massartThe Massachusetts College of Art and Design, the the country's only freestanding public college of art and design, is on the hunt for a PR firm. 

The college, which enrolls 2,000 students in 22 disciplines, wants a firm, working with its marketing and communications team, to burnish its reputation through coverage at the local, national and international level.

The college is preparing to welcome its 12th president, Dr. David Nelson, on June 1, and also hopes to leverage its new Design and Media Center (opened January 2016) and its professional galleries of contemporary art.

About 67% of its enrollment comes from Massachusetts.

The college slates a one-year PR contract through June 30, 2017. Proposals are due May 20. View the RFP (link).