**Job Description** We are looking for a freelancer to help us build an automated workflow to generate an InDesign catalog from multiple Word documents. **Context** We produce a training catalog that is currently designed in Adobe InDesign. The content exists in approximately 200 Word documents, each representing a training course. At the moment, the content is copied manually from Word into InDesign, which is time-consuming and error-prone when updates are required. We want to create a structured workflow that allows our team to continue working in Word while automatically generating the content for InDesign. --- **Project Goal** Create a workflow that allows us to: 1. Use a structured Word template to enter course information 2. Extract data automatically from a folder of Word documents (around 200 files) 3. Generate a single XML catalog file containing all courses 4. Import this XML into an InDesign template to automatically generate the catalog pages --- **Scope of Work** The freelancer will help us with the following elements. **1. Word Template** Create a structured Word template using content controls. Fields will include for example: * course code * course title * duration * price * target audience * objectives * program * prerequisites * trainer * description The document structure must remain locked to ensure all files share the same structure. --- **2. Batch Data Extraction** Develop a script or tool able to: * read all Word files in a folder * extract the structured fields * generate a single XML file representing the catalog The XML will contain one course entry per Word document. --- **3. InDesign Integration** Ensure the XML structure works with an InDesign template. Tasks include: * mapping XML tags to layout elements * enabling automatic page creation for each course * allowing easy updates when the XML file is refreshed --- **Deliverables** * structured Word template * script for batch extraction of Word documents * XML structure documentation * XML import setup for InDesign * short documentation explaining the workflow --- **Required Skills** * Adobe InDesign * XML * Adobe ExtendScript or JavaScript for InDesign * Microsoft Word automation (VBA or similar) * experience with automated publishing workflows --- **Nice to Have** * experience with XML publishing * experience with catalog automation * experience with document processing pipelines --- If you have already built XML to InDesign catalog workflows, please share examples of similar projects.