Careers in Illinois

By Willy Franzen

Looking for an entry level job or internship in Illinois? Here's an overview of how to approach the search and a list of companies that might have entry level and internship opportunities that will interest you.

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Located in the midwestern United States, Illinois comes with a variety of industries and companies to dive into, including 32 of the 2012 Fortune 500 companies. With one of the world’s busiest airports, access to the Atlantic Ocean via the Saint Lawrence Seaway, and a passenger and freight rail system, Illinois has made a place for itself as a transportation hub in the Midwest.

Illinois is also one of the nation’s leaders in manufacturing. Approximately 75% of the state’s manufacturers are located in northeastern Illinois. Agriculture is also a large industry for Illinois, particularly in the production of soybeans and corn. Most of the state’s meat processing centers are located in Chicago.

Energy resources also create opportunities in Illinois, both in traditional and alternative energy sources. Illinois has been a leader in nuclear power, with six plants and eleven reactors producing over a quarter of the state’s energy in 2010.

Chicago, the largest city in Illinois, is home to a major business district and a growing number of web companies (did you know One Day One Job is based in Chicago?). Some other cities to look at in Illinois include Chicago, Aurora, Springfield, Peoria, and Naperville.

Companies with Entry Level Jobs and Internships in Illinois

Sprout Social - Sprout Social is a Chicago, IL based company that offers “a management and egnagement platform for social business.”

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Job Title	Location
eCommerce Specialist - Demonstrated Sales Success of $1M+	Sonoma, CA
Online Community Coordinator	New York, NY
Online Community Coordinator	New York, NY
Child Care Teacher Available, Full Time and Part Time	Menomonie, WI
SEO Specialist (Sprout Social)	Chicago, IL

See all 130 job postings

Emerge Media - Emerge Media is a Chicago, IL based company that is “taking on the essential roots of everyday tasks and breathing real life into the technology behind them.”

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Job Title	Location
Senior Digital Strategist	Santa Monica, CA
TECHNOLOGY SUPPORT TECH-ADVANCED	Greenville, NC
Social Media Analytics Sr Specialist	Dallas, TX
Social Media and Content Specialist Summer Internship	Avon Lake, OH
Russian Media Analyst	MacDill AFB, FL

See all 167 job postings

Piece & Co. - Piece & Co. is a Chicago based social enterprise that partners with fashion/retail brands to have female artisans "create beautiful, handmade products and accessories."

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Job Title	Location
Site Reliability Engineer	New York, NY
Senior Product Manager	Tempe, AZ
Senior Product Manager - Dell	Tempe, AZ
CNC Machinists	Fall River, WI
Creative Writer	Scottsdale, AZ

See all 1,061 job postings

Krash - Krash is based in Boston and offers a “way for founders, entrepreneurs and innovators to rapidly build the supportive personal and professional networks they need.”

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Job Title	Location
Director of Global Distribution	Rantoul, IL
Marketing Intern	Cambridge, MA
Business Development Representative	Boston, MA
Entrepreneurship Internship	Cambridge, MA
Marketing & Events Coordinator Internship	Cambridge, MA

See all 10 job postings

OneIMS - OneIMS is a Skokie, IL based company that offers “everything from services like branding and web design to online marketing strategies like SEO and PPC.”

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Job Title	Location
SEO Specialist	Skokie, IL
SEO Copywriter	Skokie, IL
Jr Content Editor	Skokie, IL
Online Marketing Sales Executive	Skokie, IL
Online Marketing Associate	Chicago, IL

See all 8 job postings

Kitchensurfing - Kitchensurfing is an NYC based company that matches “up chefs and people who need a cook at high and low price points and for a variety of types of engagements."

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Job Title	Location
Product Manager	New York, NY
Product Designer	New York, NY
Customer Research Study	New York, NY
Software Engineer	New York, NY
Lead iOS Engineer	New York, NY

See all 5 job postings

Cater2.me - Cater2.me is a San Francisco, CA based company that “was founded with the goal of connecting inspired kitchens with the masses.”

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No current job openings.

Quarasan - Quarasan is a Chicago, IL based “full service conceptual developer of content for publishers of educational materials and products.”

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Job Title	Location
(Intern/Part Time) Social Media Coordinator/Assistant	Chicago, IL
(Intern/Part Time) Systems Support Coordinator	Chicago, IL
Administrative/Personal Assistant - (Local Candidates Only)	Chicago, IL
site Freelance Copyeditor	Chicago, IL
Freelance Graphic Designer with HTML experience	Chicago, IL

See all 7 job postings

Small Business Majority - Small Business Majority is a San Francisco, CA based “national small business organization" that focuses "on solving the biggest problems facing small businesses today.”

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Job Title	Location
Account Executive-LandWatch	Bellevue, WA
Account Manager	Lynn, MA
Sales Manager - Fire	Jessup, MD
Inside Sales Account Executive	Santa Ana, CA
Sales Manager - First Aid and Safety	Brooklyn Park, MN

See all 2,051 job postings

HDMZ - HDMZ is a Chicago, IL and San Francisco, CA based healthcare and life science marketing agency that was founded in 1936.

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No current job openings.

FWD.us - FWD.us is a San Francisco, CA based lobbying organization that promotes "policies to keep the United States and its citizens competitive in a global economy."

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Job Title	Location
Digital Advcoacy Fellowship	San Francisco, CA
Organizing Coordinator	San Francisco, CA
Los Angeles Regional Organizer	Los Angeles, CA
Silicon Valley Regional Organizer	San Francisco, CA
Chief Technology Officer	San Francisco, CA

See all 6 job postings

Centro - Centro is a Chicago, IL based company that works “to improve the lives of those working in the advertising industry by building media management software."

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Job Title	Location
Paid Social Media Intern	Chicago, IL
RN-Labor and Delivery - Travel Nursing: L&D Travel Nursing Opportunity in El Centro, CA!	California
Programmatic Buyer	New York, NY
Research Associate - Centro de Estudios Puertorriqueños	New York, NY
Research Associate (Post-Doc) - Centro de Estudios Puertorriquenos	New York, NY

See all 378 job postings

Eataly - Eataly is a New York, NY and Chicago, IL based gourmet Italian marketplace inspired by the famous chef Mario Batali.

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Job Title	Location
Human Resources Assistant	New York, NY
Produce Associate - Baldor	Chicago, IL
Recruiter	New York, NY
Cashier	New York, NY
Cheesemonger	Chicago, IL

See all 31 job postings

Forensicon - Forensicon is a Chicago, IL based “firm specializing in computer forensics analysis and consulting."

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Job Title	Location
Computer Forensics Programming Internship	Chicago, IL
Associate Computer Forensics Examiner	Chicago, IL
Office Manager	Chicago, IL
Systems & Network Security Engineer	Chicago, IL

See all 4 job postings

Emmi Solutions - Emmi Solutions is a Chicago based healthcare communications company that has developed “interactive solutions to achieve meaningful business and clinical outcomes.”

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Job Title	Location
Research Curation Intern	Chicago, IL
Agile Business Analyst	Chicago, IL
Client Service Specialist	Chicago, IL
Digital Marketing Associate	Chicago, IL
Emmi Solutions - Digital Marketing Associate	Chicago, IL

See all 17 job postings

Liferay - Liferay is a Diamond Bar, CA based company that helps clients “build modern websites and portals to engage customers, partners, and employees.”

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Job Title	Location
Java / Open Source Developers	Minnetonka, MN
UX Developer	Dallas, TX
LifeRay Java Developer	Washington, DC
Business Analyst	Radnor, PA
Java/Portal Architect	Livonia, MI

See all 373 job postings

xAd - xAd is a New York, NY based company that allows advertisers to pinpoint “target audiences at pivotal moments during the consumer’s decision-making journey.”

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Job Title	Location
Mobile Application Analysis Intern	New York, NY
Poly Editors (Contract)	New York, NY
VP of Marketing - Downstream	New York, NY
Marketing Specialist	New York, NY
Administrative Assistant (Contract)	Mountain View, CA

See all 39 job postings

Kellen Company - Kellen Company is a "professional services company serving associations, companies and foundations” with offices in Atlanta, New York, Denver, Chicago, and D.C.

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Job Title	Location
Student internship - Stakeholder Research & Sustainability Strategy	Portland, OR
Public Relations Account Executive	Atlanta, GA
Vice President, Communications	United States
Graphic Design Specialist	Atlanta, GA
Accounts Payable Associate	Atlanta, GA

See all 17 job postings

Worthee - Worthee is a Chicago, IL based company that offers premium dog walking and care services through a simple mobile app.

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Job Title	Location
Brand Ambassador	Chicago, IL

See all 1 job postings

Friends of the Forest Preserves - Friends of the Forest Preserves is a Chicago, IL based non-profit that "exists because the Cook County forest preserves need help."

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Job Title	Location
Intensive Care Nurse - ICU Nurse - (ICU RN)	Port Charlotte, FL
Cardiovascular Operating Room Nurse - (Cardio - OR - CVOR RN)	Olympia, WA
Perioperative Nurse - Operating Room Nurse - (OR RN)	Olympia, WA
Pizza Hut Delivery Driver	Norridge, IL
Progressive Care Nurse - (PCU RN)	Port Charlotte, FL

See all 20 job postings

Hanley Wood - Washington, DC based Hanley Wood is “the premier media, event, information and strategic marketing services company serving the residential and commercial design and construction industries.”

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Job Title	Location
Advertising Sales Intern	Washington, DC
Research Associate	Irvine, CA
Field Researcher - Hunt County / Rockwall County	Dallas, TX
Field Researcher - King & Pierce	Seattle, WA
Field Researcher - Skagit & Snohomish	Seattle, WA

See all 33 job postings

Digital Intent - Digital Intent is a Chicago, IL based company that helps clients "create and grow digital businesses."

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Job Title	Location
Hardware Design Verification Engineers - 1000	Redmond, WA
SEnior Applicaton Developer	Detroit, MI
Multi Branch Banker DFW East (Northcrest)	Dallas, TX
Relationship Multi Branch Banker Southeast Houston District	Houston, TX
Electronic Studio Artist / Production Artist	New York, NY

See all 939 job postings

Bottom Line - Bottom Line is a Boston, MA based non-profit that “has helped thousands of low-income and first-generation students stay in college and earn their degrees.”

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Job Title	Location
Business System Analyst	Versailles, OH
Summer Internship 2015	New York, NY
Associate Attorney Consultant	Houston, TX
Showroom Consultant	Salt Lake City, UT
Online Marketing Lead	Boston, MA

See all 10,414 job postings

kCura - kCura is a Chicago based company that offers "web-based e-discovery applications for managing large volumes of electronic evidence during litigation or investigations.”

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Job Title	Location
Advice Business Analyst	Chicago, IL
Forensics Examiner (CFCE, EnCE, ACE, etc)	San Francisco, CA
Big Data Architect- Software Engineering	Chicago, IL
Business Analyst	Chicago, IL
kCura - Advice Business Analyst	Chicago, IL

See all 74 job postings

The Learning Experience - The Learning Experience is a Boca Raton, FL based company that aims to "give every child the opportunity to develop to their greatest potential.”

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Job Title	Location
Project Architect	Minneapolis, MN
Marketing and Inside Sales Representative	Woodstock, GA
FOOD AND BEVERAGE INTERNSHIP	Hershey, PA
General Dentist -- Spring	Spring, TX
Nurse Program Coord	Phoenix, AZ

See all 171,656 job postings

Optimal - Optimal “is the leading social advertising and analytics platform, with offices in San Francisco, Palo Alto, New York, Chicago, and London.”

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Job Title	Location
Physical Therapist - Resource Team	Reno, NV
Trauma Surgeon	Odessa, TX
Physical Therapist Assistant(Outpatient), Canon City, CO, PRN, Days, St. Thomas More Job	Cañon City, CO
Sales Director, Mobile	San Francisco, CA
Medical Lab Technologist (MLT) - (PRN / Per Diem / Days) - Chemistry	Phoenix, AZ

See all 44,461 job postings

Munchery - Munchery is a San Francisco, CA based company that offers wholesome dinners prepared by top chefs delivered to your door for a reasonable price.

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Job Title	Location
Marketing Intern	San Francisco, CA
Software Engineer Intern	San Francisco, CA
Fulfillment Specialist	Los Angeles, CA
Freelance Copywriter	San Francisco, CA
Operations Analyst	New York, NY

See all 38 job postings

CafeMom - CafeMom is an NYC based digital media company for moms that reaches more than 20 million users every month

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Job Title	Location
PHP Software Engineer / DBA	Redwood City, CA
Senior Editor, Lifestyle, TheStir.com	New York, NY
Customer Support Manager	Vineland, NJ

See all 2 job postings

Hillshire Brands - Hillshire Brands is based in Chicago, IL and aims to be “the most innovative meat-centric food company in the U.S.”

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Job Title	Location
Supply Planning Functional Lead	Chicago, IL
Demand Planner	Chicago, IL
Warehouse Material Handler	Kansas City, KS
Cost Analyst - Tarboro, NC	Tarboro, NC
Project Manager	Chicago, IL

See all 156 job postings

Instacart - Instacart is a San Francisco, CA based startup that offers personal grocery shopping/delivery in a growing number of markets (Chicago and the Bay Area now).

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Job Title	Location
Software Engineering Intern	San Francisco, CA
Operations Associate -- Austin	Austin, TX
CPG Business Development	San Francisco, CA
City Launcher	San Francisco, CA
Accounting Assistant -- TEMP	San Francisco, CA

See all 85 job postings

Dinner Lab - Dinner Lab is a New Orleans, LA based “membership-based social dining experiment that unites undiscovered chefs with adventurous diners."

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Job Title	Location
Account Executive/Sales	Los Angeles, CA
Copywriter Intern	New York, NY
Permits & Licensing Intern	New Orleans, LA
Security Intern	Philadelphia, PA
Design Camp Coordinator 2015	Raleigh, NC

See all 119 job postings

Alta Bicycle Share - Alta Bicycle is a Portland, OR based company that provides "solutions for all aspects of bike share" programs.

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Job Title	Location
Field Bike Technician - Capital Bikeshare	Washington, DC
Data Analyst - Citi Bike	Brooklyn, NY
Field Bike Technician - Bay Area Bike Share	San Francisco, CA
IT Director	Brooklyn, NY
Rebalancer - CoGo	Columbus, OH

See all 14 job postings

BidPal - BidPal is an Indianapolis, IN based company that uses technology to “improve charitable fundraising events from start to finish."

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Job Title	Location
BidPal Assistant	Dallas-Fort Worth, TX
Seasonal Warehouse Associate	Indiana
SECRETARY III	Neptune City, NJ
Event Manager - San Antonio, TX	San Antonio, TX
Seasonal Technical Lead	San Antonio, TX

See all 38 job postings

Rand McNally - Rand McNally is a Skokie, IL based company that was founded in 1856. Since then they’ve been specializing “in maps, navigation, road travel, and trip planning.”

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Job Title	Location
Owner Operators, AMAZING NEW OPPORTUNITY! (5166317)	Paris, TN
Assistant Planner/Dispatcher/Scheduler	Charlotte, NC
Public Relations Lead	Skokie, IL
Transportation Coordinator-Nights/Rotating Shift	Greer, SC
Fleet Operations Coordinator	Villa Rica, GA

See all 240 job postings

Social Media Beast - Social Media Beast is a Chicago, IL based agency that is helping some of Chicago’s most notable brands do social right.

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Job Title	Location
Community & Social Media Interns	New York, NY
Entertainment Intern	New York, NY
General Assignment Reporter	New York, NY
Assistant Editor, Style	New York, NY
Digital Content Creator Internship	Chicago, IL

See all 19 job postings

Tecture - Tecture is a Chicago, IL based firm that "designs and builds custom web and mobile applications, ecommerce websites, and custom content-managed websites”

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Job Title	Location
Account Executive	Chicago, IL
Business Intelligence/Architect Manager	San Juan, PR
Jr. Estimator	East Weymouth, MA

See all 3 job postings

Poetry Foundation - The Poetry Foundation is a Chicago, IL based “independent literary organization committed to a vigorous presence for poetry in our culture.”

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Job Title	Location
Partnerships and Business Development Intern (NYC)	New York, NY
Assistant Professor	Tampa, FL
Part-time, Experienced Grant Writer in Bay Area	San Francisco, CA
iOS Engineer	New York, NY
Design Fellow - Business Development, part-time (NYC)	New York, NY

See all 10 job postings

DataXu - DataXu is a Boston, MA based company whose “platform enables clients to manage and optimize marketing investments across all digital channels."

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Job Title	Location
Digital Business Analyst	Denver, CO
VP, Business Development & Supply	New York, NY
Media Operations Associate (Contractor)	Boston, MA
Digital Marketing Operations Analyst	Boston, MA
Account Executive	New York, NY

See all 35 job postings

National Collegiate Scouting Association - NCSA is a Chicago based company that helps "student athletes and their families navigate the cutthroat, competitive, and confusing world of college recruiting.”

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Job Title	Location
Coach Relations Marketing Intern	Chicago, IL
CareerMatch Marketing Intern	Chicago, IL
Marketing Intern - Summer 2014	Chicago, IL
Event Operations Intern	Chicago, IL
Assistant Women's Volleyball Coach	Highland Heights, KY

See all 35 job postings

SocialCode - SocialCode is a Washington, DC based “social marketing solutions provider” that “builds targeted communities, engages those audiences and converts them to customers."

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Job Title	Location
Partner Manager - experience with Social Ads (FB, Twtr, LinkedIn)	San Francisco, CA
Researcher, Market Trends	New York, NY
Consumer Insights Analyst	New York, NY
Product Manager, Reporting & Analytics	San Francisco, CA
Product Manager, AdVisor	San Francisco, CA

See all 22 job postings

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