Fall Book Design Internship
Familius —
Sanger, CA — Virtual
In 2011, e-book sales rose as much as 117%, now making up at least 15% of all trade-book sales. What do all those numbers mean? One thing, really: e-book design skills are just as important as print. Heres your chance to get the better of both of them.
Publishing is a fun and exciting industry, and with the rise of digital media is undergoing some dramatic changes. Familius is a small company, so an internship with us means youll be on the frontlines of all the changesforget pushing papers and getting others coffee.
As a Familius book design intern, youll have the chance to design the interiors (both print and digital) for 10 Familius titles. And by the end of your internship, you can expect to see your very own work appear on Amazon, Barnes & Noble, and Apples iBookstore. You'll be given feedback by publishing sales representatives and Familius staff, who will help you refine your skills and build an outstanding portfolio.
Our goal as a company is to help families be happy. We are looking for interns that are positive, upbeat, wildly creative, and that have a sincere to desire to help families.
DETAILS:
Compensation: $750 stipend
Hours: 30-40 per week, but those hours may be scheduled at the interns convenience.
Location: Flexible. All of your work can be done at home and on your own time. Regular meetings and communications will be done through Skype and email.
ABOUT FAMILIUS:
Welcome to a place where mothers are celebrated, not compared. Where heart is at the center of our families, and family at the center of our homes. Where boo boos are still kissed, cake beaters are still licked, and mistakes are still okay. Welcome to a place where booksand familyare beautiful. Familius was founded in 2012 with the intent to align the founders love of publishing and family with the digital publishing renaissance which occurred simultaneous with the Great Recession. The founders believe that the traditional family is the basic unit of society, and that a society is only as strong as the families that create it. Familius mission is to help families be happy. We produce print books, digital books, apps, articles, and a daily blog, all centered around achieving that mission. From cook books to children's literature, how-to helps for parents to interesting family memoirs, we hope everything we make will strengthen families around the world. We invite you to join with us and founding president Christopher Robbinsformer CEO of Gibbs Smith publishingto help families be happy.