We’re at it again. Modern Materialist, the Nerve.com products blog that provides the bulk of my income, is again hiring. And as MM’s lead blogger, I’m the lucky chica in charge of finding the best darn products blogger out there.
8 Staffing Agencies That Love Creatives
November 11, 2008 by 10 Comments
As you well know, I’ve been struggling lately with how, exactly, to find the perfect balance between my freelance work and more regular income sources. The state of the economy hasn’t been helping, and so I’ve been considering other options, including the utilization of staffing agencies.
My previous experiences with staffing agencies were as a college student, looking for temp work during my breaks. I worked with one temp agency down in Central New Jersey, which was able to find me fairly regular work within the nonprofit sector. The other agency — much closer to where I’m living now — didn’t often have much to offer. Which is why I hadn’t seriously considered such avenues when the New York Sun first folded.
Now, having come closest to paying work with the help of two such agencies, I’ve been forced to reconsider their effectiveness.
After the jump, eight staffing agencies that specialize in the creative industries:
