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MEDIA PROFESSIONAL'S JOB RESOURCE GUIDE

RESOURCES FOR TELECOMMUTERS AND INDEPENDENT PROFESSIONALS

AQUENT (US and Worldwide) Favorite

http://www.aquent.com/

Permanent and temporary jobs for Creative, Web and Technical talent. Search for jobs by category and major city. We found 47 Web and Multimedia jobs. Other categories include Print Design & Creative, Print Production & Presentation, and Information Technology. Aquent FastCash service helps freelancers collect on their bills. Employers may search the Talent Portfolios for independent professionals prescreened by Aquent.

(November 1999, revised November 2004)

ALL FREELANCE WORK (US and Worldwide) Free job posting

http://www.allfreelancework.com/

A medium-sized project matching service for freelancers. Registration is free, and projects are free to post. Web developers and graphic artists are especially prevalent.

(February 2004)

CAREERS FROM HOME (US) Free job posting

http://www.careersfromhome.com/

$9.95/month ($45/year) gets you access to carefully screened telecommuting jobs, plus career advice and resume posting. Positions include sales, business development, writing, marketing and web development. Jobs are free to post. One of the better-looking home jobs sites.

(August 2002, revised August 2003)

CREATIVE ASSETS (Seattle, Portland and US)

http://www.creativeassets.com/

Matches freelance artists, writers and designers with clients. Over 1,000 freelancers participate. We found over two dozen jobs advertised publicly, concentrated in Seattle and Portland.

(June 1997, revised August 2003)

CREATIVE FREELANCERS (New York and US)

http://www.freelancers.com/helpwanted.html

Jobs and talent listings for illustrators, designers, artists, writers, editors, art directors, photographers, proofreaders and production staff, including positions at ad agencies. The link above takes you straight to the Help Wanted section. Many locations are in the New York region. Freelancers can list themselves for free. Pricing guidelines suggest what you might charge for various projects.

(June 1997, revised August 2003)

ELANCE (Worldwide)

http://www.elance.com/rfp?rid=VL3P

Advertise your services on the web's #1 consulting site. Categories include Writing & Translation, Graphic Design & Art, Sales & Marketing, Website Development and more. Courtesy listings are free. For additional modest fees, you can receive notification of new projects, billing and payment support, greater visibility and other services to build your business.

(November 2003, revised March 2005)

EMOONLIGHTER (Worldwide) Free job posting

http://www.emoonlighter.com/

Over 350,000 freelancers belong to this major project-matching service. Basic memberships are free. Projects are free to post. Emoonlighter takes a 5-10% commission when the freelancer gets paid. Profiles of the freelancers include feedback from clients and how much the freelancer says they're earning. Prices for web projects appear very reasonable. Emoonlighter has four divisions: CREATIVEmoonlighter (design, advertising, writing, content), OFFICEmoonlighter (sales, telemarketing, administration), BIZmoonlighter (lawyers, accountants, consultants) and ITmoonlighter (programming, development, CRM implementation).

(December 2003)

EWORK EXCHANGE (US and Europe)

http://www.ework.com/

Supercorporate eWork matches up independent professionals with companies seeking to outsource projects. Freelancers can post one Skills Profile for free through My eWork, additional ones for $25 each. Over 300,000 registered users as of July 2003.

(February 2000, revised August 2003)

HOMEJOBSTOP (US) Free job posting

http://www.homejobstop.com/

Carefully screened job opportunities for home workers and telecommuters. $12 gets you biweekly email updates, $18 gives you access to the job bank, or get both for $24. Employers may post jobs for free.

(November 2001, revised August 2003)

TELECOMMUTING JOBS Free job posting

http://www.tjobs.com/

Telecommuting jobs for Web designers, artists, sales executives, writers and more. Searchable resume bank. Freelancers must pay $10/year to post a resume and access the jobs. Jobs are free to post.

(February 1998, revised August 2003)