The Business of Art

Jobs for Artists- National Geographic!

2 FULL-TIME POSITIONS 
The art department is currently seeking two people to fill full-time positions as graphics specialists. A single job ad (applicable to both positions) is available now at the NGS Jobs site (http://www.nationalgeographic.com/jobs/) under Job ID 3942. I've attached the information to this e-mail. In addition to applying online, any interested parties may also contact me at: mfurlong@ngs.org. Either of these jobs are well-suited for recent college grads, or individuals with 1-3 years of professional experience.
Mariel Furlong, NGM Art
National Geographic Magazine
1145 17th St. NW
Washington, DC 20036
p: 202.857.7188
e: mfurlong@ngs.org 

(Graphics) Production Specialist

Job ID: 3942

Location: National Geographic Magazine

   

Job Type: Regular/Full-time, Exempt

 

Summary of Position

 

Produce graphics and maps as needed for NGM. Collaborate with the Art Director, Design Director, Graphics Editors and Art Researcher to produce information graphics, art, maps and layouts for stories. This requires being familiar with story content and design considerations. Assist with large projects, implementing changes from editors and designers and assuring quality control. Assist Graphics Editors, Map Department staff and Art Researcher with research. Assist Art Director and Design Director with internal projects. Coordinate efforts with NGM departments including Research, Editorial, Foreign partners,  Photography, Prepress for on-schedule delivery of art, graphics, maps and layouts. Managing projects toward a timely completion is a major component of this job.

 

Responsibilities

- Assist in the production of graphics, art, maps, research, and layouts for NGM.

- Help other members of the NGM Art Department with meeting deadlines and preparing files for pre-press.

- Coordinate graphics, maps and layout production with other magazine departments.

- Assist Art Director and Design Director with internal projects.

- Archiving of art files, server organization and file handling for Foreign Partners, Image Collection and Web.

 

Supervision Exercised

Interns

 

Minimum Education & Experience

Bachelor's degree in journalism, visual communication, graphic design, art, cartography, geography, or a related field preferred. One to three years of related work experienced is preferred, but new graduates are encouraged to apply.

 

Knowledge & Skill Requirements

An eye for clarity, elegance and accuracy in the visual display of information and typography.  Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to work as part of a team. Curiosity about topics covered in the magazine and the ability to grasp new subject matter quickly. Excellent Illustrator, InDesign and Photoshop skills required. Knowledge of GIS software, 3D software and/or Flash are a plus. Superior organizational skills as well as the ability to multitask under the pressure of tight deadlines.

 

Equal Opportunity Employer

 

BHG Open House

Big Huge Games is pleased to invite Art and Animation students from local colleges and universities to our Fall 2009 Art Open House. The event will be held on Thursday, November 5th from 6-9pm at our studio in Timonium, MD. Join us for a tour that includes light snacks along with plenty of game art creation demos. In addition, Big Huge Artists will be available for student portfolio reviews and feedback. Portfolio reviews will be first come, first serve. We kindly ask that you RSVP to RSVP@bighugegames.com or via our FACEBOOK event page by Nov. 4th. In your RSVP please note if you'd like to reserve a portfolio review slot and specify your primary area of interest (concept, character, UI design, environment, animation, modeling, texturing, etc...). Review sessions are limited and during past Open Houses have filled up quickly.

Founded in 2000, Big Huge Games has created a fun and focused environment where teams of artists, programmers, and designers work cooperatively to craft the next generation of critically acclaimed and commercially successful video games. We're currently developing a yet-to-be-announced console RPG driven by artistic visionary Todd MacFarlane, Oblivion Lead Designer Ken Rolston, and renowned fantasy author RA Salvatore. For more info check us out at www.bighugegames.com. We look forward to seeing you there!

 

Big Huge Games

1954 Greenspring Drive

Suite 520

Timonium MD, 21093

Click here for driving directions

 

Additional questions or comments can be directed to RSVP@bighugegames.com

 

THE ILLUSTRATION CONFERENCE: ICON 6 SUNNY SIDE UP!

This note is from the people bringing you ICON6

With the school year well underway, we are writing to turn your attention to the upcoming summer

and THE ILLUSTRATION CONFERENCE: ICON6 SUNNY SIDE UP!

http://www.theillustrationconference.org

Mark your calendar for July 14-17, 2010, in Pasadena, California!

This is four days of non-stop illustration, in a drop-dead gorgeous setting that is going to be

packed to capacity with illustrators and creative professionals from around the world. The line-up

of speakers and workshops is looking great and we expect an impressive turnout. I am pleased

to tell you about an exciting development-for the first time ICON is thrilled to offer a

Student Discount registration fee of just $350.

To help keep it all buzzing and operating smoothly, we are creating a volunteer squad for

the conference. Thatʼs where you and your students come in.

Hereʼs how it works:

Weʼll ask you to send your best and brightest- those who have a hunger to live and breathe

illustration for four days- who are ready to help pack and unpack boxes, show people the way

to the next session, man the registration desk, help in the bookstore, assist speakers before

their presentation or workshop and many other tasks, predictable and not, to ensure a

smooth-running conference.

Transportation and hotel is your personal responsibility. The double occupancy rate at the

Langahm Hotel is $180 per night. http://pasadena.langhamhotels.com/en/ We are looking into

additional discounts at the hotel and other rooming options in Pasadena.

Each student volunteer will be able to take a break and attend one session per day of their choice

and will be able to rub elbows with their peers and those they admire at all evening events and

parties at no cost. No doubt they will be busy, but they will be in and around one of the most

exciting opportunities for a young, emerging illustrator.

We would love to have your participation and to be able to offer your students this grand chance

of getting into the mix of what they love and a profession that awaits them.

I am looking forward to hearing back from you and/or your interested students. Please share this

with your faculty and/or announce in your classes. The list is underway!

Please to contact Whitney Sherman to get your name on the list of interested students.

And Now from The Shameless Promotion Dept.

BHG Looking for Artists!

From Dave Inscore of Big Huge Games in Timonium Maryland: "We're seeking a Character Artist, Animator and PS3 Programmer to join our Big Huge Games studio in Timonium, Maryland. Become part of the team that includes the creative visionaries behind Oblivion and Rise of Nations, as well as Drizzt Do’Urden... and Spawn. These are full-time positions with competitive salaries, full benefits and 401k. Fellow artists take note, this is an opportunity to work on a next-gen console RPG which includes regular vid-conference critique sessions with Todd McFarlane."

So check out a big huge job at Big Huge Games: 

http://www.bighugegames.com/jobs.shtml

Young Playwrights Festival Project

Here is the information for the YPF 09/10 project.  Below you'll find a link to a .pdf with the assignment details.  

You are to email to me your rough(s) and one sample of your work-in the style you propose to use by:

SEPTEMBER 23rd. (To allanwdc@comcast.net)  You are to label your files as:

LastName_FirstName_1, LastName__FirstName_2, etc.  

A written estimate/proposal for this assignment will be due by September 24, more information will be provided in class to accomplish this task. 

These are required assignments.  If you have questions please contact me.  Meeting Deadlines and completing class assignments are essential.

Download YPF2009-10

National Geographic Internship, Fall 09

Here is a GREAT internship opportunity with National Geographic magazine. Below find information  and invitation for you to apply for our 2009 fall art and graphics academic internship. Attached please find a copy of the application. Interested students should fill out the second page (please note that the PDF is interactive, allowing them to fill in each field by using Acrobat Reader), and e-mail the completed document to NGMArtIntern@ngs.org along with the items listed below by September 14th, 2009: 

1.        Completed application (see second page) 
2.        Resume and cover letter detailing your background, relevant coursework, and why you want the internship 
3.        Portfolio of six samples (in PDF or Tiff format) reflecting a variety of work in art and information graphics.

If you have any questions please see me, or better yet, contact Courtney Resnick in Career Development (Gateway Bldg).   

It's BACK!

FROM THE ILLUSTRATORS' PARTNERSHIP

Orphan Works: Back Again 6.17.09 In Orphan Works Land, no news has been good news, but that's about to change: http://www.ip-watch.org/weblog/2009/06/11/copyright-holders-acknowledge-losing-battle-for-public-consciousness-at-world-copyright-summit/          US Copyright Register Marybeth Peters told Intellectual Property Watch that orphan works legislation is expected to be introduced within the next 10 days. It is her understanding there may still be some issues in the House version to be resolved, and there are some stakeholders - such as illustrators and other artists - "who are probably going to lobby pretty hard against it."           Peters said this issue is important to her, and the fact it came so close to passing last year is almost bittersweet. "What I hope it isn't ... is it's one magic moment you get" to finally get it passed, then it doesn't happen, she said. We don't mean to disparage the Register's comments. She's had a long and distinguished career at the Copyright Office. But her statement deserves a reality check. Illustrators are not opposed to an orphan works bill. We're opposed to this bill. We're opposed because its scope far exceeds the needs of responsible orphan works legislation. Moreover, illustrators and artists are not the only stakeholders who oppose it. At last count, more than 83 creators organizations are on record against it, representing artists, photographers, writers, songwriters, musicians and countless small businesses. Last year, we proposed amendments to the Orphan Works Act that would have made it a true orphan works bill. The amendments were drafted by the attorney who was chief legal counsel to the House Judiciary Committee in drafting the 1976 Copyright Act. The amendments were co-sponsored by the Artists Rights Society and the Advertising Photographers of America. They can be found here: http://ipaorphanworks.blogspot.com/2008/07/hr-5889-amendments.html On July 11, 2008, we submitted those amendments to both the House and Senate Judiciary Committees. In our preamble we wrote this: As rights holders, we can summarize our hopes for the Orphan Works Act simply: to see that it becomes a true orphan works bill, with no unnecessary spillover effect to damage the everyday commercial activities of working artists. We'd be happy to work with Congress to accomplish this. No legislation regarding the use of private property should be considered without the active participation of those whose property is at stake. Last year more than 180,000 letters were sent to lawmakers from our Capwiz site. These letters did not come from obstructionists. They came from citizens whose property is at stake. They may lack the resources of big Internet companies and the access of high powered lobbyists, but last year they spoke. They asked only one thing: that Congress respect their personal property rights and amend this bill to make it nothing more than what its sponsors say they want it to be - a bill that would affect only true orphaned work.  We urge this Congress to listen.  - Brad Holland and Cynthia Turner for the Board of the Illustrators' Partnership ______________________________________________________________ For news and information, and an archive of these messages: Illustrators' Partnership Orphan Works Blog: http://ipaorphanworks.blogspot.com/ Over 83 organizations opposed the last Orphan Works bills, representing over half a million creators. Illustrators, photographers, fine artists, songwriters, musicians, and countless licensing firms all believe this bill will harm their small businesses. If you received our mail as a forwarded message and wish to subscribe to the IPA mailing alerts, click on the link below, "Join Our Mailing List" and follow the simple directions on the webpage.

Work for free? But think about how many people will see it!

I hope that many of you have already read about our friends at Google (also big proponents of the Orphan Works Act) now asking prominent illustrators to supply them with creative content for free, actually for the "exposure".  It's another example of how we all must fiercely value and protect our intellectual property, because there will always be many users out there who don't.  Check out the article below:

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/06/15/business/media/15illo.html

INTERNSHIP OPPORTUNITY!

This is a copy of a post from Irene Gallo's blog. Irene is the esteemed art director of Tor Books.

Intern Wanted

Hey college folks,

I'm looking for an art and/or design intern for the summer. 10-15 hours a week - flexible start and end dates.

The catch: It's unpaid and you must be able to get college credit for it.

The intern will be filing (it's fun!..ok maybe not so much, but necessary) helping us with image re-formatting for various uses, occasionallyhandling artwork, getting chromes made, help research for artists, and whatever else come up during the summer.

We do not hire full time illustrators so you will not see an illustratingart department at work, but we do hire lots of illustrators -- it's a chance to see the process from your future clients point of view.

To apply, please see the Macmillan intern page.
(Macmillan is Tor's parent company)