Evening Prepress Technician - Newsprint Production

Dow Jones; New York; Hybrid; USD 52,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

The New York Post is seeking a Prepress Technician to join our Prepress Operations team in New York. You will ensure accurate, high-quality, and timely preparation of our pages, manage transmissions to print sites, and troubleshoot systems to meet production deadlines.

You will monitor pages for errors, maintain production schedules, and collaborate with editors and photo editors to deliver a polished product. Weekend shifts and varied times are required.

Qualifications

• 1+ year of experience in prepress production, print operations, or related technical print environment.
• Working knowledge of page transmission systems and troubleshooting production/output issues.
• Strong attention to detail with ability to monitor pages for technical and quality errors under deadline pressure.
• Experience with pagination systems such as Methode and NewswayX preferred.
• Excellent communication and relationship-building skills to collaborate with editorial staff and photo editors.
• Strong time-management skills to prioritize complex or high-scrutiny work under tight deadlines.
• Proactive approach to process improvement and staying current with emerging prepress technologies.

Responsibilities

• Manage transmission of pages to all print sites and troubleshoot transmission systems.
• Maintain communication with print sites regarding production updates and page adjustments.
• Monitor pages for technical errors and quality issues; recommend actions to ensure quality and deadlines.
• Track production times and maintain detailed reports.
• Build and maintain page plans within production systems according to editorial specs.
• Stay current with departmental workflows, procedures, and emerging technologies.
• Proactively suggest improvements to existing processes to enhance production efficiency.

Skills

Prepress production

Page transmission systems

Communication

Time management

Process improvement

Tools

Methode

NewswayX

Job description

The New York Post is seeking a Prepress Technician to join our Prepress Operations team in New York. You will ensure accurate, high-quality, and timely preparation of our pages, manage transmissions to print sites, and troubleshoot systems to meet production deadlines.

You will monitor pages for errors, maintain production schedules, and collaborate with editors and photo editors to deliver a polished product. Weekend shifts and varied times are required.