mediabistro.com: Courses and Seminars: Weekend Warrior QuarkXPress for Writers and Editors

No matter how great an editor you are, not knowing how to use QuarkXPress can stop your magazine job search in its tracks. mediabistro.com to the rescue! We've partnered with the Association of Graphic Communications to teach you everything you need to know about the magazine business' most-used computer program. By the end of the four-week class, you will be editorially proficient in QuarkXPress, a declaration that will sparkle on your resume.

In this class, you can expect to learn:

How to initiate text
The basics of typography
How to use style sheets
How to use formats
The proper way to make text changes
The use of utilities, including hyphenation and justification
How to recognize common problems and find their solutions
How to expand your knowledge of the program beyond the class
How to use tools

By the end of class, students can expect to have:
Proficiency in QuarkXpress.

Admission Requirements
Please submit a letter of interest to apply.

Instructor Bio

Annette Wolf Bensen is a veteran of over 40 years in printing and prepress. Her job titles have included mechanical artist, offset stripper, color separator, and typographer, and she is a master of QuarkXPress. She teaches at AGC’s Center for Continuing Education, New York City College of Technology, and Baruch College, and is a highly sought-after consultant and trainer. She gives back to the industry by serving as chair of the curriculum committee of the Graphic Arts Education Advisory Commission, the industry’s liaison body to New York City public high schools teaching graphic arts. She is also an active member of the AGC Education Committee.

Testimonials

Annette Wolf Bensen's QuarkXPress class offered by mediabistro catapulted me to a new skill level. With this confidence, I actually landed a job after the third class. Thank you! -- Michelle Sydney

I took the Weekend Warrior Quark class for editors and I found it very helpful. Our teacher gave us practical info and told us a little bit about the industry. She also stopped whenever any of us was floundering and gave one-on-one attention, never getting impatient. I would recommend it for others, definitely. (My boss said he might take it to get a refresher on his skills). -- Francine Lange, managing editor, non-profit donor magazine

* AvantGuild Discounts on mediabistro.com Courses are just one of the wonderful benefits of being in AvantGuild, our premium membership program! The annual fee is a mere $49 — and that's a tax write-off! You also get tools to create your own online portfolio, participation in group health insurance, discounts to virtually everything we do, including our new e-Boot Camp (which you can take from anywhere), and more! Click here to see what AvantGuild can offer you.