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Acting

• ActorNEWS - Free audition information, workshops, current productions. List of schools for theatre and the arts and theatre links. Performer services: networking cards design and layout and digital services.
• Actors Equity Association - News and Events, Services (they will answer questions you have about agencies, auditions, bonding, contracts, etc.), and an extensive casting call search engine.
• EntertainmentCareer.net -
  "Entertainment jobs, internships and career information in the entertainment industry. Search or browse for information about available jobs or information about jobs in entertainment."
• Williamstown Theatre Festival job listings - For actors, directors, playwrights, administrators,
  technicians, and volunteers
• AWOL - Acting Workshop On-Line..."So you want to be an actor."
• The ActorSource Homepage - Auditions, Casting Calls, Talent Agent Addresses
• An Actor's Resource for Basic Technique - Getting Started in theatre and film.

Architecture

• Harvard University Faculty of Arts and Sciences - Introductory information on architectural careers - extensive guidebook.
• California Occupational Guide: Architect - The Job, Working Conditions, Employment Outlook, Wages, Hours & Fringe Benefits, Entrance Requirements & Training, Advancement, Finding the Job, Additional sources of information.
• American Institute for Architects - Job Boards; IDP; Career Info; Architectural Schools
• Architect Jobs - Find Jobs; Post Your Resume; Employer Profiles; Job Search Agent

Dance

• Dance Links - From Gaynor Minden's Dancer.com includes Dance Companies, Presenters & Performance Listings, Newsgroups, Publications, FAQs, Organizations, Coalitions, etc., Funding Resources, Miscellaneous Dance Resources, Universities, Schools, Dancers.
• Voice of Dance - Jobs, classes, insights calendar of events, news.
• American Dance Therapy Association - Education, research, publications, related links.
• National Dance Council of America - Directories, events, news & press releases, informational brochures, and a newsletter.
• Institute for Dance Therapy
• What is Dance Therapy?

Fashion

• 24|Seven is the leading talent recruitment agency for the biggest names in the fashion, retail, action sports, home, beauty, marketing, advertising, and entertainment industries.
• Vault Career Guide to the Fashion Industry - You must be a Williams student or alumnus/a to access this site. Extensive information about all industries.
• Fashion Network Costumes - View Fashion Designers Collections... Fashion sourcing for the Apparel Industry...much more!
• StyleCareer.com - Insider tips for fashion & image careers. Breaking Into and Succeeding as a Fashion Designer; Starting a Fashion Business; Starting a Fashion Line
• The Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising - a WASC and NASAD accredited, co-educational, specialized, private college with campuses in Los Angeles, San Francisco, San Diego and Orange County, California.
• Nikebiz.com - Job opportunities and internships (including an INROADS program for minorities) with Nike in the U.S. and abroad
• Reebok careers page
• Fashion Career Center - Job Seekers can post their resume and access job opportunities. Includes career advice, services and fashion school listings.
• Fashion Net - How to get a job in fashion and job listings.
• Fashion Internships - This site charges job seekers a fee ($44.95 for one year, or $9.99 per month, or $8.99 per month for 3 months). They don't charge employers, so, they receive a multitude of internships: 600-1000+; 50-60 new internships added weekly.

Film

• Hollywood Creative Directory Job Board - Lists hundreds of jobs and internships in agencies, film production and post-production, new media, studios, and film crews.
• Museum of the Moving Image - "The Museum of the Moving Image offers paid summer internships. Interns work under the guidance of department heads, and have the opportunity to learn about the full range of Museum operations.
• Academy of Television Arts and Sciences Student Internship - Any student may apply, regardless of citizenship, if he or she is pursuing a degree at a college or university in the United States.
• Corporation for Public Broadcasting
• Career Connection - Production companies and services, film and broadcasting
• Media Bistro
• Writers Guild
• Copywriters
• Screenplay.com - Tools and resources for screenwriting. Includes 'How-To" articles and events listings
• The Hollywood Script Readers Digest - They "... publish synopses of unproduced feature films and proposals for TV series. Our CYBERLOG enables any visitor to our site to read a description of your work and contact you directly for copies of your material."
• Script Writing Secrets
• Screenwriter's Web - "...tools, tutorials, insider tips and advice from experienced screenwriters that will help your script get the attention it deserves."
• "Writer's Write" - Screenwriting - "Look here for links to producers, industry information, movies and more!"

Fine Arts

• Museum Employment Resource Center - Provides information on museum studies programs and conferences, as well as museum job listings in the U.S. and abroad.
• Aviso Employment Resources Online - This site provides museum job listings as well as links to information on museum careers.
• Arts & Business Council of New York Internship Program - "The Arts Management Internship Program is your connection to the arts in New York City! Preference given to African-American, Asian-American, and Latina/o students.
• Multicultural Undergraduate Summer Internships at the Getty Center - In order to increase diversity in the professions related to museums and the visual arts, the Getty offers summer internships in a variety of programs and administrative departments of the Getty Trust to undergraduates of culturally diverse backgrounds.
• American Association of Museums - Search for jobs by keyword, category, location, job level. (I put in the criteria entry level, curator, posted within the last 2 weeks and it came up with 128 hits).
• Careers In Art History
• The School of the Museum of Fine Arts Boston
• ArtSource - A free listing of opportunities in different fields of art.
• Museum Employment Resource Center - Job vacancies posted by United States Museums and Other Cultural Resource Institutions and List of museum studies programs.
• Fine Arts Internships Listing

General Arts Information

• Creativejobscentral adds over 10,000 internships and entry level creative jobs weekly.
• Indiewire - Provides industry news, articles, interviews, information on festivals, competitions and grants, and job listings for writers, actors, and techies. Comprehensive site for those interested in producing, writing, or acting in independent films.
• MatchBook.org helps performing artists in New England market themselves with this free online marketplace.
• ArtistLink.org|ArtSpaceFinder.org has more than 80 pages of information on leasing, purchasing, or developing living and working space for artists and includes a free directory of artist space listings.
• ArtsHealthCareCoalition.org offers useful and easy to understand information to artists and creative businesses about the new Massachusetts health insurance laws.
• Jammin Jobs.com - Arts, Entertainment & Gaming Channel...Post your resume and create your portfolio, research your industry, search jobs, continuing education info, free personality test, free industry magazines, upcoming events.
• ArtJob.org - Whether you're looking for a new job, or just want to understand what's happening in the arts field, ArtJob is the place to find comprehensive, up-to-date national listings of jobs, internships, fellowships and other employment opportunities in the arts. Contact OCC for your password.
• ArtistResource - Careers and Salaries | Job Status | Informational Interviews | Resumes | Portfolios | Developing Portfolio Projects | Job Interviews | Job-Hunting Resources | Books and Publications for Finding Jobs | Business Advice
• EntertainmentCareers.net - Career Information, Jobs, Internships (currently over 600 listed), Company Information, Tips, etc.
• Entertainment Careers Guide - This is the place to start if you're looking for a career in entertainment that includes everything but acting.
• hireCulture.org - Creative employment opportunities in Massachusetts. Search by category, region, and organization. Also includes listing of arts organizations and their web sites.
• Art Deadlines List - "A monthly newsletter (via email or paper) with several hundred announcements (every month!) Listing art contests & competitions, art scholarships & grants, juried exhibitions, art jobs & internships, call for entries/proposals/papers, writing & photo contests, residencies, design & architecture competitions, auditions, casting calls, fellowships, festivals, funding, and other opportunities."
• New York Foundation for the Arts - A national directory of programs for artists. Search for grants, residencies, apprenticeships, space, equipment, health and safety, insurance, business, legal resources, and more.
• Career Opportunities With a Major in Art - from Metropolitan State College of Denver
• Communication Arts Center - Table of contents includes: creative; interactive; career resources (including job listings nationwide); competitions; community forums; design issue columns... lots more!

Graphic Arts

• Society for News Design - Events, competitions, resources, jobs
• Coroflot - Job lists and profiles
• Gamasutra - Lists hundreds of gaming companies and sorts them by producers, distributors, those looking for visual artists etc. Also have great articles about the field.
• Gamejobs.com - Site for finding out whose looking for what in the industry.

Historical Society/ Historical Preservation

• Campbell Center for Historic Preservation Studies - "The Campbell Center offers continuing education to meet the training needs of individuals who work to preserve historic landscapes and cultural, historic, and artistic properties."
• Careers in Historic Preservation - From North Carolina State Historic Preservation office
• Massachusetts Historical Society
• National Council for Preservation Education - Lists of schools with programs
• National Preservation Institute - "The National Preservation Institute (NPI) is a nonprofit, 501(c)(3) organization offering specialized information, continuing education, and professional training for the management, development, and preservation of historic, cultural, and environmental resources."
• National Trust for Historic Preservation
• Preservation Employment Opportunities

Interior Design

• The Foundation for Interior Design Education Research
• Interior Design Jobs.com - Career resource for interior design professionals.
• The American Society of Interior Designers
• Dezignare: Interior Design Collective - Locate employment agencies offering interior design positions, resume guides, industry statistics and more.

Landscape Architecture

• American Society of Landscape Architects - Take the landscape architecture interest test; history of landscape architecture; career information; on-line video; list of schools; scholarship and other career information.
• California Occupational Guide: Landscape Architect
• Occupational Outlook Handbook: Landscape Architects

Music

• Berklee College of Music career site contains short job descriptions for example, Music Synthesis (MIDI Technician, Programmer, Performing Synthesist, Music Sequencer, Sound Designer), Film Scoring (Film Composer, Music Editor, Music Supervisor/Director, Film Arranger/Adapter, Film Conductor, Film Music Orchestrator, Synthesis Specialist, Theme Specialist), Record Companies (A&R Administrator, A&R Coordinator, Campus Representative, Consumer Researcher, Director of Publicity, Marketing Representative, Public Relations Counselor, Publicist, Regional Sales Manager), and many more. They also include links to music-related job listing sites and music-related associtions.
• The National Association for Music Education charges $2 to become a member and has a very informative site that includes a Job Center.
• Bridge: Worldwide Music Connection is produced by the Career Services Center of the New England Conservatory and includes over 2000 opportunities in music including performance, teaching (Higher Ed & K-12), arts administration and music industry jobs as well as competition, festival, scholarship and grant listings. The OCC subscribes to this site, so you must contact us at occ@williams.edu or ext. 2311 for the username and password.
• Classic Web - Lists orchestra openings, and also provides links for specific instruments and career areas, such as educational, festival and media.
• GetThatGig.com - This site contains links to a variety of sites containing "cool" jobs and internships. They also provide one-on-one interviews with individuals who work in the music field, such as a Rolling Stone publicist, a musician, a sound producer, a classical music critic, and more.
• Chamber Music America - Offers a range of grants and services for jazz (and other non-classical) musicians:
  www.chamber-music.org/programs/newworks.html
• Navigating Your Music Career - From Rice University Shepherd School of Music contains "Choosing a Career Path", "Career Paths", "Pursuing Your Career", and "Tools for Success".
• FILMMUSICJOBS.COM - A new service from the Film Music Network with current industry job listings for composers, songwriters, bands and more $$.
• Music-Careers.com - Music Industry Career Center...search jobs, create a resume.
• The Society for Music Theory - Includes a link to Music Theory Online - Music Theory Online is the refereed, electronic journal of the Society for Music Theory, Inc. Published several times each year, each issue includes features such as articles, book reviews, and reports from a distinguished panel of International Correspondents. In addition, MTO publishes announcements of upcoming conferences and calls for papers, a list of job opportunities, abstracts of recently completed and in-progress dissertations, and summaries of recently published books.
• Williams College Music Employment (for students)
• Musicians - From Occupational Outlook Handbook 1999-2000 Edition (U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics)
• Jobs in the Music Industry - (from About, The Human Internet) - Labels, studios, distributors, retailers, schools, and online music companies
• National Association for Music Therapy

Photography

• Careers in Photojournalism - by Bradley Wilson, former Executive Director, National Press Photographers Association.
• Photojournalism As a Career by Nancy I. Ford - "Photojournalism: Nancy has won many awards for her editorial work from the Associated Press, National Press Photographers Association, New York State Publishers, Gannett and others.
• California Occupational Guides: Photographer - The Job, Working Conditions, Employment Outlook, Wages, Hours & Fringe Benefits, Entrance Requirements & Training, Advancement, Finding the Job, Additional sources of information.
• Society for Photographic Education - Artist's web sites, job listings; newsletter, and conference information.

Sports

• Teamwork Online - Job Boards and thousands of Job Listings.
• Adidas Group Opportunities feature a 12 to 18 month trainee program and Summer internships. Brands include Adidas, Reebok, Rockport and TaylorMade.
• Major League Baseball runs the game of professional baseball and oversees 30 franchises in 28 cities. Each team operates as a separate business, but each is regulated and governed by MLB. The league sets official rules, regulates team ownership, and collects licensing fees for merchandise. It also sells national broadcasting rights and distributes fees to the teams.
• National Basketball Association Opportunities available in both the NBA League office and with individual teams.
• National Football League Opportunities available across most functions in Culver City, CA or New York, NY.
• National Hockey League The NHL's Interactive Hockey Jobs Board notifies you by email of great NHL jobs throughout North America, and you can also interact via the web with various NHL hiring managers and human resources executives during the hiring process.
• Nike Opportunities feature a ten-week Adrenaline internship program , which is designed to give the best of the best hands-on experience in virtually every area within Nike. Depending on educational background and career aspirations, interns can gain insight on anything from sports marketing and logistics, to product development and information technology.
• US Olympic Team If you want to pursue a career in the Olympic Family, check out the employment opportunities at the U.S. Olympic Committee as well as many of the National Governing Bodies for different Olympic and Pan American Games sports. Information on becoming a USOC intern is also listed.
• US Tennis Association The USTA is the national governing body for the sport of tennis and the recognized leader in promoting and developing the sport's growth on every level in the United States, from local communities to the crown jewel of the professional game, the US Open. Most opportunities in media and marketing.

Writing

• Poets & Writers - Provides job listings and other opportunities for poets and writers, as well as an online meeting place and community center for writers.
• Poewar.com - Poewar.com is a site about writing and the writing business that features articles, freelance jobs, and writing employment.
• FreelanceWriting.com - Career Center | Chat Room | Freelance Jobs | Contests | Writing Events | Forums | Guidelines Database
• Writers Guild of America
• Vantage Press - For first-time authors, a guide.
• Screenplay.com - Tools and resources for screenwriting. Includes 'How-To" articles and events listings
• The Hollywood Script Readers Digest - They "... publish synopses of unproduced feature films and proposals for TV series. Our CYBERLOG™ enables any visitor to our site to read a description of your work and contact you directly for copies of your material."
• Script Writing Secrets
• Screenwriter's Web - "...tools, tutorials, insider tips and advice from experienced screenwriters that will help your script get the attention it deserves."
• "Writer's Write" - Screenwriting - "Look here for links to producers, industry information, movies and more!"

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