Printing operator/ Digital Design/ Bindery

Overview:
Printing Operator experience Required.
Digital Design Experience Required

Overview:
Produces prepress graphics and text to job specifications/requirements.
Executes design, layout and typesetting projects accurately and effectively.
Sends jobs to digital output equipment.
Assists inside and outside sales staff in promoting services to customers.

Primary Responsibility:
Perform production requirements in a timely and efficient manner according to
the schedule of management.
Offer graphic design ideas, solutions and alternatives based on customer input.
Schedule all work to meet customer time frame requirements. Monitor
deadlines and report conflicts to management to establish priorities BEFORE
the jobs are due.
Operate and maintain prepress computer, printer and other equipment (PC and
Mac), scanner, and RIPs.
Become proficient in the current technology for creating graphics, documents
and digital files utilizing existing equipment and materials.
Follow-up with customers on all proofs.
Monitor system for digital files sent by customers via MyDocs and e-mail.
Preflight digital files for potential problems.
Perform regular computer back-up and archive customer files for safekeeping
and for easy retrieval. Purge obsolete files.
Output digital files per job specifications.

Other Responsibilities:
Follow systems and procedures according to the company manuals.
Provide necessary digital training to sales staff when appropriate.
Ensure all design work is approved prior to going into production.
Coordinate with copy and press operators to ensure that work meets their
expectations/ requirements.
Reject poor quality or incorrect jobs and notify management.
Organize and maintain clean and orderly work area.
Monitor graphics supplies and order as needed.
Upon closing, turn off prepress equipment.
Ensure all jobs are placed in proper location before leaving.
All other duties as assigned.

Qualifications/Experience:
Two years’ education in graphic design, 1-year practical experience with 1 year
of print production experience.
Working understanding of dual platform, applications, such as: PageMaker,
Quark, Microsoft Word, Acrobat, Microsoft Publisher, Illustrator, PowerPoint,
CorelDraw, and PhotoShop.
Knowledge of PDF and postscript files and PDF plug-ins.

General knowledge of utility programs such as file compression, disk repair and
print spoolers.
Ability to prepare files for output to film, plate, spot and 4-color process,
receive and manipulate files electronically and maintain operating system on
production machine.
Ability to send files to the image setter, high speed digital copiers and color
copiers.
Proven ability in proofreading and editing.