• Multimedia Assistant, Technology Services Help Desk
• Interpretive Center Assistant, Champaign County Forest Preserve
• Fundraising, University of Illinois Foundation (learn more about these positions here)
• Assistant to Ad Director, Illini Media
• Videographer, Division of Student Affairs
• IT Help Desk, Beckman Institute
• Help Desk Attendant, College of Media
• Data Entry,. Education Justice Project
• Proofreading (project based), National Council of Teachers of English

About Working While in College

Like internships, well-chosen part-time jobs can give you relevant professional experience while you’re still in college. Check the following sites regularly for openings on campus or in Champaign-Urbana that can help you develop your skills:

• Handshake (you can search this site for local part-time position, as well as internships and full-time jobs)
• Research Park Job Board
• The Virtual Job Board (UIUC)
• The News-Gazette classifieds

Also, check out the available internships; some are paid.

Places to look for full-time jobs

• Handshake: this University of Illinois resource connects students and recent alumni to employers who are looking to hire Illini.
• Chicago Artists Resource (shows job openings at arts and cultural organizations in the Chicago area)
• Idealist.org (specializes in openings at nonprofit organizations of all kinds)
• Indeed.com (enormous job database)
• USAjobs.gov (database of all federal government jobs, including internships in DC, at national parks, in the Smithsonian museum system, etc.)
• Publishers Marketplace (jobs in the book industry)
• Bookjobs.com (particularly helpful for internships in publishing)
• Support-Driven (jobs in support, particularly in the tech industry–a well paid growth industry for English/CW majors)