I get a lot of job offers in my email box.  After working in Los Angeles so long, I don’t interview and most people know me, call me up and we strike a deal.  But, I have come to like looking through these ten job newsletters from time to time, especially when I know I have seniors graduating USC or undergrads and MFA students getting ready for internship season.  So… here are my top ten animation job newsletters you should all be subscribed to and why.

 


 

#10

http://www.indeed.com/q-Animation-jobs.html

 

 

 

 

 

Indeed

Indeed has an email alert you can setup as well and you have to sign in to do so.  Indeed works well if you are really specific about what you are looking for on your alert because it caters to lots of different types of jobs.  The good thing about indeed is many of the studios post internships that are not posted on their websites.


#9

http://www.ani-jobs.com/

 

Ani Jobs

This site has an RSS feed you can pipe into your favorite reader.  There is no newsletter because this is a forum like creative planet and so, you are expected to go to the forum.  If I didn;t want extra noise, I would probably just use creative planet since it seems to have the same job postings and more.


 

#8

http://jobs.awn.com/

 

 

 

AWN Agents

Animation World network calls its alert system, agents. You must login to create an agent alert to come to your email box.  I find this list to be suitable if you are specific to your region because it is a worldwide list. It’s not as updated as the other lists, but it can’t hurt to get an email every once in a while from AWN , especially if you are looking to work outside of the country.


#7

http://jobs.awn.com/

 

 

 

 

CG Society Jobs

CG Society Jobs covers mostly game type jobs so only sign up if that is your focus.  They do have a need way to set up an RSS feed if you prefer that to email and you can pipe that into your reader like feedly.


#6

 

http://www.animatedjobs.com/my-dashboard/

 

 

 

 

Animation Jobs has a job alerts you can set up once you register. All CG job you might already be getting from the other newsletters, but they seem to be keeping up.  They also have a twitter account.

 


 #5

https://www.greenlightjobs.com/job_seekers.html

 

 

 

Greenlight Jobs

This service utilizes the indeed job server and creates a cleaner way to access jobs specific to the movie industry.  The site has a link directly through LinkedIn to apply to a job which I think is handy.  if you want a job in the industry you might find some here that you cannot find elsewhere. You can join their newsletter here, look on the left hand side for signup.

 


#4

http://www.artjobsconnection.com/feed/

 

 

 

 

Art Jobs Connection

They have a feed, but no newsletter.  There are A LOT of jobs posted here and cover games, films and commercial work including traditional and CG positions.  Impressive site with an additional way search by a map.

 


 

#3

http://forums.creativeplanetnetwork.com/external?type=rss2&nodeid=31

 

 

 

Creative Planet Network

This site has a high ranking not because of its great newsletter, but because it is by far the best and most used job board out there.  It’s a free board to the studios that post and the job seekers that seek and has been around for over twenty years posting animation opportunities. Creative Planet does have an RSS feed you can pipe into your favorite reader.  There is no newsletter, other than one you create through a feed though, because this is a forum and you are expected to go to the forum.  You can, however, subscribe to posts in the forum, but they come and go fast with no comments so I am not so sure why anyone would do that.

 


#2

https://www.linkedin.com/job/animation-jobs/

 

 

 

 

 

Linkedin Jobs

Linkedin has been pretty corporate in the past with their job boards, but the “artist type jobs” are getting more traction.  You can set up specific alerts from LinkedIn jobs, to your email box when jobs are posted. The link above takes you to animation jobs and then you can narrow it down by region.  Here is a link as to how to set up LinkedIn job alerts.

 


#1

http://www.creativeheads.net/

 

 

 

Creative Heads

This is one of the most comprehensive and clearly stated job newsletters for animation out there.  Here is last week’s Creative Heads newsletter as an example.  If you are looking for a job in animation and only have the patience for one email each week, this is the one.  Sign up here!

 

 

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