Project Type: Freelance / Contract
Work Arrangement: Remote
Book Genre: Entrepreneurship, Leadership, Personal Development
Book Title: Growing Pains of Entrepreneurship
Author: LeQyan Wilson
Budget: Open to competitive proposals based on experience and deliverables
Project Overview
I am seeking an experienced book designer to professionally design and prepare my first book, Growing Pains of Entrepreneurship, for publication on Amazon KDP.
The book is a motivational and personal-development guide centered on the true challenges of entrepreneurship, leadership, resilience, personal growth, and building something meaningful.
I already have an approved visual concept for the cover and would like a designer who can refine and professionally reproduce this concept rather than start from scratch.
I am also interested in professional interior book formatting for paperback and Kindle ebook editions.
The goal is to create a premium, memorable, and professionally published book that maintains an accessible and comfortable reading experience.
1. Book Cover Design
Existing Cover Concept
The main artwork features a dirty, worn yellow rubber work glove tearing apart as a powerful, shiny iron hand bursts through it.
The symbolism represents the challenges of entrepreneurship and the personal strength developed through difficult experiences.
The visual direction includes:
Black and gold color scheme.
Bold, impactful title typography.
Realistic metallic textures and dramatic lighting.
A worn yellow rubber glove representing hard work and struggle.
A polished iron hand representing strength, transformation, and resilience.
A premium, professional appearance suitable for entrepreneurship and personal-development readers.
I will provide the existing AI-generated concept artwork as a visual reference.
The designer should professionally recreate or refine the artwork with appropriate quality and rights for commercial publishing, while preserving the original concept.
Cover Deliverables
Professional front-cover design.
Full paperback wraparound cover, including front, spine, and back.
Back-cover layout with approved book description and author biography.
Proper placement of ISBN/barcode when available.
Print-ready PDF compliant with Amazon KDP specifications.
High-resolution Kindle ebook cover.
Matching square audiobook cover.
Editable source files.
Commercial-use rights documentation for any licensed design elements.
2. Paperback Interior Design & Typesetting
Proposed Trim Size: 6 × 9 inches
Print Finish: Matte cover
Publishing Platform: Amazon KDP
The manuscript contains approximately 11 chapters and will be supplied after professional editing.
The interior design should look clean, polished, professional, and visually consistent.
Accessibility and readability are major priorities.
The book is intentionally written with readers who experience ADHD, dyslexia, and reading difficulties in mind.
The interior designer should preserve:
Short, easy-to-read paragraphs.
Comfortable spacing and generous white space.
Clearly differentiated chapter titles and subheadings.
Motivational statements and important quotations.
Scripture passages introducing chapters.
Reflection exercises and questions.
The original chapter sequence and subcategory structure.
The designer should avoid overly decorative fonts, crowded layouts, unnecessary visual distractions, or text-heavy pages that make the reading experience more difficult.
Interior Design Deliverables
Professionally formatted 6 × 9-inch paperback interior.
Print-ready PDF meeting Amazon KDP requirements.
Consistent page numbers, margins, and chapter formatting.
Professionally formatted title, copyright, and other approved front/back matter.
Appropriate spacing and placement for reflection exercises.
Editable interior design source files.
3. Kindle Ebook Formatting
The ebook should maintain the same content and chapter organization as the paperback while being optimized for digital reading.
Deliverables should include:
Reflowable EPUB formatted for Kindle.
Clickable table of contents.
Properly structured headings.
Adjustable text and font-size compatibility.
Consistent formatting of scripture, quotations, and reflection questions.
Verification using Kindle Previewer or an equivalent testing process.
4. Audiobook Cover
I also plan to publish an audiobook edition.
I would like a matching square audiobook cover that maintains the same artwork, title, author branding, and visual identity.
The final dimensions and file specifications should follow the requirements of the selected audiobook distributor.
Required Qualifications
Proven experience with professional nonfiction book design.
Experience creating Amazon KDP print-ready covers.
Knowledge of paperback trim sizes, spine measurements, bleed, margins, and printing specifications.
Experience with ebook formatting and EPUB files.
Strong typography and layout skills.
Ability to work from an existing visual concept.
Attention to readability and accessible design.
Ability to provide editable design files and commercial-use licensing information.
When Applying
Please provide:
Examples of book covers you have designed, preferably nonfiction or business books.
Samples of interior book layouts.
Your experience preparing files for Amazon KDP.
Whether you provide both cover design and interior formatting.
Your pricing for cover design, interior formatting, and ebook formatting, listed separately.
Your estimated completion timeline.
The number of revisions included.
Whether editable source files and commercial-use rights are included.
Whether you provide final file corrections if Amazon KDP identifies formatting issues.
I will supply the approved cover reference image, finalized manuscript, author headshot, author biography, and back-cover description.
The final spine dimensions will be determined after the interior layout is completed.
My goal is to work with a designer who can preserve the strength of the original artwork while delivering a professional, publication-ready book that looks excellent in both print and digital formats.
