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Junior Designer – Random House Publishing Group

The Random House Publishing Group is seeking a Junior Designer to join their talented team of design professionals! This position requires imagination, passion, and strong design skills. In this role, you will assist Art Directors and collaborate with Editors and Publishers in the department on a wide range of adult fiction and nonfiction titles and will also have the opportunity to create book jackets and covers of their own. This is a fantastic opportunity to learn how to create book covers and about the overall publishing process.
Specific responsibilities include:

  1. Designing mechanicals, assisting with research, and helping to create cover and jacket designs.
  2. Preparing files for production.
  3. Reviewing and correcting proofs with the assistance of senior staff.
  4. Utilizing design skills in the modification of layouts and series titles.
  5. Making reprint corrections.
  6. Preparing presentation materials, maintaining high production standards, and keeping to schedules and budgets.
  7. Work with freelance designers, illustrators, and photographers.

Please apply if you meet the following minimum requirements:

  • Genuine interest in book cover design
  • Ability to manage multiple priorities in a deadline driven environment
  • Strong organizational skills with firm attention to detail
  • Ability to think and work creatively
  • Excellent communication skills
  • Strong interpersonal skills and ability to multi-task successfully
  • Strong knowledge of Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, Acrobat)
  • An awareness of current design trends

To apply, please submit your portfolio, resume, and cover letter with salary requirements. Full-time employees are eligible for our comprehensive benefits program.
Penguin Random House is the leading adult and children’s publishing house in North America, the United Kingdom and many other regions around the world.  In publishing the best books in every genre and subject for all ages, we are committed to quality, excellence in execution, and innovation throughout the entire publishing process: editorial, design, marketing, publicity, sales, production, and distribution.  Our vibrant and diverse international community of nearly 250 publishing brands and imprints include Ballantine Bantam Dell, Berkley, Clarkson Potter, Crown, DK, Doubleday, Dutton, Grosset & Dunlap, Little Golden Books, Knopf, Modern Library, Pantheon, Penguin Books, Penguin Press, Penguin Random House Audio, Penguin Young Readers, Portfolio, Puffin, Putnam, Random House, Random House Children’s Books, Riverhead, Ten Speed Press, Viking, and Vintage, among others.  More information can be found at http://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/.
Penguin Random House values the array of talents and perspectives that a diverse workforce brings. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, national origin, religion, age, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, or protected veteran status.
Company: Penguin Random House LLC
Country: United States of America
State/Region: New York
City: NEW YORK
Postal Code: 10019
Job ID: 130388

Date:  Mar 27, 2021

CUP Fellowship for Change in Design

Apply to the 2021 CUP (The Center for Urban Pedagogy) Fellowship for Change in Design!

Original Posting: http://welcometocup.org/NewsAndEvents/ApplyToThe2021CUPFellowshipForChangeInDesign
We’re now accepting applications for the 2021 CUP Fellowship for Change in Design!
The Fellowship is a paid, year-long, full-time, training program designed to promote and support individuals in gaining the skills, contacts, and experience to help them excel in their design careers.
The Fellow works at CUP full-time, collaborating on our community-engaged design projects as part of the CUP team, working as an in-house designer, and participating in mentoring opportunities.
The Fellowship is an initiative to support the development of a pipeline of talented individuals from historically under-represented communities into the design fields, and to dismantle the systemic biases that stand in the way of their advancement as leaders in these fields. The 2021 Fellow will be selected through a competitive, juried process and will work with CUP from July 2021–June 2022. Meet this year’s jury here!

The selected Fellow will receive a stipend of $40,000 (paid in monthly installments), along with free health insurance benefits, a flexible leave policy, and a small budget for professional development activities.

Applications should include:
– A cover letter saying why you are interested in the Fellowship, what you hope to get out of it, your career goals, and how you meet the Fellowship criteria
– A current resume
– A portfolio of your design work. We’re looking for your skills to work on a range of visuals and with type. Please describe the context that your projects were completed in and your role. Your portfolio will be reviewed on screen and in a print-out. Please format your work so all pages can be printed out at 8.5 × 11in. (Max file size: 5 MB)
– A list of 3 references, with contact information
Submit all materials through Submittable by Monday, April 12th at noon, ESTThe application portal will close then, so if you need an extension, please email siyona@welcometocup.org in advance and we’ll try our best to accommodate.

Please note that we will not review applications that do not provide all requested materials. And we will not use links to access additional information that is not uploaded to Submittable, including links to web-based portfolios. No phone calls, please.

CUP is an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to fair and inclusive employment practices, and strongly encourage people of color, women, LGBTQ individuals, people with disabilities, and others who may contribute to the diversification of ideas to apply.

Assistant Designer Position at Scholastic

THE OPPORTUNITY: Assistant Designer will work closely with Creative Director/Exec Art Director to help create high quality designs for both trade hard covers and paperbacks, for middle grade and young adult age level books. In this apprenticeship role, the Candidate will learn the ins and outs of book design and creation. They will be given pre-existing series to design, and assist others on the team with their designs. As skills develop opportunity increases for them to share their creative input and ideas and expand their design work under supervision of Manager. Will assist in managing offsite talent, which includes freelance illustrators, and photographers.
Responsibilities
• Assist Manager and Design Team in administrative and design capacity: Draft contracts: process invoices; assist on photoshoots and with projects
• Assist manager in their design tasks, design established series and individual titles under supervision
• Oversee 5-10 book titles per season, not including manager’s projects; traffic materials in a timely way.
• Present ideas to editorial team with Manager supervision for new ideas of design and branding • Attend weekly production meetings, providing updates on title status.
• Work with freelance illustrators and photographers.
• Communicate with outside vendors, illustrators, freelancers.
Who We Are Scholastic Corporation (NASDAQ: SCHL) is the world’s largest publisher and distributor of children’s books, a leading provider of core literacy curriculum and professional services, and a producer of educational and entertaining children’s media. The Company creates quality books and ebooks, print and technology-based learning programs for pre-K to grade 12, classroom magazines and other products and services that support children’s learning both in school and at home. With operations in 14 international offices and exports to 165 countries, Scholastic makes quality, affordable books available to all children around the world through school-based book clubs and book fairs, classroom collections, school and public libraries, retail and online. True to its mission of 100 years to encourage the personal and intellectual growth of all children beginning with literacy, the Company has earned a reputation as a trusted partner to educators and families. Learn more at www.scholastic.com.
Some Benefits That We Offer
• 100% vested of 401(k) Retirement Plan after 5 years employment
• Up to 1M worth of supplemental Life Insurance
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Purchase Scholastic stock at a 15% discount
 How You Can Fit
• 0-1 years design experience
• Strong knowledge of typography and a proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite – indesign, photoshop, illustrator.
• Excellent project management skills.
• Ability to work well in a collaborative, team and deadline-oriented environment.
• Proactive. Motivated. Flexible. Fun.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills required for meetings, presentations, and email correspondence.
Apply through LinkedIN

Design Internship at Jack Morton creative agency

Company: Jack Morton
Design Intern
The Design Intern is responsible for supporting the creative team through innovative design to ensure the delivery of extraordinary creative solutions. While interning with the creative team, you’ll be able to flex your design muscles, while also getting an opportunity to sit in on brainstorming sessions and client meetings. Due to the pandemic, many of our live experiences have turned virtual, so this Summer you’ll learn how we continue to roll with the punches to deliver top tier virtual and hybrid events.
What you’ll do

  • Support Creative staff with design needs, like decks, presentations and comps
  • Help New Business team as needed on mood boards, and other pitch materials
  • Keep abreast of cultural events and trends that affect our audiences
  • Stay current on all industry trends and pop culture
  • Commit to 10 weeks (June – August) of inspiring work, learning, and fun, day in, day out

What you’ll bring to Jack

  • College degree or degree in progress. Great Fits: Degrees in Art History, Graphic Design, Art Direction, Fine Arts, and Film; preferably studied at a Design School
  • Creative and artistic presentation skills; the ability to think visually and collaborate with other creative team members
  • Experience in Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, Keynote, PowerPoint and/or other design programs
  • Knowledge of brand positioning and industry trends
  • Excellent attention to detail in any project you complete
  • Ability to work under tight deadlines
  • Flexibility to engage with the team and on the work, while participating virtually. At the moment, we have no planned ‘live/in person’ part of the Intern Program.

Who you are

  • A rising college junior, senior, recent grad or grad student
  • Previous agency experience is a plus
  • Extraordinary! Both as a person and a multi-tasker
  • Detail-oriented: you leave nothing to chance
  • Creative problem solver: you’re able to change course at the drop of a hat
  • Cool under pressure, prepared for every possible situation that might pop up
  • Passionate, Agile, Respectful, and Brave!

What you gain

  • We provide an intern experience as extraordinary as the work we deliver for our clients. We take our work seriously, but not ourselves (check out our blog and Instagram for more on that). You can expect to learn and grow from the best in the business and gain valuable agency experience while meeting and working with incredible people during a summer you’ll never forget. We’ll do our best to provide a great experience, without setting foot into an office.

Extra Credit
All Creative intern applicants (Design, Illustration, Copywriting) must provide a link to your portfolio on your resume. Design and Illustration intern applicants should also ideally have a background in graphic design with advanced skills in Adobe CS; specifically Illustrator, InDesign, and Photoshop.
Overachiever? We love it. Feel free to add a note (300 words max) addressing the following when you apply:

  • Why are you interested in Jack and this particular role?
  • Tell us: “Why choose me?”

Last but not least, we believe in diversity, equity and inclusion. 
Jack Morton and Genuine are equal opportunity employers; we strongly value diversity at our companies. We do not discriminate on race, religion, color, national origin, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, marital status, veteran status, or any other basis prohibited by law. In 2020, Jack Morton and Genuine, as part of Interpublic Group (IPG), have been named to the Bloomberg Gender Equality Index (GEI), and Jack Morton has once again been designated a Best Place To Work For LGBTQ Workplace Equality by the Human Rights Campaign in their Corporate Equality Index.

We make our careers website accessible to any and all users. If you need an accommodation to participate in the application process, please contact us at JobAppAccommodation@ipgdxtra.com. This email address is not for general employment inquiries or vendors; rather it is strictly for applicants who require special assistance accessing our employment website. Due to volume, messages sent to this email address that are not related to an accommodation cannot be answered.
***JOB SCAM ALERT***
We have recently become aware that individuals not associated with Jack Morton have fraudulently used our name – and the names of some of our employees – to solicit applications for fake jobs, to conduct fake job interviews and to make fake job offers.  Any request to schedule an interview and any bona fide offer of employment will only come from an authorized representative of Jack Morton with an email address “@jackmorton.com”.  We will never require an applicant to provide credit card or banking information to cover any supposed advance costs.
If you have provided personal information in connection with a fake job offer or interview and you are concerned, we suggest that you take appropriate action.
Jack Morton takes these activities very seriously and are taking appropriate steps to shut down this fraudulent activity.
We urge you to be careful when sharing your personal information and to be aware of scams involving fake job postings and job offers.
Application here

Apply to CUNY Cultural Corps Paid Internship Program

Cultural Corps Academic Year Internship

  • Currently enrolled students at any CUNY college interested in gaining professional experience in the arts and culture sector will participate in a 24-week part-time work experience over their fall and spring semesters.
    • Students will receive a wage of $15/hour and work up to 12 hours per week.
    • Prior to starting at their site, students will complete a pre-program professional development training and throughout the year will participate in a cultural enrichment activities.

 
Eligibility Criteria

  • Be working towards a degree at a CUNY college (Community College, Senior College, or Graduate School)
  • Be registered for at least 12 credits (for undergraduates) or 9 credits (for graduate students) while enrolled in the program
  • Have a cumulative Grade Point Average of at least 2.5
  • Have earned at least 24 college credits by the end of summer 2021 (12 college credits for community college students)*
  • Have addressed any remedial education needs prior to beginning Fall 2021 classes
  • Be available to work part-time (12 hours/week) during semester(s) a part of program
  • Have the proper work authorization required by the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS)

*NOTE: Community college students with under 24 credits must have a GPA of at least 3.0. Community college students with 24 credits or above can have a 2.5 GPA.
Corps Member Application:
The corps member application for the 2021-2022 CUNY Cultural Corps Academic Year Internship is now open. Students may apply by clicking the following: CUNY Cultural Corps Student Application 2021-2022. 

Wunderman Thompson Health, Summer 2021 Internship

Summer 2021 Creative Intern

Wunderman Thompson Health
Department: Early Careers & Internships
Location: New York, NY, United States

Who we are:

At Wunderman Thompson we exist to inspire growth for ambitious brands. Part creative agency, part consultancy and part technology company, our experts provide end-to-end capabilities at a global scale to deliver inspiration across the entire brand and customer experience.
We are 20,000 strong in 90 markets around the world; our people bring together creative storytelling, diverse perspectives, inclusive thinking, and highly specialized vertical capabilities to drive growth for our clients. We offer deep expertise across the entire customer journey, including communications, commerce, consultancy, CRM, CX, data, production, and technology.

Wunderman Thompson Health, a division of Wunderman Thompson, works with companies to build world-class healthcare and pharmaceutical brands among medical professionals and consumers, with a transmedia storytelling approach that covers print, digital, and television broadcast media, medical education, sales force presentations, and managed access strategies. 

Who we are looking for:  

As the world’s first, oldest, and largest creative agency, Wunderman Thompson plays a primary role as a leader and innovator within the industry. Apparently, if you do things like invent the TV commercial and the zip code — yes, the zip code — people have certain expectations. To fulfill them, we seek only the best: the best intellects; the best creatives; the best humans. With a focus on either art or copy, the Creative intern will focus on elevating creativity. 

What you’ll do: 

  • Create | Apply consistency and continuity of brand across a variety of deliverables in the design and layout of various client projects.  Design comps, graphic elements, and final deliverables orwrite clear, persuasive, original copy, and translate concepts into effective messages to be executed in various media. Write both long- and short-form content or create visuals for multichannel initiatives, presentations, and other projects. 
  • Collaborate | Partner with team specifically art/copy partner for the timely development and execution of campaigns and projects, including the concepting, execution, referencing and annotating of final deliverables.  
  • Develop | Apply a consistency and continuity of the brand across a variety of tactics.  Develops understanding of audience needs and targets copy/creative while changing voices or imagery to appropriately meet them.  Present creative in internal meetings. 
  • Organize Manage work in progress with proper server filing hierarchy; Take and keep reasonably thorough file notes and minutes of meetings/phone calls for own reference; Maintain a reasonable library of own reference material relating to assigned clients; Maintain accurate records of time and expenses; Enter timesheet daily. 

Who you are: 

  • Writer or Designer | Maintains consistently high standards of writing, assures accuracy, completeness, and neatness of own copy and demonstrates an excellent command of the English language or strong design aesthetic with working knowledge of best design practices. 
  • Communicator | Must be able to convey ideas in ways that are understood and relatable and rational by both the client and to fellow team members. They should be flexible and able to accept revisions without letting ego get in the way. Demonstrates the ability to focus on the problem at hand and is able to synthesize information and knowledge to offer a solution 
  • Adaptable | Picks up on technical things quickly; is good at learning new industry, company, product, and/or technical knowledge developments of the client’s business as well as the agency business; has the functional and technical knowledge and skills to do the job at a high level of accomplishment  
  • Researcher | Proactively research information as pertains to your projects.  The ideal candidate for this position should thrive under pressure and be able to produce creative work that is on-strategy. They should develop a basic understanding of marketing, advertising and the creative process.  

What You’ll Need: 

  • Must be enrolled in an accredited college or university with Junior or Senior standing for fall 2021, or a spring 2021 graduate. 
  • Must be legally authorized to work in the United States. 
  • Applicant must be able to work 40 hours per week during regular business hours throughout the 10-week Internship Program fully remote.
  • Strong understanding of Adobe Creative Suite, with particular fluency in Photoshop, InDesign, and Illustrator. 
  • Understanding of Motion and Mobile/UX design a plus. 
  • Creatives MUST include a portfolio link/attachment within their resume.  
  • Strong organizational and planning skills, strong attention to detail, and excellent verbal and written communication skills. 
  • Highly collaborative; team player. Self-starter; able to juggle multiple projects at once. 

This program will run from June to August and will be fully remote, all candidates must be in the US. 
Wunderman Thompson is committed to Equal Employment Opportunity and to attracting and retaining the most qualified employees regardless of race, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability status, veteran status, or other protected class.

At Wunderman Thompson, we are committed to actively building a diverse, equitable and inclusive workplace where everyone feels welcomed, valued and heard, and is treated with dignity and respect.  As leaders and creative partners across industries, it is our responsibility to cultivate an environment reflective of our greatest asset; our people. We believe that this commitment inspires growth and delivers equitable outcomes for everyone as well as the clients and communities we serve.
Wunderman Thompson is a WPP agency.  For more informationplease visit our website and follow Wunderman Thompson on our social channels via Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, and Instagram.

Apply Here: https://www.wundermanthompson.com/careers/job/5147319002

Summer Internships at ACLU

ABOUT THE ACLU

For 100 years, the ACLU has worked to defend and preserve the individual rights and liberties guaranteed by the Constitution and laws of the United States. Whether it’s ending mass incarceration, achieving full equality for the LGBT community, establishing new privacy protections for our digital age, or preserving the right to vote or the right to have an abortion, the ACLU takes up the toughest civil liberties cases and issues to defend all people from government abuse and overreach.

Internships

SUMMER 2021 INTERNSHIP, DIGITAL, TECH, & ANALYTICS – SOFTWARE ENGINEER
SUMMER 2021 INTERNSHIP, DIGITAL, TECH, & ANALYTICS (PRODUCT DESIGN)
SUMMER 2021 INTERNSHIP, ANALYTICS
Summer 2021 Internship, Graphic Design
Summer 2021 Internship, Multimedia (Podcast)

Asset Manager and Production Assistant job at TaskForce

Asset Manager & Production Assistant.
About This Role
TaskForce seeks an Asset Manager & Production Assistant focused on the Into Action Lab. The Asset Manager & Production Assistant works to ensure all content is uploaded to various gif platforms, tagged, and organized internally. The Asset Manager & Production Assistant will report directly to the Graphics Producer & Asset Manager.
We believe we are stronger and most effective with a diverse team leading the charge. BIPOC individuals, women, LGBTQ individuals, and people with disabilities are strongly encouraged to apply.
You’ll get to work with tons of artists around the country and a great internal team at TaskForce. Work can be done remotely, even after COVID.
Key Responsibilities

  • Work with the Design Team to ensure that content is uploaded and tagged in a timely manner to GIPHY and Tenor GIF platform channels daily
  • Provide quality control for content spelling and grammar
  • Maintain the digital asset management platform
  • Organize and compile GIPHY collections, stories, and sticker packs based off specific topics, events, themes, etc
  • Track for inclusive representation in our gif library
  • Organize client folders on Google Drive and deliver folders to the Partnerships Team
  • Work with the Audience Team to research relevant hashtags
  • Contribute to the content calendar to support on the gif ideation process
  • Manage freelance designer invoices with the accountant to process weekly payments
  • Identify one new gif artist weekly and do outreach to gauge their interest in freelance design work with TaskForce

Requirements

  • 0-2 years of experience in asset management and production
  • Invested in TaskForce’s vision and mission for positive change through arts and culture
  • Detail oriented and organized
  • Collaborative
  • Self-motivated
  • Excellent time management skills. Ability to multitask and switch between tasks
  • Interest in digital art and social justice

Benefits
Full insurance coverage and vision/dental benefits.

Here’s the link to apply:
https://apply.workable.com/taskforce/j/2460F56178

MOMA/CUNY programs

MOMA/CUNY PARTNERSHIP PROGRAMS
MoMA/CUNY Alumni Roundtable
Thursday, March 11, 4:00-5:15 p.m. (Online)

What is it like to work in an art museum? How have former CUNY students found opportunities in the visual arts? In this roundtable conversation, hear directly from MoMA staff members who are also CUNY alumni or professors about their own paths to careers in the arts. This conversation is designed specifically for CUNY undergraduate and graduate students who are interested in learning about and pursuing careers in visual art, arts education, and arts administration. See link for details and registration info.

 
MoMA/CUNY Resume & Cover Letter Workshop
March 24, 10:00-11:15 a.m. (Online)

How can you apply your skills and experiences to opportunities in the visual arts? This workshop will provide an overview to writing resumes and cover letters as well as tailored tips and tricks when applying for opportunities in the visual arts. This workshop is designed specifically for CUNY undergraduate and graduate students who are interested in learning about and pursuing careers in visual art, arts education, and arts administration. Conversation will be facilitated by staff in MoMA’s Human Resources and Education departments. See link for details and registration info.

MoMA/CUNY Student Ambassadors Program
June 2021 (Online)
Through a series of behind-the-scenes workshops and discussions with MoMA staff across departments, a cohort of CUNY Student Ambassadors will learn about modern and contemporary art, gain unique perspectives from art museum professionals, explore networking opportunities, and participate in a public program. See attached PDF for more information and application details.

EXHIBITION PROGRAMS

Memories for the Future: Garrett Bradley, Tina Campt, and Trevor Mathison in Conversation
March 18, 2021, 5:00pm-7:00pm EST, Online event
Join artist and filmmaker Garrett Bradley, composer Trevor Mathison, a collaborator on Bradley’s America (2019), and scholar Tina Campt, author of Listening to Images (Duke University Press, 2017) for a conversation exploring the presence of archives, and the process of imagining to bring forth histories and memories lost to us, as a practice of archival repair—a theme throughout Bradley’s work.
This special event is the culmination of the Memories for the Future workshop series. Memories for the Future invited audiences of all ages to create short films that remember the places, people, and histories they have lost or left behind. Taking inspiration from Bradley’s interest in repairing archival absences, Memories for the Future considered how sound and moving images can evoke personal memories to transform collective history. A series of workshops facilitated by filmmakers, sound artists, and other visual storytellers, illustrated how to use the filmmaking and scoring techniques. The evening will also premiere a selection of films created by workshop participants.
This program is presented in collaboration with The Studio Museum in Harlem on the occasion of Projects: Garrett Bradley (November 2020-March 21, 2021). Register for the program here.

Black Reconstructions: Cities and Spatial Justice
Monday, March 29, 6:30pm-8:00pm EST, Online event
How do we reckon with the past to create a future? Who tells the history of your neighborhood? How do we attain spatial justice? This discussion will expand and explore questions raised in the exhibition Reconstructions: Architecture and Blackness in America by inviting the panelists and audience members to consider their positions, choices, and personal and collective power in working to protect and create Black urban spaces. This event is moderated by Ifeoma Ebo and is planned in collaboration with the BlackSpace Urbanist Collective. Audiences are encouraged to read BlackSpace’s manifesto in advance of the event. Featured speakers include Mario Gooden, Sekou Cooke, J. Yolande Daniels, Felecia Davis, and Peggy Shepard, among others.
 
This event is free, open to all, and takes place over Zoom meeting. Register here.
 

Free Online Coursera MOOC 

Reconstructions: Architecture and Blackness in America presents 11 newly commissioned projects that reimagine the spaces of Black life as sites of imagination, care, liberation, resistance, and refusal.

Join learners around the world for MoMA’s newest free online course, Reimagining Blackness and Architecture. See video trailer here. Through original films, audio interviews, and readings, you’ll hear directly from Black artists, architects, and scholars and explore the ways Black makers are shaping the world around them. #ReconstructionsMoMA

The Museum of Modern Art
11 West 53 Street
New York, NY 10019
Tel: 212.708.9603

MoMA is open with new hours and safety protocols. We look forward to seeing you at the Museum. For more information, visit our website at moma.org.

 

The Knight News, Design Internship

Description: The Knight News is looking for a graphic design intern to help put together the layout. You will be required to work with us once a month, as the newspaper publishes monthly on the third Wednesday of the month.
Responsibilities:
  • Update the layout with new stories monthly
  • Occasionally modify photos in photoshop to adjust the needs of the writers
  • Occasionally create simple advertisements
  • Update the media kit once a semester
Skills:
  • Proficiency in Adobe InDesign
  • Knowledge of Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator
  • Publication Design class is a plus but not required
If you are interested in this opportunity, please email gloria.stoyanova99@qmail.cuny.edu with a design sample.