Prepress/Digital Graphics Technician

Graphic Composition is a family-owned, growing commercial printing company that specializes in product labels, large format, variable data printing, direct mail, and both digital and offset printing. Our success over the last 70 years can be attributed to the long-standing relationships we have built with our customers, as well as our incredible employees who are committed to delivering world-class products and services.

Graphic Composition is currently looking for a Pre-Press Technician who will be responsible for the layout and preparation of electronic files per customer expectations, produce press ready files from supplied customer artwork, and be involved in the plate making process.

Essential Duties & Job Functions:

• Prepare artwork and database files for offset print, digital print, large format, and digital flexible packaging printing.
• Modify electronic customer-supplied art files, making color, text, and digital image corrections to assure proper format, appearance, and layout per job details and press specifications.
• Analyze customer files for fonts, images, integrity, printability, or any other possible production concerns.
• Follows standard operating procedures for the use of graphic programs to generate a proof, template layout, typesetting, copy changes, digital image corrections, color separation, basic trapping and ink lay down order to produce optimized art files.
• Incorporates all press specifications in files including marks, registration, gain curves, and profiles to achieve press matches.
• Verifies quality of layout prints, proofs, and files by evaluating spelling, content, and prepress standards with consistency across brands and projects.
• Work directly with the Project Coordinator/Sales through initial file, proof, and output to plate

Knowledge, Skills, Abilities: the requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and /or abilities required.

• Working knowledge of Pre-Press imposition workflow software, along with the Adobe Suite products (InDesign, Illustrator, Acrobat Pro, Photoshop), Fujifilm XMF Workflow & HP Smartstream
• Knowledge of color separations, screens, dot gain, and resolution
• Knowledge about offset printing, flexographic printing, digital printing, foil stamping, large format, mailing, packaging.
• Experience with variable data, mail lists and data merge a plus
• Be organized and able to plan, prioritize and follow through on projects assigned with minimal supervision.

Benefits: We offer competitive wages and excellent benefits which include:

• Health, Dental, and Vision insurance
• Company sponsored disability and life insurance
• 401(K) plan with a company match
• Paid Holidays
• Paid time off

Expected hours: 40.0 per week

Experience:

• Prepress: 3 years (Required)

Work Location: In person