UNIVERSITY PRESS - Typesetter and Production Assistant

Job Classification

  Student-Regular

Position summary

The typesetter will assist with inner book designs, redesign and/or prepare images for print, and/or typeset scholarly books. Applicant must be a qualified, full-time student at ÈÕº«AV.

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 MS Word documents for transfer to Adobe InDesign


• Prepare images with print quality to coordinate with book design


• 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 printing process


• Conceptual design skills and typographic sense


• Ability to use Adobe Illustrator, Photoshop, InDesign, and/or 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 daily schedule

Technical competencies

Experience in using Adobe Acrobat, Illustrator, InDesign, and/or Photoshop

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