i don't have much but try indeed.com they have tons of jobs posted on there daily.

Thats what I had been using, but I haven't had much luck, and the offers I've been given have been very low paying.

i gotcha and know what you mean. i definitely wish you the best of luck in you search^^

ugh. indeed didn't find me a job until a year after i found one on my own. i really need to go and delete my profile on there.

I'd say hit up Artstation. Pretty neat site you can upload art to, build a portfolio and they can send you emails about positions open at game companies.

Thanks, I guess I should start posting some of my sfw art up there.

Yeah. And even if you don't get any opportunity to work with AAA companies, you might be able to still get a chance with smaller companies and you'll have a portfolio on hand.

Well, I've been working full time since I was 16. I've never had the luxury of being out of work for more than a few weeks. What I'm doing now I make about 22k, and taking a job for less than 30k would be a big hit, since I'd have to get a car and deal with the associated costs and commute time. I really really love doing commissions and art, but Its just tough to keep up with bills

I work at a company called WorkDay, and they are always hiring in the coding department. Work from home is not uncommon and they have offices all around the world. Look into it, maybe you can get pulled on to start work with us programing.

I know it's a weird suggestion, but companies like FedEx are often looking for just administrative people, who have extra skills that might come in handy, from programming to speaking another language. Plus, good benefits.

That's something interesting I hadn't considered, thanks for the tip :3

i can only offer insight into production and manufacturing, probably not what youre looking for. so i hope you find something soon ^^

I suppose there could be a small place for someone like me in either design or marketing, but beyond that it would be hard to justify unless there were a lot of money involved

whatever you get into i hope you love it. one of my friends had to revamp her career because she was unhappy. just look out for number 1 and i bet youll be just fine

I am just starting school for all that so I have not darted looking for a job yet :P

make sure you get a good internship or you'll have to reset your run

"work from home" "flexible schedule" "50k/yr"
oh dont we all. those things are a luxury for most.

Get a line in with any job seeking companies around your area, they CAN have contacts and have a sort of idea where some openings are. Thats what helped me, although my job is far from ideal i was just taking what i could get at the moment.

If youre still somehow on good terms with your college (if its in the same area heh) you can also check them out, my college has always had a job offerings wall and it was always full of things from well known businesses

If not.. surprisingly; newspapers! People still put job listings in the newspaper believe it or not.
Theres always websites too but i find the chance of getting a job off a job seeker website is slim.

I really don't think it's too much to ask for really, especially since I already have a job with two of the three, and the end goal is to go to more conventions.
A job where I get to use my art skills would be ideal and is likely my best bet, since it's what I am best at.
Thanks for the ideas on where to look, though. I'll try to widen my search :3

Ever thought about doing book illustrations? You have a cute enough style that could get you into the door.

it wasn't something I had considered, but it is a great idea

I'm a bus driver, so can't suggest anything other than that. I'm rather out of the job finding market, myself.

I drive part time, and it supports me and leaves me lots of time to do art (if I wasn't so lazy :<). Union job, health benefits, starting pay was 16 an hour, went up to 29 an hour.

Sounds like you'd rather be doing something related to your current work and experience, however.

Best of luck, Auntie! ;>

-Spoon

My experiences are this:

A decent to high paying job which you loathe and it slowly eats away your soul. You only do it because it pays bills and affords your hobbies which keeps your sanity where it's supposed to be. ( I fall into this camp )

or

A low paying job which you love and they can't pry you away from it, but can be tough to make ends meet. Usually has financial stress associated with it but you don't care because you're happy 24/7.

OR

The extremely rare job is both high paying and one you like, but usually only comes after working a lifetime and your skills are so legendary that your employer keeps throwing buckets of money at you to entice you to stay just a bit longer. ( or you have become a celebrity level professional artist who can command whatever price they want for a commission. Your minion hordes will pay anything you ask. )

All that said:

Where we live, your best bet at a $50k+ starting position is likely going to be in the coding department. However, that will fall into the type of work that I am all too familiar ( I'm IT routing / switching ) with so I'm not sure how happy you'll be and / or how much time it would leave you for art. Coders are notorious for working stupidly long hours and consuming vast amounts of caffeinated beverages.


Unrelated to your stated interests, but recently bestowed information to me while on vacation freezing my ass off in the Rocky Mountains last week:

Ran into a friend of mine who left the company a few years ago to work as an Airline Flight Attendant. According to him, he makes decent pay ( Starting pay is ~$21 / hour I think, with ~$30 / hour in 3-4 years ) and works three days a week. If you don't mind the travel time away from home, it's decent pay, benefits, etc. and you still have four days to do as you will.

Just a thought in case you want to expand your job search a bit.