UNM Press Student Production Assistant

University of New Mexico • Albuquerque, NM

3d • $12 • Onsite

About The Position

UNM Press is looking for a student to help with various editorial and production tasks for 10–15 hours a week. The student will work with UNM Press’s editorial, design, and production manager as well as with the press’s editor and designers. Work will include helping to style and format manuscripts for transmittal, preparing preliminary castoff and cost estimates for books, reviewing art programs, proofreading typeset proofs, preparing reprint materials, and assisting in uploading production-ready files. The student will also take on additional tasks as they come up. UNM Press is located on UNM’s main campus.

Requirements

• Interest in books and the publishing industry
• Eagerness to learn editorial processes
• Dependable
• Professional manner
• Good organizational skills
• Good interpersonal skills
• Detail oriented
• Strong writing skills
• Strong communication skills
• Able to think independently and make decisions
• Currently enrolled for a minimum of 3 credit hours for the summer semester or a minimum of 6 credit hours in the fall semester.

Nice To Haves

• Experience in an office setting
• Experience with Microsoft Word
• Comfortable working unsupervised in the absence of staff
• Fifteen hours per week

Responsibilities

• Helping to style and format manuscripts for transmittal
• Preparing preliminary castoff and cost estimates for books
• Reviewing art programs
• Proofreading typeset proofs
• Preparing reprint materials
• Assisting in uploading production-ready files
• Taking on additional tasks as they come up

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Part-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees