Hybrid Packaging Pre-Press & Color Specialist

Bunzl Distribution NA; Bakersfield (CA); Hybrid; USD 80,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental & Vision Benefits (1st

Paid Time Off: Vacation, Sick, Hols &

401K with company match

Job summary

Destiny Packaging, a division of Bunzl, seeks a Marketing and Pre-Press Specialist for a hybrid role in Bakersfield, CA. Primary duties include coordinating with partners, preparing print-ready artwork, and ensuring regulatory accuracy for flexible packaging.

You will manage color, proofs, UPC/EAN/GS1 barcodes, and file revisions while supporting sales on print decisions. Strong attention to detail is essential.

Qualifications

• Associate degree preferred; equivalent experience considered.
• Minimum 3–5 years in packaging artwork production or related print environment.
• Strong understanding of flexographic printing, color separations, trapping, and print production requirements.

Responsibilities

• Receive, preflight and correct artwork for flexographic printing on films (PE, BOPP, PET).
• Prepare print-ready files: trapping, color builds, dielines, and layouts for bags/rolls.
• Manage color including Pantone matching and ink proofs with partners.
• Prepare and verify UPC/EAN, GS1 DataBar, and PLU barcodes; ensure regulatory accuracy.
• Create and route proofs, track approvals, and maintain revision histories.
• Coordinate with domestic and overseas print/converting partners on specs and delivery schedules.
• Support quality control by comparing samples to proofs and documenting defects.
• Keep spec sheets and archives organized and up to date.
• Advise sales on print feasibility, colors, line screens, and cost-effective artwork.

Skills

Artwork production

Pre-press

Flexographic printing

Color separations

UPC/GS1 barcodes

Regulatory compliance

Project management

Communication

Education

Associate's degree in Graphic Design/Marketing/Printing Technology/Packaging

Tools

Adobe Illustrator

Adobe Photoshop

Job description

Destiny Packaging, a division of Bunzl, seeks a Marketing and Pre-Press Specialist for a hybrid role in Bakersfield, CA. Primary duties include coordinating with partners, preparing print-ready artwork, and ensuring regulatory accuracy for flexible packaging.

You will manage color, proofs, UPC/EAN/GS1 barcodes, and file revisions while supporting sales on print decisions. Strong attention to detail is essential.