DIGITAL PRINT SHOP/GRAPHIC ARTIST

About the role

The LPS Print Shop is seeking a highly responsible, self-motivated, detail-oriented candidate with a dedication to quality and customer service. The successful candidate will exhibit excellent communication, organizational, and project management skills and demonstrate the ability to effectively communicate the district's mission, strategies, services, processes, and accomplishments both internally and externally. Must have excellent team, collaboration, and problem-solving skills, as well as a thorough understanding of design requirements.

Responsibilities

• Prints all standard forms, form catalogues, and other documents (e.g., announcements, letterhead, fliers, pamphlets, board agendas, etc.) for school personnel use in instruction, conferences, special events, and meetings.
• Checks all work in progress; coordinates composition, printing, and binding operations; shifts priority of orders and operating schedules as work requirements demand.
• Meets with customers; reviews job requirements and writes up detailed work specifications for printed work.
• Operates large production Xerox production machines, envelope printers and stuffers, and large paper cutters.
• Operates a variety of equipment (e.g., copier, drill, binder, collating machine, etc.) to ensure availability of printed materials as required.
• Works flexible hours as required and performs other duties as assigned.
• Assists visitors requesting to pick up print jobs, as needed.
• Maintains professional customer relations; assists customers promptly and courteously; attends the customer service area as required; receives incoming jobs; responds to customer inquiries; and notifies customers of job completion.
• Performs incidental hand tasks such as folding, collating, gluing, jogging, trimming, padding, and binding, as well as assembling, stuffing, and properly packaging/addressing envelopes and boxes for distribution.
• Loads, unloads, moves, or stacks paper, supplies, and printed materials by hand, hand truck, or other available equipment.
• Provides necessary digital reproduction, binding, and distribution services to support the production of information in a technically accurate and timely manner.
• Operates high-speed digital copiers and scanning and document transfer to large production print machines.
• Sets up, adjusts, and operates equipment for individual print jobs.
• Creates logo and graphic designs.
• Assists with design-centered projects, branding concepts, and materials.
• Contributes to team and district efforts by providing assistance as needed.
• Ensures delivery of excellent client service.
• Conceptualizes visuals based on requirements; prepares rough drafts and presents ideas.
• Develops illustrations, logos, and other designs using software or by hand.
• Tests graphics across various media and amends designs after feedback.

Qualifications

• Any combination of educational training and experience which demonstrates the ability to perform all print shop duties.
• Working knowledge of Adobe InDesign, Illustrator, Photoshop, Microsoft Office products, and Google Suite.
• Thorough knowledge of the use and application of the photocopying process and related machines.
• Considerable knowledge of the operation, applications, and use of all types of binding machines.
• Ability to design/layout forms, pamphlets, reports, and similar materials.

Skills

• Proficient in using Google Suite and Adobe products, including Illustrator and InDesign.
• Skilled graphic designer with excellent organizational and prioritization skills.
• Demonstrated experience in managing multiple tasks with high attention to detail.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills; ability to self-motivate and work independently.
• Creativity and willingness to experiment; ability to contribute individually and lead, manage, or participate in cross-functional teams.
• Ability to create great working relationships with all levels within the organization and across multiple disciplines.
• Strong project management skills.
• Language Skills: Ability to read and interpret documents and procedure manuals; write routine reports and correspondence; speak effectively.
• Mathematical Skills: Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure; compute rate, ratio, and percent; draw and interpret bar graphs.
• Reasoning Ability: Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions; deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.

Working Conditions

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• The employee is regularly required to sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls; and talk or hear.
• The employee is occasionally required to stand, walk, and reach with hands and arms.
• The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 25–50 pounds.
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include peripheral vision.