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 typesetters who are able to provide high quality typesetting of its publications to its freelance database. In addition to the duties set out below, there may be a project-specific brief.
Minimum Requirements
- Must work on a Mac or similar and in InDesign (CS5 or later)
- Must have proven experience in typesetting a minimum of FIVE academic books and/or scholarly books and be familiar with the conventions of setting academic indices, footnotes and figures.
- In your CV, include a comprehensive list of relevant books/journals that you have typeset, along with the publisher details.
- In your CV, list all the formats you work in as well as the version you use, for example, InDesign, Quark, RTF etc. as well as the relevant version.
Duties & Responsibilities
- Using the MS Word files supplied, set the manuscript according to the design specifications provided
- Take in the editor’s markup of the first pages and supply second proofs
- Take in the proof-reader’s corrections on the second pages, set the index and supply third proofs
- Take in the author’s corrections on third pages and supply the final pages for sign off
- Supply print-ready electronic files as well as open files
