# Artistic Job Search Sites The Werkly Website Caters to Positions in Creative Industries Only By Jordy E | Published 2014-05-10 | Tech Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/werkly-website References: [techcrunch](http://techcrunch.com/2014/05/08/build-an-event-crew-qwerkly-with-werkly/) & [werkly](http://werkly.com) The Werkly website has been designed by Eric Bernstein. Bernstein aims to cater to the employment needs of creative types by way of the [peer-to-peer system that matches talent](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/careerstack) with a host of positions in the fields of hospitality, entertainment, cosmetics and event planning. Those who sign up for Werkly begin by [positing their skills, description and availability](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/urlmesite). Once the profiles are completed, users can accept job postings as they continue to pop up on the site. By targeting this project towards a specific niche of workers, Bernstein is helping solve a common lack of labor within artistic industries. As it often takes a great deal of time to fill [creative positions](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/good-designers), Werkly is making qualified candidates readily available. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 1.2/10 - Popularity: 8% | Activity: 19% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women - Primary generations: Millennial - Top markets: North America ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Tech](https://www.trendhunter.com/tech) > [Multimedia](https://www.trendhunter.com/multimedia) ## Key Themes ### Why This Trend Is Growing - **Peer-to-peer Employment:** Werkly's peer-to-peer system matches talent with creative job opportunities in industries like hospitality, entertainment, cosmetics, and event planning, offering disruptive innovation in the traditional job search process. - **Niche Job Search Platforms:** Werkly's platform caters specifically to creative industries, addressing the common labor shortage in artistic fields and presenting a disruptive innovation opportunity for other niche job search sites. - **Streamlined Job Matching:** Werkly's profile-based system allows users to quickly and easily find qualified candidates or job postings, streamlining the job matching process and presenting an opportunity for other industries to adopt similar systems. ### Industries Being Reshaped - **Hospitality:** Werkly's targeted approach to matching creative talent with hospitality positions presents an opportunity for the hospitality industry to adopt similar niche job search platforms. - **Entertainment:** Werkly's platform caters to the specific needs of the entertainment industry, offering a disruptive innovation opportunity in the job search market for entertainment professionals. - **Cosmetics:** Werkly's focus on connecting talented individuals with positions in the cosmetics industry highlights an opportunity for other niche job search platforms to cater to specialized industries like cosmetics and beauty. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Creative Career Networks](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/designwhiz-v2.md) - [Flexible Job Platforms](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/alert-jobs.md) - [Creative Talent Matching](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/ariadna-ai-talent-agent.md) - [Connective Remote Working Platforms](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/creare.md) - [Vegan Career Networks](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/workveg.md) - [Diverse Job Connection Platform](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/flexrem.md) - [Freelance Job Bots](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/allworkbot.md) - [Hospitality-Focused Labor Apps](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/labor-app.md) - [Professional Networking Platforms](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/peerlist.md)