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Search Recommendations
Although
it is easy to click on a link and very quickly begin to search for job offering
it can also be a bit tricky as well. So here are some suggestions that should
help when you enter one of these sites.
Adapt to the Terminology of the Site
Nearly
every one of these sites uses its own terminology to categorize a type of job.
For instance, one site lists illustration jobs under the category of “Art/Design”
while another site lists them under “Design & Multimedia”.
Use Multiple Keywords
Most
of these sites use a combination of word types to identify categories and jobs.
So a site might use career classification words like “Illustration” and Graphic
Design” in the same category list with type of work words like “Posters” and
“Logo Design”. Some even add skill descriptive words to the list like
“Photoshop” or “InDesign”.
Follow the Links
To
really get to the heart of a job offering you should follow the link and
subsequent links until you are able to read the entire job description and
obtain the information you need. Some of the listings are only partial
descriptions of jobs or freelance projects.
Note Salary and Dollar Amounts
Many
of the listings state the compensation amount up front, some are realistic, and
some are nothing more than highway robbery. Freelance jobs can be listed by a
fixed price or by an hourly rate and number of hours. Take care. Some sites are
set up to benefit the employers while others try to benefit job seekers and
freelancers.
Be Flexible With Job Titles
Some
job titles are well established and understood by the industries they serve
such as Graphic Designer, Industrial Designer, etc. Other job titles are much
less defined and can vary widely in job descriptions. One of these is “Concept
Artist”, which to an employer can mean anything from Animator, to Storyboard
Artist, to User Interface Designer, to Digital Painter, to Game Artist, and
others.
Full Time Employment
iHire Commercial Art
Whether
you need a job or need to hire, iHireCommercialArt is a niche job board
dedicated solely to the Commercial Art industry; they bring Commercial Art jobs
and Commercial Art job seekers together to make successful employment possible.
From illustrators to photographers to art directors and more, you can find a
job or fill an opening quickly and easily on iHireCommercialArt.
For
job seekers, we take the "search" out of your job search.
iHireCommercialArt gives you a single place to find Commercial Art jobs that
are posted across the internet. We don't just wait for employers to come to us;
we also actively collect online job listings from places like small and large
business websites, employment classifieds, government databases, industry
associations and more. As a member of iHireCommercialArt, you can access all of
these jobs in one place so you spend less time searching and more time
interviewing.
Jobs
can be searched for by job title alone or by job title and state. The site
lists 3D Designer Jobs, Art Director Jobs, Art Manager Jobs, Artist Jobs,
Associate Art Director Jobs, Cartoonist Jobs, Color Design Consultant Jobs,
Design Assistant Jobs, Desktop Publisher Jobs, Exhibit Designer Jobs, Fabric
Designer Jobs, Graphic Artist Jobs, Graphic Designer Jobs, Graphic Technician
Jobs, Illustrator Jobs, Interior Designer Jobs, Layout Artist Jobs, Medical
Illustrator Jobs, Multi Media Animator Jobs, Multi Media Designer Jobs, Mural
Designer Jobs, Painter Jobs, Pattern Design Jobs, Photographer Jobs, Promotion Designer Jobs, Scientific
Illustrator Jobs, Set Designer Jobs, Technical Illustrator Jobs, Textile
Designer Jobs, and Videographer Jobs.
Basic
Membership
When
you register with iHireCommercialArt, you will automatically get a free Basic
Membership. The basic membership includes the following:
1. You
can set up a profile and tell us which types of jobs you are looking for.
Each week, we’ll email you new matching jobs so you can stay current on what
jobs are available in your area.
2. You
will be able to upload your resume and make it searchable. Making your
resume searchable is optional, but, by doing so, you allow employers in our
network to find you and view your resume when they look for candidates with
your qualifications.
3. You
will be allowed to search jobs. As a Basic Member, you will see the full
content (title, location, company, description, how to apply) of our featured
jobs. The content of non-featured jobs is reserved exclusively for our Premium
Members, but you can browse their titles and partial descriptions to watch for
that perfect opportunity.
Indeed
Since
2004, Indeed has given job seekers free access to millions of jobs from
thousands of company websites and job boards. As the leading
pay-for-performance recruitment advertising network, Indeed drives millions of
targeted applicants to jobs in every field and is the most cost-effective
source of candidates for thousands of companies. Founded by Paul Forster and
Rony Kahan, Indeed is a subsidiary of Recruit Holdings Co., Ltd. Indeed has
offices in Austin, Mountain View, New York and Stamford in the US, as well as
offices in Dublin and London.
You
can search for jobs from the Indeed home page or in the 'What'/'Where' boxes at the top of
any page. To run a search, simply type keywords into the 'What' box describing
the kind of job you want, and enter a city, state/province or zip/postal code
in the 'Where' box. Then click the 'Find Jobs' button or hit the Enter key on
your keyboard. Take a look at their job search tips for more
guidance, or try the advanced job search for additional options. After
you've run a search, click on any job title to view the job details. This takes
you out of Indeed to the website listing the job.
You
can upload your resume to the site so employers can find you and have access to
your work experience, skill set, and credentials.
Advanced
search allows you to search by job title, location, salary level, job type, and
more. Job
title searches generate the number of jobs listed along with subcategories
under major job types such as “Graphic Designer”, which yields Web Designer,
Art Director, Graphic Design Intern, Designer, Junior Graphic Designer, Junior
Designer, Senior Visual Designer, Senior Designer, Interactive Designer, Design
Intern, Ui/Ux Designer, etc.
Find The Right Job
Find
The Right Job allows job seekers to search for jobs by industry. Under the
Arts/Design Jobs category careers in animation, graphic design, game design,
advertising, architecture, fashion design, interior design, photography,
illustration, and industrial design await those who wish to enter the wonderful
world of arts and design (their language not mine) are all listed. Registration
is required to access the full search database.
The
job portal offers a quick and easy way for job seekers to view local, relevant
job listings and apply for the positions that are the best match. Job seekers
can also subscribe to "News You Need," featuring insightful blog
entries on popular career fields, social media, preparing for the job search,
and strategies to get the job. Job seekers can read up on "Employer
Trends," with helpful entries on hiring resources, entry-level placement,
commission position placement, and employer attitudes.
In
addition to providing job listings, Find The Right Job offers articles that
provide useful advice on all sorts of job related subjects. Some of the article
titles available are “Job Hunting Gimmicks: Creative or Crazy?”, “The Walt
Disney Company: A Magical Company, A Magical Career.”, “Job Hunting Advice:
Olympic Style.”, and 5 Ways to Research Companies You Want to Work For.”
Monster
Monster
pioneered the business of digital recruiting in 1994, and today we are the only
online recruitment provider able to service customers on a truly global basis.
Monster Worldwide has an unparalleled international reach with a presence in
approximately 50 countries around the world. Monster pioneered the notion of
helping people get more out of work by showing them that a better job was out
there. And helping them find it at Monster. But the
workplace has evolved; people expect more control; people seek more
perspective; people crave more enrichment. Monster believes it is more than
just a marketplace for jobs. Monster
doesn't just sell better jobs they say they want to help promote better lives.
Although
Monster is not as illustrator/artist centric as some of the other job listing
sites, you can still enter a job title, keywords, company name, or location to
conduct a search. You can also browse categories and industries for listings.
Some of the category listings include Creative Design Jobs, Editorial Jobs, IT
Jobs, etc. Industry selection choices include Advertising Jobs, Personal
Services Jobs, and Education Jobs.
Personal
information such as a resume can be uploaded to Monsters database. There are
even resume writing tips to assist you with writing a resume. Monster contains
many articles about the entire job seeking process as well as other career
resources, advice and services. Monster also contains a salary wizard powered
by salaries.com that lists salaries by job title and location.
Careerbuilder
CareerBuilder
was founded in 1995 and now has more than 24 million unique visitors a month
visit CareerBuilder to find new jobs and obtain career advice. With more than
one million jobs, CareerBuilder.com® is the largest career site in the United
States. CareerBuilder has tools for every part of your job search including
résumé writing assistance, skills training, and free skills tests and salary
calculators. Get expert advice on job search tactics, employment trends and
workplace issues from CareerBuilder’s vast library of articles and videos, as
well as its job seeker blog, www.TheWorkBuzz.com.
You
can still enter keywords and/or location to conduct a basic search or you can
browse by category, company, city, or state. A dropdown menu to help with
Careerbuilder’s terminology supports keyword entries. For instance, when I
entered “Illustration” in the title search, Careerbuilder suggested “Visual
Designer Illustrator”. Using that title search resulted in more listings.
Careerbuilder
provides resume services including an online resume builder and even a resume
writer that provides basic statements and templates for a fee. The site offers
job matching technology to target jobs that match keywords in your resume, the
jobs you view and might apply for. The more you use Careerbuilder.com the
better the job matches become. Uploading your resume is the easiest and fastest
way to start getting Job Recommendations.
One
of the best offerings on the Careerbuilder site is the link to Jobology: 153
Ways to Improve Your Job Search, a 19-page well organized guide to job
searching.
Authentic Jobs
Since
2005, qualified candidates have been applying for great opportunities at Apple,
Facebook, MSNBC.com, frog design, The Motley Fool, Estée Lauder, Turner Sports
Interactive, ESPN, HBO, Phinney Bischoff, Garmin, Sony BMG, Electronic Arts, HP
and many other companies large and small. Our filter controls make it easy to
narrow your preferences and save them in your account. In addition to listings
being featured on authenticjobs.com, listings are also featured
on cameronmoll.comand on about 20 partner websites that are
targeted to the job seekers you’re hoping fill your position. Together, these
sites capture millions of page views every month and hundreds of thousands of
unique visitors.
Not
as illustrator/artist focused as some of the other job listing sites, you can
look for opportunities by the type of job you are seeking. The categories
include Full-time, Part-time, Contract, Freelance, Moonlighting, and even
Internship.
Krop
Krop
started in 2000 as a private mailing list among top designers, eventually
growing into a small job board on our design community website, Newstoday/QBN.
Krop provides a creative industry job board and portfolio hosting website that
is used by the most talented candidates at all experience levels, and the
globe's most respected creative brands. A creative industry standard,
Krop.com is visited over 1 million times a month while still owned by the same
designers who started it. Krop lists an impressive group of clients including
GUCCI, Apple, Forbes, Nike, Google, Guggenheim Museum, Yahoo!, Facebook,
Motorola, ABC News, Turner Broadcasting, The New York Times, Nintendo,
Orbitz, Deep Focus, Dreamworks, Microsoft, Paramount, NBC, ABC, MTV, Netflix,
VH1, ESPN, FOX, and many, many more.
Krop
not only lists jobs that can be searched by keyword and location, but the site
also provides the tools to format and display a portfolio so employers can
review the work of artists. They also feature work in a place, which they call
“Pluck’t”.
Coroflot
Design-driven
companies worldwide use Coroflot to recruit a full spectrum of creative talent.
Coroflot is widely used by artists and creatives to display projects and
portfolios of their work, but Coroflot also hosts a job board that lists job
offerings from some of the most respected creative employers out there. With
over 1000 job listings Coroflot is definitely worth following. Categories
include Animation, 3D Modeling, Character Design, Concept Art, Fashion and
Apparel, Illustration, Model Making, Soft Goods, Graphic Design, Set Design,
and many more. Employers such as Hallmark, Landor and Associates, NBC, Puma,
3M, etc.
Freelance Commissions
Elance
As
the name implies, Elance is a site devoted to connecting employers with
freelancers on a project-by-project basis. Elance is a popular place to find,
hire, manage and collaborate with online freelancers, and for freelancers to do
likewise. As of this posting there were nearly 6000 job posts under the
category of Design and Multimedia, which contains a number of subcategories
including Illustration, Art, Cartoons & Comics, Graphic Design, Logos,
Animation, and many more. Jobs vary widely in the amount of compensation listed,
but there are some that are fairly priced. Artists can also post a portfolio so
that employers can view their work and offer them commissions.
Guru
Guru
for Freelancers offers the opportunity to market sought-after skills to a
global audience with minimal cost. Innovative features, such as online
portfolios, give Freelancers a cutting edge platform on which to highlight
their skills and experiences in attracting or retaining business. Total
Marketing Score data teaches Freelancers about their personal strengths and
weaknesses so that every service provider on our site has support in becoming a
successful free agent – an online entrepreneur with a core market niche. Even
if you work with an employer on the other side of the world, your payment is
secure using SafePay. The employer pays us before the work begins. As approved
milestones are reached and the employer approves the work, we pay you.
The
Art Design and Multimedia Category contained well over 9000 listings in the
categories of Design, Illustration, 3D, Animation and categories of software
expertise in Photoshop, Illustrator and InDesign. There were 1800 in
Illustration alone. Job compensation is listed by an hourly rate and a job
minimum. Jobs vary widely in the amount of compensation listed, but there are
some that are fairly priced.
oDesk
oDesk
adopted a few simple principles to ensure success for all users, including the
oDesk guarantee that an hour worked is an hour paid, and an hour paid is an
hour worked. oDesk believes that as a Freelancer, you have the right to be paid
for every hour worked—on time, every time; work where you want, when you want;
set an hourly rate based on your skills, experience, and reputation; and have
access to the tools you need to build your business online.
Creative
job listings can be found under the major category of Design and Multimedia,
which listed almost 6500 jobs. Subcategories include Illustration, Print
Design, Animation, and more. Illustration had over 475 listings. Jobs vary
widely in the amount of compensation listed, but there are some that are fairly
priced.
Freelancer
Freelancer.com
is the world's largest freelancing, outsourcing, and crowd-sourcing marketplace
for small business with over 10 million users to hire a freelancer for contract
work. In the Design Media and Architecture section you can browse through more
than one hundred skill categories including Illustration, Covers and Packaging,
Graphic Design, Caricatures and Cartoons, Animation, etc.
As
a service to its freelancers, Freelancer offers advice to freelancers about the
potential pitfalls of contract work and how to avoid them. You can check the employer’s
profile for details that will give you a general idea of what type of employer
you are dealing with. You can also look at a user’s reputation rating and
read feedback left by other freelancers about their experiences working with
that employer. This feedback, when available, can be indispensable in providing
an overview of an employer’s interactions with past contractors. Jobs
vary widely in the amount of compensation listed, but there are some that are
fairly priced.
Directories
Advertising Age
A
long time fixture in the advertising industry, Advertising Age Magazine
provides an online directory of Advertising agencies with links to all the
agencies listed. Job seekers can follow links to the company websites to follow
up on job possibilities.
Comic Art Links Directory
The
Comic Art Links Directory provided by Dragonberry not only proved a large list
of comic artists with links to their individual websites it also provides a
directory of comic book publishers with links to their sites. These sites could
be possible locations for job seekers interested in the comic industry.
Core 77 Design Directory
The
Core 77 Directory is a comprehensive guide to the design firms and creative
agencies. Core77 publishes articles, videos, discussion forums, an extensive
event calendar, a database of design firms, schools, vendors and services.
Core77 provides a gathering point for designers and enthusiasts alike by
producing an annual awards program, design competitions, lecture series,
parties, and exhibits. Its sister site, Coroflot,
focuses on designer portfolios and design jobs, and boasts a population of over
235,000 portfolios, all searchable from anywhere on the internet.
Directory of Illustration Artists Rep Index
There
are links to the websites of over 40 artist’s representatives in the
Directory’s Artist’s Rep Index. These sites not only display the work of the
artists that are represented, but many have contact information and directions
on how to submit work for consideration.
The Agent List
The
Agent List claims to be the best way to find artist agents worldwide. And
although it is primarily geared to photography reps, there are a number of reps
listed that do illustration also. The site is searchable by agent, keyword, or
location.
The Open Directory Project (DMOZ)
Another
Directory of artist’s representatives is DMOZ. With over 30 organizations
listed DMOZ can connect an illustrator to rep firms that may specialize in
their particular area such as storyboards. The DMOZ acronym comes from
directory.mozilla.org, its original domain name.
Folioplanet Representatives
Folioplanet.com
contains a directory of representatives as well as a list of their talent and a
link to their websites where contact info can be found.
The Yellow Pages
The Yellow Pages is an
often forgotten resource these days, and it is now
accessible online. As an example the web address below provided links to over
100 artist representatives in the New York City area.
