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

Base CRM - Base CRM offers is a Chicago, IL based company that “is paving the way by building the next generation of CRM software.”

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Job Title	Location
Account Executive	New York, NY
Senior Account Executive	Los Angeles, CA
Accounting / Contracts Coordinator	Lehi, UT
Field Marketing Manager	Redwood Shores, CA
Outside Sales Engineer Electrical- Denver, CO	Denver, CO

See all 4,861 job postings

FROSCH - FROSCH is a New York, NY and Houston, TX headquartered company that provides “high-touch leisure and corporate travel to individuals and companies.”

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Job Title	Location
Travel Assistant	New Orleans, LA
SUMMER TOURING ASSISTANT (Seasonal)	New York, NY
Private Client Services Intern	Chalfont, PA
Marketing Intern	New York, NY
GROUP TRAVEL ASSISTANT	Houston, TX

See all 27 job postings

Brandwatch - Brandwatch is a New York, NY based company that is “all about monitoring what people say about your brand, products, competitors, industry or any related topics.”

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Job Title	Location
Marketing Intern	New York, NY
Associate, Competitive Intelligence	New York, NY
Senior Associate, Competitive Intelligence	New York, NY
Senior Associate, Competitive Intelligence	New York, NY
Social Consultant	Florham Park, NJ

See all 14 job postings

Unified - Unified is an NYC, SF, and Chi based company that has developed a platform that helps brands "measure, engage and advertise across social media.”

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Job Title	Location
Field Marketing Manager	Redwood Shores, CA
Sales Engineer- Eastern Region	Washington, DC
Sr. Mgr/Assoc. Director Global Pricing and Market Access	Cambridge, MA
Development Team Operations (DevOps) Engineer	Seattle, WA
UX Designer	Boston, MA

See all 11,345 job postings

Chicago Botanic Garden - Back in 2008, I wrote about the Chicago Botanic Garden. I had never even visited at the time, but today I’m getting married there!

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Job Title	Location
Visitor Services Cashier	Chicago, IL
Physician Outpatient Internal Medicine Opportunities in Chicago	Illinois
Tram Tour Guide	Chicago, IL
Catering Manager	Glencoe, IL
Part-Time Nanny For Two Great Boys	Glenview, IL

See all 5 job postings

Vibrant Media - Vibrant Media is the NYC based world "leading provider of in-content contextual technology that gets brand content and advertising discovered across platforms."

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Job Title	Location
Product Owner, Social Media Analytics	San Francisco, CA
Marketing Specialist (Full Time Temp)	Moraga, CA
Media Planner (Digital)	Lynnwood, WA
Part-time Job Posting Coordinator	Campbell, CA
Front End Developer	Blairstown, NJ

See all 747 job postings

Chicago Architecture Foundation - Chicago Architecture Foundation is a non-profit organization that is “devoted to celebrating and promoting Chicago as a center of architectural innovation.”

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Job Title	Location
Business and Administration Systems Database Administrator - Chicago	Chicago, IL
Sitecore Developer (OOP, .Net, C#, SQL Server)	Chicago, IL
Solution Architect	Chicago, IL
Application Architect Senior Associate	San Francisco, CA
C++ Software Programmer	Chicago, IL

See all 118 job postings

UrbanBound - UrbanBound is based in Chicago and "helps companies offer a comprehensive transition system to their newly hired and transferring employees" over the web.

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Job Title	Location
LA Copywriting Intern	Los Angeles, CA
Marketing Intern	Chicago, IL
Content and Copywriting Intern	Chicago, IL
Graphic Designer	Chicago, IL
Web Application Designer	Chicago, IL

See all 5 job postings

OpenMarkets - OpenMarkets is an Evanston, IL based company that has created “a network of healthcare providers joined together to create cost-savings for capital equipment.”

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Job Title	Location
Intern, Marketing & PR	Evanston, IL
Associate, Sales	Chicago, IL
Associate, Client Management	Chicago, IL
Director, Sales	Northbrook, IL
Director, Strategic Sourcing	Chicago, IL

See all 5 job postings

Alinea, Next Restaurant, and The Aviary - Alinea, Next Restaurant, and The Aviary are members of a Chicago, IL based group of restaurants that has elevated fine dining to amazing new heights.

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No current job openings.

Potbelly Sandwich Shop - Potbelly Sandwich Shop is a Chicago, IL chain of sandwich shops that is aiming to "be the best place for lunch."

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Job Title	Location
Friendly and outgoing associates	Houston, TX
Executive Assistant	Chicago, IL
Restaurant Management Interviews	Reston, VA
Neighborhood Marketing Manager	Bethesda, MD
Assistant Manager	Ann Arbor, MI

See all 567 job postings

Better Government Association - The Better Government Association, a Chicago, IL based non-profit that “works for integrity, transparency, and accountability in government."

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Job Title	Location
Senior Business Leader, Partnership Marketing Team Lead Job	Foster City, CA
Test & Evaluation Engineer 1/2	El Segundo, CA
Facilities Plant Engineer 3	Auburn, WA
Integrated Scheduling Specialist 3/4 - GMD Program	Huntsville, AL
Process Analyst 1/2	North Charleston, SC

See all 235 job postings

Loudpixel - Loudpixel is a Lansing, MI based “digital consultancy that works with companies and brands to deliver unbiased social media monitoring, measurement and insights.”

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No current job openings.

Watchfire - Watchfire is a Danville, IL based company that provides businesses with cost-effective, long lasting LED signage that can be updated easily.

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Job Title	Location
Why Watchfire?: Careers at Watchfire	Danville, IL
Summer/Fall '13 Intern, Accounts Receivable, Accounting - New Grad Encouraged to Apply	Danville, IL
Inside Sales Representative	Danville, IL
Inside Sales Representative, Digital LED Signage and LED Billboards	Danville, IL
Manufacturing Production Labor 2nd shift	Danville, IL

See all 9 job postings

Leo Burnett - Leo Burnett is a Chicago, IL based advertising agency that was founded in 1935 and has one of the most impressive client lists of any agency out there.

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Job Title	Location
Manager, Advanced Analytics	Chicago, IL
AAE Assistant Account Executive	Naperville, IL
Assistant Account Executive - West Region	Thousand Oaks, CA
Sr. Copywriter - Long-Form Writing & Catalog: Detroit	Detroit, MI
Automotive Product Insight / Information Specialist	Troy, MI

See all 29 job postings

Chopper Trading - Chopper Trading is a Chicago, IL “technology-based proprietary trading firm that operates in a range of global markets and trades on several major exchanges.”

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Job Title	Location
Trading Assistant	Chicago, IL
Hiring Event / Sales Reps	Suffern, NY
Desktop Support Engineer	Chicago, IL
Network Engineer	Chicago, IL

See all 3 job postings

New Leaders - New Leaders is a non-profit that “develops transformational school leaders and designs effective leadership policies and practices for school systems across the country.”

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Job Title	Location
Senior System Engineer (SCVMM)	Chicago, IL
Regulatory Tax Manager	Englewood, CO
Mobile Developer	Merrimack, NH
Summer Intern	Wellesley Hills, MA
Summer Jobs for the Environment	Ithaca, NY

See all 151,186 job postings

eSpark - eSpark is a Chicago, IL based startup that works with K-8 schools to offer “personalized learning on the iPad.”

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Job Title	Location
School Partnership Associate	Chicago, IL
Senior UX - Interaction Designer	Chicago, IL
Director, Learning Design	Chicago, IL
Inside Sales Representative	Chicago, IL
Field Representative	Chicago, IL

See all 12 job postings

TransPerfect - TransPerfect is a New York, NY based company with 70 offices across 5 continents that provides “a full range of language and business services."

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Job Title	Location
Japanese Language Project Intern	New York, NY
French Language Project Intern	New York, NY
Entry Level Sales Account Manager	New York, NY
Remote Video / Over The Phone Interpreter	Boston, MA
Remote Video / Over The Phone Interpreting	Houston, TX

See all 120 job postings

LION - LION is a Dayton, OH based company that designs, manufactures, and markets products “to ensure the health, safety and performance of first responders."

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Job Title	Location
Media Planner (Digital)	Lynnwood, WA
Electrical Control Engineer	New Albany, IN
Career Fair - Elko, NV - June 26, 2013	Carlsbad, NM
A technician Automotive	Leesburg, VA
Controls Engineer	Oklahoma City, OK

See all 3,061 job postings

Affinnova - Affinnova is a Waltham, MA based “high-growth software and services company that enables innovative organizations to drive better ideas to market faster.”

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Job Title	Location
Research Analyst - Chicago	Chicago, IL
Associate Research Analyst	Waltham, MA
Director/VP, Instructional Design and e-Learning	Waltham, MA
Research Director	Waltham, MA
Product Manager	Waltham, MA

See all 19 job postings

eshots - eshots is a Chicago, IL based company that ensures their clients “get the highest possible return on [their] event marketing investments.”

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Job Title	Location
Quality Assurance Associate	Chicago, IL
Web Application Developer (R&D)	Chicago, IL
Web Developer (Production)	Chicago, IL
Quality Assurance Lead	Chicago, IL

See all 4 job postings

NORC at the University of Chicago - NORC at the University of Chicago is a non-profit organization that aims to “to conduct high-quality social science research in the public interest.”

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Job Title	Location
Principal Research Scientist (2013187)	Chicago, IL
Research Scientist (2013185)	Chicago, IL
Senior Research Scientist (2013186)	Chicago, IL
Graduate Research Assistant Mobile Technology Innovation (2013164)	Chicago, IL
Senior Survey Director	Chicago, IL

See all 51 job postings

Wowzers - Wowzers is a Chicago, IL based company that offers a cloud-based adaptive learning platform that teaches kid math in the form of a video game.

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Job Title	Location
Account Executive	Chicago, IL
Human Resources / Payroll Manager Full Time Position - Chicago, IL	Chicago, IL
Parent Fair Representative	New York, NY
Sales Development Specialist	Sunnyvale, CA
Growth Hacker	Menlo Park, CA

See all 6 job postings

Belvedere Trading - Belvedere Trading is a Chicago, IL based proprietary trading firm that has been specializing “in equity index and commodity derivatives” since 2002

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Job Title	Location
Jr. Linux Administrator	Chicago, IL
Software Test Engineer	Chicago, IL
Business Analyst	Chicago, IL
Database Administrator	Chicago, IL
Jr. Software Engineer	Chicago, IL

See all 7 job postings

The Nerdery - The Nerdery is a Bloomington, MN based company that partners “with creative minds and big thinkers to engineer and build award-winning interactive projects.”

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Job Title	Location
Jr. Graphic & Web Designer	Chicago, IL
Production Assistant Intern	United States
SEM Search Planner - NY	New York, NY
User Experience Designer	United States
Strategy Intern	United States

See all 18 job postings

Eventup - Eventup is a Santa Monica, CA and Chicago, IL based startup that "connects people who are looking to find and book the perfect venue with venue owners ."

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Job Title	Location
Marketing Intern	Santa Monica, CA
Sales Representative	Santa Monica, CA
Front End Developer	Santa Monica, CA
Sales Internship	Santa Monica, CA

See all 4 job postings

826 National - 826 National works with 8 centers to "provide under-resourced students, ages 6-18, with opportunities to explore their creativity and improve their writing skills.”

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Job Title	Location
Consulting Manager, Financial Services Practice	New York, NY
Driver - Class A/TouchFreight	Sacramento, CA
Casual Driver - Class A/TouchFreight	Sacramento, CA
Commonwealth Corps - Volunteer Service Positions (Stipended)	Boston, MA

See all 3 job postings

Vivid Seats - Vivid Seats is a Chicago, IL based company that aims to “to reinvent the ticket purchasing experience.”

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Job Title	Location
Email Marketing Analyst	Chicago, IL
Recruiter	Chicago, IL
SEO Director	Chicago, IL
Vendor Relationship Manager	Chicago, IL
Ticket Sales Agent	Chicago, IL

See all 7 job postings

Braintree - Braintree is a Chicago, IL based company that is simplifying payments for online businesses.

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Job Title	Location
Sports Sales Representative	Braintree, MA
Behavior Specialist	New Bedford, MA
Spanish/Haitian-Creole Behavior Specialist	Quincy, MA
Spanish/Haitian-Creole Behavior Therapist	Quincy, MA
Behavior Therapist	New Bedford, MA

See all 323 job postings

Resonate - Resonate is a Reston, VA based advertising company that uses "big data to develop a sophisticated understanding of consumer values, attitudes and beliefs.”

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Job Title	Location
Content Marketing Producer	Newark, CA
Director, Product Marketing	Palo Alto, CA
Creative Writer / Media Planner (4131)	Rogers, MN
Sr Dir Prod Mrkting	San Mateo, CA
Account Executive- Direct Mail	Miami, FL

See all 851 job postings

Silver Chalice - Silver Chalice is a Chicago, IL based company that “builds and operates a fast-growing portfolio of digital media businesses in sports and entertainment.”

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Job Title	Location
UI Designer	Boulder, CO
Sports Academy - Vice President, Digital Sales	New York, NY
Director/Manager, Product Management – Boulder	Boulder, CO
Quality Assurance Engineer	Boulder, CO
Vice President, Digital Sales	New York, NY

See all 4 job postings

Design Within Reach - Design Within Reach is a Stamford, CT based furniture retailer that makes authentic modern design accessible with stores across the country.

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Job Title	Location
User Experience Designer - Andover, MA	Andover, MA
Industrial Designer - Seattle	Seattle, WA
Medical Writer, Neurology	Irvine, CA
Designer – VH Women’s - Knits and Sweaters	Bridgewater, NJ
Senior Structural Integrity and Materials Engineer	Katy, TX

See all 5,912 job postings

Jellyvision - Jellyvision is a Chicago, IL based company that excels at communicating about complex subjects through interactive software.

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Job Title	Location
Freelance QA Testers - QA Testing	Chicago, IL
Interactive Writer - ALEX	Chicago, IL
Freelance Motion Graphics Artists and Video Editors	Chicago, IL
Freelance QA Testers	Chicago, IL
Front-End Web Developer	Chicago, IL

See all 7 job postings

Back to the Roots - Back to the Roots is an Oakland, CA based company that allows you to enjoy the freshly picked mushroom experience at home.

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Job Title	Location
Patent Legal Administrative Assistant	Denver, CO
Business Development Specialist Connecticut	Waterbury, CT
Sr. Software QA Engineer	San Diego, CA
Compliance Analyst	Madison, VA
Manager - Web Operations	Dallas-Fort Worth, TX

See all 3,678 job postings

General Growth Properties - GGP is a Chicago, IL based real estate trust that owns and operates shopping centers all across the United States.

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Job Title	Location
Lead Sales Insurance Agent	Memphis, TN
Insurance Sales Agent	Upper Arlington, OH
Restaurant Manager	Brea, CA
Genealogist Case Manager	Salt Lake City, UT
Insurance Sales - Agent	Plant City, FL

See all 5,092 job postings

Marketing Werks - Marketing Werks is a Chicago, IL based company that “delivers unparalleled service” for their clients and “unique experiences for consumers”

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Job Title	Location
Vz FIOS Market Coordinator_MDU program_NYC	Valhalla, NY
Outside Sales Rep Verizon Fios-Washington,DC/PGC Area	Washington, DC
Outside Sales Rep for Verizon FIOS_Rhode Island Region	Providence, RI
Outside Sales for Verizon FIOS - Ewing, NJ	Trenton, NJ
Outside Sales Representative_Verizon FIOS_Medford/Deptford NJ	Medford, NJ

See all 65 job postings

Belly - Belly is a Chicago, IL based company that is replacing the loyalty punchcard with mobile apps and in-store iPads.

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Job Title	Location
Director of Collections	San Diego, CA
Associate Recruiter	Stamford, CT
Tractor Owner-Operators	Ross, ND
Recruiting & Sales Manager - Real Estate	Mebane, NC
Account Executives	Dallas, TX

See all 370 job postings

Biodiversity Project - Biodiversity Project is a Chicago, IL based non-profit that works "to protect North America’s most precious land and water resources.”

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Job Title	Location
Postdoctoral Fellow – Madagascar Biodiversity Genomics	Omaha, NE
Director, Rocky Mountains and Plains Program-Denver Metro Area	Washington, DC
Zambia Community Forests REDD+/Forestry Technical Specialist	Little Rock, AR
Zambia Community Forests Monitoring & Evaluation Specialist (Local)	Little Rock, AR
Field Base Coordinator on Elephant Forest Reintroduction Project in Northern Thailand	Mae, WA

See all 87 job postings

Imagination Publishing - Imagination Publishing is a Chicago, IL based "custom content agency" that helps companies engage new and current customers through content.

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Job Title	Location
Editor	Chicago, IL
Editorial Intern	Chicago, IL
Writer	Bellevue, WA
Social Content Intern	Chicago, IL
Director of Communication (10660)	Washington, DC

See all 39 job postings

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