Whether you are a fresh graduate or a design veteran here are 10 great places to find graphic design jobs!
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2. Quick Facts: Job Outlook
Having a wide range of skills and
knowledge essentially helps any
designer to open up more career
prospects
Unfortunately despite the growing
popularity of graphic design it is
said that there has been a decline
in its growth. According to BLS it
is projected that in 2012 and 2022
at 7% which is slower than average
for all occupations.
Graphic designers are expected
to face strong competition for
available positions.
3. Despite the freedon freelancing
has there is about 41.8%
freelancers that had experienced
problems finding clients at some
point.
Mentioned in the study by Aquent
Partners, “[Freelancers] are twice
as likely as W-2 workers to have
personal incomes above $75,000
per year.
As of 2012, about 24 percent
of graphic designers are self-
employed this is because it gives
them the freedom to pick clients
and how to make use of their time.
Quick Facts: Freelance Jobs & Work
4. Coroflot
In this platform, you may view
and search over 2,000 creative
company profiles. Job listings
are filtered by specialty and job
level categories.
5. Behance
Behance is the leading portfolio
platform where designers can
both showcase and discover
creative work. Hidden gems are
also concealed in their creative
job board.
6. Authentic Jobs
The job board for web
professionals. This platform has
helped creative professionals
find work at huge companies
such as Apple, Facebook, ESPN,
and The New York Times.
7. AIGA Design Jobs
As I was writing this post,
there are 343 available creative
employment opportunities in
this platform. AIGA Design
Jobs has successfully matched
creatives with over 10,000 jobs
from colossal companies across
the US like Amazon, Bloomberg,
Facebook, IDEO, MTV Networks,
and Nokia.
8. Krop
Like Behance, Krop offers a
creative industry job board
and is also a portfolio hosting
website. This platform is used
by creatives at all experience
levels, and the world’s most
esteemed brands.
9. Dribbble
Dribbble is a platform for
creatives to share screenshots
of their work, process, and
projects. This website has also
become the go-to platform for
exploring and connecting with
creatives all over the world.
10. Design Observer
Job postings in this platform
are instantly distributed across
famous design websites
that make up their Design
Employment Network like
Coroflot, PSFK, and CreativePro.
11. Smashing Jobs
This website is featured in
Smashing Magazine that has
more than 4 million monthly
users and is one of the most
successful magazine for creative
professionals. It is trusted by a
diverse set of companies such
as Amazon, Mercedes, MTV, and
Lonely Planet.
12. Creative Hotlist
Creative Hotlist is a dedicated
job board website that allows
users to create an account
wherein they can upload their
resumes and use it to apply for
jobs. Most job listings are by
design agencies spread across
the states.
13. Simply Hired
6M open jobs in 974 official
occupations in the US by 228K
unique employers. Simply
Hired displays graphic design-
related job listings from various
websites. It also has filter options
so you can easily weed out
listings that do not appeal to you.