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Where to Find Amazing Freelance Photography Jobs

January 17, 2017

Finding freelance photography jobs online can seem more challenging than finding writing or graphic design jobs. But with the right job search strategy, you can find plenty of amazing work. The key is knowing where to find the best opportunities so that you can really hone in on those rather than wasting time aimlessly searching. Below, you’ll find a whopping 36 different places to find photography gigs, broken into easy-to-digest categories.

Step 1: Visit Freelance Job Boards Frequently

With freelance job boards, you get a specialized focus on contract jobs. These work well for the virtual photographer, as there’s rarely a way to filter by location. So, if you want to focus your search to online opportunities, this is the place to start.

Spotlight: Journalism Jobs

As you know, photojournalism is a specific specialty of photography. In order to grow in that career, you need to build up a strong portfolio of news-related work.

Journalism Jobs

makes that a lot easier.

How It Works:

1. Sign up for an account on the site, then use photography queries to narrow down the results.
2. As a member of the site, you can save the jobs that stand out to you the most. When I would be on the job search, features like this made things much easier. I’d spend a part of the evening scouring for jobs, then apply to them the next morning.
3. Once you find listings that resonate with you, apply to them. It’s that easy.

Additional Freelance Job Boards:

Step 2: Build Relationships with Companies that Need Photographers

Another fun way to find freelance photography jobs is through individual company websites.  Some of these look for volunteers, while others require a lot of experience. There are plenty of other websites out there that aren’t promoting their opportunities. Don’t be afraid to

get creative with your search

and proactively reach out to the companies you’d love to work with. As with applying for any job, make sure your pitch (and your portfolio) is very tailored to their brand and content so they can immediately grasp where you fit in and what you could contribute.

Don’t be afraid to get creative with your search and proactively reach out to the companies you’d love to work with.

Step 3: Search General Online Job Boards

Photography careers aren’t always launched from having your portfolio discovered, though an

up-to-date portfolio

is always worth maintaining. Sometimes there are freelance jobs on these boards, other times you could convince employers to hire you as a contractor. And maybe you’d even enjoy a more traditional photography career. These can be very profitable in your job search, even if they aren’t as specialized.

Spotlight: Indeed

I’ve always had a soft spot for

Indeed

. You’ll find everything from entry-level positions to contracts to full-time photography positions.

How It Works:

1. Sign up for the website and upload your resume. This will make it easier to apply for several different jobs each day. Once you’ve signed up, it’s time to start searching.
2. Type in your search query. You want to search for words that would be in the job title, such as: Photography, Photo Editor, Photo
3. After you made the search, you can narrow down the results by additional filters (e.g. salary estimate, job type, location, company).

Additional General Job Boards:

• 
  Monster
  
  : Find tons of freelance photography jobs
• 
  LinkedIn
  
  : Combine your awesome LinkedIn profile to let your resume shine
• 
  Craigslist
  
  : Discover gigs and jobs using your local classifieds
• 
  CareerBuilder
  
  : Add your resume and find opportunities without sending applications
• 
  Job.com
  
  : Find local freelance photography jobs
• 
  TheLadders
  
  : Use their tools, insights and connections to land your dream gig
• 
  Simply Hired
  
  : Identify photography jobs and get alerts for new opportunities
• 
  US.jobs
  
  : The US National Labor Exchange has hundreds of listings available
• 
  Glassdoor
  
  : Look for jobs and get an inside look at the hiring company

Tell Us Where You Find Freelance Photography Jobs!

Photography careers can take several different paths–just like any industry. Landing the right gig is just the thing you need to start heading in the right direction. Continue your job search on a regular basis so that you’re

never depending too much on one client

. I use

time tracking

to make sure that I’m not spending too much (or too little) time on the freelance quest.

Do you have a favorite strategy for finding gigs? Comment below with your best spots!

This is an archived post from the FreshBooks Blog and was originally published in April 2016.

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