Below are a list of specialty greeting card and gift companies who hire Art Director, Art Assistant, Associate Editor, Illustrator, Designer, Graphic Artist, Creative Specialist and other creative positions.
Check the employment links for continual updates.
Note: Company links change often. Check their home page for employment information.
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American Greetings
http://corporate.americangreetings.com/careers/whoweare.html
or go to homepage http://corporate.americangreetings.com/ and select "careers."
Greeting cards and gifts
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Hallmark
https://careers.hallmark.com/?utm_source=careersite
or go to homepage http://www.hallmark.com/ and select "careers" under "opportunities."
Greeting cards and gifts
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Papyrus
http://www.papyrusonline.com/about-papyrus/employment
or go to homepage http://www.papyrusonline.com/ and select "about us" and "employment."
Greeting cards and gifts
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DaySpring
http://about.dayspring.com/corporate/employment/
or go to homepage http://www.dayspring.com/ and select "about DaySpring" and "employment."
Religious greeting cards and gifts
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Leanin' Tree
http://www.leanintree.com/jobs.html
or go to homepage http://www.leanintree.com/ and select "employment."
Greeting cards and gifts
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Minted
http://www.minted.com/jobs
or go to homepage http://www.minted.com
Online greeting cards and gifts
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Chronicle Books
http://www.chroniclebooks.com/jobs
or go to homepage http://www.chroniclebooks.com/
Greeting cards and gifts
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http://kathydavis.com/careers/
or go to homepage http://kathydavis.com/
Greeting cards and gifts
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Andrews McMeel Universal
http://www.amuniversal.com/amu/AMU_Careers.htm
or go to homepage http://www.amuniversal.com/index/
Greeting cards and gifts
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Design Design
https://www.designdesign.us/webforms/index/index/id/11/
or go to homepage https://www.designdesign.us/
Greeting cards and gifts
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Avanti Press
http://www.avantipress.com/get-in-touch/careers
or go to homepage http://www.avantipress.com/
Greeting cards and gifts
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Paper Source
http://www.papersource.com/about/jobs.html
or go to homepage http://www.papersource.com/
Greeting cards and gifts
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Lang
http://thelangcompanies.com/careers/
or go to homepage http://www.lang.com/
Greeting cards and gifts
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Moo
https://www.moo.com/us/about/jobs.html
or go to homepage https://www.moo.com/us/
Online card, stationery and business cards
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Job Posts from ECard Companies Who Make Greeting Card Apps
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Touchnote
https://www.touchnote.com/#/info/jobs
or go to homepage: https://www.touchnote.com/#/home
Greeting Card App
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Someecards
or go to homepage: http://www.someecards.com/page/jobs
http://www.someecards.com/
Greeting Card App
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Ink Cards
or go to homepage: https://sincerely.com/about#jobs
Greeting Card App
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Hallmark eCards
or go to homepage: https://www.hallmarkecards.com/
Greeting Card App
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Books on Developing a Design Career
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Burn Your Portfolio: Stuff they don't teach you in design school, but shouldMichael Janda, owner of the Utah-based design firm Riser, uses humor to dispense nugget after nugget of hard-won advice collected over the last decade from the personal successes and failures he has faced running his own agency. In this surprisingly funny, but incredibly practical advice guide, Janda's advice on teamwork and collaboration, relationship building, managing clients, bidding work, production processes, and more will resonate with creative professionals of all stripes.
The Essential Guide to Business for Artists and Designers
A book for artists, makers, designers, and photographers looking to set up and establish an arts practice or design business within the visual arts and creative industries and who want to learn aspects of setting up and growing a profitable enterprise such as:Building successful negotiation tactics, Promoting social media presence, Legal, tax and intellectual property issues, Setting up a website and Looking at future trends.
Artist's Graphic Designer's Market
For people who want to expand a career in fine art, illustration, or design. The Artist's & Graphic Designer's Market a reference guide to help develop their careers and navigate the changing business landscape. It introduces a whole host of new features and guarantees the most up-to-date, individually verified market contacts possible.
In addition to drawing on their own experiences, Bhandari and Melber interviewed nearly one hundred curators, dealers, and other arts professionals, in cities across the country, about what they expect from and look for in artists. The authors also talked to a host of artists about their careers and the lessons they've learned navigating the art world. The book is full of their entertaining anecdotes and candid advice.
Art, Inc.: The Essential Guide for Building Your Career as an Artist Learn how to: Set actionable goals • Diversify your income • Manage your bookkeeping • Copyright your work • Promote with social media • Build a standout website • Exhibit with galleries • Sell and price your work • License your art • Acquire an agent
Art, Inc.: The Essential Guide for Building Your Career as an Artist Learn how to: Set actionable goals • Diversify your income • Manage your bookkeeping • Copyright your work • Promote with social media • Build a standout website • Exhibit with galleries • Sell and price your work • License your art • Acquire an agent
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