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Gaming industry links are on the Technical/Computers/Engineering page.

Creative Hotlist

http://www.creativehotlist.com
Search for jobs, build a portfolio, and locate companies at the

Industrial Designers Society of America
http://www.idsa.org
Using their creative and technical skills, industrial designers develop products that are beautiful and usable.  Under Resources, look for sections for Students and directories of Mentors, Employment Listings, and Member Firms.

Design Schools Directory
http://www.design-school-directory.com

Graphic Design Careers and Education
http://www.graphicdesignschools.com

American Institute of Graphic Arts
http://www.aiga.com
Excellent resource. Job listings available with student membership, networking, design information, resume information available by clicking on Design Issues, then Students. List of schools and career guidance. Includes a few internships.

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New York Foundation for the Arts
http://www.nyfa.org
Despite the name, this is a national resource for all kinds of artists for jobs, opportunities, and events.

3D Cafe
http://www.3dcafe.com
Resource for computer graphic artists, web developers, CAD architects, and scientific visualization. Job listings, resume databank, forums, career information.

Animation World Network
http://www.awn.com/index.php3
Job listings, resume databank, schools, career information and resources. Great site.

Computer Graphic World
http://cgw.pennnet.com/extras/cgw/resource_home.cfm
Job board, schools, books, associations, and educational software.

Fine Arts
http://www.utexas.edu/cofa/sdiv/career/students/resources.html
Links for music, art, art history, theater, and dance.

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Artjob Online
http://www.artjob.org/cgi-local/displayPage.pl?page=index.html
Job listings, internships, articles.

Americans for the Arts Job Bank
http://jobbank.artsusa.org/
"Searchable database of nonprofit and for-profit arts management positions at organizations across the United States. Whether you are a seasoned professional or new to the field, this is the place to begin your search or post your resume to maximize your exposure."

Arts Opportunities
http://www.artsopportunities.org
Internships, jobs, and other art opportuities in the visual and performing arts.

Artslynx Job Resources
http://www.artslynx.org/jobs.htm
Arts, theater, film, video, dance, visual arts.

Useful Internet Links: Art, Career, and Professional Practice
http://www.artic.edu/saic/life/career_links.html
Excellent list collected by the School of the Art Institute of Chicago.

Art Schools
http://www.artschools.com
Directories of art schools, college/university art departments, distance/online art programs, workshops and special programs.

Forensic Art
http://www.forensicartist.com/index.html

Use your artistic talents to help catch criminals.

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Careers and Jobs in Museums - Also Directories
American Association of Museums
http://www.aam-us.org
American Museum Network

http://www.amn.org
Association of African American Museums
http://www.blackmuseums.org
Association of Art Museum Directors

http://www.aamd.org
Musee
http://www.musee-online.org
Mid-Atlantic Association of Museums
http://www.midatlanticmuseums.org/
Job Resources for Museum Professionals
http://www.museumstuff.com/professionals/jobs/index.html
Lots and lots of links to job sites
Global Museum
http://www4.wave.co.nz/~jollyroger/GM2/jobs/jobs.htm

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Career Alternative for Art Historians
http://www.nd.edu/~crosenbe/jobs.html

Careers in Music
http://www.berklee.edu/careers/default.html
Excellent information from the Berklee College of Music. Includes description of many, many careers and profiles of career paths.

Music Business Solutions
http://www.mbsolutions.com/home.html
Online resources, books, magazines, and organizations for performing and recording artists, composers and song writers, educators, music therapists, and industry & technology careerists (multimedia).

Record Labels, Record Producers, Recording Studios
http://www.music.indiana.edu/music_resources/recind.html
Thanks to the Indiana University School of Music.

Journalism Related Job Openings
http://eb.journ.latech.edu/jobs.html
Compilations of the job postings on the JOURNET listserv. Links to other job listing sites.

JournalismJobs.com
http://www.journalismjobs.com/index.cfm
Besides full-time jobs, includes internships, freelance jobs, career articles, media salaries, and more.

BookJobs - Careers in Publishing
http://www.bookjobs.com/index.php
Information of careers and jobs in the publishing industry. Search for jobs and internships; descriptions of the departments in a publishing company. Book publishing isn't just for English majors. Match your major to the function.


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NewsJobs Network  
http://www.newsjobs.net/usa/default.asp
Great list of links to news, journalism, writing, and association sites.

Society of Professional Journalists
http://www.spj.org
Need to be a member to view the job listings and other career information. Special rate for college students and up to two years out.

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

Columbia Publishing Course
http://www.jrn.columbia.edu/publishing

A summer program in New York City for about one hundred students. Sponsored by Columbia University.

TV Jobs: Broadcast Employment Services
http://www.tvjobs.com/index_a.htm
TV, radio and cable are covered in this massive site. Visit the resume bank to view resumes of broadcast professionals or use their links to TV stations all over the US.

National Association of Broadcasters Job Banks
http://www.nab.org/bcc/JobBank/other

Links to more than 100 job sites in radio and television.

E& P's MediaInfo
http://www.editorandpublisher.com/eandp/classifieds/index.jsp

NewsVoyager
http://www.newsvoyager.com/voyager.cfm
Research newspaper or broadcasting companies. Also, a good way to find jobs of any type in another city.

Media Bistro
http://www.mediabistro.com
Designers, copywriters, researchers, editors, writers, and producers can look for jobs and post a resume. Located in New York City - NYC

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Visual Resources Association
http://vraweb.org
The international organization of image media professionals.

EntertainmentCareers.net
http://www.entertainmentcareers.net
Job and internship listings at studios, networks, production companies, record companies, radio stations, VFX, animation, and more.

Maryland Production Guide
http://www.mdrpg.com/guide.asp

Directory of resources for the film, TV, and video industries. The "Production" section will be particularly helpful.

Women in Film & Video
http://www.wifv.org
An excellent learning and networking opportunity for those in the Washington, DC area.

Feature Film Development Career-Profile of How a Berkeley Alum Did It.
http://career.berkeley.edu/article/031010b.stm

Theatre Support Organizations
http://www.artslynx.org/theatre/orgs.htm
Links to associations in the theatre and acting world. Associations may have job listings, career descriptions, or more information about the field.

Alliance of Resident Theatres-NYC
http://www.offbroadwayonline.com/home.php
Major organization for New York City's off-broadway theatres. Full-time job listings, internship directory, and spring internship fair. Links to additional resources.

American Association of Community Theatre
http://www.aact.org/index.html
Jobs, career descriptions, theatres, and information.

League of Washington Theatres
http://www.lowt.org

Theatres in the Washington DC Area
http://www.helenhayes.org/hhayes/plsql/hhayes.theatre_listings.home
Compiled by the Helen Hayes Awards.

Backstage
http://www.backstage.com
Casting, jobs, career advice, training resources, audition calendars.

Playbill's Casting and Jobs
http://www.playbill.com/jobs/find
The leading theater guide's database of technical, performing, and administrative jobs. Internships, too.

New York Film Academy
http://www.nyfa.com/

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PreserveNet
http://www.preservenet.cornell.edu/index.html
Full-time employment and internships.

Careers in Architecture

http://www.e-architect.com
Click on career resources for guidance from the American Institute of Architects about the different types of employers and wide ranging career paths available including design, facilities planning, project and construction management, urban planning, historic preservation and interior design.

Architects, Engineers and Construction Employers
http://aeemployers.com/index.html

Links, profiles, and office locations for the 500 largest U. S.-based architecture, engineering, and construction companies.

AECWorkforce
http://www.aecworkforce.com/pro_home.asp
Search for jobs in the architecture, engineering, planning, environmental consulting, and construction fields. Post a resume and look for career advice.

ARCHcareers.org
http://www.archcareers.org
Architecture, design, landscape architecture, and construction. Career information, schools.

Pathways to Careers in Communication
http://www.natcom.org/pubs/books/pathways/5thed.htm

Lots of great ideas from the National Communication Association.

Council of Public Relations Firms
http://www.prfirms.org
Resume databank, directory of firms, and articles about the field.

Nonprofit Communications Network
http://www.ncn-online.org
Association for communications, marketing, media, and public relations professionals in the non-profit arena.

American Association of Advertising Agencies
http://www.aaaa.org
Cool! You can locate a member agency by type, such as sports marketing or Hispanic marketing. Job listings are also available. You will need to register, but it is free.

Advertising Women of New York
http://www.awny.org
Job postings, Advertising Career Conference, internship with AWNY.

Sunoasis Jobs for Writers, Editors, Copywriters, Copy Editors
http://www.sunoasis.com
Jobs and descriptions of the careers.

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The Write Jobs
http://www.writejobs.com
Journalism, media, publishing, technical, and medical writing jobs and more links in these fields.

Maryland Writers' Association
http://www.marylandwriters.org
Programs and publications to foster the growth of writers. Networking opportunity.

Glossary of Writing Careers
http://www.poewar.com/glossary-of-writing-careers
Lists numerous occupational titles with one line definitions.

Poewar.com—Writer's Resource Center
http://poewar.com
A site about writing that features articles, freelance jobs, writing employment, news, MFA programs, fiction and poetry.

Careers for History Majors

http://www.stanford.edu/dept/history/undergraduate/career_options.html
Career information from Stanford University Dept. of History.

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