If you’re looking for work in the advertising and design industries, help has arrived. One Club for Creativity has launched The One Club COVID-19 Jobs Board.
It’s a free resource and it’s global. It connects people looking for work throughout the world with agencies, design studios, production companies and brands looking to fill open positions.
The free service is open to the entire industry, including individuals at all levels of experience in all departments looking for full-time and project work, freelance assignments and internships. One Club membership is not required to participate.
Any agency, studio, production company or brand around the world can submit postings for immediate openings, as well for job opportunities expected in the future once the pandemic is over.
While economic instability has led some firms to tighten budgets and reduce workforces, others are still looking to fill positions. The idea came about when The One Club heard last week about openings from some corporate member agencies. Justin Epstein and Louis Geist, who head up the club’s Membership department, created a simple form for posting openings and the jobs board was born. The form links to a page listing all job openings.
The team then contacted other corporate member agencies and offered the platform as a free service for them to list openings. In just a few days, The One Club COVID-19 Jobs Board had more than 180 job openings posted.
“We needed to act quickly to help people whose jobs have been affected by the pandemic, and this was the easiest, fastest way to connect people with job openings,” said Epstein, One Club corporate member and chapter manager. “It’s a simple, no-frills platform that can make a real difference for both parties.”
“The One Club’s mission is to support and celebrate the creative community,” explained Kevin Swanepoel, chief executive officer of The One Club. “Everyone knows about the celebrate part, with programs like The One Show. This new jobs board is an example of the support we can offer to the industry, acting as a conduit to connect the global community with job opportunities.”
