Description
We are offering a three month freelance internship for a Design and Production assistant to join our small, friendly team and help produce our titles. This role will support our Director and . This internship may develop into a permanent role for the right candidate.
We are offering a three month freelance internship for a Design and Production assistant to join our small, friendly team and help produce our titles. This role will support our Director and . This internship may develop into a permanent role for the right candidate.
This internship is part-time, average 3 days a week (9.30am to 5pm), but could be more in busy periods. It is entirely based in our offices in Shoreditch. This is for 12 weeks with possible extension. Hourly rate: min. £13 ph AAE. Start: mid-October.
The ideal candidate will have:
- A degree or equivalent in graphic design
- Advanced proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite, in particular InDesign and Acrobat Pro
- A strong visual eye and proven design skills for typography and layout
- Strong interest in illustrated book publishing or a related industry
- Experience using html and editing on platforms such Squarespace
- Excellent communication skills, both written and spoken
- An ability to prioritise and multi-task as required.
Duties include:
- Creation of new covers and presentations including setting up style sheets and master pages for several language editions
- Using InDesign to create and/or take in changes to page layout
- Preparation of materials to be sent to clients/troubleshooting issues
- Creating and updating catalogues in Indesign
- Preparing and sending files to pre-press; plus colour correcting and other trouble-shooting as required
- Creating pdf files for press, using InDesign to check bleed, layers, master pages and style sheets
- Assisting with archiving of files
- Support the editorial team with other tasks such as picture research
We are a small, busy office and you will be expected to 'muck in' and contribute to general office administration.
If you would like to submit an application, please send a cover letter and your CV to [email protected]. Please note due to the high volume of applications received, we only reply to applicants invited for interview.Â