OPS - Journal Layout Designer

Job Description

The Center for Arts in Medicine in the College of the Arts seeks a layout designer to join us in formatting submissions for our digital journal, Perspectives on Arts in Health. Perspectives on Arts in Health is an open-access, peer-reviewed publication dedicated to advancing practice and research at the intersection of arts and health. The University of Florida College of the Arts intends to be a transformative community, responding to and generating foundational shifts in the arts and beyond.

As business and academic professionals, artists, scholars, advisors, and teachers, we, the staff of the College, embrace the complexity of our evolving human experience and seek to empower our colleagues, students, and faculty to respond to and shape that experience fearlessly through critical thinking, creativity, constructive questioning, and respectful dialogue. We seek a colleague who engages with openness and enthusiasm for the work and the mission of the college.

We seek a colleague who co-creates a workplace that promotes pluralism, curiosity, open discourse, and the well-being of all, while striving for professional and organizational improvement. We seek a colleague who identifies as a trusted steward of resources, balancing institutional requirements and the demand for innovative solutions. The University of Florida is an equal opportunity institution.

• Format content to Open Journal Systems (OJS) platform
• Arrange page layouts, text, images, and graphics for digital publication
• Manipulate type size, font, spacing, and column width to arrange content
• Conduct a final proofread of formatted content for accuracy before publication
• Collaborate with the layout copy editor to create journal style guides and submission templates
• Fix issues that may arise with the website platform
• Other tasks as assigned by the editor (Center Director)

$40/hour

• B.A. in English, communications, journalism, or related field.
• Able to work up to 10 hours per week

The successful candidate will bring to the position:

• 1-2 years of experience in layout design
• Experience using a publishing management system (Open Journal Systems) or similar Content Management System (CMS)
• Initiative to learn new technologies and programs, as needed
• Proven attention to detail and initiative to meet deadlines without prompting
• Ability to manage multiple projects and deadlines
• Evidence of success in promoting an environment that advances pluralism, curiosity, open discourse, and the well-being of all.

Final date to receive applications: 11:55 p.m. (ET) of the posting end date.

Applications must be submitted via the University of Florida's online application system. Online applications must include the following: (1) a cover letter; (2) a curriculum vitae; (3) names and contact information of three professional references; and (4) example(s) of edited