Prepress Specialist – 1st Shift, Print & Proofing Expert

RRD Company; Timonium (MD); On-site; USD 26,000 - 37,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision coverage

401(k) with match

Tuition assistance

Maternity leave

Adoption assistance

Job summary

RRD Company is seeking a Printing and Bindery Specialist for 1st shift in Maryland. The role involves reviewing client files, adjusting layouts for paper sizes, and preparing proofs for press operators.

The position requires experience with digital and offset printing, familiarity with Mac/PC design tools, and a strong handle on file formats. Compensation ranges hourly with benefits described in the posting.

Qualifications

• Experience with files that go to Digital Presses and/or Litho Presses.
• Must be 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.
• Must have an understanding of the offset printing process and how one color affects another.
• Mechanical skills using small hand tools to repair and maintain equipment.

Responsibilities

• Review electronic files that are received from clients and check them for thoroughness and completeness in advance of the plate making process.
• Using desktop publishing software 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.

Skills

Graphic design

Mac/PC software

Color management

Offset printing knowledge

Mechanical skills

Tools

Desktop publishing software

Flatbed scanner

Image setter

Automated film processing

Job description

RRD Company is seeking a Printing and Bindery Specialist for 1st shift in Maryland. The role involves reviewing client files, adjusting layouts for paper sizes, and preparing proofs for press operators.

The position requires experience with digital and offset printing, familiarity with Mac/PC design tools, and a strong handle on file formats. Compensation ranges hourly with benefits described in the posting.