Professional Development

Your Job Search

  • Academic Keys - A comprehensive listing of job openings at Universities.
  • After College - An online professional platform that connects college students, alumni and employers through customized career networks at colleges and professional organizations across the country.
  • American Association of Museums - Representing the entire scope of museums including both professional and non-paid staff with a comprehensive resource for job listings.
  • Americans for the Arts Job Bank - Employers and recruiters can access a qualified talent pool with relevant work experience.
  • Animation World Network - Bringing employers and job seekers together from across the globe. Post an anonymous resume, start a ‘Job Seeker' account, and view jobs.
  • Art Deadline - A fee-based publication listing contests, competitions, scholarships and grants, juried exhibitions, jobs, internships, and calls for entries.
  • ArtJob - Whether you are looking for a new job, a qualified employee, career resources, or information about the arts field, you can find it all at ArtJob.
  • Arts Opportunities - A comprehensive database listing internships and artist opportunities.
  • ArtSEARCH - Listing jobs in theatre, performing arts centers, summer festivals, universities and schools, museums, arts councils and other arts organizations.
  • ArtStaffing.com - Staffing, consulting and training programs for museums, non-profit organizations and art businesses internationally.
  • Aquent - A placement agency that puts marketing and design specialists together with challenging jobs with the goal of creating productive partnerships that produce meaningful work.
  • backstagejobs.com - Listing positions available in the U.S. and internationally.
  • Career Builder - A comprehensive job search site. It also has a wealth of free information about preparing for your job search in the Advice and Resources section.
  • Chronicle Careers - From the Chronicle of Higher Education, an important source of news, information and jobs in institutions across the U.S.
  • CollegeGrad - A job search service for college students and recent grads targeting entry-level job searches, tips and more.
  • Coroflot.com - Post your portfolio online plus search for employment opportunities via the design job board.
  • CreativeHotlist.com - A communication arts website for portfolio posting and job search.
  • DesignGuide.com - A comprehensive and efficient research, communication and advertising platform for the building & design industry.
  • GameJobs.com - Considers itself the go-to destination for the industry's leading recruiters.
  • Gamasutra.comp - An industry leader in career resources. Search by company, title, description, city, state or country.
  • Get a Design Job - Advice for your job search from AIGA.
  • GraduateJobs.com/ - The national employment bulletin for the visual arts professions.
  • HigherEdJobs.com - A large database focused on college and university positions.
  • HowDesign.com - A job bank that lists opportunities within the design field including print, web, interactive, package design and management.
  • Idealist.org - An interactive site for people and organizations to exchange resources and ideas, and locate opportunities.
  • Indeed.com - Job search and post your resume. Information about jobs, salaries, trends plus forums.
  • InsideHigherEd.com - An online source for jobs in the field of higher education. In addition this site offers news, opinions and tools to help professionals in this field find employment.
  • Job Bound - Free online resources for resume writing, interviewing, and networking.
  • Krop.com - A job board and career resource website for creative professionals.
  • Linkedin - Video tutorial for recent graduates.
  • LogoPond.com - Aggregates job listings from top job boards in the design community.
  • Mandy.com - Lists job vacancies in film and broadcast across the U.S. including art departments and production.
  • Monster College - A part of the online job site Monster.com aimed specifically at college graduates to help them find their first career. They offer resources, interview tips and tricks, resume templates and skill-building quizzes.
  • Motionographer.com - Lists jobs and paid internships in broadcast design, 3D animation, motion graphics, interactive design, live action production, visual effects and production.
  • Museum Employment Resource Center - Lists jobs ad information related to museums and museum employment.
  • MuseumJobs.com - Posting jobs for museums, galleries, libraries and archives in the U.S. and internationally.
  • MuseumProfessionals.org - A site designed by museum professionals for museum professionals. Job listings are for the U.S. and overseas.
  • National Directory of State Arts Agencies - A searchable directory to find job boards for opportunities in the arts.
  • Opportunity Knocks - Dedicated to nonprofit professionals. This site includes job listings as well as resources for developing successful careers in the nonprofit community.
  • SchoolSpring.com - An employment source for educators. This site allows job seekers to scour the web for job postings, suitable for both new and experienced educators, and bring them together in one place.
  • Springboard for the Arts Job Book - Openings in arts-friendly organizations and companies in MN.
  • The Art Directors Club - A forum for creative professionals in the advertising, design, interactive media and communications fields. Numerous types of opportunities are listed.
  • The College Art Association - The CAA Online Career Center is the largest database of employment listings in the art and academic worlds.
  • The Creative Placement Agency - Has a deep level of experience in all levels of recruitment and placement within design firms, corporations and advertising agencies.
  • DesignDirectory.com/ - A comprehensive guide to the best design firms and creative agencies.
  • The Firm List - A directory that lists web design and development firms organized geographically.
  • The Foundation Center - Philanthropy News Digest provides listings of current full-time openings at foundations and non-profit organizations in the U.S.
  • The Smithsonian Career Center - Lists job vacancies and offers opportunities to post your resume.
  • Workbook.com - Dedicated to providing the premium sourcebooks, and resources for finding top talent and services. Workbook also provides adaptable marketing tools for photographers, illustrators, letterers and designers.
  • Yeh Ideology - A boutique firm that specializes in recruiting for industrial design and related industries.

Professional Organizations

  • AIGA - The professional association for design, is committed to advancing design as a professional craft, strategic tool and vital cultural force.
  • Art & Design Educational Advisors, LLC (ADEA) - provides independent, objective college advising and career development services specifically for artists and designers. ADEA provides career development guidance for recent graduates trying to begin their career and for professionals seeking to modify their career. This is a fee based service.
  • ArtCollecting.com - Provides links to more than 4000 art galleries along with art museums and snon-profit art centers. Includes direct links to major cities across the U.S.
  • ArtShow.com - A dense site with listings of shows, competitions, workshops, classes, individual artists and a tips and tutorials section. There is a comprehensive list of arts organizations around the country.
  • ArtSupport.com - Created for fine art photographers, however it’s useful to anyone interested in selling artwork.
  • Artists Who Teach - A non-profit organization for the artist who is also a teacher.
  • ASMP - The premier trade association for professional photographers offering enormous benefits including: searchable directory listing in ASMP's Find A Photographer database, major discounts on educational seminars and workshops, specific how-to information on the website, advocacy and representation for media rights on Capitol Hill, networking opportunities, insurance, discounts on products and services and consultation with their staff. This is a vital organization for any professional photographer whether emerging or well established.
  • Graphic-Design-Info.com - a comprehensive directory of design organizations around the world in addition to articles, resource lists, suppliers and job postings.
  • Industrial Designers Society of America - ISDA promotes the practice and education of Industrial Design.
  • New York Foundation for the Arts - The mission of NYFA is to empower artists at critical stages in their creative lives. NYFA serves individual artists by offering direct financial assistance, professional development and information and resources to artists and organizations.
  • Professional Photographers of America - The world's largest nonprofit association for professional photographers, with 22,000 members in 54 countries. This association seeks to increase its members' business savvy as well as broaden their creative scope, advancing careers by providing all the tools for success…as they have since 1869.
  • Twin Cities Fine Arts Organization - The Twin Cities Fine Arts Organization formed to advocate visual arts literacy, which is promoted to the public through programs and visibility including the annual Gallery Guide, The Arts Insider email, special events and more.
  • US Regional Arts Organizations - The US Regional Arts Organizations are six non-profit entities created to encourage development of the arts and to support arts programs on a regional basis.
  • Wedding and Portrait Photographers International - WPPI includes members from all genres of photography. Membership includes a listing in PhotoServe.com portfolio display site, special vendor discounts, discounts for contest entries (Photo District News and WPPI), conventions and trade shows, subscriptions to Rangefinder and PDN magazine, equipment reviews, blogs and opportunities to network with others in the profession.

External Resources

  • Behance Network - a network of creative professionals, tools, and ideas to empower other creatives to make their ideas happen. Includes an online portfolio, the 99% Behance Blog, Action Method task management web application, and Behance Outfitters store.
  • Career Builder - Advise & Resources - Free information about preparing for your job search.
  • Cargo - Cargo offers its members free standing personal websites, a wide variety of templates, and simple but sophisticated tools to control the way their content is displayed.
  • Clean Up Your Online Profile - There are companies whose sole business is to report back on the social profiles of job candidates. Take control of how your profiles appear online.
  • Dropbox - A file hosting and sync service offering 2GB of free online storage enabling users to sync and share files and folders across the Internet and between devices.
  • Etsy - A social commerce website focused on handmade or vintage items as well as art and craft supplies.
  • Facebook - You likely already know Facebook, but you may not know you can utilize it for business as well as personal use.
  • FileMail - A free service allowing you to send and receive big files in an easy, fast and secure way, without registration.
  • Interview Cheat Sheet - An Interviewing Cheat Sheet that offers great advice for preparation and what to expect at a job interview.
  • Kickstarter -An online threshold pledge system for funding creative projects. On Kickstarter, a project must reach its funding goal before time runs out or no money changes hands. You set your own funding goal, so aim to raise the minimum amount you’ll need to create your vision.
  • Linkedin - Recent Graduates - A tutorial video for recent graduates.
  • MS Office Resume Templates - Resume templates and more for college graduates.
  • Square - Square allows you to accept credit card payments for your goods or services through Android and iOS apps with the help of a card reader dongle that plugs into your device. Square charges 2.75% per each swipe through the card reader without any commitments. The credit card reader dongle, and the Square app are 100% free.
  • Twitter - Quickly get the word out about a new showing, or ask for technical support on a crucial piece of software you rely on. With over 300 million users, if it can be said in 140 characters it has been, and will be again.
  • Writing The Perfect Resume - If you haven’t started it, you should. Your resume is a crucial introduction and it must be good.
  • You Send It - Send Files easily. Send and receive content with the comfort of email without the hassle of inbox limits.

Internships and Residencies

  • ArtistsCommunities.org - Connected to the Alliance of Artists Communities, it lists residencies available in the US and abroad for established and emerging artists.
  • Idealist.org - An extensive list of non-profit organizations, internships and volunteer opportunities throughout the world.
  • ResArtist.org - A worldwide network of artist residencies.

Women in the Arts

  • Elizabeth A. Sackler Center for Feminist Art at the Brooklyn Museum - An exhibition and education facility dedicated to feminist art - past, present, and future. It is the permanent home of Judy Chicago's iconic work, “The Dinner Party.”
  • Empowered Women International - An award-winning nonprofit organization that channels the entrepreneurial spirit, the arts and creative talents of immigrant, refugee and low-income women into small businesses to create jobs, opportunity for women, multicultural understanding and a new generation of American leaders and entrepreneurs.
  • Friends of Lulu - a networking group of women cartoonists and graphic novelists with educational activities and has an awards program.
  • National Museum of Women in the Arts - A museum in Washington, DC with fantastic online resources. They have developed Clara®, a unique interactive database containing authoritative information on 18,000 women visual artists of all time periods and nationalities. The information in Clara® is drawn from the materials in NMWA's extensive Archives on Women Artists. They have received funding to do this research over a period of several years from the Institute of Museum and Library Services, a grant-making federal agency supporting museums and libraries of all types.
  • The Women's Media Center - Is based in New York and has Gloria Steinem and Jane Fonda on their board. A major part of their mission is training women to be effective and employed journalists and they maintain a website with news about women.
  • Women's Caucus for Art - A national organization of women artists with chapters all over the country. They have a newsletter and hold conferences and networking events. They sell books on their website about the history of their organization and their frustration with mainstream arts organizations.
  • Feminist Arts Project - A collaborative national initiative celebrating the Feminist Art Movement and the aesthetic, intellectual and political impact of women on the visual arts, art history, and art practice, past and present. They do educational events and have an online calendar. Though based at Rutgers there is also a list of regional coordinators.
  • WARM - Connecting emerging and professional women artists, and encouraging them to create and exhibit art, and to increase their participation in the art world. As a catalyst for women artists to assist each other in achieving their goals, WARM promotes and provides advocacy and assistance for its member's projects. Membership is open to all who support WARM's mission, whether you are an artist or not.
  • Women Arts - A worldwide community of artists and allies that provides free funding information, skill-building, and networking services. Coordinates SWAN (Support Women Artists Now), an annual international celebration of women artists.
  • Women Make Movies - The largest distributor of women's films in the educational market and they are based in New York.

Innovation

  • The Business Innovation Factory - The Babson Entrepreneur Experience Lab, in partnership with the Business Innovation Factory puts entrepreneurs at the center of an ongoing effort to design, prototype, and test a new generation of solutions to achieve a new economic vision with entrepreneurship at its heart.
  • National Collegiate Inventors and Innovators Alliance - Supporting technology innovation and entrepreneurship in universities and colleges to create experiential learning opportunities for students, and successful, socially beneficial businesses.