UNIVERSITY PRESS - Typesetter and Production Assistant
Job Classification
Position summary
Production Assistant will typeset book manuscripts in Adobe InDesign.
Qualifications summary
Applicant must have an avid interest in quality book production, a typographic sense and an understanding of book design, and an ability to pay attention to detail and observe discrepancies in text and design. Applicant must be a qualified, full-time student.
Duties and responsibilities
- Typeset books in Adobe InDesign using paragraph and character styles
- Prepare MS Word documents for transfer to Adobe InDesign
- Assist with inner book design
- Mark index entries within Adobe InDesign and generate an index
- Prepare print-ready files
Supervisory responsibilities
N/A
Qualifications
- General understanding of book production and printing
- Strong typographic sense
- Experience using character/paragraph styles and indexing functions with Adobe InDesign
- High level of attention to detail and quality of work
- Observant of discrepancies
- Able to spend long periods of time on a single task
- Currently enrolled full-time student at Andrews University
- Available for a long-term commitment
- Reliable and dependable in meeting a daily schedule
Technical competencies
Proficient in MS Word, Adobe InDesign, and Adobe Acrobat; must pass a test using styles in InDesign
Interpersonal interactions
Must be able to work collegially in an office setting with other immediate associates
Physical demands
None
Work environment
Pleasant, quiet work environment