Employment Links
Want to find work doing what you love?
Whether you're looking for an internship or a full-time job, making jewelry or designing furniture, here are a few online resources to help you get a jump-start your job search:
General Employment Sites
Some of the country’s largest job banks, articles and resources to assist you in your job search
- Jobs Bank for Opportunities in Michigan
- Career Builder
- MonsterTrak Job Bank
- Craigslist
- Job Bank USA
- Quintessential Careers
- America’s Job Bank
- The Federal Government’s Official Job Site
- Classified Ads from Numerous U.S. Newspapers
National Employment Sites Specific to Aritsts and Designers
The two following sites are password protected for Kendall students and members of the Kendall Alumni Association. Please e-mail brownc@ferris.edu for assistance.
- www.graduatejobs.com A national job bulletin for artists and designers
- www.artjob.org A comprehensive, up-to-date national listing of jobs internships, fellowships for artists and designers
Art Education
- Michigan Art Education Association – Become a member of MAEA and receive the email art teaching job bulletin
- National Listing of Art Education Teaching Positions
- Michigan Teaching Job Opportunites
- Michigan Teacher Network job listings
Art History
- Resources for Art History Students
- Michigan Association of Cultural Art Agencies – Jobs, Grants, Residencies and Fellowships in Michigan
- Comprehensive List of Art History Opportunities
Digital Media
- Creative Directors
- Digital Media World job listings
- Digital Media Jobs
- Animation job sites
- 3dCafe.com – The ultimate resource for graphic design, web design, CAD architects and Scientific Visualization
- Animation World Network job listings
- Gamasutra Game Design
- Animation Arena
- Jobs at Pixar
Fine Art Opportunities Resources
- Art Serve of Michigan – Services for Michigan Artists – artist directory and jobs
- Michigan Association of Cultural Arts Agencies – Michigan Opportunities for Artists
- New York Foundation for the Arts – This site offers access to the most comprehensive list of resources for artists in the nation, opening doors to the widest range of financial, educational, technological, and institutional resources and information.
- The National Assembly of State Arts Agencies – Jobs and links to art agencies in every state. NASAA is the membership organization that unites, represents and serves the nation’s state and jurisdictional arts agencies. Each of the 56 states and jurisdictions has created an agency to support excellence in and access to the arts.
- Art Deadlines List – A monthly newsletter (via email or paper) with several hundred announcements (every month!) listing art contests & competitions, art scholarships & grants, juried exhibitions, art jobs & internships, call for entries/proposals/papers, writing & photo contests, residencies, design & architecture competitions, auditions, casting calls, fellowships, festivals, funding, and other opportunities (including some that take place on the web) for artists, art educators and art students of all ages.
Furniture Design
- American Society of Furniture Designers – Become a member and receive email job postings
Graphic Design
- Creative Directory Services – The Midwest leading resource for creative talent
- Graphic Design Job Bank
- Graphic Design Job Bank
- American Institute of Graphic Arts – Design jobs
- HOW Design job bank
Illustration
- Illustration Freelance Opportunities
- Illustration Resources and Networks
- Greeting Card Associations
- Art Directors Club – Advertising and graphic design info and jobs in New York
- Information on Jobs in Cartooning
- Cartooning Resources
- Indeed – Jobs for illustrators
- Links to cartoon societies and organizations
- Illustration Job and Career Information
Industrial Design
- Coroflot – When it comes to creative hiring, Coroflot’s laser-like focus incinerates all other job sites!
- Industrial Design Society of America job bank
- Rita Sue Siegel and Associates – Employment and job search information
Interior Design
- International Interior Design Association – IIDA
- Interiors & Sources Magazine Online
- Coroflot – When it comes to creative hiring, Coroflot’s laser-like focus incinerates all other job sites!
- InteriorDesignJobs.com – A career resource for the design industry
Metals/Jewelry
- Gemological Institute of America – Career opportunities for those who range in experience from entry level to seasoned management.
- Jobs4gems.com is a unique online job posting/resume service that helps to introduce employers to employees. Employees U Trust provides an online service to ensure the people you have chosen for your open job positions meet your standards for employees, before you hire them.
- www.careersinjewelry.com – This site, created exclusively for the jewelry industry, is the place to go if you are job seeker or a potential employer.
Photography
- Photo District News Online – Classifieds, resources, links and commercial industry news
- Photography Careers
- Society of Photography Education – Job Bank and Scholarships
Sculpture/Functional Art
For more websites with information about careers in art and design, see the "Websites for Art and Design Majors," a Kendall Career Services publication.
The Fine Arts Resource Book lists grants, scholarships, residencies and fellowship jobs etc. It's updated weekly and is located at Kendall's Career Services office.
