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

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
Photographer's Assistant	San Francisco Bay Area, CA
Software Engineer Intern	San Francisco Bay Area, CA
Customer Care Specialist	San Francisco Bay Area, CA
Controller \| Travel, Hospitality & Food Services	San Francisco, CA
Food Delivery Driver ($25/hr+)(SF Bay Area)	San Francisco, CA

See all 24 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
Editorial Intern, The Stir	New York, NY
Audience Targeting Coordinator	New York, NY
Online Marketing Manager – The Prowl	New York, NY
VP, Editorial Content	New York, NY
Front-End Developer	New York, NY

See all 11 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
Executive Assistant	Chicago, IL
Warehouse Material Handler	Holland, MI
Scientist I	Downers Grove, IL
1st Shift Assembler 2	Zeeland, MI
Project Manager	Chicago, IL

See all 76 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
City Launcher	United States
UI/UX & Visual Designer	San Francisco, CA
Operations Manager - Boston	Boston, MA
Customer Happiness Manager	San Francisco, CA
Ruby/Rails Engineer	San Francisco, CA

See all 11 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
Supplier Quality Manager - Oscar Mayer	Madison, WI
Culinary Intern	Los Angeles, CA
Packaging Engineer	Chicago, IL
Internship	New Orleans, LA
Temporary- Academic Office Managers, CTD Summer Program- Spark, Solstice, Apogee, Spectrum & Equinox	Evanston, IL

See all 88 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
Marketing Intern / San Francisco	San Francisco, CA
PROGRAM DIR	Chicago, IL
Bike Checker	Washington, DC
CaBi -Bike Mechanic	Washington, DC
Chicago Bike Share - Station Service Department Manager	Chicago, IL

See all 11 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
Digital Marketing Specialist	Indianapolis, IN
Systems Engineer	Indianapolis, IN
BidPal Assistant - Washington DC	Washington, DC
BidPal Assistant - Dallas/Fort Worth, TX	Dallas, TX
Event Manager - New York, NY	New York, NY

See all 23 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
Office Manager	New York, NY
Transportation Specialist	High Point, NC
OTM Application Specialist	Norcross, GA
Medical Technologist	Walla Walla, WA
Regional Truck Driver - Home Weekends	Philadelphia, PA

See all 266 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
Intern	Boston, MA
Fall Entertainment Intern 2013	New York, NY
Spring - Student Internship - Evolver.fm	Somerville, MA
Digital Content Creator Internship	Chicago, IL
Web Developer	San Francisco, CA

See all 16 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
Web Designer and Front-End Developer Intern	Chicago, IL
Computer Science Web Developer Intern	Chicago, IL
Entry-level Web Designer and Front-end Developer	Chicago, IL
ASP.NET MVC Developer	Chicago, IL
Web Designer and Front-End Developer	Chicago, IL

See all 5 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
Web Producer	Chicago, IL
Assistant Professor,English CreativeWriting Poetry	Corpus Christi, TX
Assistant Professor,English Romantic Bitish Lit	Corpus Christi, TX
Director	Pittsburgh, PA
Assistant Professor English-Literature	North Dartmouth, MA

See all 5 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 Media Planner	Norcross, GA
Client Services Intern	Boston, MA
Digital Media Planner / Buyer	Atlanta, GA
Media Operations Specialist	Boston, MA
Account Specialist	San Francisco, CA

See all 30 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
Scout - Sports Inside Sales	Chicago, IL
Softball Scout - Sports Inside Sales	Chicago, IL
Softball Head Scout - Sports Inside Sales	Chicago, IL
Head Scout - Sports Inside Sales	Chicago, IL
Football Scout - Sports Inside Sales	Chicago, IL

See all 21 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
Marketing Content Strategist	New York, NY
Django Web Programmer	Washington, DC
Marketing Operations Manager	New York, NY
Ad Manager -- New York	New York, NY
Ad Manager - Washington, DC	Washington, DC

See all 15 job postings

View The Space - View The Space is a New York, NY based startup that is built around streamlining the commercial real estate leasing process.

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Job Title	Location
Director of Digital Marketing & e-Commerce	South Amboy, NJ
Senior Business Intelligence Developer	Millersville, MD
Senior Database Developer	Millersville, MD
Marketing Coordinator	Ann Arbor, MI
Mid - Senior Oracle Developer/DBA	New York, NY

See all 3,384 job postings

Chicago Run - Chicago Run is a non-profit that uses running to promote “the health and wellness of Chicago children through innovative, engaging, and sustainable youth programs.”

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Job Title	Location
Paid Training Available-Entry Level-Energetic Work Environment!	Chicago, IL
4 Immediate Hire Positions - Entry Level / Full Time	Chicago, IL
Immediate Hire - Entry Level ( 100% Training )	Chicago, IL
Entry Level Management Train to Manage/Supervisor Role in Growing Business	McHenry, IL
Owner Operator Regional	Los Angeles, CA

See all 1,394 job postings

BrainJuicer - BrainJuicer is a U.K. based market research firm (with offices in NYC, LA, and Chi) that aims “to inspire brave clients to do great marketing."

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No current job openings.

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
Marketing/CRM Mgmt/Social Media Manager	Sausalito, CA
Account Executive	New York, NY
Marketing Automation Manager	Philadelphia, PA
Account Executive - Entry Level	Warrensville Heights, OH
Account Manager	Boston, MA

See all 5,705 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
Private Client Services Intern	Chalfont, PA
SUMMER TOURING ASSISTANT (Seasonal)	New York, NY
Front Desk Receptionist	New York, NY
Administrative Support - Leisure Travel Assistant	Deerfield, IL
On-Site Corporate Travel Consultant	New York, NY

See all 7 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
Research Analyst	Seattle, WA
SOCIAL MEDIA LISTENING COORD	Atlanta, GA
Social Media Research Analyst	Charlotte, NC
Media Solutions Specialist	Albany, NY
Social Media Metrics Analyst	San Francisco, CA

See all 25 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
Pricing Strategy Analyst Norcross GA	Norcross, GA
Sourcing Recruiter	Hamilton, NJ
Client Services Analyst	Hamilton, NJ
Junior All Source Analyst	Garrison, MD
Solutions Architect - Video & Unified Communications	Houston, TX

See all 10,155 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
Resource Project Manager	Chicago, IL
Assistant Resource Project Manager	Chicago, IL
Catering Manager 3	Glencoe, IL
Catering Manager 3	Glencoe, IL
Resource Project Manager	River Forest, IL

See all 7 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
Public Relations Manager	Fairfax, VA
Marketing Intern	Los Angeles, CA
Marketers Wanted	Atlanta, GA
Graphic Designer	Fairfax, VA
Marketing Coordinator	Pompano Beach, FL

See all 834 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
Senior .NET Developer (North of Chicago)	Chicago, IL
Strategic Accounts Manager	Chicago, IL
Teacher Workshop Planning Intern	Chicago, IL
Careers	New York, NY
Senior Java/Web Developer	Chicago, IL

See all 138 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
Content and Copywriting Intern	Chicago, IL
Senior Account Manager	Chicago, IL

See all 2 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, Data Scientist	Northbrook, IL
Associate, Client Management	Chicago, IL
Associate, Sales	Chicago, IL
Director, Sales	Northbrook, IL
Director, Strategic Sourcing	Chicago, IL

See all 6 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
Associates and Delivery Drivers	Minneapolis, MN
Neighborhood Marketing Intern	Chicago, IL
Musician	Philadelphia, PA
Executive Assistant	Chicago, IL
Associate - Backline Coordinator	Washington, DC

See all 668 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
Associate Director Product Communications	Whippany, NJ
Research Assistant - Energy Efficiency Federal Programs	Washington, DC
Coding and Reimbursement Manager (CBO)	Arlington, VA
Regulatory Manager- Ingredient Transparency, Customer Compliance, and Transportation Compliance	Parsippany, NJ
Outside Sales Representative	Washington, DC

See all 194 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
'13 Fall or Spring (or Both) CO-OP Software Engineer F/T Paid Internship - New Graduates Considered	Danville, IL
'13 Fall & likely ''14 spring/summer terms -- Electronics Intern, Electronics Repair Center Paid Int	Danville, IL
'14 Spring (or spr/summer) Co-Op Software Engineer F/T Paid Internship - New Graduates Considered	Danville, IL
'14 spring/summer terms -- Electronics Intern, Electronics Repair Center Paid Internship	Danville, IL
'14 Spring Operations Paid Internship - Quality Intern including Software Test / Statistics areas	Danville, IL

See all 15 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
Entry Level Opening	Chicago, IL
Communications Intern	United States
Digital Media Attorney	New York, NY
Copywriter	United States
Copywriter	Chicago, IL

See all 59 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
WPF/.NET UI Developer	Chicago, IL
C# .NET Developer	Chicago, IL
Senior Strategy-level Software Engineer	Chicago, IL
Equipment Operator	Plymouth, UT

See all 2 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
Business Development Manager, Downloadable Products	San Francisco, CA
Business Development Representative	San Francisco, CA
Full-Time Faculty Advertising and Marketing Communications	New York, NY
2014 OTC Derivatives Developer Internship Job	New York, NY
Assistant General Counsel	Carmel, IN

See all 159,072 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 Intern	Chicago, IL
New Partnerships Manager - Florida	Jacksonville, FL
New Partnerships Manager - PA/DE/NJ	Camden, NJ
School Partnership Manager	Chicago, IL
New Partnerships Director - Chicago	Chicago, IL

See all 10 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
Special Project Intern	New York, NY
English>Norwegian: Life Sciences/Medical Freelance Opportunities	New York
English>Lithuanian: Life Sciences/Medical Freelance Opportunities	New York
English>Danish: Life Sciences/Medical Freelance Opportunities	New York
Sales Account Manager- New York \| New York	New York, NY

See all 137 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
Bakery Associate	Laurel, MD
Jobs \| Account Executive- West, Facebook PMD	San Francisco, CA
Jobs \| Account Executive, Saas Platform Sales	New York, NY
Jobs \| Publisher Development Manager	New York, NY
Jobs \| Director of Sales, Mobile Advertisting Platform	New York, NY

See all 3,786 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
Vice President, Strategic Account Development (Marketing Technology Firm)	New York, NY
VP, Strategic Account Development	New York, NY
SVP, Strategic Account Development	New York, NY
UX Designer	Waltham, MA
Talent Acquisition Manager	Waltham, MA

See all 29 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 Support	Chicago, IL
Data Warehouse Administrator	Chicago, IL

See all 3 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
Research Assistant - Substance Abuse, Mental Health Research	Bethesda, MD
Research Assistant	Bethesda, MD
Research Assistant	Bethesda, MD
Research Analyst (2013355)	Bethesda, MD
Summer Intern	Chicago, IL

See all 68 job postings

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