DESIGN and PRODUCTION ASSISTANT: Freelance internship into possible permanent role

Main Duties

The ideal candidate will have:

• A degree or equivalent in graphic design
• Advanced proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite, in particular InDesign and Acrobat Pro
• A strong visual eye and proven design skills for typography and layout
• Strong interest in illustrated book publishing or a related industry
• Experience using html and editing on platforms such Squarespace
• Excellent communication skills, both written and spoken
• An ability to prioritise and multi-task as required.

Duties include:

• Creation of new covers and presentations including setting up style sheets and master pages for several language editions
• Using InDesign to create and/or take in changes to page layout
• Preparation of materials to be sent to clients/troubleshooting issues
• Creating and updating catalogues in Indesign
• Preparing and sending files to pre-press; plus colour correcting and other trouble-shooting as required
• Creating pdf files for press, using InDesign to check bleed, layers, master pages and style sheets
• Assisting with archiving of files
• Support the editorial team with other tasks such as picture research

We are a small, busy office and you will be expected to ‘muck in’ and contribute to general office administration.

What will the internship offer the student and what will they learn while they are with you? E.g. skills they could learn/develop and experience they could gain.

Elwin Street Productions is an independent co-edition publisher producing illustrated non-fiction books – including popular culture, popular science, cookery, creativity and gift – for the international publishing market.

We are offering a three month freelance internship for a Design and Production assistant to join our small, friendly team and help produce our titles. This role will support our Director and may develop into a permanent role for the right candidate.