Book Designer Needed for 100th Anniversary Commemorative Book

Job ID: 40622471

Budget: $350 – $550 AUD

We are looking for an experienced book designer and print layout specialist to complete the design of a commemorative book celebrating 100th anniversary.

All written content, images, content order, and general layout ideas have already been prepared. The main task is to bring everything together into a polished, professional, high-resolution book that is ready for commercial printing.

Scope of Work

The selected freelancer will be responsible for:

Designing and improving the overall book layout
Arranging the supplied content and images according to the provided order
Creating a consistent visual style across the entire book
Improving typography, spacing, page composition, and visual hierarchy
Ensuring all images and design elements are suitable for high-resolution printing
Enhancing and lightly retouching older photographs where required
Improving image brightness, contrast, sharpness, and colour consistency where possible
Maintaining the historical character and authenticity of older photographs
Preparing the final book files according to professional print-production standards
Supplying both print-ready and editable source files

Materials Provided

We will provide:

All written content
All photographs and images
The required content order
Existing layout ideas and design direction
Branding or reference materials where applicable
Printing specifications once confirmed

This is not a content-writing project. The content is complete, and the project primarily involves professional design, image preparation, and print layout.

Deliverables

Professionally designed complete book
High-resolution, print-ready PDF
Editable source files, preferably Adobe InDesign
Packaged files containing fonts, links, and images
Correct bleed, margins, crop marks, and colour settings
High-resolution images suitable for printing
Reasonable revisions to finalise the layout

Ideal Freelancer

We are looking for someone who has:

Demonstrated experience designing books, commemorative publications, annual reports, magazines, or historical publications
Strong Adobe InDesign skills
Experience preparing files for commercial printing
Photo retouching and image-enhancement experience
Excellent typography and editorial layout skills
Strong attention to detail
The ability to work respectfully with historical photographs and archival material
Clear communication and the ability to follow an established content structure

When Applying

Please include:

Examples of books or long-form publications you have designed
Your estimated turnaround time
The number of revision rounds included
Confirmation that you can provide both editable files and a print-ready PDF


Project details:

Estimated number of pages: 100 (includent 2 x front cover, 2 x back cover, about approximately 10 pages of leadership table with names
Final book size: a4
Preferred completion date: 9th august
Budget: $550 AUD