Christian University

  BS, Advertising and Public Relations, English

  2001 — 2005

• Leadership Austin

  Emerge Graduate (2013)

Skills

• Fundraising
• Social Media
• Indesign
• Adobe Creative Suite
• Customer Service
• Event Management
• Newsletters
• Strategic Planning
• Social Media Marketing
• Event Planning
• Marketing
• Graphic Design
• Editing
• Advertising
• Website Development
• Public Relations
• Internal Communications
• Copywriting