Sponsorships
Partner With Us to Strengthen Austin’s Workforce
Your sponsorship helps us empower jobseekers, support employers, and shape the future of work in Central Texas. Together, we can connect local talent with opportunity.
Local Impact
Support programs that serve thousands of job seekers, youth, veterans, and working families across Austin and Travis County.
Strategic Visibility
Gain exposure among business leaders, elected officials, educators, and community stakeholders at high-profile events and initiatives.
Meaningful Alignment
Collaborate with a mission-driven organization tackling real workforce challenges with innovative, community-rooted solutions.
Signature Initiatives
Your support can power any of our signature workforce development initiatives:
Child Care Family Support
Help families overcome short-term barriers while they search for and secure child care. Community donations provide grocery gift cards and other emergency supports that help parents remain focused on work, training, and caring for their children.
Opportunities: Community recognition as a family support sponsor, logo placement, featured impact stories
Austin’s Infrastructure Academy
Prepare the next generation of infrastructure workers. Sponsorship helps scale capacity for training, credentials, and wraparound services for job seekers entering high-demand construction and public sector careers.
Opportunities: Branded industry hiring events, employer spotlights
Austin Hires Local Podcast
Be a voice in the conversation. Our podcast highlights real stories of workforce success and challenges across Central Texas.
Opportunities: Episode sponsorships, guest features, cross-promotion on social media and newsletters
Industry Hiring Events
Connect with talent where it matters most. We host multiple industry-specific hiring fairs throughout the year, focused on sectors like healthcare, IT, skilled trades, and more.
Opportunities: Event sponsorship, direct job seeker outreach, speaking opportunities
Next Level Ready
An immersive, half-day experience designed to prepare high school seniors for life after graduation. Students gain soft skills, practice networking, and explore career pathways through interactive, real-world learning.
Opportunities: Event sponsorship, student engagement materials, employer engagement
Hiring Red, White & You!
Support those who served. This statewide hiring event helps veterans, transitioning service members, and military families connect with meaningful employment.
Opportunities: Military community sponsor recognition, employer booth underwriting, veteran support services
Working in Austin Newsletter
Get into the inboxes of 30,000+ subscribers every month. Our “Working in Austin” newsletter delivers the latest on career services, job openings, training events, and more.
Opportunities: Sponsored content, logo placement, featured employer articles
Each initiative — such as a hiring event, podcast episode, or externship program — includes its own tailored sponsorship benefits based on visibility, engagement, and audience reach
Workforce Champions
We’re grateful to the organizations who’ve invested meaningfully in our mission and helped expand access to career pathways.
Let’s Work Together
We’re always looking to build meaningful partnerships. Whether you’re interested in sponsoring an event, hosting a podcast, or exploring a custom initiative, we’d love to talk.