UNIVERSITY PRESS - Graphic Designer and Typesetter

Job Classification

  Student-Regular

Position summary

This job will involve creating and/or editing graphic design and other content for marketing as well as designing and typesetting scholarly books. Applicant must be a qualified, full-time student at Andrews University.

Qualifications summary

Applicant must have an avid interest in quality book production, conceptual design skills, a typographic sense, and the ability to pay attention to detail and observe discrepancies in text and design. This position involves a commitment that must be consistently kept in addition to academic pursuits.

Duties and responsibilities

• Prepare images for marketing, web display, and printed materials


• Prepare MS Word documents for transfer to Adobe InDesign


• Typeset book content in Adobe InDesign using paragraph and character styles


• Prepare print-ready files

Supervisory responsibilities

N/A

Qualifications

• Avid interest in book design/production


• Understanding of the book print process


• Conceptual design skills and typographic sense


• Ability to produce and edit photographic content


• Proficiency in using Adobe Illustrator, Photoshop, InDesign, and Acrobat


• Experience using character and paragraph styles within Adobe InDesign


• High level of attention to detail and quality of work


• Able to spend long periods of time on a single task


• Reliability and dependability in meeting a consistent daily schedule while classes are in session


• Currently enrolled full-time student at Andrews University

Technical competencies

Must pass design skills and typesetting tests.

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