Senior Production Retoucher

Olberding Brand Family; Cincinnati (OH); Hybrid; USD 60,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health, dental, and vision insurance

401k with company contributions

Flexible/hybrid work schedules

Generous PTO and holidays

Parental leave

Career development opportunities

Job summary

Olberding Brand Family in Cincinnati is seeking a senior Production/Pre-media Retoucher to prepare press-ready images for multiple printing methods. You will handle color separations, retouching, and color corrections to meet client specs and printer requirements.

The role requires 8+ years in graphic design/press production, with expert color management and Adobe Creative Suite skills. Hybrid work options and strong mentorship are offered.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in business or graphics communication or equivalent experience.
• 8+ years’ experience in graphic design, print production, pre-press or printing processes.
• Deep knowledge of color separation, management and printing processes (flexo, gravure, offset, digital).
• Proficiency in color management, inks and packaging substrates.
• Proficient use of Mac OS and business software (Office, FileMaker Pro, Acrobat).

Responsibilities

• Create final press ready art images by trapping, color separations and curves.
• Perform art directed retouching and color corrections to match targets.
• Verify final files meet client and printer specifications.
• Maintain efficient workflows from artwork to proof stage and SOPs.

Skills

Photoshop

Adobe Creative Suite

Color management

Printing processes

Mac OS

Office

FileMaker Pro

Packaging design

Education

Bachelor’s degree in business or graphics communication

Tools

Adobe Acrobat

Illustrator

Photoshop

Job description

Founded in 1919 as Phototype and recently rebranded as the Olberding Brand Family, we are a family company focused on delivering the highest quality and client service in the graphics design, management and printing industry. We Design, Optimize and Protect Brands. Our clients are primarily consumer products companies and printers and we help them by delivering a broad range of services from brand strategy and packaging design, to adaptive design across various print and digital platforms, all the way to color management and the production of printing plates. With our world headquarters located in Cincinnati, we have over 450 employees throughout the United States and offices in Europe and Asia.

Production Retouchers are responsible for preparing press ready digital image files for offset, gravure and flexo printers from client-supplied files. This includes color separations, cloning, color corrections, clipping paths, color conversions, trapping, curves, evaluate for contaminating colors, etc. Production Retouchers maintain an effective and efficient workflow from the point the artwork (image) is scheduled to the proof stage.

Production Retouchers must maintain direct and open communication with internal Account Managers, Production and Quality teams to assure the final file meets the client’s and printer’s specifications.

Duties and Responsibilities Include:

• Create final press ready art images by trapping, color separations, screening specs, curves etc.
• Ability to do art directed creative retouching
• Color correct images to match client supplied targets
• Verify final files meet client’s graphic and printer specifications
• Evaluate images for print process and adjusting for minimum dots, highlight pushes, and contaminating colors
• Maintain an effective comprehension of profiling and workflow procedures
• Maintain accuracy on all orders so that orders flow efficiently and effectively
• Assist in the development and documentation of standard operating procedures within Color Services
• Follow SOPs to assure client’s requirements are met
• Can check others work to ensure client expectations are met
• Provide guidance and mentorship to more junior roles on their teams

Qualifications Include:

• Possess high level of knowledge of consumer products packaging, creative design, production artwork process and printing requirements
• Proficient use of the Apple operating system including knowledge of business software such as Office, FileMaker Pro and Acrobat
• Mastery of Photoshop and knowledge of the Adobe Creative Suite software.
• Deep understanding of major printing methods (Flexo, Gravure, Offset)
• Consumer Packaging experience a plus
• Bachelor’s degree in business or graphics communication – or equivalent experience
• Deep knowledge of color separation, management and printing processes required (i.e. flexographic, rotogravure, offset, digital)
• 8+ years’ experience in graphic design, print production, pre-press and / or printing processes
• Proficiency in color management, inks and packaging substrates
• Proficiency in Adobe Acrobat, Illustrator and Photoshop

Why Choose Olberding Brand Family?

When you join Olberding Brand Family, you’re not just taking a job; you’re becoming part of a legacy of excellence and innovation. We offer a supportive and dynamic work environment where your expertise in pre-media will be highly valued. We believe in supporting our employees' well-being and offer a competitive benefits package that includes:

• Comprehensive health, dental, and vision insurance to keep you and your family healthy
• A 401k retirement plan with company contributions to help you plan for your future
• Flexible/hybrid work schedules that promote work-life balance
• Generous paid time off (PTO), personal time, and volunteer time off, in addition to 8 observed holidays
• Parental leave to support growing families
• Career development opportunities

The Olberding Brand Family is an equal opportunity employer and welcomes individuals of diverse talents and backgrounds.