Career Links / Job Sites
Index
- Architecture
- Interiors / Industrial/Product / Furniture Design
- Landscape Architecture / Planning
- Complimentary Careers: Graphic / Digital, Web Design, Communications, Animation
- Government and Nonprofit Sites
- Headhunters and Employment Services
Architecture Back to the Top
Job Boards/Firm Listings
- American Institute of Architects, see Career Center for jobs.
- Architects USA-Index - of over 20,000 US architecture firms, searchable by state.
- ConstructionJobs.com - construction and design industry job boards/resumes.
- Craig’s List - Choose a city and job category and “get to lookin’.”
- Death by Architecture - competitions, US and international firm websites.
- E-Architect Hot Jobs - an alternative to the AIA Board.
- Engineering News Record ENR - Architecture/Construction national job site.
- Hot Jobs - Architecture section.
- ProFile - search engine for locating architecture firms in the United States .
- National Organization of Minority Architects - jobs, firms, discussion.
- PreserveNet - Database of internet resources and opportunities.
- World-Architects - international listings of firms, many with Jobs category.
Discussion / Mentorship / IDP
- AIA Mentorship - advice and information
- American Institute of Architecture Students - IDP, discussion boards, jobs.
- Inside Arch - views firms, culture, rates firm as places to work.
- NCARB and Internship Development Program - Overview of IDP and licensing.
Interiors / Industrial / Product / Furniture Design Back to the Top
See the ARCHITECTURE list for additional resources
Interiors
- American Society of Interior Designers ( ASID) - Job Bank and resources.
- The International Interior Design Association (IIDA) - Jobs and resumes, firms.
- Interior DesignJobs.com - Good job listings, resume posting and resources.
- Designfeast.com - Content on family of design disciplines: lighting and more.
- Coroflot - A design magazine and resources: Firms/jobs/associations and resume/portfolio postings.
- International Facilities Management Association - Jobs, directories, articles.
Industrial and Product Design
- ID Magazine On-line - Database of design professional, services and jobs in exhibit, interiors, industrial.
- Industrial Designers Society of America - Employment section and resources. Search firms by area of expertise.
- Association of Women Industrial Designers - Jobs, resources and more.
- Coroflot - Industrial design, exhibit design jobs, firm searches, articles.
- Google Design Directory - Huge portal with links to industrial, furniture and more.
- Exhibit Designers and Producers Association
Furniture Design
- FM4 Furniture Design web sites - Extensive links to furniture, woodworking and design.
- FM4 Furniture, Design and Wood Making Directories
- FM4 Office and Contract Furniture Industry
Discussion/Forums
- Hospitality Design - Trade magazine serving the field of hospitality design -oriented projects. Web site includes news, reports and analysis, business resources, buyer’s guide, HD Expo, and a calendar of industry events.
- Interiors Sources - Design trade publication Web site with an advice column for work-related questions, entitled “On the Job.” Site features industry news, interviews with designers, conferences, materials resources, and much more.
Landscape Architecture / Planning Back to the Top
Landscape Architecture
- Job Boards/Firms
- American Society of Landscape Architecture - Job board, firms, articles.
- American Society of Golf Course Architects - Firms, links and resources
- Historic Landscape Initiative of National Park Service - Internships and programs.
- National Park Service - Internships and programs.
- USDA Forest Service - Internship and career positions, information.
- Professional Landscape Network - Green industry network.
- Student Conservation Association - Internships with applications.
- Alliance for Historic Landscape Preservation - Links and resources
- Discussion/ Licensure
Planning
- American Planning Association - Job board, salary survey, articles.
- Planners Network.org - Internships, jobs and discussion.
- The National Association of Environmental Professionals - Job board/links.
- Cyburbia - The urban planning portal.
Complimentary Careers: Graphics, Digital, Web Design, Communications, Animation Back to the Top
Computer Graphics / Animation
- ACM Siggraph - Provides information in area of computer generated graphics and interactive techniques. Includes information on membership, conferences, jobs.
- The Animation World Network - provides a database of jobs, career advice, announcements of festivals and opportunities to showcase work.
- International Animation Association - chapter of the United States with an amazing amount of resources in finding jobs, festival listings, studios, equipment, unions, and publications
- AIGA Design Jobs - American Institute of Graphic Arts-Interactive, graphics, animation, video, film/TV, and gaming. Create a profile, search through jobs, and look through employers
- The Visual Effects Society - Jobs, events, awards, resources, and membership in the society.
- Pratt Institute - Career Service Major Specific links- see animation studios.
Communication Design
Graphic Design Resources Directory - Graphics Portal and Desktop Publishing Directory of DTP resources including Graphics Message Boards / Forums, Jobs.
Creative Hotlist - Customizable online application for connecting talent to companies. Contains a huge list of firms as well.
Themed Entertainment Design
- Imagination Portal - Theme Park design. Extensive links to theme parks, manufacturers, lighting websites, and useful commentaries.
- Entertainment Careers.Net - Jobs, internships and career information in the entertainment industry.
- Themed Entertainment Association - Nonprofit with jobs for exhibit, product design and membership directory profiles. Good !
Web Design
- Online Publishers Association - A listing of organizations heavily involved in online and interactive publishing. Check out the great resources section.
- E-Commerce and Web Design Directory - Portal to many computer related job sites. Many include web design positions.
Government and Nonprofit Sites Back to the Top
- USA Jobs - Listings from the US Office of Personnel Management.
- Roll Call - A great resource for news and jobs on and near Capitol Hill. Includes a directory to Congressional offices, committees, etc. Click on Classifieds for jobs, Site Map for directories.
Guides to Federal Sites
- Federal Web Locator - Guide to federal websites. A good starting place to find popular sites like the State Department, the FBI, National Parks Service, etc.
- State and Local Government on the Web - State agencies may have architectural positions, including facilities management.
Nonprofit Sites
- VOLUNTEER MATCH - Advice, listings of nonprofits, and other neat features.
- Idealist/Action Without Borders - Another valuable site, international in scope.
- Architecture for Humanity - A volunteer organization founded for the promotion of architectural and design solutions to global, social and humanitarian crises.
Headhunters/Employment Services Back to the Top
These services offer assistance to employers seeking either fulltime or temporary employees. They may be called headhunters, third party recruiters, executive search firms, or employment agencies. They may be helpful when seeking a position in an unfamiliar location as a means to ‘test’ out various employers. Use caution in reviewing the contracts offered by the agency.
- Help Wanted…Finding a Job - Discussion by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) on the types of employment services offered, including cautions to job-seeking consumers.
- American Staffing Association - Membership directory to find member agencies by region and city.
- Net-Temps - Guide to temp agencies with jobs and service explanation
- CEWeekly Online - Contract job listings, guide to agencies and more. Must subscribe.
- ResumeXposure - Architecture Recruiters and Architecture Employment Agencies.
- Wert Company - Headhunter for creative professionals. Excellent links for more resources!