Tasks:
— folding pages
— cutting paper on the board shear
— cutting board on the board shear
— sewing books
— prep for covers
— prep for boxes

Skills:
— attention to detail
— willingness for corrections to technique and method
— patience to work accurately and to strict technical requirements
— focus on repetitive tasks over a long period of time

Please note that:
— edition work can be repetitive, but attention cannot diminish
— the work is conducted standing up
— bookbinding is quite physical, requiring both hand skills and strength
— audiobooks, podcasts, and music can be listened to, but no earbuds
— this is production bookbinding work, and not an internship or apprenticeship
Instruction and feedback will be provided as is relevant, but this is not an educational environment.

Application:
Note that your answers to the below may not be book-specific; that’s fine. Quilting? Weird wire sculptures? Origami? This is more about hand skills than it is about books.
— cv, with special note of any training in arts, crafts, and materials
— a paragraph describing what, relating to books and paper, you have learned to do (that you feel confident in); what you are still mastering; and things that you’ve only done a few times, or not at all
— attached images of some type of craft that you have completed that you feel was a project you are proud of, and a paragraph explaining the concept, execution, and outcome of the project
— at the interview, I will want to see some type of physical example of your work, regardless of medium
— 1–2 references who have knowledge of your attention to detail and working methods

Details:
2 days per week, 4 week term
possibility of additional hours / extension
9.30 am to 5 pm, 30 min paid lunch
$20 per hour + $10 per day parking
note that payment (weekly check) is as an independent contractor, and doesn’t include withholding

Email inquiries only, no phone calls or drop-in visits.

COVID-19 protocols apply.
In-studio work; no work-from-home.