Trading Card Prepress QC Operator

Socket.dev; Coppell (TX); On-site; USD 45,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Fanatics Collectibles is seeking an experienced Quality Control Operator to review production PDF files for trading card products across brands under our licenses. The role focuses on visual quality, printability, and adherence to licensors' standards in a fast-paced prepress environment.

You will collaborate with prepress, product development, brand and design teams, ensuring file integrity and accurate content and print specs for each subset of products.

Qualifications

• Proven experience (2+ years) in a similar pre-press/print production role.
• Exceptional attention to detail and problem-solving abilities.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment and flex across multiple tasks, deadlines, and priorities.
• Strong understanding of print production processes, color management, and pre-press techniques.
• Candidates with an interest and knowledge in sports and entertainment are sought.
• Working knowledge of Adobe Acrobat Pro, Prinergy, and an ability to assimilate new digital platforms quickly.

Responsibilities

• Perform final review of imposed trading card sheets for errors and omissions prior to release of files to press.
• Conduct quality checks on imposed digital proofs, verifying licensor and internal technical revisions and proactively addressing deviations.
• Operate digital platforms to review specifications ensuring settings align with print specifications for each job.
• Review composed files of trading cards for file integrity, design consistency and quality, and technical set-up.
• Demonstrated proficiency operating projects in the Prinergy workflow system.
• Master and digital imposition reviews including a thorough evaluation of file construction based on print technology, image and copy placement.
• Review of individual cards for content accuracy and print specifications as well as verifying information and print specs by product subset.
• Work closely with the prepress, product development, brand and graphic design departments.

Skills

Attention to detail

Communication

Fast-paced multitasking

Print production knowledge

Sports knowledge a plus

Tools

Adobe Acrobat Pro

Prinergy

Job description

Fanatics Collectibles is seeking an experienced Quality Control Operator to review production PDF files for trading card products across brands under our licenses. The role focuses on visual quality, printability, and adherence to licensors' standards in a fast-paced prepress environment.

You will collaborate with prepress, product development, brand and design teams, ensuring file integrity and accurate content and print specs for each subset of products.