Intern, Medical Illustration

About the Role

The American Medical Association (AMA) is seeking an Intern – Medical Illustration to join its Scientific Publications team. This is a hybrid position reporting into the Chicago, IL office, requiring 3 days a week in the office. The intern will gain knowledge of visual content creation for JAMA and create accurate medical and scientific illustrations and data displays for JAMA and JAMA Network publications.

Key Responsibilities

• Creates original illustrations and data displays for scientific articles, Patient Pages, and Medical News in collaboration with authors and editorial/production staff.
• Evaluates submitted illustrations, data displays, and multimedia content for accuracy and suitability for publication.
• Completes research for conceptual development of illustrations and data displays.
• Observes and participates in daily activities of the medical illustration staff, including department meetings, manuscript meetings, and collaboration with graphics, media, manuscript editors, composition staff, authors, and reviewing editors.
• May include other responsibilities as assigned.

Requirements & Tech Stack

• Second year student at the University of Illinois at Chicago working towards a Master's degree in Biomedical Visualization.
• Excellent drawing skills; ability to visualize spatial relationships, anatomy, and the human figure accurately.
• Strong research skills.
• Strong scientific background, including understanding of anatomy, genetics, molecular biology, and biochemistry.
• Proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign).
• Strong skills in typography and layout preferred.
• Strong interpersonal, oral, and written communication skills.

Location

Chicago, IL (Hybrid)

Salary

$19-$26/hr