Senior Prepress Specialist | Offset & Wide-Format Printing

Press To Print Co; Kirkland (WA); On-site; USD 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) with Company Match

Competitive pay

Health, Dental, and Vision Insurance

Life and AD&D Insurance

Paid time off

Relocation bonus

Training & development

Advancement opportunities

Job summary

Leatherback Printing in the Pacific Northwest is seeking an experienced Prepress Operator who enjoys solving file challenges and ensuring jobs are set up correctly before they reach the pressroom.

This is a hands-on production role with the opportunity to work alongside and learn from one of the most experienced prepress professionals in our company. The ideal candidate takes ownership of file quality and helps keep jobs moving efficiently through the plant.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of commercial print prepress experience.
• Experience preparing files for offset, digital, and wide-format printing.
• Strong understanding of imposition, color modes, resolution, bleeds, trapping and print production terminology.
• Experience creating and reviewing production proofs.
• Ability to review customer artwork and identify issues before production.

Responsibilities

• Review customer artwork and identify issues before production.
• Perform preflight checks and file corrections using Adobe Acrobat Pro and Enfocus PitStop.
• Prepare files for offset, digital, and wide-format printing.
• Create proofs for internal review and customer approval.
• Build impositions for a variety of print projects.
• Generate printing plates and production-ready files.
• Verify color spaces, spot colors, bleeds, resolution, fonts, and other critical file attributes.
• Work closely with customer service representatives, estimators, and press operators to ensure jobs move smoothly through production.
• Troubleshoot file-related production issues and recommend solutions.
• Help maintain efficient prepress workflows and quality standards.

Tools

Adobe InDesign

Adobe Illustrator

Adobe Photoshop

Adobe Acrobat Pro

Enfocus PitStop

Job description

Leatherback Printing in the Pacific Northwest is seeking an experienced Prepress Operator who enjoys solving file challenges and ensuring jobs are set up correctly before they reach the pressroom.

This is a hands-on production role with the opportunity to work alongside and learn from one of the most experienced prepress professionals in our company. The ideal candidate takes ownership of file quality and helps keep jobs moving efficiently through the plant.