DESIGN AND PRODUCTION INTERN POSITIONS
The design and production department at the University of Georgia Press seeks two or three interns for summer 2013 and the fall 2013 semester. Interns work six to ten hours weekly and are unpaid. Interns will provide support for all aspects of the production process–as copyedited and coded/styled manuscripts evolve into books in many different formats and as previously published titles are processed for reprinting. Interns will also provide some general clerical support for a staff of four publishing professionals. Candidates must have knowledge of or the ability to quickly learn the following programs within a Mac-based platform and workflow: Adobe Acrobat, InDesign, Photoshop, Illustrator, Excel, Filemaker Pro, and Word. The ability to attend to detail is essential.
Interns will have the opportunity to learn:
–illustration program management, from analysis of reproducibility to prepress preparation
–quality-control measures for different stages of proofs and samples
–how to produce cover mechanicals for reprints
–how to make text corrections for reprints
–strategies for researching and requesting reprint permissions
–how to enter and track essential information in Press-wide database
To apply, please send résumé and cover letter by March 15 to Melissa Buchanan (mbuchanan@ugapress.uga.edu).