PrePress and Print Production Contractor

To Apply: please email your cover letter, résumé, and a portfolio that demonstrates a proficient understanding of print media to recruiting@alumni.berkeley.edu with “PrePress and Print Production Contractor (Fall/Winter 2025 issue)” in the subject line. Résumés without cover letters and a portfolio will not be accepted. Please send all materials as a single attachment in PDF format by September 30, 2025. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or protected veteran status.

The PrePress and Print Production Contractor works closely with the Design Director and the editorial team to ensure the accurate and timely production of the print editions of California magazine, published by the Cal Alumni Association. This position has full responsibility over ensuring that all files adhere to our design standards, are high quality, and ready for printing.

The PrePress and Print Production Contractor will be contracted during the two months of production leading up to press. We currently print our magazine twice a year. This position will support our prepress and production needs for our Fall/Winter 2025 issue, with press scheduled in November. Ideally, candidates would be able to start in October and work until we go to press in late November. Interested candidates must have availability and flexibility in their work schedule during these times, with the ability to participate in weekly virtual editorial meetings.

Starting in 2026, we may transition to printing the magazine four times, rather than twice, a year, with an opportunity for the PrePress and Print Production Contractor to renew their contract on a quarterly basis.

The PrePress and Print Production Contactor is the main point of contact between the Design Director and our printing partner, Quad, during the production process. The Contractor works with Cal Alumni Association’s marketing and business development departments to check and upload all partnership ads, in-house ads, and in-house content for inclusion in the magazine.

Work can be done remotely in the United States. The Cal Alumni Association is located in Berkeley, CA, which is in the Pacific Time Zone. California adjusts annually for daylight savings time. We set and communicate meetings and deadlines based on our Berkeley time zone.

The Cal Alumni Association seeks contractors whose previous experience has prepared them to contribute to our commitment to diversity, inclusion, and belonging. We are also looking for applicants who demonstrate an understanding of the diverse academic, socioeconomic, cultural, disability, gender identity, sexual orientation, and ethnic backgrounds present in our community.

The Cal Alumni Association is an not-for-profit 501(c)(3) organization with a mission of advancing and promoting the interests of the University of California, Berkeley by connecting alumni with each other and our alma mater. As affiliates of UC Berkeley, we must comply with applicable UCB campus security, reporting, and risk management guidelines.