Illustrator's Work-Study Program

Organization: 

UHD e-Library

Site Supervisor: Dr. Bhattacharjee

Organization Address: 

20515 TX-249 Houston, TX 77070 Suite B12.332

Organization Description: 

The UHD Bilingual E-Library is committed to unlocking literacy skills with our comprehensive collection of free bilingual e-books. These books, thoughtfully crafted by UHD students, children, and families, are designed to guide readers on a captivating journey into language and imagination. Our mission is to transform lives, one page at a time, by providing accessible and enriching reading resources that celebrate cultural diversity and foster a lifelong love for learning.

Primary Function: 

The UHD Bilingual e-Library project seeks to hire several work-study students to illustrate stories written by families in seven elementary schools in inner-city areas. The stories will be published in the UHD Digital Bilingual Library to support users in learning bilingual literacy and technology in preparation for a digital labor market.  

Responsibilities & Benefits:

• Responsibilities

  • Read a six-page short story written by a family member.

  • Transfer the meaning of the stories to six-page illustrations.

  • Design a cover of the story.

  • Do a PowerPoint with the illustrations.

  • Upload the PowerPoint to TEAMS or OneDrive.

  • Attend the weekly team meetings.

  • Do weekly hour reports for payment.

  • Any other tasks as needed.

• Benefits

  • Help low-income families publish their stories.

  •  Assist the global community in addressing educational issues since this digital library is free to anyone with a digital device.

  • Have your name in print on the cover of the stories.

  •  The schedule is flexible.

  •  Remote or at the schools.  

  • 12 dollars per hour. Maximum of 20 weekly hours.

Preferred qualifications: 

• Have work-study hours or be eligible to apply for it.

• Excellent drawing skills and attention to detail.

• Have creativity and imagination.

• Excellent time management to meet deadlines.

• Open to using AI and other software to do the illustrations.

• Pre-feed experience with Photoshop, InDesign, and Adobe.