A highly creative individual with a track record of outstanding design skills and several years' experience in book publishing design is sought to be responsible for art direction of the design staff as well as maintaining a strong voice in design issues across the Press.
Solid experience with InDesign, Quarkxpress, Adobephotoshop and Adobeillustrator preferred as well as an excellent portfolio with examples of book work that demonstrates a strong typographic sensibility. Experience with a range of book types: trade, text, and professional; in many disciplines such as the sciences, social sciences, and humanities is also sought.
Must be able to work in a deadline-driven environment with demonstrated ability to juggle and prioritize multiple, competing tasks and demands.
A Bachelor’s of Fine arts or related field preferred.
For more information, including a complete job description, please contact the Human Resources office.
Please send resume and cover letter to cup.jobs@columbia.edu
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Editorial Interns for Manuscript Editorial Department, Fall 2008
We are looking for two interns interested in learning about academic publishing to assist the Manuscript Editorial Department for the fall semester, from August/September until December.
As an intern you will have the opportunity to pick up skills in proofreading and copyediting, while working with the managing editor and the manuscript editors at the press. You will participate in the different stages of book production from manuscript to page proofs to bound book.
Tasks include:
* Checking manuscripts and page proofs
* Applying to the Library of Congress for Cataloguing-in-Publication data
* Checking cover copy
* Checking bound books for errors
* Processing check requests
* Checking reprint corrections
The internship is unpaid, but you are reimbursed for travel expenses.
Interns should be able to commit to a minimum of 2 seven-hour days per week for the fall semester.
If you are interested, please e-mail managing editor Anne McCoy at aam10@columbia.edu with a brief cover letter and no more than a one-page resume with "Manuscript Editorial internship" in the subject line.
Editorial Intern for Fall 2008 (History and Political Science)
Assist busy acquisitions editorial department of Columbia University Press in Lincoln Center area office. Duties include manuscript rejection letters, sending book reviews to authors, soliciting permission for artwork, processing contracts, Internet and library research, and filing. Student should possess office work experience, be detail oriented, and able to work well with people and independently. Those interested in book publishing are strongly encouraged to apply.
The internship is unpaid and is two full days per week (10 a.m. to 5 p.m. with a one hour lunch break) starting immediately through late December.
Please send your resume and cover letter via email to Kabir Dandona at kd2047@columbia.edu.
We are looking for two interns interested in learning about academic publishing to assist the Manuscript Editorial Department for the fall semester, from August/September until December.
As an intern you will have the opportunity to pick up skills in proofreading and copyediting, while working with the managing editor and the manuscript editors at the press. You will participate in the different stages of book production from manuscript to page proofs to bound book.
Tasks include:
* Checking manuscripts and page proofs
* Applying to the Library of Congress for Cataloguing-in-Publication data
* Checking cover copy
* Checking bound books for errors
* Processing check requests
* Checking reprint corrections
The internship is unpaid, but you are reimbursed for travel expenses.
Interns should be able to commit to a minimum of 2 seven-hour days per week for the fall semester.
If you are interested, please e-mail managing editor Anne McCoy at aam10@columbia.edu with a brief cover letter and no more than a one-page resume with "Manuscript Editorial internship" in the subject line.
Editorial Intern for Fall 2008 (History and Political Science)
Assist busy acquisitions editorial department of Columbia University Press in Lincoln Center area office. Duties include manuscript rejection letters, sending book reviews to authors, soliciting permission for artwork, processing contracts, Internet and library research, and filing. Student should possess office work experience, be detail oriented, and able to work well with people and independently. Those interested in book publishing are strongly encouraged to apply.
The internship is unpaid and is two full days per week (10 a.m. to 5 p.m. with a one hour lunch break) starting immediately through late December.
Please send your resume and cover letter via email to Kabir Dandona at kd2047@columbia.edu.
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Editorial Intern for Fall 2008 (Humanities)
Intern will work in editorial department. Duties include routine correspondence with authors, copying, filing, drafting descriptive memos about manuscripts under review, drafting contracts, preparing manuscripts for production, as well as soliciting permission for illustrations and blurbs. Interest in the Humanities a plus.
Length of Internship: Fall Semester
Requirements: Student must be eligible for school credit
Please send resume and cover letter via email to Afua Adusei at aa2337@columbia.edu.
Length of Internship: Fall Semester
Requirements: Student must be eligible for school credit
Please send resume and cover letter via email to Afua Adusei at aa2337@columbia.edu.