Internships

Princeton University Press offers unpaid internships in several areas of publishing. These internships can qualify for course credit - please check with your course advisor. Internships are for one semester and require you to be present an average of 15 hours per week.

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Graphic Design Internship: Fall 2009

Job Title: Graphic Design Intern
Department: Design
Reports To: Managing Designer

Purpose

The Graphic Design Intern works closely with more senior staff to learn the basics of book design while assisting the department.

Accountabilities

1. Learns about the process of creating a book from beginning to end
2. Sizes, crops, and manipulates images for book interiors
3. Performs photo research for book jackets
4. Learns to convert jacket files from jacket format to paperback format
5. Learns to prepare printer-ready jacket mechanicals
6. Prepares generic covers for e-book program as necessary
7. Depending on level of experience and skill set, may design some original book jackets
8. Develops business communication skills in order to navigate successfully within a professional environment
9. Assists graphic designers as requested
10. Completes all other duties as assigned or requested for the general support of the organization

In addition, the Graphic Design Intern will be responsible for an ongoing project to organize PUP’s book series. He/she will use the series database and the series library 1) to determine if a series has a required jacket design, logo, interior design, etc. 2) to write guidelines for each series. Guidelines will include a contact person for each series and instructions for finding/using the logo, specs, layouts, and jacket templates.

Organization

The Graphic Design Intern reports to the Managing Designer. There are typically no direct reports to this position.

Challenges and Opportunities

The Graphic Design Intern must have a strong typographic sense, good conceptual design skills, and an avid interest in book design. He/she must be organized and able to communicate both visually and in writing. In addition, he or she must be a quick learner with a positive attitude.

Position Requirements

1. Education – an undergraduate major in graphic design or a closely-related field is preferred.
2. Working knowledge of Adobe Creative Suite on a Mac platform is required.
3. Excellent organizational skills with the ability to multitask and to pay attention to detail.
4. Ability to communicate ideas clearly.
5. An ongoing curiosity about trends in book design and in graphic design generally.
6. Ability to work well both independently and with others; ability to synthesize feedback.

Physical Demands

Ability to sit, use hands, talk or hear. Specific vision abilities required will include close vision, distance vision, and color vision. This is a typical office-type environment.

To Apply

Please submit your resume to resumes@press.princeton.edu

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File created April 22, 2009