How To Find Jobs In Computer Graphics

In spring and early summer, college students are graduating across the United States. Coincidentally, studios are busy posting new job opportunities. Graduating nearly a year ago and still exploring full-time employment, I have grown accustomed to discovering new leads for landing that critical job. I want to share a number of familiar and unfamiliar websites that provide computer graphics artist the ability to find a robust volume of career opportunities.

As a side note, for those who are graduating these upcoming months, please make an honest judgement of your work. If the projects provided in your portfolio do not measure up to professional standards, be patient and build upon the skills and knowledge necessary to land that coveted first-job. As an example, view my progression from just over the past year.

LinkedIn

LinkedIn is a great resource when compiling a resumè. It brings the old paper style resumè to the 21st century with the ability to share more information, experience, and abilities to a potential employer. On top of that, establishing connections with colleagues and personal friends boosts the effectiveness of LinkedIn. Personal endorsements and recommendations are great additions to an already stellar application.

LinkedIn  has a great "Jobs" tab; where job titles can be entered along with a preferred location. The results are not 100% accurate, but for the most part, most positions are spot-on. Many companies also have the feature that imports the LinkedIn profile of an applicant that replaces uploading a separate resumè. This saves time and stress, especially when hours are spent applying for positions. 

Headhunters are now more popular then ever on LinkedIn. Take the time to dress-up your profile. First impressions are very important!

Johnson Jobs

A simple yet effective job alert application, Johnson Jobs is an easy way to receive job alerts. To set up job alerts, supply the information for job titles, include industry skills, and location. 

The results can be hit or miss, but the daily alerts dramatically improve the probability of landing a job. These alerts are common with these platforms, but the accessibility makes Johnson Jobs great.

VFX World Map

The VFX World Map is a great resource for any artist in the computer graphics industry. This is a world map of most of the studios in gaming, commercial, film, animation, and everything in-between. Most smaller studios are not included in the VFX World Map.

Creative Cow Career Center

Creative Cow is a familiar stomping ground for those in computer graphics. Creative Cow provides high-end information on their message boards and tutorials. It only makes sense that Creative Cow also has a great job posting mechanic. The job forum includes positions that include captioning, interactive, screenwriters, and training. The depth of the system is offered by few outlets, and the function goes deeper by including career levels to the equation.

Additional Resources

Here are a few more resources that will be found helpful!

CGMeetup

Entertainment Careers

VFX Jobs

Twitter