Production and Sales Coordinator (Digital & Print).

HSRC Recruitment; Cape Town, Pretoria; Hybrid; ZAR 420,000 - 560,000; Full time

Job summary

Human Sciences Research Council (HSRC) Press in Cape Town or Pretoria is seeking a Digital Production and Sales Coordinator to manage both print and digital outputs, ensuring high quality and on-time delivery. The role combines production and sales coordination across publications and services.

The ideal candidate will have a degree in publishing studies related field, at least five years’ production experience, and familiarity with Onix systems.

Qualifications

• A degree NQF 7 in print and digital media production or information science with publishing specialization.
• Minimum 5 years’ production knowledge and experience in book publishing and print and digital management.
• Proven track record of working with Onix or similar systems.
• Background in design or experience with digital products or sales is an added advantage.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate sales information to and from agents.
• Maintain financial control of production and sales within budgetary and policy frameworks.
• Coordinate distribution and dissemination outputs.
• Administer production work of new books and services, including metadata and related digital work to promote and sell new books.
• Coordinate production design work and relevant platforms for new books and publishing services.

Skills

Production knowledge

Book publishing experience

Print and digital management

Sales coordination

Digital product design

Education

NQF 7 degree in print and digital media production or information science with publishing specialization

Tools

Onix

Job description

Production and Sales Coordinator (Digital & Print).

Details

Closing Date 2026/11/16

Reference Number HSR261103-1

Job Type Permanent

Job Title Production and Sales Coordinator (Digital & Print).

Business Area Publishing

Department HSRC Press

Number of Positions 1

Workplace Type Hybrid

Location - Town / City Cape Town, Pretoria

Location - Province Western Cape, Gauteng

Location - Country South Africa

Minimum Education Level NQF 7 - Degree or equivalent

Application Closing Date 16-Nov-2026

Job Category Publishing

Job Advert Summary

In delivering ‘social science that makes a difference’ in South Africa and the region, the Research Units of the Human Sciences Research Council initiate and undertake policy-oriented research projects and programmes from its offices in Cape Town, Pietermaritzburg, and Pretoria. Its public-purpose mandate is set out in the Human Sciences Research Council Act of 2008.

HSRC Press, the publishing division of the Human Sciences Research Council, is a small but prolific and innovative publishing house of social science and humanities scholarship and outstanding non-fiction from and about Africa and the global south.

HSRC Press houses three book imprints, AISA, HSRC Press and Best Red, is a small but prolific and innovative publisher of social science and humanities scholarship. Focused on publishing exceptional scholarly books, the Press has a global footprint in sales, distribution and dissemination.

The HSRC Press has a vacancy for a Digital Production and Sales Coordinator, with extensive digital expertise. This position requires an individual to coordinate some of the production and sales outputs of both print and digital publications to the highest possible standards, within the budgetary and time frameworks relevant to each publication.

The incumbent will be expected to maintain the excellent production quality of the products and services, whether in print or digital format, and to ensure sales work related to these production activities is effectively coordinated. This position can be based in either the HSRC’s Cape Town or Pretoria office.

PRODUCTION & SALES COORDINATOR (Digital & Print)

(Ref. No. Dig Pro &Sales Co-ord-10/2026)

Cape Town or Pretoria

• A degree NQF 7 in print and digital media production or information science with a specialisation in publishing studies
• A minimum of 5 years’ production knowledge and experience in book publishing and print and digital management
• Proven track record of working with Onix or similar systems
• A background in design or experience in working with digital products and services, or sales is an added advantage

Duties & Responsibilities

• Coordination of sales information to and from agents
• Financial control of production and sales work within budgetary and policy frameworks
• Coordination of certain distribution and dissemination outputs
• Administration of production work of new books and services, including establishing metadata and related digital work, to promote and sell new book
• Coordination of production design work and relevant production platforms for new books and overall publishing services.