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Graphic Arts

 

Descriptive Career Information | Job Banks and Searching Advice | Associations | Graduate School Information

Descriptive Career Information

Artists and Related Workers Career Information
Overview of the profession from the U.S. Department of Labor. Includes information about: General nature of the work, working conditions, employment, training and qualifications, job outlook, earnings, and related occupations.
http://www.bls.gov/oco/ocos092.htm

Graphic Designers Career Information
Overview of the profession from the U.S. Department of Labor. Includes information about: General nature of the work, working conditions, employment, training and qualifications, job outlook, earnings, and related occupations.
http://www.bls.gov/oco/ocos090.htm

Job Banks and Searching Advice

AllGraphicDesign
Jobs for freelance graphic designers.
http://www.allgraphicdesign.com/jobs.html

Animation World Network
Job postings and career tips.
http://careers.awn.com/

Aquent
Listings of marketing jobs, including a section for creative staffing and services. Under creative staffing section, access to portfolios and free tools including educational videos and guides.
http://aquent.com/

Coroflot.com
Job board and professional advice for careers in design and other creative fields.
http://www.coroflot.com/public/jobs_browse.asp

CreativeHotlist
Lists jobs in visual arts, especially graphic arts.
http://www.creativehotlist.com/

Design Job Database from AIGA
Job database from the American Institute of Graphic Arts.
http://www.aigadesignjobs.org/public/default.asp?t=

Internet & Multimedia Career Links
Links from the Boston College Career Center.
http://www.bc.edu/offices/careers/careers/careerfields/multimedia/

nSight.com
Placement firm specializing in print and interactive communications services. Focus is on the New England area.
http://www.nsightworks.com/index.asp

World Wide Arts Resources
Links to art related information and professional news. See the employment section for a list of graphic arts career sites.
http://wwar.com/

See Also: General Job Banks and Other Job Search Tools

Associations

American Institute of Graphic Art (AIGA) - Boston Chapter
http://www.aigaboston.org/

Graphic Artist Guild - Boston Chapter
http://boston.gag.org/index.html

Society for News Design
http://www.snd.org

Graduate School Information

Peterson's Graduate Education Center
Peterson's online searchable graduate program database. Users can search graduate programs nationally by keyword, location, etc.
http://www.petersons.com

 

See Also

Art and Music

Communications, Media, and Journalism

Marketing

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Page updated: February 28, 2008