Book Binding - Summer Off Campus Work Study Positions
Apply now(opens in a new window) Job No: 511510 Division/Organization: Community Partners Department: Grimm Book Bindery Inc. Job Type: Local Work Study Student Jobs Remote Eligbility: Not Remote Location: Grimm Book Bindery, Inc.Salary/Wage Range or Lump Sum: $15.00 - $18.00 Job Categories: Critical Thinking/Problem Solving, Teamwork/Collaboration, Professionalism/Work Ethic, Summer Off-Campus Opportunities, Graduate Assistant-Programs/Projects, Career Management, Federal Work-Study Preferred, Libraries, Archives, and Museums
Department Overview:
Bindery jobs include sewing of book blocks using different methods of sewing. Cutting and assembling covers for books. Typesetting the spines and covers of books and other miscellaneous binding tasks. No experience needed. We will train. Can work full time in the summer and move to part time for the fall when classes start.
Anticipated Start Date:
06/01/2026
Anticipated End Date (If Applicable):
Remote Work Eligibility Detail:
Not Remote
Anticipated Hours Per Week:
Minimum: 15 Maximum: 40
Schedule:
Work your hours in between the hours of 7:00 am and 4:30 pm Monday through Friday. We will work with your schedule to set up a weekly schedule that will work around your classes.
Salary/Wage Range/Lump Sum:
Minimum: $15.00 Maximum: $18.00
Number of Positions:
3
Qualifications:
No experience necessary as we will train you. Good attention to detail is important.
Knowledge, Skills & Abilities :
Artistic abilities helpful. Good measuring skills. Good hand / eye coordination. Experience in building things, crafts or playing sports are also all are good qualities for binding books as well.
Position Summary/Job Duties:
We rebind books or bind new ones. Some of the jobs will be:
Physical Demands:
Most jobs involve standing and moving for most of the day. Working with your hands and paying good attention to the book in front of you as each book is usually different. Some bending and lifting, but is generally light.
Institutional Statements:
Equal Employment Opportunity Statement:
UW-Madison is an Equal Employment, Equal Access Employer committed to increasing the diversity of our workforce.
Institutional Statement on Diversity:
Diversity is a source of strength, creativity, and innovation for UW-Madison. We value the contributions of each person and respect the profound ways their identity, culture, background, experience, status, abilities, and opinion enrich the university community. We commit ourselves to the pursuit of excellence in teaching, research, outreach, and diversity as inextricably linked goals.
The University of Wisconsin-Madison fulfills its public mission by creating a welcoming and inclusive community for people from every background-people who as students, faculty, and staff serve Wisconsin and the world.
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Accommodation Statement:
If you need to request an accommodation because of a disability, you can find information about how to make a request at the following website:https://employeedisabilities.wisc.edu/disability-accommodation-information-for-applicants/
Advertised: May 01, 2026 09:00 AM Applications close: July 01, 2026 11:55 PM
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