Website HSRC (Human Sciences Research Council)
The Human Sciences Research Council (HSRC) is South Africa's largest dedicated social science and humanities research agency. Established as a statutory body in 1968, its mandate is to conduct policy-relevant research to address developmental challenges, inform government policy, and stimulate public debate in South Africa and the rest of Africa.
HSRC Press, a unit of the Human Sciences Research Council, seeks to appoint freelance designers who are able to provide high quality book covers, among other designs, for its academic and scholarly publications, to its freelance database. 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
- A portfolio (via a link/ or included in your CV as a single PDF) of relevant book cover designs
- 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 Press with concepts for book covers.
- 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 and contract
