Pre-Press Artist

Online Labels Group; Sanford (FL); On-site; USD 42,000 - 64,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Production bonuses

Medical insurance

Dental

Vision

Paid Time Off

401(k) with company match

Holiday pay

Cancer Insurance

Critical Illness Insurance

Accident Insurance

Disability Insurance

Life Insurance

Job summary

Online Labels Group is seeking a Pre-Press Artist to ensure layout, format and appearance of artwork before print. Shift is Mon-Fri 8am-5pm; pay is based on experience, with strong benefits and a Mac-based prepress team in a production environment.

You will prepare artwork for printing, preflight files, verify specs, and coordinate with service, sales and production to resolve issues, maintaining files and following quality procedures.

Qualifications

• 2+ years Flexographic Pre-Press Artist experience.
• Expert Adobe Illustrator and solid Photoshop knowledge.
• Prepress experience required; not a creative role.
• Mac-based prepress environment.

Responsibilities

• Prepare customer artwork for printing by reviewing spelling, type size, UPC verification, template/die lines, traps, overprints, text limits, line thickness, distortion, colors, bleeds, mounting marks, and registrations marks.
• Preflight and prep customer artwork for digital and flexographic production.
• Review job specs and customer requirements, art size, and number of colors.
• Revise existing artwork as needed to meet operational standards.
• Perform quality checks to ensure the artwork is accurate; matches customer requirements; interact with customer service, sales, and production to resolve issues.
• Facilitates customer press checks in a timely manner.
• Maintain electronic files.
• Follow established quality management system procedures.
• Complete quality documents to ensure adherence to procedures.
• Adheres to all established safety practices.

Skills

Illustrator expert

Photoshop skills

Prepress experience

Mac based

Attention to detail

Under pressure

Problem solving

Tools

MacOS

Job description

Watch this video to learn more about what we do here at Consolidated Label

Overview:

The Pre-Press Artist ensures the layout, format, and appearance of artwork designs are within operational standards before the print run.

Shift:

Monday-Friday 8:00am-5:00pm

Pay:

Based on experience.

Benefits

• Potential Monthly Production Bonuses
• Medical
• Dental
• Vision
• Paid Time Off (PTO)
• 401(k) with Company Match
• Holiday Pay
• Supplemental Insurances (Cancer, Critical Illness, Accident, Short Term & Long Term Disability, Life Insurance)

What you'll do

• Prepare customer artwork for printing by reviewing spelling, type size, UPC verification, template/die lines, traps,
  overprints, text limits, line thickness, distortion, colors, bleeds, mounting marks, and registrations marks
• Preflight and prep customer artwork for digital and flexographic production
• Review job specs and customer requirements, art size, and number of colors
• Revise existing artwork as needed to meet operational standards
• Perform quality checks to ensure the artwork is accurate; matches customer requirements
  Interact with the customer service, sales, and production departments to resolve any issues or problems
• Facilitates customer press checks in a timely manner
• Maintain electronic files
• Follow established quality management system procedures
• Complete quality documents to ensure adherence to procedures
• Adheres to all established safety practices

Desired Traits/Requirements:

• Applicants should have excellent problem solving skills.
• Applicants MUST have EXPERT level Adobe Illustrator skills and have a good working knowledge of Photoshop.
• Prepress experience required.
• Please note that this is NOT a creative position.
• We are looking for a highly intelligent individual, with strong attention to detail, who can work quickly under pressure, with the utmost accuracy.
• Our prepress department is Mac based.

Experience Requirements:

• At least 2 years of Flexographic Pre-Press Artist experience required.

Equal Employment Opportunity

At Online Labels Group, we don't just accept difference - we celebrate it, support it, and thrive on it to benefit our employees, our products, and our community. Online Labels Group is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace for all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, or genetics.

Online Labels Group is a Drug-Free Workplace. This position is subject to a background check and drug testing.