Prelim/Prepress Assistant

Responsibilities

• Review electronic files that are received from clients and check them for thoroughness and completeness in advance of the plate making process
• Use desktop publishing software to manipulate the format of the print job to the dimensions of the paper
• Determine page layout, accounting for folds, trims, bleeds and gripper, and add crop marks and color bars as necessary
• Identify missing or problematic components and communicate them to the Customer Service Reps, customer(s), and production personnel
• Work directly with Customer Service Reps, customer(s), and production personnel as necessary to work out any problems with the job
• Load customer supplied electronic files for output, onto the Pre-Press file server
• Create an electronic image of the pages to create manufacturing proofs used by the Press and Bind operators during the manufacturing process
• May prepare color proofs for customer review
• Responsible for training and supporting new and existing team members

Qualifications

• Able to work with various graphic design and layout software applications commonly used on Mac's and PC's
• Good understanding of digital file formats (pdf, tiff, eps) from different operating systems (Mac and PC)
• Basic color management skills and the ability to work with different digital formats
• Able to output digital files to various output devices; able to continue to learn and use new graphics software on an ongoing basis
• Understanding of the offset printing process and how one color affects another
• Mechanical skills using small hand tools in order to make minor repairs and perform maintenance on a flatbed scanner, image setter, and automated film processing equipment