Senior Prepress Technician — Color Management & Print Prep

The Imagine Group; Charlotte (NC); On-site; USD 50,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

The Imagine Group is seeking a detail-oriented Prepress Operator to ensure art/files for offset, digital, screen, and dye sublimation printing are configured to client specifications. The role emphasizes accuracy, communication with Sales and Production, and adherence to production timelines.

Ideal candidates will have extensive prepress experience, strong color management skills, and proficiency with Adobe Creative Suite on Mac OS platforms.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• Five plus years of experience in an electronic pre-press environment; or a Bachelor’s degree in Graphic Communications, Graphic Design, or Printing Technology.

Responsibilities

• Communicate effectively with Sales and Account Management team members.
• Prepare customer’s files for: size, image resolution, bleeds, overprints, font issues, and color breaks.
• Maintain quality control during all prepress processes, reading and understanding work instructions, proper documentation, and procedures Verify provided artwork will reproduce to customer expectations.
• Maintain a workflow schedule and communicate status regularly to internal customers.
• Process and build files for production.
• Determine and create page layouts, while accounting for folds, trims, and die cuts as necessary.
• Work with various graphic design and layout software applications commonly used on Mac OS.
• Perform quality checks on finished hard and PDF proofs before releasing to manufacturing.
• Output digital files to various output devices.
• Responds to concerns from sales and production personnel regarding client expectations, alterations, or suggestions.
• Contribute to safety goals by maintaining a clean, clutter-free workplace, report potentially unsafe conditions and ensure that the department meets and exceeds safety requirements.
• Communicate with production to understand our printing capabilities.
• Meet productivity and quality standards by completing work in a timely and accurate manner.
• May operate CTP plate making equipment to prepare plates for press.
• May perform maintenance to department equipment.
• Work overtime as needed.
• Other duties as assigned.

Skills

Adobe Creative Suite

Color management

Problem solving

Communication

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Graphic Communications

Vocational/technical degree in electronic pre-press

Tools

Mac OS

Job description

The Imagine Group is seeking a detail-oriented Prepress Operator to ensure art/files for offset, digital, screen, and dye sublimation printing are configured to client specifications. The role emphasizes accuracy, communication with Sales and Production, and adherence to production timelines.

Ideal candidates will have extensive prepress experience, strong color management skills, and proficiency with Adobe Creative Suite on Mac OS platforms.