Creative Agency / Editorial Designer

Looking for a Creative Agency / Editorial Designer to Produce a Premium Coffee Table Style Book for a Luxury Home Automation Company Project Overview We are looking for a highly experienced branding, editorial design and marketing agency (or senior designer) to transform our completed manuscript into a premium, professionally designed publication. This is NOT a brochure. This is NOT a catalogue. We want to create a publication that people genuinely want to keep on their coffee table. Think Apple, Bang & Olufsen, Porsche, Mercedes-Benz, Architectural Digest, or a luxury property magazine. The publication will educate homeowners, builders and architects on the benefits of professionally designed smart homes while positioning our company as the industry leader. About Us Appsolutely Automated We are a Melbourne-based luxury home automation and electrical company specialising in premium residential projects. Our core services include: Control4 Smart Homes Smart Lighting Multi-Room Audio Home Cinemas Security & CCTV Video Intercoms Access Control Networking & Wi-Fi Climate Control Outdoor Entertainment Electrical Design & Installation We work with homeowners, architects and builders delivering premium custom homes. What We Already Have We have already written a complete manuscript (approximately 20,000+ words). This DOES NOT need to be rewritten from scratch. Your role is to professionally edit, improve where necessary and transform it into a premium publication. What We Need We require someone to: • Professionally edit the manuscript while maintaining our tone of voice. • Design the publication from start to finish. • Create a luxury coffee-table style layout. • Add premium typography. • Source and incorporate high-end lifestyle imagery where required. • Use our own project photography wherever possible. • Create diagrams, icons and infographics. • Design pull quotes and feature pages. • Ensure every page feels clean, modern and premium. • Prepare the publication for both digital download and commercial printing. Photography Where possible we would like you to use imagery from our existing projects. Please reference our: Instagram YouTube Channel Company Website These contain completed projects that should be incorporated throughout the publication. We will also supply: Company logos Brand assets Additional project photos Team photographs Showroom images Stock photography may be used where appropriate but should be minimal. Our own work should become the hero throughout the publication. Style We want this publication to feel: Elegant Premium Architectural Luxury Minimal Timeless Sophisticated Please avoid: ❌ Cheap brochure layouts ❌ Busy pages ❌ Generic technology graphics ❌ Clip art ❌ Cartoon style icons Think instead: Apple Bang & Olufsen Lutron Porsche Architectural Digest Luxury residential architecture magazines Deliverables We require: ✔ Print-ready PDF ✔ Interactive PDF ✔ Adobe InDesign package ✔ All editable source files ✔ Fonts used ✔ Icons used ✔ Image links/licences ✔ High-resolution print files ✔ Bleed and crop marks Future Work This publication will become part of a larger marketing strategy. The successful freelancer or agency may also be engaged to produce: Company capability statement Builder presentation booklet Product catalogues Website redesign Social media graphics Trade show material Sales presentations We are looking for a long-term creative partner rather than someone to complete a single project. To Apply Please include: Examples of premium editorial publications you have designed. Coffee table books, annual reports or luxury magazines. Branding projects. Experience with luxury residential or architectural clients (preferred). Your estimated timeline. Your estimated budget. Why you believe you're the right fit for this project. IMPORTANT Please do not send generic proposals. We are looking for someone who genuinely understands premium branding, editorial design and storytelling. Quality is far more important than price. We are creating something that represents our business for many years to come, and we want it to become one of the strongest marketing assets our company owns.