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As well as doing creative design, designers are often required to create templates and to set styles for sub-editors to use for lay-out purposes. Particularly when contracting for such work, it is important to be clear that the rate agreed covers meetings, revisions and debugging of the templates.

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Please note that the suggested rates below are minima; that rates for copyright works are for limited licences; and that VAT is not included.

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RATES:
Books
Jacket + cover design: producing rough and final artwork project fee GBP 500.00
Creative design and visuals: original page layout, styling copy to page, specifications and type style, producing templates per hour GBP 37.50
Design management: From initial design to print per hour GBP 37.50
Page make-up: marking up copy to style, page layout, checking proofs, preparing artwork, mark-ups for printer per hour GBP 26.00
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Magazines
category: A-B: glossy and consumer mags
Day rate - negotiate from GBP 185.00
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Magazines
category: C-D: trade and cheap specialist mags
Day rate - negotiate from GBP 175.00
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Public relations
Day rate - negotiate from GBP 215.00
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The National Union of Journalists must not, can not and would not wish to dictate rates or terms of engagement to members or to editors. The information presented here is for guidance and as an aid to equitable negotiation only.

Suggestions apply to contracts governed by UK law only. In any event, nothing here should be construed as legal advice.