How to Find Work as an Artist::Jobs for Artist, Illustrators, and Other Creative Types

This article covers several ideas as to finding work as a freelance illustrator, artist, and more through job boards and forums, including site addresses.

Finding work as an artist can be a daunting challenge. Jobs for artists and illustrators aren't easily found by browsing the local newspaper. So what's an artist to do? Here is a list of great sites where you can find paying jobs for illustrators, graphic artists, and other art related professionals.

Craigslist
If you've never heard of Craigslist, let me enlighten you. It's a great place to find local and national openings for artists. You can choose your city, click on what profession you want to apply for, and the site will give you ads for just what you were looking for. To reply to the ad, simply click on the Craigslist email address at the top.

Creative Hotlist
Creative Hotlist is for all creative types. After free registration, you can search for jobs all over the U.S. with ease. You can also post your resume and portfolio for job posters to see.

All Graphic Design
All Graphic Design is just what it claims to be: jobs for graphic design. Beware, though. There is a lot of spam on this site.

Get a Freelancer.com
Get a Freelancer.com is a great place to bid on freelance jobs. This site mostly caters to very computer-savvy artists, such as web designers, computer illustrators and graphic designers.

Variety Careers
If you yearn for Hollywood, this is the site for you. Variety Careers immerses you in posts searching for artists who want to work on the big screen.

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