Graphic Arts
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Descriptive Career Information
Occupational Outlook Handbook - Artists and Related Workers
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
Occupational Outlook Handbook - Graphic Designers
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
24/7 Talent
Freelance and full-time jobs talent for marketing and creative service positions with the most prestigious brands and the biggest advertising agencies nationwide.
http://www.24seventalent.com/market_segments/mac.php
AllGraphicDesign
Jobs for freelance graphic designers.
http://www.allgraphicdesign.com/jobs.html
Americans for the Arts
Job Bank where you can search jobs, and post a resume.
http://jobbank.artsusa.org/search.cfm
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://search.aquent.com/myaquent?PROC=AWUIDrawAdvancedJobSearch&websiteType=mcs
Coroflot
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/jobs_browse.asp
Graphic Artists Guild
JOBline News is a free service for Guild members only. A source for "high-quality creative employment opportunities".
http://www.gag.org/jobline/index.html
Internet & Multimedia Career Links
Links from the Boston College Career Center.
http://www.bc.edu/offices/careers/careers/careerfields/multimedia/
Kennison Staffing Associates
This is a temporary placement agency that works in collaboration with Artists Foundation, a Massachusetts organization, by creating job opportunities for artists. Find a description of Kennison's help for artists, the benefits they offer, and their contact information here.
http://www.artistsfoundation.org/art_pages/resources/resources_jobsearch_kennison.htm
Associations
American Institute of Graphic Art (AIGA) - Boston Chapter
http://www.aigaboston.org/
Artists Foundation
A nonprofit Massachusetts art organization for improving the economic and social positions of artists.
http://www.artistsfoundation.org/
Cambridge Arts Council
http://www.ci.cambridge.ma.us/%7ECAC/
Graphic Artist Guild (GAG) - Boston Chapter
http://boston.gag.org/index.html
Society for News Design (SND)
http://www.snd.org
Graduate School Information
MassCIS
The Massachusetts Career Information System (MassCIS) is available to Massachusetts residents and includes an Education & Training section. Click on "Graduate School Sort" to create a list of schools matching your preferences. From the Mass. Division of Career Services (DCS).
http://masscis.intocareers.org/
Peterson's Online Graduate Program Resource
Peterson's online searchable graduate program database. Users can search graduate programs nationally by keyword, location, etc.
http://www.petersons.com/Default.asp?ShowTab=gr
Grants and Scholarships
AIGA, the professional association for design
Scholarships located on Resources For Students page.
http://www.aigaboston.org/resources/for_students
Americans for the Arts
Lists their own funding opportunities, as well as outside sources of arts funding.
http://www.artsusa.org/get_involved/advocacy/funding_resources/default.asp
Cambridge Arts Council
CAC's Grant Program awards funding to artistic projects directly benefiting the citizens of Cambridge.
http://www.cambridgeartscouncil.org/community_grants.html
National Endowment for the Arts
http://www.arts.gov/grants/index.html
New York Foundation for the Arts
"The largest provider of grants, services, and information to artists working in all disciplines in the United States".
http://www.nyfa.org/login.asp?id=8
Market Trends
AIGA|Aquent Survey of Design Salaries
From AIGA, the professional association for design, this is a comprehensive survey of graphic designers. Reports average annual and hourly compensation rates for designers of print and electronic media.
http://www.aigaboston.org/content.cfm/publications
'Arts and Culture in the New Economy'
This provides a background, summary of articles, and links to the summer 2002 issue of the Journal of Arts Management, Law, and Society, which focused on issues surrounding art and culture in the new economy. Provided by Americans for the Arts.
http://www.culturalpolicy.org/issuepages/NewEconomy.cfm
Artists: Overview of Available Data
This is a Research Guide from CPANDA, the Cultural Policy & the Arts National Data Archive. The table of contents consists of Decennial Census Data, Current Population Survey Data, Some Significant Studies of Artists, Union Data on Artists, and For More Information. Includes information on numbers of artists, earnings, employment status, and more.
http://www.cpanda.org/getHTML.xq?fileName=/research-guides/artists.html
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