Hello

Other than the likes of Odesk, Elance, Guru and Freelancer, (where you are bidding on jobs and often competiting with people in other countries who will do the work for a fraction of what you would consider normal rates), are there any good industry sites where people in television, marketing, advertising or publishing put up notices for design work or animation freelance work?

I specialize in cartoon design in both 2D and 3D, and animation too

If you do use bidding sites, which do you think are the best to use?

Scott

Some of these big companies have websites and job opportunities. I can't speak for publishing houses, advertising agencies, etc., but wouldn't hurt to research some of these companies and send an email with your resume. Wouldn't hurt to contact Google, their Xmas logo was outstanding. Another thought, companies such as clothing, automotive, motorcycles, etc. also use graphics.

One last thought, some newcomer business people including the medical people will do charitable work. Maybe offer to do free work in your area to some charitable organization.