---
filename: cuesta-employment.png
title: Cuesta — Employment & Work-Study
cluster: Employment
college: Cuesta College — San Luis Obispo, CA
model: gemini-3-pro-image (Nano Banana Pro)
aspect_ratio: 4:5
resolution_target: 4K
generated_at: 2026-04-28
generated_by: Media skill via Generate.ts CLI
status: v1
---

## Cluster
Employment (Cuesta College — San Luis Obispo, CA)

## Data points (edit these to change rendered content; re-run `bun generate-all.ts cuesta-employment.png` to regenerate)
- California minimum wage 2026: $16.50/hr
- Cuesta Career Connections + Handshake (auto-enrolled via MyCuesta)
- Career Services: (805) 546-3252 · careerservices@cuesta.edu
- Federal Work-Study: 6+ units + FAFSA + financial need
- CalWORKs Work-Study (TANF cash-aid recipients): (805) 542-3206
- Cuesta College Corps (CA College Corps program) — typical $10k stipend
- PG&E Diablo Canyon: outage hiring + paid Engineering Internships
- Madonna Inn: ~7 open roles typical (housekeeping, front desk, host) + free meals
- SLO County unemployment: 4.4% (Feb 2026) — 8th of 58 CA counties
- Wage realism: $16.50/hr × 20 hr × 4.3 wk = ~$1,419/mo gross — under SLO rent

## Style hints (edit to shift visual treatment)
- Palette: paper #F4ECDC base + ink #2A1810 body + Pacific blue #1B5E7A primary accent + muted sandstone #B8975A secondary
- Aesthetic: editorial / hand-printed California Country
- Typography: elegant serif headline + clean geometric sans-serif data labels
- Iconography: briefcase with handshake, California state outline, dollar sign with up-arrow, hard hat (PG&E)
- Forbidden: photorealism, stock photos, neon, holographic, gradient mesh, generic AI aesthetic

## Prompt sent to Nano Banana Pro

```
EDITORIAL INFOGRAPHIC POSTER, hand-printed magazine spread aesthetic, 4:5 portrait orientation, 4K print quality.

HEADER (top of poster): Bold elegant serif title "CUESTA — EMPLOYMENT & WORK-STUDY". A small badge in the top-right corner reads "CUESTA COLLEGE — SAN LUIS OBISPO, CA" inside a circle filled with Pacific blue (#1B5E7A).

BACKGROUND: Warm cream paper texture #F4ECDC throughout, with subtle hand-printed grain. NO white background.

PALETTE (use ONLY these colors, no others):
- Paper background: #F4ECDC
- Body typography (deep coffee ink): #2A1810
- Primary accent for icons + key numbers: Pacific blue #1B5E7A
- Secondary accent: muted sandstone #B8975A

BODY (vertical editorial layout, generous whitespace, with iconography paired to each data point). Render these EXACT data points verbatim, in this order:

   1. California minimum wage 2026: $16.50/hr
   2. Cuesta Career Connections + Handshake (auto-enrolled via MyCuesta)
   3. Career Services: (805) 546-3252 · careerservices@cuesta.edu
   4. Federal Work-Study: 6+ units + FAFSA + financial need
   5. CalWORKs Work-Study (TANF cash-aid recipients): (805) 542-3206
   6. Cuesta College Corps (CA College Corps program) — typical $10k stipend
   7. PG&E Diablo Canyon: outage hiring + paid Engineering Internships
   8. Madonna Inn: ~7 open roles typical (housekeeping, front desk, host) + free meals
   9. SLO County unemployment: 4.4% (Feb 2026) — 8th of 58 CA counties
   10. Wage realism: $16.50/hr × 20 hr × 4.3 wk = ~$1,419/mo gross — under SLO rent

The big numbers (like "249", "$1,200", "1,250 miles") should be BIG and prominent in #1B5E7A, with smaller ink labels next to them. Use a clean geometric sans-serif for data labels and an elegant serif for the headline.

ICONOGRAPHY (hand-drawn, minimalist line illustrations only — no photographs): briefcase with handshake, California state outline, dollar sign with up-arrow, hard hat (PG&E)

FOOTER (bottom): A small italic line in muted #2A1810 reads "compiled 2026-04-28".

ABSOLUTELY DO NOT include: photorealistic photography, stock-photo people, neon colors, holographic effects, gradient mesh, generic AI aesthetic, any colors outside the specified palette, additional logos, watermarks, or text beyond what is specified.

Hand-printed editorial restraint. Strong serif typography. Numbers prominent. Aspect ratio 4:5 portrait. 4K resolution print quality.
```

## Adjustment hints
- **To re-render at higher resolution**: this script already requests 4K; if rendering quality is off, increase resolution by editing the `--size 4K` flag in generate-all.ts to a future tier
- **To adjust color temperature**: change `accent` and `secondary` hex codes in the SPECS entry for cuesta-employment.png; re-run `bun generate-all.ts cuesta-employment.png`
- **To add/remove data points**: edit the `data` array in SPECS for cuesta-employment.png; the prompt rebuilds automatically
- **To shift layout (vertical vs grid)**: append a layout directive after the BODY paragraph in buildPrompt(); re-run
- **To swap iconography**: edit the `iconography` array in SPECS

## Citations
- https://www.cuesta.edu/student-support/career-work/career-services/index.html
- https://www.cuesta.edu/become-student/finaid/typesofaid/fws-employer-info.html
- https://www.cuesta.edu/student-support/career-work/california-college-corps/index.html
- https://atowndailynews.com/pge-seeks-workers-for-diablo-canyon/77325/
- https://calcoastnews.com/2026/04/slo-county-unemployment-rate-declining/