Job Bank

Here are links to several major sources of arts job information both within North Carolina and around the country. These are resources for both job seekers and arts employers who want to publicize job openings. Most are free, and those that charge are noted. Americans for the Arts Job Bank is the most comprehensive with links to numerous other state, national, and international arts job banks and listings.

Statewide Resources

ARTS North Carolina
Publicizes job and internship opportunities through its membership listserv.

Department of Cultural Resources
Jobs openings are listed for all agencies within the Department of Cultural Resources, including the N.C. Museum of Art, N.C. Symphony, and the N.C. Arts Council.

North Carolina Job Openings

Davidson College seeks an Art Department Lab Technician to maintain and coordinate all aspects of the sculpture laboratory. Responsibilities include providing technical support, monitoring student use, routine maintenance, inventory control, managing work study students, and other duties. For more information and to apply please visit the job listing. Open until filled.

National Resources

Vermont Alliance for Arts Education seeks a qualified, part-time Interim Director to lead a statewide coalition of arts educators and their allies. The Interim Director reports to the VAAE board of directors and must be motivated, set priorities, and manage multiple tasks. The Interim Director may work from home and must have capacity to set up an office in Vermont and work independently. For more information about this position and the required qualifications of our desired candidate, please visit www.VAAE.org. Interested applicants will please submit a resume and three references electronically to info@vaae.org by September 23, 2010.

Americans for the Arts Job Bank
A free service for both job seekers and arts employers. Job seekers can post their resumes and use the searchable database of nonprofit and for-profit arts management positions at organizations across the United States. Employers can use the searchable database of online resumes to find qualified professional candidates or post a job opening. The site also includes links to career development resources and other job banks.

ArtsOpportunities
A free resource sponsored by the Southern Arts Federationfor artists, students, and arts administrators seeking jobs and arts employers who wish to post jobs.

Art Job
This is a fee-based service for job seekers and arts employers. It publicizes professional opportunities and career information in all areas of the arts, including: visual arts, arts nonprofits, performing arts, commercial art and design firms, film, public arts agencies, academic arts positions, galleries, internships, fellowships, conferences, and commissions.

New York Foundation on the Arts Jobs in the Arts
Job seekers can access listings for free and arts organizations are charged a moderate fee to post a job opening or artist opportunity.