Career Services offers an online job board both to assist students and alumni in finding employment and to connect employers with qualified candidates.
Students: Register here (Your X-number, including the X, is your Access ID and you create a password.)
Alumni: Log on with your Otis ID number (the number starts with an X). If you do not know this number, please email alumniupdate@otis.edu. The first time you log in, create a password and identify your security question and answer.
EMPLOYERS
Post information about internships, freelance, part-time and full-time opportunities with your company or organization.
Online Job Board Categories Call for Entry: Art and design projects to be submitted as work but not for competition.
Competition: Art and design related competitions for prizes
Freelance: Project or service oriented work that does not entail a long-term commitment to any one employer. Freelance positions are paid a rate of service for the specified project or task.
Full Time: Paid position usually with benefits. Full time hours can range from 35-40+ hours a week. Full time positions are marketed to Alumni only since students cannot commit to full time employment while in school.
Internship: Paid or Academic Credit positions for a specific duration of time. Academic Credit internships have specific departmental criteria which must relate directly to education and course curriculum. Once the position is posted and a student is interested in the internship, the student must get approval through their major department. Internships must meet the US Department of Labor Wage and Division guidelines http://www.dol.gov/whd/regs/compliance/whdfs71.pdf
Part Time: Paid positions working less than full time (40 hours weekly). Part time positions do not usually specify a duration of time such as with an internship.
Seasonal: Paid positions during seasons in which certain industries have greater work demand.
Volunteer: Unpaid positions that must be relevant to art and design industry.
Work Study: Paid positions at Higher Education Institutions that are part of the Federal Work Study Program. Work Study positions comes from funds that are earned through part-time employment to assist students in financing the costs of postsecondary education. Hourly wages must not be less than the federal minimum wage. http://www2.ed.gov/programs/fws/index.
Tips on Making Your Posting a Success
Post your position in the appropriate job category to get approved within the 24-48 hour time frame.
If more than one job category is selected, please be sure that you read these job categories carefully and that multiple categories are relevant to the position.
Make sure your job description is specific in qualifications and duties.
-Go hereto register
-Click on “Register Now”
-After you complete the registration, you will receive via email a password so you can go back to the site and start posting jobs
To post jobs and/or internships after creating an account:
-Go back to the job board
-Click on “Online Services”
-Enter your Access ID (you created):
-Enter your password (we sent to you):
-Click on “Post a New Job” to post your opportunity (full time, part time, freelance, internships)