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Bryan Ledford runs an art gallery.

"We're specialists in Picasso prints. To find people who understand how to promote those types of items is a unique skill," said Ledford.

For an upcoming show, Ledford found part-time help through a website called UrbanInterns.com, which brings together employers and potential employees, looking for part-time, or freelance, project-based positions. Employers can post job listings, or just search the database of candidates.

"If you are seeking part-time work, you can go on the site and search the database of job postings, or post your profile and let employers respond to you," said Lauren Porat, Co-founder, Urbaninterns.com.

Porat and Cari Sommer are friends who launched UrbanInterns.com earlier this month. They say the site is unlike other job sites, in that it focuses only on part-time assignments, in the New York City area, and candidates must be at least college-enrolled or college educated. Abbi Jacobson found a marketing job after searching the site for two days.

"It's bizarre because it was exactly what I used to do and it was the thing I'm qualified for, so it was a really quick turn around to find a position," said Abbi Jacobson, a job seeker.

Sommer says the original idea for the site stemmed from a personal need.

"Years ago, I was working as a lawyer, working long hours, I was asking myself, why isn't there a person out there that I can hire on a part-time, flexible basis, just to help me with the errands that I have," said Sommer.

Porat and Sommer decided to expand that idea into the small business world, hoping to fill a void between those looking for help and those looking for part-time work. Some employers we spoke with say that was a smart move, because contractual work is the trend now amid mounting layoffs.

"Companies are looking for flexible talent on a fractional basis. They don't want bring in a lot of overhead and have to do additional layoffs down the road. They're expensive and they're time consuming," said Jaime Klein, a human resources specialist.

Right now, UrbanInterns.com is focused mainly on the New York City area. But Sommer and Porat say they're hoping the concept will take off and say they plan to roll out the website in other major metropolitan cities later on this year.