This week ContentWeb and the Job Princess are taking a look at the help and advice out there to help you get a job or a freelance gig.
I came across the Creative Agency Freelancing blog a couple of weeks ago and I am impressed by the wealth of content and advice for creative freelancers.
Set up by established grphic designer Mark Bowley, the site has loads of handy tips, whether you are setting up as a freelancer or you are looking for your next freelance gig.
You can search for jobs, download useful documents that come in handy when freelancing and there’s a useful directory of links that are industry related. I especially like the short interviews with fellow freelancers who provide their advice on going it alone.
Check out Creative Agency Freelancing Website »
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I’ve just been having a search around the web for digital content jobs in the Uk and stumbled across this rather interesting jobs site.
It pulls in all the online jobs from Marketing Week, Creative Review, Design Week and New Media Age and from what I can see includes some rather big brand names. The service also allows you to upload your CV.
Try these job keywords to help maximise your search on the site:
- content
- digital
- web
- digital producer
- SEO
- blog
Here’s a search by the keyword ‘content’ to get you started »
Simply Hired is one of the largest job search engines and allows you refine your job search by job type, by the date added and by experience or job type.
Copywriter jobs are listed on the 37 Signals jobs board. Again it is predominantly USA-based positions, but a jobs website to keep an eye on all the same.
Visit the 37 Signals Jobs Board »
You can search for freelance projects in a number of ways:
- use the keyword search option. I typed in the term ‘content’ which lists jobs in the Writing/Translation category
- By the listed categories – try IT/Web/Programming or Writing/Translation
- use specific job titles or skills that businesses are looking for.
I tried ‘web copywriter’, ‘content producer’, ‘web page content’, ‘web image editing’, ‘SEO’
Visit the People Per Hour Jobs Board »
Another day, another jobs board… this time it’s Authentic Jobs for web and creative professionals.
Set up by the web legend that is Cameron Moll, the jobs listed on the site tend to be of a more technical nature, but it’s worth keeping an eye on for positions that are listed from the UK. Plus the site is just so gorgeously simple in looks and in navigation.
Check out Authentic Jobs Board »
If you are a freelance content professional you might want to check out this nifty little jobs board called Freelance Switch.
You have to pay $7 a month to be able to apply for positions. I’ve not used the board myself, but subscribe to the job alerts feed to keep up to date with the latest writing jobs and other content-related positions.
Visit Freelance Switch »