Department of Art and Design, Dotphotozine - Student Assistant

Job Summary: 

The Department of Art & Design for Dotphotozine. This full-color hard-copy magazine publishes a new volume every year featuring photography in a variety of formats and subjects.

The Dotphotozine Student Assistants will support the publication by assisting in the pre and post production of the magazine.

Responsibilities include, but are not limited to: 

Under direct supervision, duties include but not limited to:

• Attend editorial meetings with Editor and Design Director
• Assist Editor-in-Chief with gathering images
• Resizing and retouching and color correcting images
• Ensuring proper titles/crediting
• Writing image captions
• Assist the Editor with image sequencing - Assemble contents page
• Check magazine pagination and copyright/disclaimer statements.
• Create contributor contact page.
• Update mailing list
• Managing social media posts
• Printing mailing labels
• Assembling packets and delivering copies to mailroom.
• Other duties as they arise to facilitate magazine production and distribution.

Minimum Qualifications: Required Education and Experience 

• Ability to learn and perform assigned work; follow oral instructions; work cooperatively with faculty, staff, and other students; communicate effectively with all levels; and read and write English at a level appropriate to the position. 

• Special Qualification: Admission or registration as a CSU student. 

Required Qualifications 

• Maintain a 2.0 G.P.A. or greater per semester and cumulative. 

• Students must be enrolled in at least halftime units at CSUSB (6 units undergraduate; 3 units graduate) 

• International students must have full-time enrollment at CSUSB. (12 units undergraduate; 6 units graduate) 

• Eligible to work in the United States 

• Payroll Requirement: Social Security Card 

Preferred Qualifications 

• Ability to communicate and write proficiently.
• Ability to learn quickly and complete assignments in a timely manner.
• Ability to multitask.
• Incumbent must be detail-oriented, punctual, and reliable.
• Ability to work both in a team or individual environment.
• Interpersonal skills.
• Ability to work cooperatively with a diverse group of people.
• Experience using Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, Excel and other applications.
• Completion of Intro Photography and/or Graphics Design Classes preferred
• Maintain a preferred 2.5 G.P.A.

Compensation and Benefits: 

Student Employment Anticipated Hiring Range: $16.50 per hour. 

The compensation offered will consider internal equity and experience among other factors. 

Position Information: 

Work status: Part-Time, Temporary, Seasonal 

The application deadline is: 4/3/2025 at 11:55 pm (PST) 

Academic year available hours: Monday through Friday (8:00 am – 5:00 pm). 

Summer available hours: Monday through Thursday (7:00 am - 5:30 pm). 

This is an 'On-Campus Only' position. Student Employees are not eligible to telecommute at any time. 

As of January 1, 2022, the CSU Out-of-State Employment Policy prohibits the hiring of employees to perform CSU-related work outside the state of California. 

California State University, San Bernardino in not a sponsoring agency for staff or management positions (i.e. H1-B Visas). 

Conditions of Employment  

Background Check  

Satisfactory completion of a background check (including a criminal records check) may be required for student employment purposes. CSU will make a conditional offer of employment, which may be rescinded if the background check reveals disqualifying information, and/or it is discovered that the candidate knowingly withheld or falsified information.  Failure to satisfactorily complete the background check when required may affect the continued employment of a current CSU employee who was conditionally offered the position. 

Driver’s License Check  

Possession of a valid Driver's License may be required.  Employees in this position will be enrolled in the Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) Government Employer Pull Notice Program which confirms possession of a valid driver's license and reflects driving record. 

I-9 

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