Graphic Pre-press Operator

CMYKhub Pty Ltd.; City of Melbourne; On-site; AUD 72,000 - 88,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Full-time employment

Modern printing technology

Internal training and development

Career growth opportunities

Supportive production team

Job summary

CMYKhub VIC Pty Ltd is seeking an experienced Graphic Pre-press Operator to join our Keilor Park production team. This full-time role offers 37.5 hours per week over five days and involves preparing artwork and design files for commercial printing to meet production specifications.

You will use pre-press software and automation techniques (including Adobe InDesign Data Merge and GREP styles), manage colour, digital proofs, and ensure print-ready accuracy across offset and digital workflows.

Qualifications

• Experience in graphic pre-press for commercial printing.
• Strong knowledge of colour management and print production.
• Ability to prepare high-quality, print-ready files.

Responsibilities

• Preparing high-resolution, print-ready files for digital and offset printing
• Using pre-press, graphic design software and automation techniques to create and modify media
• Checking document dimensions, bleed, trim, resolution, fonts, transparency and image quality
• Undertaking colour correction, colour management and file calibration
• Preparing files using digital workflows, including scanning, layering, combining and positioning graphic elements
• Correcting customer files and proofs to meet required production specifications
• Analysing printed samples and making adjustments to achieve the required clarity, accuracy, quality and consistency
• Preparing imposed files for printing, finishing, cutting, folding and binding processes
• Operating graphic cameras, digital tools, digital output and pre-press equipment where required
• Liaising with production staff regarding printing specifications, scheduling and technical requirements

Skills

Graphic pre-press knowledge

Adobe InDesign automation

Colour management

Tools

Adobe InDesign

GRE P Styles

Job description

CMYKhub VIC Pty Ltd Keilor Park, Melbourne VIC Printing & Publishing Services Full-time $80,000 per year plus superannuation

Work with Australia’s Leading Trade Printer

CMYKhub is one of Australia’s largest trade printing businesses, with manufacturing facilities in Melbourne, Sydney, Brisbane, Cairns and Perth.

We provide offset, digital and wide-format printed products exclusively to more than 4,500 printers, designers, signwriters, marketing companies and advertising agencies throughout Australia.

As a family-owned business, we value a strong work ethic, teamwork and people who take pride in producing quality work. We support the development of our employees and provide opportunities to build long-term careers within the printing industry.

Benefits of Working with CMYKhub

• Full-time, stable employment with a national printing business
• Modern printing and pre-press technology
• Internal training and development opportunities
• Opportunities for career growth and progression
• Supportive and experienced production team

About the Role

CMYKhub VIC Pty Ltd is seeking an experienced Graphic Pre-press Operator to join our production team at Keilor Park.

This is a full-time position working 37.5 hours per week over five days.

The successful applicant will prepare customer artwork and design files for commercial printing, ensuring that colours, graphics, layouts, impositions and technical specifications meet production requirements. They will also combine strong commercial print-production knowledge with variable-data programming, Adobe InDesign automation and technical problem-solving across artwork, data and online print workflows.

The role requires strong technical knowledge of graphic pre-press processes, colour management, digital proofing and the preparation of accurate, high-resolution, print-ready files.

Key Responsibilities

• Preparing high-resolution, print-ready files for digital and offset printing
• Using pre-press, graphic design software and automation techniques (including Adobe InDesign Data Merge and GREP styles) to create and modify images, text, layouts, impositions and other visual media displays
• Checking document dimensions, bleed, trim, resolution, fonts, transparency and image quality
• Undertaking colour correction, colour management and file calibration
• Preparing files using digital workflows, including scanning, layering, combining and positioning graphic elements
• Correcting customer files and proofs to meet required production specifications
• Analysing printed samples and making adjustments to achieve the required clarity, accuracy, quality and consistency
• Preparing imposed files for printing, finishing, cutting, folding and binding processes
• Operating graphic cameras, digital tools, digital output and pre-press equipment where required
• Liaising with production staff regarding printing specifications, scheduling and technical requirements