Opportunities in Marketing and Communications are available in both the business and non-profit sector. There are a wide variety of roles in the field including: market research and analysis, internet marketing, multi-media marketing campaign development, brand management, and more. Professionals can look for positions as full-time salaried employees or as freelancers.
Olim with a strong background in English-language (and other languages) business writing can more easily break into the market which is increasingly reaching out to an international audience. In addition to independent advertising agencies, there are many businesses and non-profit organizations that have in-house marketing and communication departments.
If you are interested in professional training, NBN’s Upgrade program is a great place to start. Additional training courses in a broad range of professional fields can be found here.
While professional opportunities for writers can be found all over the country, most of the English-language opportunities are found in the central regions of the country. Positions in the non-profit sector are primarily located in Jerusalem, while business sector opportunities are primarily located in the hi-tech hubs of the greater Tel Aviv and HaSharon regions.
For those of you headed for communities farther from the center, businesses all over Israel need writers for English-language marketing collateral, websites, and other promotional materials. In addition, you might want to consider working on a freelance basis from home – an arrangement which is convenient from any location.
Since writing is a profession that lends itself to telecommuting, check if your former employer or other professional contacts abroad, are interested in outsourcing projects and sending them to you in Israel.
There are several professional email lists and websites that may be helpful in your job hunt:
- Nefesh B’Nefesh Israel Job Board (nbn.org.il)
- IsraEmploy is the largest email list for daily postings about job opportunities in Israel, specifically, for jobs not requiring Hebrew. To subscribe to this group, see www.israemploy.net.
- Startup Jobs in Israel: http://www.startupjobs.co.il/
- Made in JLM Tech Job Board: http://madeinjlm.org/jobs/
The Israel Advertising Association (IAA) works to increase the level of professionalism and to strengthen the status of advertising agencies in Israel.
In the nonprofit sector, you can find a full listing of non-profit organizations in Israel online at www.guidestar.org.il, the Internet directory of Israeli nonprofit and philanthropic organizations.