The HSRC was established in 1968 as South Africa’s statutory research agency and has grown to become the largest dedicated research institute in the social sciences and humanities on the African continent, doing cutting-edge public research in areas that are crucial to development.
Our mandate is to inform the effective formulation and monitoring of gover...
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Book Cover and Marketing Designer - Cape Town Durban and Pretoria
The Publishing unit of the Human Sciences Research Council requires a freelance designer to provide high quality book covers, among others, for its scholarly publications. In addition to the duties and requirements set out below, there may be a project-specific brief
Minimum Requirements
Proven experience in the design of a range of trade, academic and scholarly book covers
Proven experience in the design of a range of trade and academic marketing material
A portfolio (link/as a single PDF) of relevant book cover designs and marketing material
In your CV, include a comprehensive list of book covers that you have designed, along with the date of publication and publisher details of each.
Duties & Responsibilities
Present HSRC Publishing with concepts for book covers and marketing material.
Refine the selected concept to a neat draft, in line with the feedback provided.
Submit neat finals for sign-off.
Submit the deliverables as per the brief, including open files, a hi-res colour proof and/or a PDF/X-1a.