seeking collaborator

the new programme is a design studio focused on facilitating community-based social change through both client-initiated and designer-initiated work. we design progressive, effective, and affordable communications and experiences and are looking for a collaborator to expand our design capacity – to assist in a range of projects, research, and the creation of new self-initiated work. current work includes, but is not limited to:

• continued work toward the decolonize punk ongoing instagram project

• occasional design projects for long-term clients – two labor-focused non-profit organizations

• a project in development for a statewide political initiative

• research into the latin alphabet including letterform legibility factors, formal inconsistencies [A and a, for example], and the use of capitals vs lowercase, to radically re-think our alphabet for the benefit of all

• typeface design; specifically prototyping various letterform designs based on models developed from the above research

requirements

college student [working toward a graphic design or related degree] or recent graduate

strong fundamental knowledge of graphic design principles – composition, typography [and love for type!], type/image relationships, and the design process in general

ability to clearly articulate rationale driving design work

strong curiosity and interest in research

basic working knowledge of indesign, illustrator, photoshop

proactive attitude toward work and reliability – you do what you say you will do

strong ability to follow-through / finish work

personal investment in social / political / community-oriented design work

ability to reliably invest up to 5 hours a week in the work; hours may vary depending on project cycles

commit to a consistent weekly meeting time, sometimes in-person, sometimes remote

own your own computer / laptop

good to have

kansas city metro location; a fully remote position could be considered for the right person

knowledge of aftereffects

knowledge of glyphs

knowledge of, or interest in, radical / left-leaning politics and ideas

compensation

$15 / hour at 3–5 hours / week

to apply

email a letter of interest and relevant work samples [pdf files, videos, etc] or a portfolio url
tyler@thenewprogramme.net

deadline

friday december 23, 5pm