California’s Santa Clara County is accepting proposals to provide marketing services, including PR, social media and creative design, to promote the Department of Parks and Recreation.

Located at the southern end of San Francisco Bay, Santa Clara County is the Golden State’s fifth largest county with a population of 1.9M, of which 1M people live in San Jose.

There are 28 parks, 52K acres of parkland, 340 miles of paved/unpaved trails, fishing/boating/camping facilities, and off-leash dog areas.

The selected firm will access the Department’s current approach to PR, communications and marketing.

It will then develop and carry out a comprehensive strategy to improve the Department’s brand recognition and integrity, communications reach and effectiveness in sharing information.

The firm will create content, cultivate ties with media/editors, pitch stories, and promote programs/events.

Interested parties must inform the Dept. of their intent to bid by May 30. Proposals are due June 6 at the Periscope portal.

Read the RFP. (PDF).