Book Interior Layout Intern (Summer 2027)

Tyndale House Ministries; Carol Stream (IL); On-site; USD 20,000 - 28,000; Full time

Job summary

Tyndale House Publishers is seeking a Book Interior Layout Intern to join our team. You will participate in designing print and digital interiors, translating print layouts to EPUB, and ensuring accessibility standards are met.

You will gain hands-on experience with industry tools (Adobe Creative Suite, EPUB) and collaborate with Typesetters and Design Specialists to produce clear, beautiful interiors for readers worldwide.

Qualifications

• Pursuing a college degree in publishing, design, or related field.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Interest in book interior design and typesetting.

Responsibilities

• Assist in developing the aesthetic of a book interior and learn typesetting.
• Apply text corrections and design updates to pages as requested.
• Output page proofs and InCopy files per proofreading requirements.
• Prepare, preflight, and check final print-ready PDF files.
• Evaluate digital products against WCAG standards.
• Improve accessibility by adding semantic tagging and image descriptions.
• Certify accurate descriptions of accessibility levels for discoverability.

Skills

HTML familiarity

Adobe InDesign

Communication skills

Attention to detail

Education

College student (current)

Tools

EPUB

Job description

Description

For more than 60 years, Tyndale has helped readers discover the life-giving truths of God’s Word. Today we’re one of the largest independently owned Christian publishers in the world. Though our business has grown, our mission remains the same: to open God’s Word to as many as possible in language they can relate to and understand.

About Our Internships

Tyndale Internships are designed for college students wanting to explore a career in the Christian Publishing industry. You will get to engage with other interns across various departments, attend training workshops, and participate in group projects designed to build professional skills.

Important Details

• Interviews for this opening will start in November 2026.
• Internships will start in May 2027, and generally through the summer but can have flexible scheduling.
• The expected hourly range for this position is $17.50 per hour.
• The expected schedule is 40 hours per week on-site.

Book Interior Layout Intern

Are you passionate about making books and Bibles beautiful and accessible to everyone? Join our team as the Book Interior Layout Intern (Typesetting) and play a key role in creating and improving our products. In this role you will participate in the design of print and eBook interiors.

For print products, you will partner with Typesetters and Interior Layout and Design Specialists to facilitate the proofreading and interior composition process, helping to create book and Bible interiors that provide a beautiful and seamless reading experience for our customers. You will also help ensure file consistency standards are met to maintain files suitable for reprint and digital development.

For digital products, you will translate the print design into a responsive eBook format. You will conform our titles to the latest professional accessibility standards, Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG), ensuring that our life-changing books are available to the broadest possible audience.

You will benefit from training in the industry-standard technologies for print (Adobe Creative Suite) and digital (EPUB) publication. This broad perspective will develop your versatility across the publishing process, while making a meaningful impact on equity and inclusion. If you are excited about finding creative and effective solutions, and you have a passion for both beauty and logic, we want to hear from you!

Responsibilities

• Assist in developing and applying the aesthetic of a book cover to a book interior, and learn the typesetting skills necessary to prepare interiors
• Apply text corrections and design updates to pages as requested
• Output page proofs and InCopy files in accordance with Editorial proofreading requirements
• Prepare, preflight, and check final print-ready PDF files
• Evaluate digital products against the latest professional standards (WCAG)
• Improve accessibility by adding semantic tagging and image descriptions
• Certify accurate descriptions of accessibility levels and features for discoverability

Requirements

• A love of books, details, and puzzles
• Excellent reading, writing, and communication skills
• Familiarity with HTML
• Familiarity with Adobe Creative Suite (particularly InDesign) and/or EPUB a big plus
• Personal alignment with and adherence to the Bible as God’s Word, and agreement with our Statement of Faith

Tyndale has been repeatedly certified as a Best Christian Workplace. Learn more about us and what we believe at www.tyndale.com/our-mission.

The hiring range for this position is $17.50 hourly. Actual offers will take into consideration the candidate’s education, experience, industry knowledge, technical skills, and other relevant factors. A summary of Tyndale’s comprehensive benefits is: https://www.tyndale.com/careers/.