Typesetter

**Job Advert Summary**:
In delivering ‘social science that makes a difference’ the Research Programmes, Units, Institutes and Centres of the Human Sciences Research Council (HSRC) undertake policy-oriented research from its offices in Pretoria, Cape Town, Durban, Pietermaritzburg. Our public purpose mandate is set out in the Human Sciences Research Council Act of 2008.

The Publishing unit of the Human Sciences Research Council requires the services of freelancers in the function below. The names of successful applicants will be placed on a database, which signifies that the freelancer has been approved by HR in terms of the criteria required for the particular function and is therefore employable. It does not, however, signal the existence of a contract or even a guarantee of work. Work will be assigned directly to freelancers by the relevant Editorial Project Managers on a project-by-project basis, depending on the project requirements and freelancer availability, and will include a project specific brief. The database will be valid for the period 01 November 2023 to 30 October 2026.Time frames and remuneration will be project specific.

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**Freelancer - Typesetter**

**Ref No:11/2023**

The Publishing unit of the Human Sciences Research Council requires freelance typesetters to provide high quality typesetting of its publications and for its 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 and Responsibilities**:

- Using the MSWord files supplied, set the MS according to the design specifications provided
- Take in the editor’s mark up of first pages and supply second proofs
- Take in the proof reader’s corrections on second pages and supply third proofs
- Take in the author’s corrections on third pages and supply final pages for sign off
- Supply print ready electronic files as well as open files.

**Applications MUST include**:

- A detailed CV which should clearly indicate your highest qualification and details of your citizenship.

**Application Instructions**:

- Attachments must be less than 1MB, there is an on-screen option to resize;
- The Neptune system will only allow you to upload 1 attachment. Please ensure that all documents are merged into 1 file before uploading.

We reserve the right to withdraw any of our vacancies at any time. The HSRC reserves the right not to make an appointment.

**APPLICATIONS FROM RECRUITMENT AGENCIES WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED.