Are you
looking for places to find freelance graphic design work? Below, I've listed
five good sites to start checking today.
If you aren't already
hitting these sites up for graphic design work, you should add them all to your
list. We've found some good opportunities for graphic designers on all of them
in the past.
While there are many, many
places that you could go apart from what's here, I will focus on what I believe
to be the top five.
Top 5 Places to Find Freelance Graphic Design Work
1 – Upwork
Upwork is a great
place for beginners to find graphic design work. It is international and very
competitive, but you can set your prices low in the beginning.
You bid for jobs on Upwork.
So, if you are generally comfortable on freelance bidding sites, then
you should be okay with this one too.
The first step is to sign
up and create a portfolio. It also wouldn’t hurt to take a few tests to prove
yourself.
We have a review of Upwork with
lots of detail if you want more info before creating an account.
2 – 99Designs
A favorite of almost
everyone that I talk to is 99Designs. There seems to be a variety of graphic
design work there, and the pay seems to be fair.
The only problem is it is
highly competitive due to its good reputation. It may not be the best place for
a beginner, but you can always try.
It mostly operates as a
contest for designers to brainstorm ideas for a client. The client will pick
the winner and then reward them with the contest money.
After the contest, the two
can continue working with each other on other projects.
3 – Authentic Jobs
Authentic Jobs is a job
board site which has shared jobs for Facebook, Apple, ESPN, and the New York Times. Many of the
opportunities listed pay well.
There is a variety of work
which also includes jobs for web developers and illustrators.
There are also regular jobs
and other freelance work listed. While this may not be he best place for a
beginner to find graphic design work, it may still be worth an occasional look.
Most of the jobs are for US
residents.
4 – Krop
Krop is a great job board
site for graphic design work on all skill levels, especially beginners.
Once you sign up at Krop,
you receive job board access and the privilege of posting your portfolio to the
site.
Most of the jobs are for US
residents and offer competitive pay.
5 – Smashing Jobs
Smashing Jobs is owned by Smashing Magazine, one of the top industry
magazines in graphic design.
Freelance graphic design
jobs as well as programming jobs are often available on the job board. There is
an option to sort between these if you'd prefer them separated.
Smashing Jobs has handled
such important clients as Amazon, Mercedes Benz, Sony, and Nokia.
This is a job board with
over 4 million worldwide users!
For Even More Graphic Design Work
Another excellent resource
for graphic design jobs is FlexJobs.
Many well-known companies
choose to post their listings there each time they have openings, and I have
seen graphic design jobs posted.
Also, their listings are
pre-screened for scams, and they have no display ads on their site. For this
reason, they do charge a fee to access their listings, but it's inexpensive at
just $14.95 for one month. You can use promo code AFFILPROMO to take 30 percent off
of that making it even cheaper.
In Conclusion
Like all freelance work,
graphic design work can have busy times and slow times. It’s just a matter of
being consistent and always being on the lookout for that next great project.
Please let us know in the
comments if there are any other job boards people should check for graphic
design work.
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