Resources For Finding Remote Work (Technical and Non-Technical Roles)
This is by no means a comprehensive view of all the options out there, but here are a few of my favorite resources (in alphabetical order) for finding ways to feed myself without being tied down to one place.
AngelList is my go to place to find startup jobs, and they have an entire page dedicated to just remote jobs. Quite a few of these are developer jobs, but MANY of them aren’t. I actually came across more part-time/contractor roles that were non-technical here than anywhere else. They’re more than just a jobs listing site though, so it’s a great place to browse startups in general. However, this also means their browsing interface isn’t very comprehensive (so expect to be scrolling down the page for quite a while), but since you apply through AngelList it’s super quick to apply to jobs once you have a minimal profile set up. Another plus, AngelList has (at least for me) had the fastest response times from potential employers relative to any other sites.
Authentic Jobs has my favorite navigation and usability of any of the job listing sites I’ve seen. They allow you to search by skill, remote/locations, and commitment level (contract/part-time/full-time/etc.) easily via desktop or mobile. I’ve seen a lot of listings for design and technical roles here, and the listings are fairly high quality. The site will redirect you to they company’s apply page, so it takes me a lot longer to apply for roles here than on AngelList.
Jobbatical is a bit different than these other job listing sites because they only offer international and temporary placement, but there are a lot of non-technical roles. For example, “12 months doing marketing work in Prague”. You will need to live in one city and the role does end after a set amount of time, but the companies will help you with a lot of the headaches of moving abroad (ick visa issues). However, I haven’t seen great compensation rates for many of their listed positions.
Remote Ok is a straight forward job listing site. The filtering is mainly types of technical roles and then one category for non-technical roles, but the biggest perk about Remote Ok is that I’ve seen more major companies on here than on any of the other job listing sites. If you’re looking for established companies that allow remote work, I would recommend this site. Remote Ok links out to a company’s job application page, so the application time is generally higher than AngelList’s.
We Work Remotely is the most no frills site I’ve come across. There’s not much in the way of filtering, but jobs are broken down by skills right on the front page. We Work Remotely has more non-technical jobs than any other sites I’ve come across, especially for customer support roles. Similar to Authentic Jobs and Remote Ok, it redirects you to the company’s job application page.
Those are my go-to’s above, but I’ve also had a lot of luck sourcing freelance work from Facebook groups that I’m part of. Also, if you have more time, you could try your luck sifting through postings at Monster and Indeed. However, I found it fairly time consuming and unsuccessful due to the lack of structure in their postings.
Best of luck on your hunt, and let me know if I’m missing any other great resources!
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