Remote Prepress Pro - Print Production & Color Mastery

Learntastic Group; United States; Remote; USD 42,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

LearnTastic is seeking an experienced Prepress Operator to join our production workflow remotely. You will collaborate with account managers and the in-house prepress team to maintain print quality, meet deadlines, and ensure smooth operations.

The role requires hands-on prepress expertise, color management, imposition, and proficiency with the Adobe suite and prepress tools. Training on our templates and equipment will be provided, but independence is essential.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of hands-on prepress experience with a commercial offset printing company (sheetfed or web).
• Proven experience in imposing print and preparing files for production.
• Daily, practical experience with professional prepress workflows and imposition software. Kodak Prinergy and Preps preferred; Fujifilm XMF, Screen Trueflow, Heidelberg Prinect, or Agfa Apogee also relevant.

Responsibilities

• Review incoming files against tickets, checking trim size, bleed, margins, image resolution, fonts, colour specifications, page count, page order, overprint, trapping, rich black, and missing assets.
• Resolve prepress issues using InDesign, Illustrator, Photoshop, Acrobat Pro, and Enfocus PitStop.
• Coordinate with account managers when corrections require input.
• Manage PDF proofs, generate and send proofs for approval, implement requested changes, and issue revised proofs until approval.
• Prepare press-ready layouts based on press specifications and paper sizes, including step-and-repeat, work-and-turn, sheetwise, booklet signatures, creep adjustments, registration marks, and colour bars.
• Create new layouts when an existing template does not accommodate dimensions or specifications.
• Process approved files through Kodak Prinergy and, where required, Fujifilm XMF, ensuring files are ready for the in-house team.
• Manage production priorities in coordination with account managers, balancing deadlines, approvals, and production requirements.
• Communicate proactively, keep account managers informed of file issues, pending approvals, and potential delays, using email, chat, and phone as needed.

Skills

Prepress experience

Adobe InDesign

Color management

Imposition

Mac proficiency

PDF preflight

Tools

InDesign

Illustrator

Photoshop

Acrobat Pro

Enfocus PitStop

Kodak Prinergy

Fujifilm XMF

Screen Trueflow

Heidelberg Prinect

Agfa Apogee

Job description

LearnTastic is seeking an experienced Prepress Operator to join our production workflow remotely. You will collaborate with account managers and the in-house prepress team to maintain print quality, meet deadlines, and ensure smooth operations.

The role requires hands-on prepress expertise, color management, imposition, and proficiency with the Adobe suite and prepress tools. Training on our templates and equipment will be provided, but independence is essential.