Places to Find Work

Job Boards for Public Employers

 

Government Job Boards

Government Jobs: https://www.governmentjobs.com/

USA Jobs: https://www.usajobs.gov/

Education Job Boards

HigherEdJobs: https://www.higheredjobs.com/

Handshake: https://www.joinhandshake.com/

Chronicle Vitae: https://chroniclevitae.com/job_search/new?cid=UCHETOPNAV

 

Job Boards for Private Employers

 

Designer Job Boards

AIGA: https://designjobs.aiga.org/

Alliance of Artist Communities: https://www.artistcommunities.org/jobs

ArtJobs: https://artjobs.artsearch.us/

Authentic Jobs: https://authenticjobs.com/

Behance: https://www.behance.net/joblist

Campaign Live: https://www.campaignlive.co.uk/jobs/all/creative/

Coroflot: https://www.coroflot.com/design-jobs

Creative Guild: https://creativemornings.com/jobs

Creative Hotlist: https://www.creativehotlist.com/

Creativepool: https://creativepool.com/jobs/

Design Milk Jobs: https://designmilkjobs.com/

Design Job Board: https://www.designjobsboard.com/

Design Week: https://jobs.designweek.co.uk/

DeZeen Jobs: https://www.dezeenjobs.com/

The Dots: https://the-dots.com/jobs/search

Dribbble: https://dribbble.com/jobs

The Drum: https://www.thedrum.com/jobs/

FlexJobs: https://www.flexjobs.com/jobs/art-products-services?page=1

Gumtree Jobs: https://www.gumtree.com.au/jobs

If You Could: https://ifyoucouldjobs.com/

Krop: https://www.krop.com/

The Loop: https://www.theloop.com.au/jobs

RemoteOK: https://remoteok.io/remote-jobs

ScreenSkillz: https://www.screenskills.com/vacancies/search/#/

Shillington: https://www.shillingtoneducation.com/blog/category/jobs/

Smashing Magazine: https://www.smashingmagazine.com/jobs/

Talent Zoo: http://www.talentzoo.com/

University of Arts, London: https://creativeopportunities.arts.ac.uk/

 

General Commercial Job Boards

CareerBuilder: https://www.careerbuilder.com/

CareerOneStop: https://www.careeronestop.org

CraigsList (use with caution): https://craigslist.org/

GlassDoor: https://www.glassdoor.com/index.htm

Indeed: https://www.indeed.com/

Jobvertise: http://www.jobvertise.com/

Monster: https://www.monster.com/

US Jobs: https://us.jobs/

ZipRecruiter: https://www.ziprecruiter.com/

 

State Job Boards

 Alabama – Alabama Job Link: https://joblink.alabama.gov/ada/r/

Alaska – ALEXsys: https://alexsys.dol.alaska.gov/Default.aspx?C=1
and Alaska DOL: http://www.labor.alaska.gov/esd_alaska_jobs/ak_over.htm

Arizona –  Arizona Job Connection: https://www.azjobconnection.gov/ada/r/

Arkansas – Arkansas Workforce Centers: https://www.arjoblink.arkansas.gov/ada/r/

California – CalCareers: https://www.calcareers.ca.gov/

Colorado – Connecting Colorado: https://www.colorado.gov/cdle and
https://www.connectingcolorado.com/ 

Connecticut – CTHires: https://www.cthires.com/vosnet/Default.aspx

Delaware – Delaware Job Link: https://joblink.delaware.gov/ada/r/

District of Columbia – DC Jobs: https://www.dcjobs.com/

Florida – Employ Florida: https://www.employflorida.com/vosnet/Default.aspx

Georgia –  Employ Georgia: http://employgeorgia.com/
and https://dol.georgia.gov/find-job

Hawaii – HireNet Hawaii: https://www.hirenethawaii.com/vosnet/Default.aspx
and Hawaii Workforce Development Division:
https://labor.hawaii.gov/wdd/home/job-seekers/

Idaho – Dept. of Labor: https://idahoworks.gov/ada/r/job_seeker

Illinois – Illinois Job Link: https://illinoisjoblink.illinois.gov/ada/r/

Indiana – Indiana Career Connect: 
https://www.indianacareerconnect.com/vosnet/Default.aspx

Iowa – Iowa Works: https://www.iowaworks.gov/vosnet/Default.aspx

Kansas – Kansas Works: https://www.kansasworks.com/ada/r/

Kentucky – Kentucky Career Center: https://kcc.ky.gov/employer/Pages/Job-Posting.aspx
and https://focuscareer.ky.gov/careerexplorer/jobsearch/searchjobpostings

Louisiana – LA Works: http://www.laworks.net/

Maine – Maine Career Centers: https://www.mainecareercenter.gov/
and Maine Job Link Career Center: https://joblink.maine.gov/ada/r/

Massachusetts – Mass.gov: https://www.mass.gov/topics/finding-a-job

Maryland – Maryland Workforce Exchange: 
https://mwejobs.maryland.gov/vosnet/Default.aspx

Michigan –  Pure Michigan Talent Connect: https://www.mitalent.org/

Minnesota – MN Employment and Economic Development: 
https://mn.gov/deed/job-seekers/find-a-job/job-listings/

Mississippi – Mississippi Job Bank: https://mississippi.usnlx.com/

Missouri – MO Jobs: https://jobs.mo.gov/

Montana – State of Montana Careers: https://statecareers.mt.gov/ 
and https://mtstatejobs.taleo.net/careersection/200/jobsearch.ftl?lang=en

Nebraska – NE Works: https://neworks.nebraska.gov/vosnet/Default.aspx

Nevada – Nevada Job Connect: https://nevadajobconnect.com/

New Hampshire – NH Works Job Match System: 
https://nhworksjobmatch.nhes.nh.gov/vosnet/Default.aspx

New Jersey – New Jersey Career Connections: https://careerconnections.nj.gov/

New Mexico – New Mexico Workforce Connection: 
https://www.jobs.state.nm.us/vosnet/Default.aspx 

New York –  New York State Job Bank: https://newyork.usnlx.com/

North Carolina – NC Works: https://www.ncworks.gov/vosnet/Default.aspx

North Dakota – Job Service North Dakota: http://www.jobsnd.com/

Ohio – Ohio Means Jobs: https://jobseeker.ohiomeansjobs.monster.com/
and Ohio Job Network: https://www.ohiojobnetwork.com/

Oklahoma – Oklahoma Works: https://oklahomaworks.gov/find-a-job/

Oregon – State of Oregon Job Board: https://www.oregon.gov/jobs/pages/index.aspx  and
https://oregon.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/SOR_External_Career_Site

Pennsylvania – Pennsylvania Job Link: https://www.pacareerlink.pa.gov/jponline/

Rhode Island – EmployRI: https://www.employri.org/vosnet/Default.aspx

South Carolina – SC Works Online Services: https://jobs.scworks.org/vosnet/Default.aspx

South Dakota – SD Dept. of Labor and Regulation: https://dlr.sd.gov/

Tennessee – Jobs4TN.gov: https://www.jobs4tn.gov/vosnet/Default.aspx

Texas – Texas Workforce Commission: https://twc.texas.gov/jobseekers/job-search

Utah: Department of Workforce Services: https://jobs.utah.gov/jobseeker/

Vermont – Jobs In Vermont: https://www.mass.gov/topics/finding-a-job

Virginia – Virginia Employment Commission: http://www.vec.virginia.gov/find-a-job
and Virginia Job Network: https://www.virginiajobnetwork.com/

Washington – Worksource: https://worksourcewa.com/

West Virginia – WorkForce West Virginia: https://workforcewv.org/

Wisconsin – Job Center of Wisconsin: 
https://jobcenterofwisconsin.com/Presentation/JobSeekers/JobSearch.aspx

Wyoming – Wyoming at Work: https://www.wyomingatwork.com/vosnet/Default.aspx

 

Job Boards for Nonprofit Organizations

 

Bridgespan: https://www.bridgespan.org/jobs

Chronicle of Philanthropy: https://www.philanthropy.com/jobs/

Devex: https://www.devex.com/jobs

Encore: https://encore.org/

Foundation Center: http://foundationcenter.org/

Idealist: https://www.idealist.org/en/

Koya Partners (prev. Common Good Careers): https://koyapartners.com/open/

National Council of Nonprofits Career Center: https://www.councilofnonprofits.org/

The NonProfit Times: https://careercenter.nptimes.com/?utm_source=npt&utm_campaign=npt&utm_medium=lnk&utm_term=npt

Philanthropy Journal: https://philanthropyjournal.org/jobs/

Young Nonprofit Professionals Network (YNPN): http://www.ynpn.org/

Job Boards for Nongovernment Organizations (NGOs)

 

Humentum: https://jobs.humentum.org/ 

InterAction: https://www.interaction.org/careers/

MyWorldBeyond: https://myworldabroad.com/taxonomy/term/135 

NGO Job Board: https://ngojobboard.org/

 

Resume Recommendations

Use words that are specific to your field, but also be sure to match words that are found in the job description. List technical skills (Photoshop), applied skills (image editing), and technical skills (creativity) in a separate list.

Technical Skills – Software and hardware (tools of the trade)

  • Adobe Photoshop
  • Adobe Illustrator
  • Adobe InDesign
  • Adobe Bridge
  • Adobe Acrobat
  • Adobe Dreamweaver
  • Adobe Lightroom
  • Adobe Animate
  • Adobe Premiere
  • Adobe After Effects
  • Adobe Media Encoder
  • Adobe Spark
  • WordPress
  • Weebly
  • Wix
  • Joomla
  • Drupal
  • Autodesk Maya
  • Autodesk Mudbox
  • Autodesk AutoCAD
  • Autodesk Sketchbook
  • DSLR Camera and associated equipment
  • Macintosh Platform
  • PC Platform

Applied Skills – Specific to Visual Communications

  • Digital Design
  • Print Design
  • Web Design
  • Back-end Web Management
  • File Transfer Protocol
  • Responsive Design
  • SEO (Search Engine Optimization)
  • Social Media and Networking
  • Troubleshooting
  • Interactive/Rich Media
  • UI/UX Design
  • Photography
  • Videography/Video Production
  • Animation
  • Marketing
  • Branding
  • Illustration
  • Typography
  • Layout
  • Image Editing
  • HTML/CSS
  • Javascript
  • PHP
  • App Design
  • Product/Package Design
  • Infographics
  • Presentation Development and Delivery
  • Color Theory

Transferrable Skills – Beneficial and universal to other fields

  • Communication
  • Creativity
  • Leadership
  • Analytical Skills
  • Problem Solving
  • Time Management
  • Project Management
  • Task Management
  • Planning and Organization
  • Collaboration
  • Team Building
  • Research
  • Client/Account Management
  • Flexibility
Creative Verbs
  • Authored
  • Brainstormed
  • Briefed
  • Communicated
  • Conceptualized
  • Constructed
  • Curated
  • Derived
  • Designed
  • Diagramed
  • Drafted
  • Edited
  • Engineered
  • Envisioned
  • Fabricated
  • Illustrated
  • Imagined
  • Influenced
  • Intensified
  • Modeled
  • Produced
  • Proofread
  • Published
  • Researched
  • Shaped
  • Strategized
  • Storyboarded
  • Translated
  • Visualized
  • Wrote
Communicative Verbs
  • Addressed
  • Appraised
  • Attested
  • Clarified
  • Collaborated
  • Communicated
  • Composed
  • Conveyed
  • Convinced
  • Corresponded
  • Drafted
  • Edited
  • Enlivened
  • Explained
  • Informed
  • Instructed
  • Interpreted
  • Lectured
  • Marketed
  • Performed
  • Persuaded
  • Presented
  • Promoted
  • Publicized
  • Reported
  • Spoke
  • Summarized
  • Trained
  • Translated

Wrote

Technical Verbs
  • Advanced
  • Architected
  • Automated
  • Coded
  • Deployed
  • Detected
  • Devised
  • Diagnosed
  • Discovered
  • Formulated
  • Installed
  • Launched
  • Networked
  • Planned
  • Programmed
  • Rewrote
  • Refined
  • Tested
  • Troubleshoot
  • Upgraded
Managerial/Project Verbs
  • Administered
  • Advised
  • Allocated
  • Allowed
  • Appointed
  • Approved
  • Arranged
  • Assigned
  • Augmented
  • Authorized
  • Centralized
  • Chaired
  • Championed
  • Differentiated
  • Directed
  • Educated
  • Elicited
  • Employed
  • Empowered
  • Enabled
  • Encouraged
  • Endorsed
  • Enforced
  • Enhanced
  • Ensured
  • Facilitated
  • Forecasted
  • Fostered
  • Founded
  • Guided
  • Hired
  • Identified
  • Influenced
  • Instructed
  • Interviewed
  • Integrated
  • Judged
  • Led
  • Leveraged
  • Moderated
  • Monitored
  • Motivated
  • Officiated
  • Orchestrated
  • Optimized
  • Predicted
  • Reconciled
  • Recruited
  • Reduced
  • Renovated
  • Replaced
  • Resolved
  • Supervised
  • Trained