Writing Gig at PIA

You or someone you know might be interested in working for a 3-month project for the Philippine Information Agency (PIA). The project will run from December 2007 to February 2008 and working hours will be 8am-5pm, Mondays to Fridays. We need a good writer who is analytical, critical, and politically astute. Applicants may contact the PIA Monitoring Unit at 920-3643 or 924-7703, or e-mail CV to pia_pmu@yahoo.com.ph

Wanted: Full-time Graphic Designer

SugarSugar, the freshest teen title from Sesame Seed Creatives is looking for a full-time Graphic Designer. Other Sesame Seed titles include Wedding Essentials, Fudge Magazine and Imagine Magazine.

Qualifications:

Male/Female, 18-23 years old

Graduate of Fine Arts/ Communication/ similar courses

Proficient in Adobe CS (In Design, Photoshop)

Can work in both Macintosh and Windows platforms

Illustration skills a plus

Design- and fashion-savvy also a bonus

Willing to learn the ropes of magazine how-to’s

With at least 1 year experience in graphic design

Fresh graduates welcome to apply

Job Description:

Will work closely with the Art Director in producing magazine layouts

Will prepare and enhance images for layout and printing

Will help in producing PDFs for printing

Will assist in quality-check of colors for final output

Interested applicants may send their CV along with a link to their web portfolio and/ or 5-10 samples of work (JPEG format) to tayawa.jobelle@ gmail.com.

Neil Gaiman in Manila

Neil Gaiman will be in Manila for the 1^st Phil Graphic Fiction Book launch and also awarding of the winners of the 2nd Phil Graphic Fiction Contest.

Where: Fully Booked, Bonifacio High Street Global City, Taguig near Market Market.When: Nov. 25, Sunday at 3PM. Don’t miss this event!