PAPress - Design Intern

• Job Description:
  This internship is an excellent opportunity to work in a creative team and learn more about book design and the publishing industry. Interns will work in the design department and report to the design director. It is essential that the intern have a very strong typographic sense and conceptual design skills. This Spring internship is available for approximately 10 weeks beginning Monday, March 5th, 2012 and continuing to late May. There is a possibility that this internship could lead to a permanent position. Day-to-day responsibilities (which vary from project to project) include: - Developing and extending book design concepts, including interior layouts and cover designs - Designing and creating marketing materials (both print and digital) - Preparing promotional materials for sales conference and conventions - Preparing books for translation into electronic formats (HTML and CSS) - Assisting with design/editorial corrections and typesetting
• Position: Internship
• Area of Focus: Design
• City: New York City
• Region: NYC tri-state
• Duration: Part-time
• About Our Company: Princeton Architectural Press is a leader in architecture, design, and illustrated publishing, both in market share and in editorial and design excellence. With over 700 titles on our backlist, we consistently seek the best in our field, and are privileged to be able to attract and publish it. We've made our reputation in part by identifying new trends and publishing first books on emerging talents, as well as definitive works on established names, and by creating books of unsurpassed design quality and production value.
• Benefits: Stipend (amount TBD depending on experience), Student credit if applicable, $200 in PAPress books
• Company: Princeton Architectural Press
• Contact Email:design_internship@papress.com
• Contact Name: PAPress Design
• How to Apply: To be considered, please e-mail your cover letter, resume, at least two references, and a link to an online portfolio (or PDF portfolio of no more than 3MB) to: design_internship(at)papress.com
• Job Requirements: - Attention to detail - Must possess intelligence and stamina - Good multi-tasking skills - Must be creative, organized, and willing to learn - Familiar and competent with the latest InDesign, Photoshop & Illustrator, HTML, CSS - Must be able to work approximately 25-40 hours per week - Current design student or recent graduate preferred