826 Valencia is looking for someone to join our staff part-time as a Design and Publishing Manager. This individual must be fluent in InDesign and have a strong working knowledge of Photoshop. Experience in the field of education and/or publishing is preferred; a collaborative spirit, sense of humor, ability to multi-task, and strong work ethic are required. Persons of color and individuals who are bilingual in English/Spanish are strongly encouraged to apply.

The Design and Publishing Manager will:

• Maintain house style, both design and editorial
  
• Handle design and production of everyday printables (such as program flyers, nametags, invitations, certificates, business cards, notecards, and letterhead) and special printables (including t-shirts, banners, newspapers, newsletters, brochures, outreach mailers, posters, and other oversize items)
  
• Work directly with the programming staff to create smaller student publications, including chapbooks, newspapers, magazines, and pamphlets
  
• Prepare images for website, slide shows, and print materials using Photoshop
  
• Act as in-house print broker (finding printers, getting quotes, tracking proof processes, etc.)
  
• Maintain design archive of images, previous book files, design templates, logos, clip art, records, etc.
  
• Answer questions from staff about printing and design
  
• Manage design-based interns and volunteers

Compensation is commensurate with experience.

826 Valencia is an affirmative action/equal opportunity employer, and actively seeks persons of color; females; lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender persons; and differently abled persons for this position.

To apply for the job, please send a cover letter, resume, and three design samples** to info@826valencia.org by January 10th.

**For your design samples, please provide pdfs of past work in any three of the following formats (please submit three samples total):

• a single-page item (poster or advertisement)
  
• something done in only two colors (black and one more, or two colors without black)
  
• something that has more than one page (like our new brochure or any book)
  
• something that folds (like our bookshelf brochure or a tri-fold)
  
• something that wasn’t printed on paper (t-shirt, bag, cup, placemat, etc.)